Evening journal., 1914-03-02
GRAIN WAREHOUSE BADLY DAMAGED
BY STORM THAT SWEEPS CITY
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lions and all the windows on the
southeastern side Of the building
we're ripped out
In the Wilson Line yard. adjoining
the Philips-T Thompson Company
building, are located the Office build.
ings of the Wilson Line, and one of
these buildings was unroofed and the
side partly demolished. The roof on
the freight sheds at the steamboa,
company's wharves was also ripped
OF in parts.
The gates at the Fourth street cross.
ing of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany were broken of as if they were
pipe stems and glass was blown out of
the freight sheds nearby
Pile Driver Overturned
Some idea Of the velocity of the wind
was shown when daylight came and the
sixty foot pile driver owned by the G,
B. King Company, who are working on
.hc new Third street bridge project was
found to have been overturned. The
machine weighing close on several tons,
was upset and fell on a shanty nearby.
In falling the machine was broken ofi
in the middle and IL viii have TO be
rebuilt.
The Lobdell Car Wheel Works on
Christiana avenue, suffered, one end of
the building being torn out and the roof
of the damaged portion deposited in a
nearby field.
The stables Of the Pure Oil Company
Al the foot of Commerce street wero
lnroofed but the walls Of the building
we're not damaged.
Steamer Torn From Wharf.
At the wharyes of the Harlan and
iollingsworth Corporation, the wind
broke the heavy hawscrs that held the
Wilson line steamer ,iCy of Philadel-
phia. and the vessel was blown ON tho
opposite shore. The vessel was manned
hy full crew and they were awakened
from their sleep when the vessel started
to careen. Before the frightened crew
could reach the decks, the vessel had
rum aground. The vessel was noated
this morning and returned TO its winter
quarters
Annul New York Trains.
While a notice was posted at tho
Pennsylvania Railroad station here this
morning reading. "No train service be-
tween Philadelphia and New York,
train service on the local lines was not
seriously interfcrcd with. The tieing
up Of the New York division has pre-
vented any through trains passing
through here from New York to Wash.
ington since last night.
Conditions Of the Delaware division,
while not as serious, were said at the
local Offices to be bad. At 1920 o'clock
this morning the company reported that
but one wire was in operation. The
high winds played havoc with the COM
pany's overhead wires and from all
parts Of the State came reports OF
falling telegraph poles II was said
that while trains were being operated
on all the local divisions, they were
proceeding cautiously, owing TO the de-
moralized condition Of the signal sys-
tenn.
On the Maryland division the condi
tions were not so bad, but the falling
OF in traffic caused FIVE trains, all
norttbound but one, TO be annullcd.
These were the Lamokn accommoda.
tion. and those leaving here at 6.02 a.
M. IT'S q. m, and 9.35 a. m. The
southbound train that was onnullcl
was the one generally leaving here at
003 a. m.
It was stated by officials Of the road
that patrons who worIi have used
these trains were accommodated on
other express trains. The train service
ate this morning was still disrupted,
all trains being from ten to twenty
minutes late