Evening journal., 1914-01-05
STATE COMES
FROM UNDER
WATER AFTER
WORST STORM
contInued From Firs. page.

Continued From FRS, Page.
Of adventure and took a notion to wan
der about the city This roof belonged
on the house occupied by a family
named Connell. ana up until an early
hour Saturday night It occupied that
seuate position Ine roof lhIs morn
ing. however. was picked up in a
vacant lot several hundred leet from
the house. The ROOF OF the house OF
George H. Cowgirl, at No 3057 Mar
ket street. also was torn oil. The
house wlll have TO be rebuilt
lne small building, formerly occu-
pied by IA. b. Foster, on Fourteenth
street, above Thatcher was oNerturn-
ed oy the wind.
The ram, snow, wind and hail, al.
together and separately, contributed
toward making yesterday one OF IN,
most disaereeaDle days Wilmington
has experienced for a long time, and
the streets were almost deserted mosi
persons prelerring tneir home fire
rather than to seek pleasures else
where.
There were iiurries OF snow and
hail last night and for a time it was
believed that the city would exper.
ience another sleet storm. but at O
late hour this changed to rain and
the wind abated Early this morn.
ing. however. tho snow began falling
again. and at daybroak the roofs
were covered by white coating
giving semblance of winter. The
storm had abatcd before daybreab
and although he skies were heavy
and overcast the city enjoyed its first
relief from the storm this morning
A misty rain later began, adding
misery to the victims OF yesterday
storm.
South Wilmington was forced to
GEAR the brunt OF the gale. Several
Nashouts occurred .long the south
bank OF the Christiana river, ard the
marshes and all houses and stables
that boardered on them were Hooded
causing much distress to the inhab-
itants. In some OF the houses in
Gutheries Row and Taylors Row the
water covered the first floors. risina
TO a height of four feet. and driving
the residents to the upper floors.
The tide was the highest recorded
in years At It's height Saturday
evening It was about 3 feet inches
above normal high tide. and yester.
day morning about 3 feet aboxe nor.
mai Last might it had recedcd to .
fcct inches above normal
On Saturday night the tide was Sc
high that il flooded the abutment.
of the wharf at the foot of SIMPLE,
and Orange streets.
Annr nonth Ir LIort.sr.uff...
William Saunders aged 80 years
OF No. Gil South Van Buren, street
had a narrow escape from electrocu
fion as direct result of the storm
lew volunteered TO remove what he be
W d to be a dead wire which wa.
ing from the roof of the build
inc No 300 Maryland avenue. Whei
Saunders grasped the wire he re.
ceived an electrical shock and es
caned death by a miracle. He wal
<Qocked backward and tumbled fro.
the roof TO the sidewalk. distancl
of 80 feet He was carried to tn,
delaware Hospital and revived. Hl
was bruised and cut and slight,
burned about the hands. hut escape,
with no broken bones. The hosnita
authorities this morning reported
that Saunders was improving rap
idly
A show case standing in front O
the clothing store Of J Edward Rev
holds and Son No. 100 West Slvtl
street was overturned nv the storm
Saturday night In falling the cas-,
struck the GLASS doors of the stor'
and shattered them. The show cas-
nle0 was shattered.
7''e wind broke the Mate class win
dow on tho Sixth street side of tn
Furniture store of the NJ. Mogarv an,
Son Comnanv. at Sivth and Tatnal
streets The glass was one-ouarte
uf rn inch thick hut The wihd force,
i inwards shattcring it into frag
ncnfs.
When a i"roe nlank fell unon
'rhirfla co-d az the American car on,
To~udrv Comranv rlant while tn
storm wqs ra oiuo Saturday NIGHT
caused Tho whistle ~ shriek for sew
erol rinrtes and many nsr-on
thorohi " was on alarm of fire
S'nn boards and fences wore level
"a IN an sections of the citv. Tolo
nhcne to'eorarh and electric fph
wives we've Blown down and as re
su't ronv lirhts were ont Tive line
mon for the telephone ana eloctri
liohf connap'os wore kont busy al
Saturday n'eht making rcn9irs.
Tho storm alsn damaged the cit
noiico reror'ine svefem and two q
tho four circuits wore out os ccmmis
sion YESTERDAY The fire alarm svs
tenn was thrown ont of commiss q
ul.Ir. a..
carried tree limbs and other debr
unon fhe wires tearing them frol
The noioe I've fire system. howeve
was oricllv rena'red.
AWNINGS IN an SECTIONS Of the eft
Yesterday hume in r'hhops from TIE
poles and framos and ewin oino sisr
wero hcrf md twisted from their eul
no~fs Tive streets this morning we,
fiilpd with tho broken deh~is fro
ftcso stems The trash cans tn.
efand IN c0rnors we've uneef end ri
ed eove~ol hundred feet from he
ueu'l ri"ces tho'r contents beir
p~~~oS ovor tho ef~oote
co--4t, w.t.. 'rs-fo, Ua~d uif
Tho s~ortost evidences Of the dan
9eo Scre hv fhe storm woro to ,
roon th's morning IN South Wlminl
ION
T''a on'ire n,a~eh iand. heoinnir
y oh8ell -avd p~asford street ar
r''roino as for out as the LohaeU O.
NvNcol Comnanv nlart Is undor W
Ter ~ some Dlaces as hioh as fol
fcet The New caetle cuf-oT of n
Penn ~vlv"nia Railroad. which rn
thropeh this marsh IS under two fe
Of water and when fhn tide was at
heiehf the water was IS inches abo
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