The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-03
Terrific Snow Storm.


e kinds of travel-railroad, trolley, auto
mobile and wagon-and caused mucl
$ damage in every direction. 1t is though
. that about sixteen inches of snow fell.
A rain that began late Saturday nigh
turned into snow on Sunday morning
and, being heavy, caused many broker
trees, limbs and wires before Sunday
i, evening. The trolley service went out
of business at about two O'Clock on Sun
day afternoon and has not yet resumed
In every direction, on Sunday evening
could be seen electric light and telephone
wires that had broken from the weight
of the snow. Never before was there
such destructive storm to all kinds OF
outdoor wiring.
, On Sunday night the fall of snow be-
came dry and light, and heavy WINDS
during the night, caused big drifts that
completely blocked travel. The wind
also created more havoc to the wires.
All communication out of town was cut
off yesterday, including telegraph and
telephone, and the local service was
badly crippled. The trolley feed wire
was down in some places so that current
could not be turned on. The extent OF
the storm in quantity of snow and
damage done is thought to eclipse the
famous blizzard of 1888.
The last train from Philadelphia on
Sunday night arrived at Mount Holly
about two hours late. Yesterday morn
ing the first train to Philadelphia and
the one to Medford got stuck near Royle
& Pilkington's factory.
A heavy snow pillow sent out from
Camden yesterday morning reached
Medford junction and collided with the
locomotive that had got stalled there.
The collision knocked the locomotive
off the track and damaged it somewhat.
This caused further delay in getting
through to the Mount Holly station.
At about noon the track was opened
by utilizing siding that fortunately
was not blocked by the derailed locomo-
tive, and the first mail from the city
arrived soon thereafter.
The first train for Mount Holly left
Camden at about seven o'clock yester-
day morning and required about five
hours to get here. The most difficulty
was met below Hainesport, where the
snow drifted badly after it had been
cleared by the snow pillow.
1t is reported that a number of the
cement poles along the Jobstown turn
pike broke off and thus broke down the
many wires carried on this trunk line of
the Bell Telephone Company.
Mails to outside points, of course, were
also greatly delayed. A train leaving
Mount Holly at about one o'clock
for Philadelphia experienced great
difficulty in getting through. 1t got fast
below Hainesport, and it was many
hours before it reached its destination.
AS the telegraph and telephone wires
were all down no communication about
running trains could be had, SO that
much care had to be exercised to prevent
collision.
The train leaving Long Branch on
Sunday evening had great difficulty in
getting through, having been stalled
number of times. 1t reached Mount
Holly late last night
The morning train from Island Heights
reached here this morning not much
over half an hour late and proceeded on
its way to Camden.
A mail train from Philadelphia reach
ed Mount Holly this morning, and one
train to the city left here, the only one
to start this morning.
Information from other towns in the |
county show the same conditions as
communicates and train service
cut off and damage to trees, blown down
chimneys, etc.
A trolley car with about twenty pas
sengers got fast in the snow between
Florence and Burlington late on Sunday
afternoon and remained imprisoned I'M
til ten o'clock yesterday morning, when
rescued by farmers and residents of
Florence
A trolley car east of Burlington got
stalled and remained there many hours,
those on board suffering much discom-
fort on account of the cold and lack of
food. A rescue party from Burlington
finally got the passengers out and took
them to that city in wagons.
The snow drifts on some of the country
roads are from twelve to fifteen feet deep,
and it is impossible to get through.
Great difficulty has been experienced in
getting milk to the towns and cities, and
the supply is short everywhere.
Royden n. Carly, the baker, attempt
ed to drive to Lumberton yesterday,
with an order of pies, cakes and bread.
When near the hospital, both horses fell
breaking the tongue of the wagon.
An employee of the Lumberton Shoe
Company attempted to walk to Lumber
ton yesterday. Having got small dis
lance out of Mount Holly he found the
embankments so high that he could not
get through SO he returned. Charles
Coles, of the Union National bank, had
bet ter luck. He managed to walk from
Lumberton to Mount Holly, but it was
not an easy task.
Thirty cents an hour was the price the
p ennsylvania Railroad paid its men for
shoveling snow yesterday.
A large limb of a tree in front of the
residence of Lester Shinn, corner Monnt
Holly avenue and Ridgway street, snap
ped off Sunday afternoon, missing the
house by small margin.
Owing to the blockaded condition of
the roads and sidewalks it was impossi-
BILE for children to get to school and yes
terday's session was omitted. This
morning about 300 children-less than
one third of the total enrolment-pre-
sented themselves. Six of the teachers
who either live out of town or who had
gone away to spend Sunday, were not
able to be present and it was necessary
to arrange the classes to suit the condi-
tions. But one session will be held to-
day.
A railroad train between Florence and
Burlington was stalled all night Sunday,
with about fifty passengers on board.
Yesterday morning a rescue train liber-
ated the passengers and took them to
Burlington.
1t will probably take a week before
normal traffic is resumed. The trolley
line has particularly difficult task on
its hands.
Wants Suit Dismissed.
"While we have but little of this
worlds goods, such as it is will be ex-
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