Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1915-04-05
Many Citizens Had Exciting
Experiences by Reason
of the Storm.
,ar roorresDondence ofEvery Eveninr

taken to rear. The surviving members OF /
Tho family are three sons. John Edward !
and Thomas. and FIVE girls, Julia, Katie, |
Mary. Sarah and Margaret. The funeral |
MIL taxi zee on Wednesday morning, |
ate with high mass at st. Peters |
h, and interment IN the fam /
.ot.
% j. Brady, a prominent resident |
a ehe westerly section of the city, re-
Itire,l business man and one of the members |
of the Street Bonding Commission, was
stricken with sudden illness, Saturday
afternoon. which caused alarm among
his many friends. The illness was dag
3iosed as pleurisy, and at late hour last
night his condition was greatly improved.
More robins are seen at the Dcemer
property than for several years. The
birds are unusually tame and for several
minutes John McCaughan and Hugh
RYAN stood and watched them trying TO
secure shelter among the boughs and
branches heavily laden with snow. The
birds were very fat and did not take fright
readily
During the storm OF Saturday many
iarrc limbs of trees were broken by the
heavy weight of the snow and the winds.
Arrangements have been prepared for
pleasing affair in the Opera House,
this evening, on the occasion of the Easter
ban Of the New Castle Century Club.
The floor management Is under the dlrec-
lion of Miss Vera Atkinson, assisted by
Mrs Francis dc H. Janvier Misses Ruth
Stewart, Reeda Stoops, Mary White
and Mrs. John Mccarthy. Dancing will
start at $50 O'Clock and continue until
"a. IN.
James A. White, who has been residing
for a number OF years in the old homestead
SIR hos
moved TO the home of his sisters on South
Fourth street. and Jacob Steele of Cherry
street will occupy the home Of the former
James Farley was reported very ILL.,
last evening, with pneumonia
Many persons who usually decorate
the graves of their dead on the Saturday
before Easter Sunday, placed the flowers
on the graves yesterday afternoon and
Others. fearing freeze last evening, placed
their flowers on the burial plots today.
In the Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Nv xr-psterday morning the singing of
Easfes Jhusic, led by brass trio, was a
pleasing aHair and many persons outside
The church took up the refrain. The
attendance at the o'clock service that
followed was large despite the snow.
Because car of the Delaware City
branch Of the Wilmington, New Castle
and Delaware City Railway Co. jumped
the track, Saturday afternoon, after
leaving that place. the crew had to spend
the night in the car. They had plenty OF
coal to keep the car warm. The men went
10 Delaware CITY and secured their sup
Ders and telephoned to relatives here that
ihev were all right General Superin-
tendent Myers ordered preparation made
al one OF the Delaware City hotels for
the care Of the men who were detained
from their homes, but the latter decided
to remain with the car They reached New
Castle yesterday afternoon.
Eng neman Engel of the Delaware
Railroad who brought the delayed train
due in Wilmington at 344 o'clock from
Philadelphia, Saturday afternoon, got
relieved at Wilmington and then came
TO this CITY, en- route TO his farm near
Hares Corner. He had been chilled
through and was wet from the snow and
rain. He had to wait at the railroad sta
ton here for some time before his carriage
was secured TO convey him home.
On the causeway between the State
r. road ard the roadway north OF Rose Hill,
on Saturday, trolley car became stalled
Ia the heavy drifts and about 20 men
walked into Wilmington, while a number
of women remained in the car for more
than an hour, until automobiles could be
secured from Wilmington TO convey them
to that city. The car was placed in ser.
vice yesterday before noon.
Frank Ridgway, who keeps a boarding
house and cigar store, was among thosS
shopping In Wilmington on Saturday
He was unfortunate enough to be one o
the passengers on the stalled trolley and
walked through the deep SHOWS into thai
city and returned here by train. Afte
leaving the station, and walking mor'
than a square, Andrew Mitchell in hi
team was about TO pass him when h'
called out, saying: Mr.. Mitchell To-
the Lords sake please take me home,
am ali PLAYED out" The team was halte,
and Franks request was granted. He Il
cripple and he was glad to get home.
saturday evening Superintendent o
'raXs Patrick j. Ahern made a triI
i boutVhe city, looking for men TO assis
shoXling snow during yesterday an'
4 id In 3tarting the stalled or derailes
rolley ]hrs.
The 3 t4 p. M. train out OF Wilmington
1T at abs p. m, and carried about l0
persons Isl this city.
To- The trolley cars of the Wilmington
Southern Traction Co, during Saturda
afternoon and yesterday morning, operai
ed as far north as the Philadelphia an
Reading railway junction, where cars {
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Wilmington d Philadelphia Traction G,
mof< them.
snow. in some places in New Cast
was banked to depths OF FIVE feet Ih
estimated average depth was Q to
inches The fall was the heaviest hei
i since December 25, 1909. At Lande
u avenue and the causeway, early today, tf
snow was banked TO a height of more tina
IS six feet in some places.
f. Ross Farra addressed the BaraC
Glass. yesterday. The snow and wealth,
conditions prevented Judge George Ora
from attending
Mrs. Mary Martin, mother of John /
Martin Of Fourth street, south of Dell
ware, died at her residence this morning
at 73O O'Clock, after an illness Of less tina
ihree days. The deceased had been
resident Of this city the greater part
her life and was a valuable woman. 81
MAS devoted member Of ST. Peters I
&. Church for many yeafs. The death
great shock to many friends.