Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-04-09
APRIL BLIZZARD
CREETS EASTER VISI-
TORS AT WILDWOOD
Train Service Delayed and EIec-
trio. Telephone and Telegraph
Wires Laid Low. Many
Easter House Parties
Despite the Storm
MRS. W. H. STEIN CRITICALLY ILL


the ad vance Easter visitors awoke last
Saturday morning their surprise was
great to zee q young blizzard IN action.
A hard rain during the night turned to
about daylight, accompanied by
a high northeast wind. The snow and
wind continued all day until about
eight o'clock in the evening, there be-
ing between seven and eight inches Of
snow on the level. 1t did not drift
very badly here. 1t vas a wet snow
which gave the railroads much trouble
and weighted down the telegraph. tele-
phone and electric light wires. Many
of the poles andwires fell to the ground.
The storm played havoc with the cleo
trio wires especially. The lncandes-
cents were off a part of the day all over
the island, but In the middle business
part of the island, they were on early
Saturday evening. More remote parts
Of the island the company's workmen
were not able to reach so promptly and
many people were without electric
lights all Saturday evening and for
some days. There were no electric
street lights for several days and In
some sections Of North Wildwood 1t was
not possible to turn on the current even
as late as last night Thursday. The
trains were late all day. The Penney
express, leaving Philadelphia Saturday
afternoon at 4.10 o'clock, was delayed
the longest, not reaching Wildwood
until after ten o'clock in the evening.
The same train over the Reading got In
an hour earlier. The Pennsy Sunday
excursion did not run at all, but the
Reading came in as usual and almost
on time. The island was without tele-
lgFaph4sergioe over some lines until
Monday about noon. The trolleys We're
uncertain on Saturday, but Sunday
they were running as usual. Easter
morning the u broke out In great
glory a few hours after daylight aud it
was a fine, sunny day aud mild. There
was q great deal of mi ~shoveling on
Easter morning by people who never
did 1t before nor never will do 1t again
10 April in this climate. 1t was an
Easter storm that will go down In his
tory. Telegraphic and Telephone con-
nection with Philadelphia was suspen-
ded until today. The West Jersey Go.
estimate their damage 10 be 81 800.
Withal, there were a good many
Easter visitors in / wn as the outgoing
trains on Monday and Tuesday indi-
Gated.
At a house party over Easter, Mr..
and Mrs. George E. Mousley entertain
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hates, Charles
B. Mcguire and wife, Joseph Scott and
wife and Thomas F. Seward, Jr., and
wife. MIR. and Mrs. Mousley remained
down the present week.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. Hetteroth were
down wei Easter in their 10Th street
cottage by the lake. More lucky than
some others they arrived here on Thurs
day and had laid in a good stock of
provisions before the blizzard com
menced. In addition to their son and
family they entertained John Hertzog,
Elmer Shannon and Mrs. Laura Zim-
norman. They had an enjoyable time
and some of the party prolonged their
stay well into the present week.
William Hanna and James Burling,
electrical engineers of Philadelphia, and
Miss Jean Hanna, of Philadelphia,
spent the Easter holidays with MI. and
Mrs. George Hanna, of east Glenwood
avenue. n
Mrs. K. Griffin, of Norristown, Pa,
came down in The blizzard of last Sat-
urday and is in her home for the sum-
mer at 2l5 E. Hildreth avenue. She
was accompanied by her niece, Miss
Bessie Boothby, of Philadelphia.
w. II. Stein and daughter Eva were
called by wire to Tamaqua, Pa,
where Mrs. Stein Is critically i'll.
Mrs. William Hogan and Miss Helen
Moore were Philadelphia visitors
Thursday last.
Reduced prices in ladies' tailored
skirts, navy, brown and black, granite
cloth and serges. Miss M. O'Daniel. \
The chairman of the entertainment
committee Of the Board of Trade called
a meeting on Monday afternoon and
held a conference with the city COM
missioners in reference to securing
music for the summer season. Profess
sor Cianfoni who was engaged for Eas-
ter, was present and submitted his
estimate for furnishing rnusic. A prop
er and advantageous location for q