Evening journal., 1918-04-12
RESCUE Families
IN FLOOD AREAS
Continued nom First paee.

and there were people rcmdlnlus VI
more than half OF them. They said they
had shouted to people on South Market
street. but that no attention had been
paid TO their cries for assistance until
smith came along this morning. They
stated that all the fires had been ex-
tinguished by the rising water on We'd
nesday night and most Of them had
had nothing 20 eat for two days. Some
difficulty was experienced in navigat-
Ing the skin owing TO the wind, and
some Of the Imprisoned fam lies eX-
pressed reluctance al being moved.
Those taken out were. Daisy Cherry,
Ethel Varlon, Evelyn Matthews, Rachel
Harris, Mabel Scott Mary Clifton. Esther
Gould, Alverta Gould, aged six years
Mary Wilson, John Gould, Frank Wom-
ley, Melvin Scribner, John Witers, Ed
ward Farmer. James Downs, John Bee
and Wilbert Brown, all negroes. Some
OF the women were afraid TO embark
IN the boat, and nearly 'all went to an
eating house as soon as they stepped
on dry land Much credit Is due 20
Spoerl and Whitman, who volunteered
their services, and spent two hours in
the resculng.
woman and baby whose names were not
learned. from the second floor OF a
frame house Just south Of A street on
the causeway'
The Leon w Washburn show, which
is IN winter quarters on the property
OF the Meyers Window Weight Com
pany suffered some damage from the
water. The animals, so far, are safe
as their cages are above the level OF
The water.
Joseph Tomlnson, with his wife, An
ME =. Tonlinson, and three children,
left their home at No. 2i2 South Mar
ket street, this morning TO seek dryer
uuarters. Joseph Foster and Elsie Fos-
ter, his wife, and their four children,
who live next door at No 2i0, also va
Gated about the same time. Both fami-
lies had 10 build a hrilge of chairs from
the stairway to the front door and
then walk a plank in order TO avoid the
water These houses were not IN nearly
20 deep water as some OF the others.
The occupants OF Taylor's and Bush's
rows are IN a worse plight than others,
as the water is deeper in that nolghbor-
hood and the houses are fully half a
has formed from the water. Several
rowboats were busy this morning
transporting people and their chattels
20 safety from these locations.
These floods occur about once year
but the present Is one Of the worst IN
many years. II was stated by II. n.
Adams, who occupies the house at No.
bO1 South Market street, that the prop
erties whose dlkes are broken are own
ed by Victor Pyle and a Mr.. Downing
For a mile the causeway is a canal,
and the flood scenes rival the Ohio
floods. There Is no road or railroad
haftlc in the flooded district today.
The high winds yesterday afternoon
tore on the tin roofs from three dwell
lngs at Tenth and Church streets anC
last night the wind and rain tore ou
a part Of a retaining wall at Fourth anC
Tatnall streets. The large sign on tol
Of the Delaware Hardware Compan,
bnildng was blown down, as wer
scores Of other signs This morning
local sign painters were busy repairinl
the storm damage.
Conditions on the Delaware rive
were reported somewhat improved a
noon. Joseph Wilson, OF the Whining
ton and New Jersey Ferry Compan,
stating that the Philadelphia boats haC
resumed their regular schedule. Thl
Deep Water Point ferry service ais,
was operating The pennsgroye boatl
were running on a Commute schedule
and but little trouble was experienced
Ia reaching the wharves at the Jerse,
town.
The abatement Of the storm today al
lowed teams and automobiles 60 reacl
Delaware City, when the tide was low
but with the rising water at noon, thl
roads to that town were impassablc
It was stated over the telephone from
that town this morning that all OF tn
Wharves there had been damaged anl
the town was surrounded by water
Trolley car service has been or sine
Tuesday
Late last night large portion Of thr
fence about the entrance 20 Brandywlnl
Springs Park was blown down and thl
retaining walls In front Of the sunmc
home OF the Delaware Saengerhund ant
the Idle Hour clubhouse, al Claymont
were washed away. The boat house ol
the property Of the Del Thorius Club
at Binstead, was washed away las
night and the lawns Of William School
master and many other cottage owner
at that point were damaged.
Some idea OF the damage done by tn
storm was obtained Today when tons O
wood, some pieces measuring 40 fee
long, were found high above the higl
water mark. It is thought that th
most Of this lumber came from Ho
Island. The shores between New Cas-
lie and Holly Oak are covered witt
this timber.
James Gray, superintendent Of IN
fire alarm system. reported last night
that while on the Causeway yester
day afternoon, he saw a man walkln
toward New Castle Ia water up 10 hl
waist. The man carried raised um
Drella and was evidently on his wa
home.
Conditions on the banks Of the Bran
dywine Greek yesterday morning an
last night were considered bad an
many launches that had been haule
ashore by their owners, fearful the
they would be swamped, had their ton
blown of by the high winds. One Z
the freakish things in connoctO on wit
the severe storm seen along that cree
was the balance OF large boat flos
on TOP OF a piling in the creek nea
Eleventh street bridge. This float ha
been pretty thoroughly malnta ned {
ters and had lodged on top Of the pillnu
Telephone service in Wilm ngton an
The outlying sections about the city ha
bee npfetty thoroughly maintained
spite Of the big storm, there being yer
Litle interrupt on TO service IN the cit
Itself and only occasional delays in N