Evening journal., 1919-08-15
DELAWARE ROAD
TRAIN service
ANNULLED TODAY
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AhHNllnNeu ifeiN ltet fhttf
officials claim that they can guarantee
against wrecks, but that they can net
give any guarantees against the ele-
ments.
The held up on the Delaware Read
is due mainly and perhaps exclusively
10 the wash-eut ef the iraehage near
The bridge over the Delaware and
Chesapeake Canal. between RlrRwood
and Mt PLEASANT for a distance Of $40
feet. About $50 feet OF track are sus-
pended 20 feet high Immediately out
side Of the approaches 10 the bridge,
The washout which eliminated In The
order to close lrafle indefinitely came
about yesterday afternoon al 2 o'clock
when the basin near the bridge, which
was flled with water from a cloud
burst, Oyerran lts. banks and rushed up
against the sides OF tho lrRckREo on tho
approaches 90 tho bridge, Constant
water power directed against tho Rp-
proachrs soon washed everything from
undor tho tracks leaving them suspend
cd IN The air. Orders were at once Is
sued 10 stop traGla on both sides OF
this major washout. This did not
occur until nearly 10 hours after tho
storm, tho water In the basin rising
slowly until II ovornowed towards tho
bridge,
Aside from this wash-out three other
wash-outs on the main Inc OF the Del
aware Division Of the p. B. and w,
railroad which occurred on the night
OF the storm tied up all north bound
and south bound traillo until late yes
terday morning. Tho Norfolk express
which should have arrived here before
daylight yesterday morning was tied
up south OF Clayton for hours and was
led into this city by the flrst north
bound local, scheduled 20 leave Clayton
AZ 1ts o'clock Because or washouts
at ST. AIMS Crossing, Canal Bridge ana
Klrkwood, the 7.ts train did not reach
French street station until 1880 o'clock,
or three and three-quarters hours late,
Behind Il came the Norfolk express and
other trains that had been stalled. ..
In order 10 get by the washouts II
was necessary for the trains 20 use
cross-overs, northbound trains using
southbound tracks part OF the distance
and southbound trains using north
bound tracks part Of the distance.
This led TO an unavoidable transporta-
ton tumble all the way along the main
| line from Wilmington TO Cape Charles
/ Va.
A washout 100 feet by ii5 feet deep
a. fredericksburg was only a part OF
the damage caused by "Wednesday
nights storm on the Delaware diyi-
). sion OF the Pennsylvania railroad. Ini'
Federalsburg washout Is on the Cam
bridge branch between Cambridge an'
Seaford. owing 20 its extent all trail
service on the Cambridge branch bot
Messenger and freight, has been an
nulled indefinitely.
The holding up OF freight traflo dow
the state will embarrass The shipper
of vegetables, and particularly canta
loupes. This Is the height OF the sea
son for that commodity. The tracks II
sussex county. in the vicinity o
Brldgeville. are loaded with cars OF
cantaloupes ready 10 go to all parts
Of the country. But before they q
anywhere the cars must get out OF the
peninsula. This is made impossible by
ihe closing Of traffic. Should the traffic
be closed for more than three days the
ice in the cars will melt. and the eX-
pense Of re-ioing being high, the canta-
loupes will rot in the cars, causing
! losses not only 10 the shippers, but tc
the public at large. other vegetables
on their way north will also be forced
10 rot on the tracks II traffic is mol
opened.
The storm played havoc with tbs
Chesapeake and Delaware canal. which
was Just taken over by the government
Yesterday. At'St Georges there was
6O-foot break in the bank. Late las'
night the canal had not been drained.
In order TO relieve the strain on the
upper level, theDelaware City end Of th'
canal has been draining of the watel
from the summit level. The break oc
Cured on the north bank OF the canal
which at this point is very wide.