Evening journal., 1920-03-06


stalled In the streets wherever tn
happened to be at the time. Many ps
y sengers, thinking that the power wou
" soon come on, waited at first patlentl
> then lmpatlently. for the cars 10 tai
:, them home, or wherever they were x
ing. Soon hail commenced 10 be
against the car windows, and mar
were more loath than ever 20 leave y
}, shelter OF the cars. Finally, howeve
/ one after another left and chose to fsC
] the singing sleet, driven through N
{ bleak streets at flfty-mile clip. rathe
! than spend the night in q cold, dar
trolley car.
: Never did the streets Of Wilmingto
present a more forlorn appearance
than during the height Of the blizzar
last night. Only those who had to b
out were on the streets, and stronl
men were buffeted about by the raginI
gale which screamed through tn
streets from the northwest. Gaunt car
loomed duly through the swirl Of tn
snow at intervals, deserted by all saw
their crews. Only few irregular gas
lights saved the gloomy streets from
Egyptian darkness. It was q greaI
night for thieves and "hold-up" men
provided they had the nerve 10 face the
sleet and snow. which cut into the
toughest skin, and also provided that
could have found anyone to "hold up.
No robberies were reported however.
AT ten O'Clock last night, there were
probably not more than twenty per-
sons on Market street between Front
and Tenth, whereas on a normal night
there would probably be two or .hree
thousand persons on Wilmingtons
main thoroughfare at this hour.
A few lights inside Of stores cast a
siokly glimmer along the city's main
street, and snow drified In great piles
on the west side OF the thoroughfsre.
Under the influence Of the high
northwest wind, the temperature fell
from 40 degrees at 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon to t6 degrees at 6 o'clock
this morning, a fan of 80 degrees in IS
hours.
The wind had been blowing steadily !
from the southeast at twenty-miie |
all day yesterday, bringing tor
rents Of rain. which melting the great /
quantities OF snow and ice IN Ches-
er County, Pa, caused the Brandy
vine to rise TO the greatest height In
he memory Of the oldest ihabliant
Year Floor Of Bridge.
Some idea Of the height OF the water
llong the creek at 10 O'Clock last night
nay be gained from the fact that the
water was s feet deep on the floor OF
he Old Dance Pavilion in South Bran
ywine Park, was within two feet OF
he tops OF the arches Of Van Buren
treet bridge, and was but foot below
ne level Of the floor Of the suspension
ridge near the Augustine Paper Mills.
AT o'clock this morning, the water :
ad retired to within five feet Of It's
0rmal level, but was still a raging j.,
ood. Despite the velocity Of the water.
o had formed in the flowing stream, ;
nd was passing out to the Delaware. :
one time last night both the race OF ( =
le Water Department on the south .
de OF the Brandywine, and that Of v
Ie Lea Milling Company on the north V
de were under water from the creek,
that the valley Of the Brandywlne '
as simply one large stream. /,
The water from the Brandywine en- &
red the Kentmere Mills Of the Joseph '
lncroft Company late yesterday after Il
ION, and soon there were several feet Il
water on the foOr Of the mill near "
the walter. -Skiffs were requfsition- a
, and workmen went from place TO .
ace over the floor rescuing what they
uld. No estimate OF the damsre Ia
@ Bancroft plant can be made for a"
me time. Several buildings, at the :;
POnt experimental Station at Lower e..
gley Yard were damaged by the !;
ter, as were a number Of the dupont -
lis higher up the creek. As in the P'
'e Of The Bancroft mills, no estimate ~,
the damage can belmade at this time .b
me Rockland plant Of the Jessup and Oh
ore Company also sustained its share D,
damage. The water entered the III,
'ement late yesterday afternoon. and 90
re was nothing TO do but to wait st
III the flood had subsded before DE
ithing can be done In The yav of III
mating damage. Sc.
fany reports OF damage also are th'
nlng In from points along the Bran !
vine north Of Rockland. It is known IL
! several small houses and cabins WI
od along The creek between Rock 10
q and Lenape Park, and 70 is Thought 81
they must have been swept awav as
the rush OF the waters. There are sh'
ut 90 cottages AZ LenaDe slj of ts'
lch were under water last nipbf ol
s not thought that there was anv JuuI
Of life hero. however. az the cot uu'
e are not occupied at this season ,st
he year. dsN
owing picture houses din NOT y, g..
rse, operate, but the Plsvhouse v,as -
rs as usual-the only theatre In WIZ ~
gton to give a performance bn, u,
ssidents Of Brandywine snrinos eV Du'
Hillcrest. Brack-Ex. Cor one
heights, Bellefonte and other VIII tis,,
gton suburbs, who were not the rae
essors OF automobiles, were large
out OF luck' for getting 10 work nf
Wilmington. Auto buses were on III
ed between Wilmington and Mar
ton, and this, in a measure. helped
severe was the wind last nieht.
boughs large and small were 4,
lched from trees, and this morning fact
5 in the vicinity OF Wilmington ous
Uttered with small trees and At
ches. thsi
the height Of the storm last night but
olley pole at Second and West viii
It's blew down, causing the trolley The
wire TO hang down within two AT
OF the ground for a distance of POO reso
SeVerai sutomoDiles. which were stor
ng down West street. were unable last
roceed owing TO the snow drifts
the wire, until Bruno Vilone. pro- yIO
or OF nearby billiard parlor, and T1U
mber OF his patrons, went to the
10 ~ tho automohufcfe