Evening journal., 1920-03-06


Ten feet above the water.
n a trolley car. faithfully guarded b,
ts crew. spent the night at the foot o
breck's lane. the motorman and conduc
tor being supplied with hot coffee b.
residents.
[ Freight Ship Blown Loose
Z Ihe Staten Island. freight steamship.
recently launched al the pusev and
Jones Shipbuilding yard, broke from
us moorings during the storm last
night and was blown on the mud at
the opposite side OF the Christiana
river. II was unchanged. At the com
panys Office II was said that they had
no current this morning and had 10
send home the men who came TO work.
Az the Harlan plant 1t was said that
no damage was done by the storm. The
ohiy inconvenience was the scarcity OF
WofkInen this morning. This absence
or men was attributed to the fact that
ule trolley service was at a stadstill.
oilcials OF the Jackson and Sharp
pant SAID the storm had caused them
only a slight damage by Overlooking
the lower end Of the yard
oOuth Market street causeway was
not Hooded by the storm, the Christi
ana river bank holding out the water.
ana the raised grade OF the causewav
also aiding in preventing the marshes
overnowing.
Trains Kept Moving.
Al the Pennsylvania Railroad Offices
In this city, II Is said this morning. that
train schedules had been more or less
effected by the storm last night.
III was said by r. f. Bayis. chief
clerk, this morning, that the MARYLAND
division was not experiencing anv
trouble, save on the Port Deposl;
branch where the Ice is gorglng be-
low the bridge forcing the water 20
back up. The force OF The water
caused by this backing up has caused |
a wash-0ut at the Port Deposit bridge.
sufficiently large to stop all train sery- q
ice. [
Supervising Instructor Brady stated 3
That no trains had been more tam
iorty minutes late since the storm be-
gan last night. The Delaware di v
vision trains were not much behind r
schedules. q
All through trains from New York. Il
While late. were running on more reg v
ilar schedule than those out OF Broad q
lreet station Tie cause Of the trains "
ut OF the Broad street station being
ON to 40 minutes late was attributed al
D the fact that the switches were clog m
ell With ice. ~
At Thompson station, Del. on the n
evark branch, there was a wasbout d,
nd trsins were being held VI. m
The turnlabl=s at the round house AZ 81
age Moor were flooded by the storm m
ne water was still In the pits under br
ie turntables. This morning Frank
rant, foreman, with a number Of men Ina
moved the motor from the pit No
The water at times threatened 10 get 0o
high as the Edge Moor shop floor icI
vels, but the shops were not flooded on
lnd's FrOlic at Corner A.
There was something uncanny ahout AZ,
e power Of the hurricane at Eleventh 81
a Market streets last night. Several a.,
Itomobiles proceeding east along stl
eVenth street were swept along Ia ~lu ~
enoh street. A mail wagon was over 50 80
rned. Several men and women were wa
lzed by the terrific gale and either 2
roWn 70 the pavement or carried far Ter
u or their course. One man was Ba
lirled across Market street into Rod no.
y Square, and thrown down into OF
excavation there. est
woman endeavoring 20 make her ed,
" against the wind at the same cor pla
p was blown against a lighting cot
ndard' and two men who went 10 the
rescue, lost their hats. Theatre son
Prs had bitter time getting 10 their duI
mes after the Playhouse perform Has
,e. ,,,oI
lephOnes were Affected mil
Aboul $50 telephone lines were out cas-
service, due to the derangement Of ~
res in New Castle County this morn p
:. IL was also learned at the Office Mo,
the telephone company today that of
load last night between the hours has
and was as heavy as It had been the,
day, slowing down the service unit
atty, and a number Of The day SHIFT anv
sraiors were obliged to return for esfi
lme TO work. Gas light was used 10 \,
inmate the switchboard room. -
ne trafilc on telephone lines this I'm I'm
rning was also very heavy. USS ~
bandoned automobiles are getting sao- 80
be familiar sight along Delaware 49,
ds throughout the length and ,Sa. ,Sn1
edith OF the State as a result OF the b-. ne.
rm. Dy
ord Iieighth OF Brandy1vine. - 80
ever in the history Of Wilmington =. :.
such a combination and stress m -, - *
ther stricken the city. Commenclnq. Us rs
D rain early yesterday, with a genial lssg q,
perature, which caused folks In Vi u
e iheir overcoats home. the dav MI
ed m a bowling blizzard. In manv cour
city. VI Minis
. 6.oa last night electric lights Re
'ughout the city gave brief red Mars
lmer and went out for the night {" don
hghts had not been particularly ming
nS an evening but when q turbid posse
! OF water drenched and submerged ly q
pump room in the basement of no In "
nIngton and PHILADELPHIA Traction crate
panys Brandywine Power nlante shall
Guy was suddenly plunged into out.
MS So
le water IN the Brandywine started that
Use yesterday morning. AZ MON ,,ron
stream was two feet above norrnoi .oo'd.
CLOCK last night the water had wore
TO feet above normal. At : bron,
'ck the water was 10 feet above a,
se' and the crest OF the food ~ ~,
ed under the Wilmington BRIDGES 80, w
'een and 70 o'clock, when fhe slee ,
oywine was 70 feet higher than s ,eee
unks OF trees and other solid oh ieet
Wnloh We're unable 10 Withstand comm
course OF the flood in the Brandy to pr
: We're coated with layers OF ice ana I
raj inches thick this morning. prietc
en- was The roar Of the Brandy a nuI
last night fhof 70 co,,l5 -. I raecri