Evening journal., 1920-02-05


ing was unssfe. The huge signboard
on the old Court House lawn, adver-
tlsing the automobile shown, went
down early last evlnng with orash.
Automobiles which attempted 10 PARK
al that spot were. causht In the vortex
OF wind and whisked along Tenn ana
Eleventh streets. where the stretched
was covered with sleet.
Trees were blown down at wrious
points about the city while board ieno-s
also were feled. -,
In the rural secMons number OF
telephone and telegraph poles were re,
ported down. AT ShahcroSs aNenue ana
Van Buren street a telegraph pole ioli,
over a cable OF the Wilmington ana
PHILADELPHIA Traction Company cut on
the Northwestern section OF uhe CITY
from electric light. -.
The telephone company was N',,'
pered during the evening, hrst Dy ulr
storm preventing the operators rom
reacbinr the exchange and Ater Naiel
falling poles began tearing doWh ''o
| ielephOne wires and cables. a..
The high wind late yesterday SIyN- %
moon tore the sign on the former Feo-
MS Credit Store in the Kresge Duilu, ,,
inc from its fastenings. The sigh loi
\ with crash into the street. A.. o,,o
So great was The force on 1le - go
that in some places IL oNerFuruou 10 -. -
mail boxes and rubbish reoeP'''0''1
Hundreds OF women employees OF one
dupont building wer: afsisDeo aosoSa s.,
Tenth street Yesterday afternoon wnel
thev ceased work by traflc Sers,Dli' ,,,,.
nevenish ard Pstrolman Gross i.e
,,,,, of,lcers were stationed there an az
! to,.Toon The wind tore down iehel,
stroo, between me Ford and duPoh'
h,,iidinrs al A ffty-mile clip, hfdhlns
,,.aIl,iry there dangerous. Whlle sco' :
., ,bose vho braved the wind az the'
sireri intersection were knocked ooWn
No ono was injured. although at tiines
n anpeared as II those caught il, W
gale would be whisked IN 'front.' Oh au-
tomobies or trolley cars. - .,o,,
one ~ the reasons the mixed sno,'
o,d eleet was so deep on the city sueet'
This morning. was the fact that on Sc'
cornt a, n, Inc high wind. little OF ln'
sleet remained on roofs Dut va noye.
down into back yards, parAs, IL, pS
ments and streets. Drifts heal -
corners and adjacent . high Dul,u,ais a.na'e5
where a greater suction was oieasV, 90,
during the height OF the gaze arc i'O''
a foot TO a yard deep. M.
The space in front OF the posl oVie, n.y.
,s syept as clean as a whistle ohiy ul'
original varnish OF Ice being founa upo, ,,
me pavement. Drifts on West To, ae, y,
street near Market. west Sevenlh stIee'
between Orange and Tatnall. ana W. ~
Ninth and West Tenth Streets near ~
cenire M the city. contain some ol ui'
ldeenest drifts In Wilmington. -.
oficIsIs OF the Diamond state Ieie'
,hone Company reported that they ia. IA.
ronna out NJ the storm with GOOD iucA
.onsidsrIn0 the conditions. TWO ca
bIes one al Eighth and Clayton streets streets
,bo other al Bayard and ShalicIos'
ays,ues were temporarily out OF com
o,,ssion nv the high wind. ana as
nonseT,ence. about 60 telephones y
,beso two localities were out Oh @ sel
y,ce fris morning. Linemen were ssn ~
o,,, % these places early this mornll
nd ,be company expects to nave SOM
% 90 ,hs snhones in service this afternoon
,omnrrow. %n,rr Every effort will be MADE
Soweyer V 10 have these phones In ser
vice al the earliest posslDle ilio,'isl, ~;
Several places in the vicinity oi MI ''
dlslown and Holly oak were aiso Ou,
NJ order this morning, due u
thought. TO poles being down:
n was stated this morning that nat
The storm been In the nature OF al
''lce" storm, instead Of sleet storlll
the consequences might have pee pee
lamentable. as the ice clinging 10 IN,
wires. together with the high wlhu
would have crippled Delaware wir'
; service for weeks TO come.