Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-30
MANY TOWNS ON PENINSULA
SHUT OFF FROM OUTSIDE WORLD
BY SNOW MOUNTAINS ON ROADS
abwbaa Trolley Lines Out Of Wilmington, as Well as
Some Eastem Shore Railroads Are Completely Tied UE
Suffering Reported as Result Of Storm But No Loss Of
Life So Far as is Known.

hent IN the fury of the storm which
IN saturday. Saturday night and early
i'sierd,, morning -mothcrcd this cit,
ana surrounding country under =
hsnkrt of snow n, least eighteen inch.
~ deep. Wilmington started % dix a..
self cut a powerful ally IN this tesl,
was the warm and brilliant sunshine
wnd The temperatures well above the
fr",rlng point hut so heavy had been
the snow fall and ~ deep the drifts
where the hish winds piled thc snow
many fec' deep that II may he several
es,r hsiore local conditions nave be, n
restored iu normal,
ilsil'uad service has been restored
80 someihins iikc regular running
time With IN, exception of trains from
Washington whcro the storm was az
ii- worst ana whore traffic was ararly
aemornllyvd liundrcds of men nj
work there however. are clearing
,ewa, the switches aud rcstorins order
sensrsli, ana before tho day IL over
n l- expected the usual schedules VIII
have been restored
rroll., service IN this vi,y suffered
severely and has not yet been re-
stored ~ ANYTHING like normal Every
line IN the city and connccting with
ihe suburbs was closed ~ trsfNc with
the exception ~ Delaware avenue and
while cars were operated ON this
ifancA all ~ saturday n.sh, and yes
,orasy, ihcy ran when they could AZ
n was impossible 60 maintain any
itirs ilke schedule time.
The Traction Company has n large
IA.
hoped the West Fourth, East Fourth
eh-npoi, boulevard and Washington
stree lines viii he fully opened before
ionisht
shipping on the Delaware river and
han had como % n -'anistili saturday
nlshs hlii wss resumed Yesterday Scy-
.ral ships which had sought refuge AT
the Delaware i,rcakwafcr were able to
pfoc.sd. The steamer Catherine from
anhs ~ ls,lleaelphia with , cargo Of
sugar which grounded al shin John
and sent cut calls Tor assistance WA
rNa,sd and reached Philadelphia. The
riesmsr woodn,arsce which lost an
archer OF iewcs and wsR short of
surl wp- s,ven sufficient aid 80 en-
shl~ u 20 get into port safely,
rse street md sewer Department
ma. efi, teams and force of about
200 mon 81 work opening MP the
sire.ts rhcy were engaged at this
is.s from early yesterday morning
hselnnins on Market street, and are
cleaning AWAY tho snow. hsuling I,
~ ihs shiplcy s'reet wharf and dump
lns ~ into tho Christsns river. In
Mcme rlsres " Ia being dumped into
saver mNnho~s
= Rtaiisd automobiles IN .hc snow
d,lf's slons tho city streets and the
rnaas In the rural eections were nu-
msrou. Machines were reported as
hAvlns bean abandoned along the
rllvefsia. road FsulA road, Gruhbs
Philadelphia, Concord and kcnnefi
plkes ana the Newark road From
Newark Il Was said farmers return
ina from the street markets In THIS
city who were caught In the snow
drifts sent home foT horses and aban-
aenlns their automobiles. rode hom,
setback
compelled 10 forero cnlls on patients
h~csurc q was next 10 impossible "a
xrt anywhere The funeral OF Mrs
,hsflc. Tsiicy. near .Grubhs corner
nrsnd,wlnc hundred, nxcd Tor Satur-
day afternoon, wa. postponed In
deNnlyly hecauw ~ the iinpassahl,
condition ~ thc roads. In some places
~. snow DRIFTS reached to the top OF
ihe fences nicne the side Of the high.
wsvs II IL expected Il will he several
dave before all OF the highways are
opened 10 general traffic.
The Wilson Line abandoned all Us
,rlps ~ 4 o'clock SATURDAY afternoon
No boats were run saturday nigh,
after that hour. not even on the ferry
lin~ 90 renn's Grove. All the boats
owned by the company got 90 Their
pirrs In safety but the captains re.
ported u AZ having been one OF IN,
~orsi dsys on the river they had ever
experienced
Cara OF the Wilmington and Phlla.
delphia Traction Co were staiel on
scverAl lines IN the city and on several
o' the suhurh~n lines. H. eases where
,hs Gers wsre caught In tho storm th,
crews remained with them. Where
pcootOle the conductors We're taken "a
the ONCE Ia tsxicubs and turned IN
ihsh cash. The current was Kept on
all of saturday night ~ the ears
could be heated and the men remain.
ins with them would not b. cold. Ia
some Instances there were passengers
on the stalled cars but most OF then
walked home. Near cisymci Geors,
g. Hutton took In several passenger,
from \ stalled Chester trolley car and
provided place for them TO Hlcel
during ths nlsh,. Others I'm that vi.
clrity provided accommodations 10,
she unfortunate travellers and also
gave the crews hot coffee md food.
In eli sectione OF the city the snow
drif,s are several foe, deep. The gen.
crs conditions 80 far as vehicula,
irafic In concerned have been mad,
worse where sidewalks have beer
cleared on BY throwing the snow lntc
the street for by so doing snow pile,
from ak to eight feet deep MI tho
streets from curb To curb. II may Ii,
davp before this can be removed and
until u In Il will bc Impossible 10 re.
sumo traffic there. Slnilay conditions
exist Ia the streets whore there an,
trolley tracMs and the lines are buried
under the piles Of snow and how II /,
yoing to be removed II the problem