Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-30
CLEARING NEWPORT PIKE.

Richardson Park. Jan. 30.---setenty
men were put to work. this morning,
opening tho Newport pike between
this place and Newport. Tho mon ara
being paid So day for eight hours
work. engaged by the Levy Court.
Constable Frank Bowen was placed
in charge OF the workers Vhe road
way Is packed with snow. In some
place. the drifts being six fect high.
One-half Of tho men were started
at work here and the others Mt the
Newport end II IL not thought, how
ever, the road will be opened for sew
eral days.
While residents here were able to
ride to their work in Wilmington. this
morning. traf1c was delayed Mt times
BY the cars becoming derailed owing
to the leo and snow.
Scores OF families In this section
were on short rations. yesterday, due
to the blizzard closing the streets In
the Ave communities, and rs a re-
suit the weekend grocery supplies In
several instances were delivered by
the grocers yesterday, after the streets
had been opened.
| Late Saturday, several drivers Of
coal trucks from Wilmington and
Elsmere, making late deliveries, be-
came bewildered and with difficulty
managed TO reach the Newport pike
where the drifts were not no deep.
While the streets and sidewalks
were cleared or yesterday sufficiently
to allow pedestrians TO usc them, nc
automobiles or wagons were able Il
use the streets, the drifts In some
places being four feet deep. BY cut.
ting across fields In a motorcycle, ons
man managed TO reach Newport, bu'
he reported the Boxwood road CLOSED
with six feet of snow.
Due to work by the Five Point Civi,
Association members. early yesterday
by 10 o'clock foot-paths had been Gu
through the drifts from the Newpor
pike to Newport street, along Bel
mont avenue, Matthes avenue, an,
Winston avenues In Elmhurst an,
Howard street and Eureka street II
this place had been opened.
When 1t was realized that the drift
would not permit the fire apparatus &
be used. Fire Chief Jordin arrange,
to combat any blaze that might star
!, by forming his volunteers into buckle
| brigades. Fire buckets were place
at points OF vantage but they wer
not needed.
Two trolley cars that left Whining
ton at O'Clock Saturday 'afternoo
became stalled at Newport and tn
crews were compelled to spend tn
/, night in them. The passengers, how
[ ever. managed TO reach their homes.
I DIR. A. J.. Strikol of Ashley WAS call
ed out of his home at 10 o'clock Sat
, urday morning and did not retur
, until yesterday. when he walked frol
Newport. His automobile becam
: stalled at Stanton, Saturday nigh
/ and after battling with the wind an
I snow he managed to walk 10 Newpol
: where he spent the night.
9 During the height of the blizzar
early Sunday morning. ten freigf
. cars loaded with merchandise, bein
r shunted through the Willsmere yard
, We're derailed and thrown over Il
d tracks of the main line of the y. & I
: Railroad. Luckily the main line W;
q blocked at the time and no throug
, trains were moving.
4 The freight train was sderailed /
\ the drifting snow blocking tn,
switches which the train was tryir
n TO take at the time. None OF II
n cars were broken open and after b
n ing righted by the wreck crew, tra1
: through the local yard was resumed