Evening journal., 1922-01-28
DeId1Udre Railroad
Trains on Time, But
Service From Wash
mgton and Baltimore
is Hard Ht-TroHey
Lines Dig out From
Drifts
FARMERS IN DRIFT;
PHONES SWAMPED

Delaware today Is blankcted under
a record breaking snowfall OF more
than ten inches. Transportation
scrvicc was nearly at standstill at
daybrcak. hut was moving along
during the morning. The snowfall.
which begin In Wilmington at 1920
O'Clock this morning. Is part of a
blizzard sweeping along the Atlantic
scaboard. extending from New York
20 Cape Hatteras. The snow down
state and In rural Delaware began
TO fall much earlier than in VIII
mington
While the Delaware railroad serv-
ice was maintained with trains
close TO schedule. Baltimore and
/ Washington were hard hit. the cap
/ ital being cut OF from train service
entirely for several hours, while
train movements about Washington
were sluggish all morning.
Trolley service in Wilmington was
kept open by plows and sweepers.
. except on two lines. but some OF the
, suburban lines we're tied up for
awhile. All suburban lines excepting
RI from New Castle TO .'s.huwy re City
p were open By noon teday.
While the Diam,--.- - te Tele-
I phone Company had no wire trouble,
the heavy traffic imposed on the CEN
l trail exchange by persons kept in
doors. all desiring TO make calls at
the same time. caused serious de-
lay in service For awhile II was
impossible to handle the deluge OF
calls at the exchange. but the CEN
tral operators dug OUT toward
noon. when the service was about
normal.
The blizzard caused the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad trains many delays
and the most inconvenience in many
years. All trains out OF Washing
ton over thar road were tied up from
early last night until $50 O'Clock
this morning, when the first train
left that city. arriving in Whining
ton three hours late. Il was said at
general managers Office at French
street station, that thirty inches OF
snow fall was reported in Baltimore
and Washington, and thirty-six
inches at Richmond. Va. All train
service at the last named city Is
blocked.
only slight delays were noted on
the Delaware Division while through
; trains over the Maryland division
) we're from one to three hours be-
hind their operating schedule. All
. trains from New York and Phila-
delphia were running on schedule
r on arrival in Wilmington, but lost
b time further south
At 10 o'clock this morning reports
received at the general managers s
81 Offices here. from the Washington.
Baltimore and Richmond districts
4 stated that the storm showed no
signs OF abatement there.
Tickets are being sold to Wash
2 ington and points south with the
4 understanding delays will be ex-
perienced by the purchaser. The
a company had its snow plows and al
trackmen out throughout the night
|. In an effort to keep the tracks open,
The greatest difficulty is exper.
fenced at the switches. which a,
soon as opened for one train to pass
became packed with snow again and
thawing out is made necessary after
each train passes.
No extra men have been employed
by the company, but the entire force
OF trackmen OF all divisions has beer
concentrated on thawing out work
While the heavy falls OF snow ar'
n reported at points south. the heav
II lest fall reported from points norti
II OF Baltimore are from 10 TO II
II inches. railroad officials say.
II Trains on the Baltimore and Obi
Il Railroad. operating from points a
/ far south as Baltimore and Wash
/ ington are reported as being from
/ one to three hours late. Trains from
Washington did not leave that cit
/ until about o'clock this morning
the first since early last night. Con
siderable difficulty has been exper
II fenced by tho b. & o. road in keep
ing its line operating, according q
II reports received at the local Offices
Trains from northern points we're OF
II umeswhen they arrived al Deiawar'
II venue station.
IT Trolley Lines Kept Open.
III Mail from the south was delayed
III by the storm. none OF the southern
III mail trains having arrived az noon
II since late last night. The 3.f5 O'Clock
II morning train from Washington
III which usually carries a large guam