Evening journal., 1922-01-31
LINCOLN ROAD
STILL CLOSED
Some Farmers Will Not be
Dug Out for Several
Days
STORM SEVERE
ON IRON HILL
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NEWARK, Jan. Sit will be
the latter part of the week and pos
sibly early next week unless moder-
ate weather continues, before hun
dreds OF farmers living along roads
on from the main highways in this
locality, are entirely dug out. II was
not until late yesterday afternoon
and this morning when an occa-
sional resident Of some OF the more
remote sections managed to get
through generally by horse back.
after supplies, that 1t was definitely
learned just how deep those living
on the side roads are showed in.
While several gangs OF men
worked all day yesterday between
Newark and Marshallton the Lincoln
Highway has not been opened up
and It will probably be some
time tomorrow or Thursday before
this main highway will be open
to travel. Not a team or automo-
bile has been able to get through 20
Newark from Wilmington on the
Lincoln Highway although the road
is open as far as Marshallton. There
are huge drifts in the vincinity Of
both the White Clay Creek Presby.
terian and st. James Episcopal
Church that will have to be re-
moved before the traffic can be re-
sumed. The Elkton-N Newark Will
mington bus line is suspended and
has made no attempt since Saturday
afternoon TO get through.
Conditions are even worse on most
all other roads leading to Newark.
Depot Road to the Pennsylvania sta
ton is open sufficient for busses to
meet trains but not a wheel has
been able to get through this road
below the station which leads to
Cooch's Bridge, Glasgow and Mid
dletown. The road is blocked with
huge drifts ten and twelve feet high
in some places There are three
machines still stalled in the snow
near Cooch's Bridge which were
abandoned on Saturday What is
true OF this road is equally true. as
TO the New London, Elkton and
Telegraph Roads. There are dozens
of side roads through which not a
track has been made since Saturday
morning Men who have been put
to work by the county are working
1 first on the main highways to get
them opened up so the indications
are that the side roads will remain
closed for some days.
one resident OF Iron Hin managed
TO get through last night to Newarl
and he says the storm was appar
entity much more severe on Iron Hill
and Chestnut Hill than it was II
Newark. In many places he SAT-
there are snow drifts as high as al
ordinary house and that some o
the few roads leading up to the hill
may not be opened for week.
William Schwartz, senior stu
dent at the Newark High school wal
from o'clock yesterday mornin,
until nearly o'clock last night get
ting from the home OF his parent
in Pleasant Valley, west OF Cooch'
Bridge, Pencader hundred, to New
ark. Examinations are being hell
at the school this week and tn
young student for this reason wa
especially anxious to get to schoc
shortly after leaving his home n
found number of men with shovel
opening up the road He Joined tn
men and after working until nearl
o'clock yesterday afternoon the
had opened up but about two mile
OF road Schwartz then managed I
get to Cooch's station on the New
ark and Delaware City railroad an
came the remainder OF the way b
train.
Few OF the children from ruri
sections attending the local schoo
were able to get in yesterday.
' Rural mail carriers from tn
, office are serving those whose ma
u boxes they can reach but a trail wi
have to be broken in many roads b'
fore they can get all over the
routes.
Newark has been fortunate as
the milk supply. Several farme
who deliver milk to the local deale
> are hauling it through snow drift
. of morning with four horses hitche
, to a wagon in order to get II her
d The local dealers are several hou
late In serving the milk but manai
. to get around TO most OF their tra'
especially where there are babie
one dealer is using a sleigh Il
serving his milk.