Evening journal., 1922-01-11

city and New Castle are also down.
Little trouble was experience in the
city except in places where trees
have fallen across the wires.
The Western Union Telegraph
Company reported trouble in get
ting messages through. especially
with the down State wires. The
company is out Of communication
with New Castle. Hockessin and
Landenburg. Pa Wires are down in
all those places. Postal Telegraph
Company officials said they we're
having trouble.
William McKelvey, OF Pill Harri-
son street. in charge OF the service
department Of White Brothers au-
tomobile dealers, had a narrow es-
cape from being crushed beneath
large tree that fell in front of i13
East Fourth street at 1890 O'Clock
this morning. Mr.. McKelvey. who
was driving west on Fourth street.
had just passed when the tree fell.
Mr.. McKelvey, who was a lieuten-
ant in the aviation service overseas.
merely smiled and said: II was
lucky, wasn't II" Tie tree tore
down trolley and telephone wires.
and street-car traffic was blocked
for half an hour. Word OF the acci-
dent was sent TO the police station
and within half an hour corps Z
traction company employees had cut
away the tree and repaired the
wires.
The sign was lowered to the side
walk early this afternoon.
Engineer John Reilly OF Engine
Company No. g. and Fireman
George Wallace, OF Engine Company
No. had narrow escapes while
standing at Heald and A streets this
morning. A sign, thirty feet in
length on a building there was sent
crashing into the street by the wind.
The sign carried down a section of
the roof OF the building and num-
Der of wires Both firemen managed
to get away before the sign struck
the sidewalk.
Crossed wires caused the members
OF the fire department to be on the
alert early today. and little II any
sleep. was enjoyed. The winds
caused the fire gongs TO sound at
intervals, calling the firemen from
their beds
The large Hessler sign was blown
from the roof of the building at the
southwest corner OF Seventh and
Market streets, tenanted by the Unit
ed Hat Stores II is suspended
about 90 feet above the side walk
The sign was supported by guy wires
and rested on telephone, tele.
graph and electric light cables and
wires.
Telephone service between viii.
mington and Brandywine Springs
and the Cedars was reported out oi
commission at noon, due to fallinf
poles.
At Fourth and Market streets thu
wind was exceptionally strong
sweeping around the southeast cor
ner. A pair OF nose glasses wer,
blown from the face OF a woman
who was turning into Market stree
and lost in the snow.
! As officer Devinney stepped ava,
! from his traffic standard IL wa
blown, over by the wind.
Storm Abates Down State.
r Unless there should be a sudde
, change in the wind this afternoo
E or tonight, the storm will do n
damage at Rehoboth. according {
Il, information received from there a
b noon today by telephone. Local per
b sons interested in the resort wer
fearful this morning that Rehobot
would again be damaged by win
and waves
At 10 o'clock the weather hai
cleared at Rehoboth. the sun wa
shining bright, the themomete
registered 4S and conditions gener
ally gave the appearance OF a balm
spring day.
Residents OF Rehoboth, however
who watck closely weather condi
!. tions, were looking for a storm! on
, resident OF the resort stated thi
morning that he had never seen tn
barometer drop so fast as 1t did las
, night, indicating an approachin
storm. During the night, 1t starte
D to rain, but there was no snow there
D The rain continued until about 1
o'clock this morning. At 8 o'cloc
the wind was blowing from the cas-
p the sea was getting high and ther
Z were indications that the resort W.
10 in for a hammering. After s o'cloc
n the wind started to shift and
e 11.3O O'Clock It got around to soutl
n west which is away from shore.
a There had been considerable 10
n also during the morning, but tn
0 cleared about IL o'clock, il stoppe
;. raining and the sun came out
e Phone Co.'s Troubles.
The Diamond State Telephone an
ie Telegraph Company is experiencir
N trouble in the rural district. Gener
Is Manager e. p. Bardo said the grea
IT est breaks in service are betwe'
e this city and New Castle, near Il
Nonesuch creek basin, near Centr
d VILE. and near Hockessin. The trol
y BILE men are experiencing much din
Guilty repairing the damage becau
~ OF the high wino.
le Mr.. Bardo says the most OF q
et poles were broken by falling tire
Id striking them. Trees in large nuI
ct bers were torn up by the roots
nj the heavy wind Sleet was said
al be accumulating on all wir
i'd throughout an area or at least
- miles radius OF this city. Ma
ie wires have been broken from the
r fastenings by the weight OF this sle
ne Probably the greatest person
damage done in the area was at I
,v Eurena dupont farm about one m