The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27

trains bound for Boston came in from
IS to 20 minutes late, and the west
bound accommodations were also be-
hind time. Reports from the outside
towns showed that the catch ais be-
gan to lose time early in the after
noon, and many a weary passenger
was left along the line because of this
account.
The Grafton and Upton railroad, run
ming from North Grafton to Milford,
struggled flercely with the wind and
storm, and was able to run the entire
day without marring the schedule on
which it is intended to run Millbury
Junction trains were a'so somewhat
bothered by the tracks, but heir runs
were all successfully made. Trains east
and west of Worcester on the Boston
and Albany running side lines were all
more or less hampered by the storm
fury, but all of them managed to pull
through before midnight.
The western express which passes
through Worcester at 753 O'clock
was , hours and :, minutes late when
it finally pulled in and the Cincinnati
special due here at 10.1S, was 80 min
utes behind time. Fifteen minutes late
was scheduled against the Boston local
which is scheduled to reach Worcester
at 1852 o'clock, and it started from
Union depot on the return to South
birmingham IS minutes late.
>Grrains on all other lines were run
nearly on schedule time, and the Bos-
ton and Albany up to midnight APP
peared to be the greatest sufferer
Trains on the Fitchburg, Boston and
Maine and on the Consolidated all came
in in good shape, but every train in
showed to a great extent that the sec
ond snow storm Of the year was not so
free from its unfavorable tendencies.
Street railway traffic, both within the
city limits and on the suburban lines,
was delayed to considerable extent AS
soon as 1t became evident that the fall
of snow was to inconvenience the oGrs,
SweeperS and plOws We're run out, and
kept going in all directions, most of
the night.
The Consolidated had five sweepers
in operation in various quarters of the
city, and although the sweepers were
kept going, the last cars in were con-
siderably behind time Several in
stances were noted where the cars We're
stuck for few minutes, but with
diligent application of sand, a cOnsid-
cradle running backward and forward,
the cars were able to proceed in a ma
jority of cases.
On the Worcester and Suburban lines
considerable difficulty was encountered,
late cars being all the way from 30
minutes to an hour late. Two plows
and a sweeper were run out on the
Spencer line early in the evening, and
as the storm increased steadily, anoth-
err Dlow, which was held in reserve
at the start. was added to the force.
The same state Of affairs was in evil
dence on the Millbury line. The ploWs'
We're gotten out early in the evening
and run over the line the most of
the night.
Up to midnight but very little diff
Guilty was experienced with the lines
Of the telephones or telegraph compa-
MES. Outside of a few crosses blown
in by the high wind, the local telephone
service was unimpaired, while the out
of-town lines were all in working order
at that hour,
The fact that the snow was cOmpar-
atively dry, obviated considerable
trouble with overhead wires, and the
prayer of those in charge of this
branch of work was that the tempera-
ture would not drop until the storm
was past.
It was bad enough to face the cut
ting particles that seemed whirling in
every direction, when clothed in COM
Portable garments, but to the man
without an oVercoat, and whose under
coat was minus buttons, the storm
seemed particularly out of place
Such p man was observed near the
corner Of Norwich ana Foster streets
He was evidently a tramp, who had
been directed to the police station for
nights lodging. The wind seemed to
howl with especial fervor at this point
At O'Clock this morning the storm
was raging fiercer than ever. if any
thing. and the snow was a foot deep
on the level The wind hurled the icy
particles in every direction. causing
bad drifts in many parts Of the city
Late reports from the Consolidated
Street Railway car barn developed the
fact that three cars are stalled in va
rious parts of the city, one on Chandler