Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-03
CONTINUED DELAYS.
All Mail and Passenger Service
Delayed, Wednesday.
Steps Taken by Different Departments TO Get
Into Working Order Again.

1here were many amusing incidents
to be seen on the street while the snow
was being cleared. Street Commits
sioner Cottle at : o'clock Wednesday
morning. had a crew of 16 horses and
80 men out With the scrapers They
just tackled the big drifts on Bridge
street and then Went onto Water
street They won't get the snow
scraped off for three days yet. There
was a crew of l. horses and Il men
on the five sidewalk plows They SIM
ply tried to get path through and
today they viii widen the sidewalks and
even theW up. \ large eight horse
team was started breaking out the
roads which Will take them at least
all day today ANA part of tomorrow
to finish up.
\ large number of the delivery teams
We're unable to get along With one horse
and had to put another one on ahead.
The Maine Central trains We're all
late during the day. the connecting
trains all holding the other trains. II
Alb. Wednesday morning, train No. Il.
which was due in this city at l.50, Tues
day morning. arrived having been dc
layed by the storm - hours and 80
minutes. The trains through the day
ranged from five minutes over due To
two hours and three quarters.
The latest train Of the day was No.
lo2. bound west. due to leave this sta
ton at 3.35. Il arrived at 6.13 7 Al.
and left at GO. The next latest of the
day trains was No ~. bound east, due
to leave at $40, which left at 30
No freight trains run on this division,
all day. Wednesday. the engines being
used to double head the passenger
trains or else to run snow ploWs.
The attendance at the schools was
light in most of the schools throughout
the city. many of the mothers keeping
their children homo until the afternoon
session. and some all day. At the High
school there were a great many of tha
students absent
The Augusta. Halfowel and Gard-
ner Electric Railroad had a crew of 5G
men and 20 horses at work bright ana
early. Wednesday morning. getting the
track clear from the car barn to the
turnout on the nat below the state
House by noon The track between
the car barn and Gardiner is horribly
drifted In one place l4-year-old hey
went out and standing on the top Of
drift reached up and touched the troll
ley wire He wasn't an diversified boy
either.
Words was received at the car barn
that the track was clear To the rail
road crossing on State street at 3.45 ami
a few moments later car was sent
to the waiting room in HalloweH to be
ready to leave at S.55. The car cam"
along smoothly all the way from The
waiting room TO the foot of Rhine;
hilE here they had to stop and return.
as soon as the crew cot the track IN
this end of the route cleared. they went
back to Hallowell and started to clear
.fhe track on the other end of the route.
rhe first car arrived in Augusta at
as.
4 Of a
men in addition to the regular crew.
clearing the yard of snow. They load
ed it onto HAT cars which We're taken
to the bridge when loaded and thu
snow shovelled into the river. over Ia
car loads were taken out of the yard.
Tuesday. and yet not half of thu
amount TO be taken out was gotten ria
OF
Throughout Wednesday there Were
no stages to arrive or depart. Several
messages We're received ny the post
master from stage drivers who had
started out and had to go back. The
accumulated mail matter caused by the
storm has nearly all been dispatched
and the office has resumed its normal
appearance.
The snow-shoers were out in full
force. Wednesday. enjoying the fun Of
helping break the roads. There We're a
number of the fair sex out who, with
their escorts. took some fairly long
trampS. AS soon as they can ne ar
ranged the Augusta Snow Shoe cub
will take some trips out into the sur
rounding country.