Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-02

I these banks it was useless to attempt to
| open the lines. Cars were kept running
on the open track of the Main street and
the Quinsigamond line all the afternoon
but the best that could be done with the
latter Zine was to get one track open
only as far as Diamond street near
Crompton park. This was the small re-
ward of persistent effort, and as it was
evening when this was accomplished
the officials decided to attempt to get
no farther on the line and kept that one
track open by running hourly trips to
Lincoln square. Should the no-school
signal fail to ring this morning it would
be well for school teachers who attend
the Millbury street and Quinsigamond
schools to carry their dinners with them.
The reward for the work put in on the
Main street line was better, and early in
the afternoon Superintendent Akarman
gleefully announced that both tracks
were open from Webster square to Lin
coin square, and five minute time was
established on the line at 1886 o'clock.
These cars had good luck the remain
der of the afternoon and evening, and
maintained schedule time as we'll as
could be expected. Aside from the
Main street and Quinsigamond cars reg
ular trips were made to the Union sta
ton by the south end and Lincoln
square cars. No other lines were start
ed during the day, and it Is unlikely
that all the lines will be in operation
even by tonight.
When the street car service was Grip
pied about 10 O'clock Monday night
about 35 cars and one or two sweepers
were stalled on the various lines, but
the partial opening Of the lines Tues
day allowed about half the number to
get to the car barn There ere, how
xkn1l,
where no attempt has been made to
clear the tracks. The number is be-
tween Is and 20, and they are stationed
in Greendale, on the west side, on Boyn-
ton street, South Worcester and on the
lake line, These cars are tenanted by
the motormen and conductors who
went down with the ship" and their
vigil, although at times lonely. is
cheered by the kindness OF neighbors,
who send the men hot lunches.
The information given out from the
Consolidated office late last night was
that efforts would be made today to
open the more important lines first.
Quinsigamond and Chandler street will
be opened first and then the West Side
and Greendale lines will be attend
ed to, after which the lake, Providence
and Grafton street lines will be cleared
out. With all the work mapped out for
the workmen, it is improbable that all
the lines can be opened for this evening
The large force which was engaged dur
ing the day was kept at work all night,
and by this morning many of the men
will have put in nearly "A hours work.
There Is not a line of electGics in the
city that Is more quickly crippled by a
snow storm of any serious proportions
than the Boynton street line When
cars in other portions of the city are
making trips nearly on time. the motor
men in charge Of the cars that go over
Boynton street have hard work to keen
the cars on the move. Long before the
other lines have to give up Boynton
street and that vicinity is dead to the
world outside. at least so far as the
electric cars are concerned.
The fakes swept direct, it seems.
from the peak of old Wachusett Noun
tain across Salisbury pond and then
pack themselves firmly and solldly in
the roadbed, not only in Boynton street
but in Salisbury also. In places Tues
day morning the drifts ovar there were
six or seven feet high, and big piles of
snow four or five feet gathered together
by the northeast wind that blew with
all its fury, We're not at all scarce.
1t was half past O'clock Monday af-
ternoon that the first car on Boynton
street got stalled. At $50 another car
gave up the ghost, and at $50 the last
car bound for Boynton strest left the
city hall. Two hours LATER by snail-like
progress, the third car got half way
down Boynton street and there Joined
the other two cars on the line. The
combined efforts of all three motors
could no open up the track, and after
working until about 10 O'clock in the
evening the men gave up the job.
The cars are still standing there. but
! it is expected that they win be shov-
elled out this morning. Late Tuesday
evening three of the Consolidated road
machines devoted their attention to op-
ening UP Salisbury street preparatory
to sending over one of the snow plows.
But the continual teaming done over
Salisbury street had bedded down the
snow which, with the drifts, made il a