The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-15
Endured by Two
Commercial Men.
STUCK IN DUDLEY
Where They Arrived in Half
Famish Condition.

Webster. Feb. 1.-THE storm did
more than merely isolate Webster. 1t
completely stopped all communication
with the outside world, except by tele-
phone and telegraph, and in some in
stances the wires would not respond to
the touch of the operator, and many
of the wires We're down. 1t will re-
quire several days labor to replace the
business activity.
The most damage done locally was to
the local branches of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad.
Not only were all trains stopped from
running, but the huge drifts that block
its tracks and nearly buried many of
The smaller stations, will cost d good
round sum Tor the ShoVellers, who it
VIII take a week or so before all of
the snow is shOVelled and carried away.
The last train to brave the elements
Tuesday was the 1905 train from Wor-
cester, bound for Norwich. She got
as far as Plainfield where she could
go no farther. the drifts having wedged
her in tightly.
The mail that came on that train was
the last the local post Office received
until 2.02 o'clock this afternoon Post
master Marble and his clerks have had
a clnch for the past couple of days. but
they will have to make up for it before
inc week sees its finish. The first New
York mail came today at noon
Nothing was done yesterday by the
railroad officials to break the road
open. they deeming it absolutely i'm
possible until the storm ceased. Early
TINS morning the big pillow of the com
pany, drawn by two of the road $
heaviest locomotives, with Superinten-
dent c. c. ElWeli on board, started to
make the trip to Worcester.
Inc trip was made to Webster in ex-
ceedlngly good time. She arrived in
webster at 11.2S o'clock. her two en-
slneS putting and steaming with a ven
seance and encased with ice and snow
AFTER an hours rest in town, while the
shoNellers cleared the tracks ahead for
the tfaln, thus giving the train crew A
1nuch-needed rest, the Journey to the
heart of the commonwealth was re-
sumed. 1t was much harder worl,
and the solid-banked drift in the cut
at oxford was the worst encountered
curing the trip.
a party of four drummers who had
iIttie or no use for remaining in South
prluge over night, started out in 2
slelgh drawn by four horses and a dar-
ing driver. They left the Spec" town
at o'clock yesterday afternoon
IL was at 7 in the evening when they
arrived at Dyer Davis farm in Dud-
ley. 1t was impossible to 90 anv fur
iher The commercial men We're near
~ dead from exposure. They were
cared for by Mr.. Davis until thew were
ape 10 complete their journey.
9. ii. Rugg, a travelling man of Ne7y
haven, Conn, told a laughable hut icv
Iaie OF party of a dozen drummers
VINO We're coming from WilIimantic to
futnam. At Hampton. a village of a
couple hundred inhabitants. which is
about Is miles the other side of Put
nam the train got stalled Mr. Rugg
described the depot as a. "12 bv !
Shanty, while his listeners roared
with laughter During the night the
pIow came along and threw the snow
with such force against the shantv
that the windows were broken To
Keep the cold out, they had to cover the
broken panes with their ulsters. All
they had TO eat during the night was
a peck of frozen APPLES
The electric road is closed as tight
as a drum. With all forces working it
VIII be impossible to open the road for
a, week at least. All along the line the
snow is piled from two to seven feet in
drifts.
Road Commissioner James Dugan