Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05
Waterbury Visited To-Day BY .
clustering Blizzard.
STORM WAS VERY SEVERE.

And for a While 1t Knocked the Troll
ley Service Askew-Pe pedestrians Had
Difficulty in Moving About and
Teamsters With Heavy Loads Were
Stalled in Several Places Schools
Finished Up Days Work at Noon
Waterbury is experiencing the first
real snow storm Of tho season to-day
During the forenoon the wind
tossed the white fakes in all direc-
tions and people who were about town
found it hard to steer clear of obstruc-
tions. 1t didn't make any difference
which way one happened to be travel
ing the fine snow managed to take
him in the face and on this account
pedestrians were constantly humping
into each other and the words .excuse
me- and 'beg pardon" were heard
oftener on the street than they have
ben since the squalls of last winter.
Some folks tried to keep their walks
clean, but after a time they saw the
folly of such an effort and gave 1t up
for a bad job.
There was no session of the schools
this afternoon and as consequences
thousands of small boys devoted their
spare time to pelting each other with
the s'beautiful'' and once in while
they took aim with telling effect at
people who have long since outlived
the age when snow-balling was an
amusement to them.
With the exception of mixup on
North Main street this morning which
upset the trolley schedule on that
line for some time, the cars made
reasonably good time until towards
noon, but from that time on the sched-
ule was lost sight Of. The big snow
plow was on the streets early and it
was a caution to see it toss snow out
of the path, but the machine hardly
had time to get out of the way when
the wind left the tracks almost as bad
as before. The work performed by
the plow does not amount to q great
deal while the snow is drifting. About
the only good purpose 1t serves is to
keep the drifts from getting beaten
down on the tracks and making the
work Of removed more difficult.
Outdoor operations are at a stand
still, but work will be resumed as
soon as the storm ceases. The differ
ent contractors have lots to do and
less the weather turns out too severe.
The covering in OF everything forced
people who up to the present time sue
ceeded in maintaining themselves to
call at the Office. of the board of char
tiles and ask for some fuel. There is
more hardship in Waterbury for want
Of coal and wood than there is on ac-
count of scarcity Of food so that were
il not for the coal strike the poor of
the city would not be a very heavy
public charge this season. Superin.
tendent Doran loked cheerful and ap-
peared to be getting along all right
with the different callers until he re-
ceived word that his presence was
very much needed in Wolcott where
woman who belongs in Waterbury
was stalled in shanty and had to be
looked after to-day. Mr. Doran look
ed out into the cold world and remark
ed as he rubbed his face, that it was
pretty hard dose, but that inasmuch
as it was part of his duty he should
perform it cheerfully. He extended
an invitation to a Democrat reporter
to accompany him on the trip to the
hill town, but the scribe begged to be
excused.
In the afternoon the storm ceased
and the sun shone forth in all its bril-
liancy. The merry tinkle of sleigh
bells were heard, and men delved into
the snow with shovels and made walk
ing good on most Of the sidewalks.
Roadmaster Wales of the Connecticut
Lighting and Power Co said this after
noon that unless the snow commenced
to drift again the regular schedule
would be maintained on all the lines
during the rest of the day.