Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-01-06
ALMOST A BLIZZARD.
Story Of Tuesdays Storm in This
Section.


The storm which began in rain
Monday evening, turned to snow dur
ing the night and continued with in
! creasing severity until nearly noon
Wednesday, was the most severe of
the winter in this section. According
to the record kept by DR.. George F..
Gale 16 inches of snow fell, and the
/ high wind which accompanied it made
the storm doubly severe upon all who
We're obliged to venture out in 1t.
Few people had any idea Monday
evening that the mild weather of that
| time was breeding blizzard of no
small importance, and those who re-
| tired early were surprised Tuesday
morning to find that snow had fallen
| to the depth of several inches and
the storm was increasing in severity.
Snow fell steadily during Tuesday
and when night came the storm was
at its height. 1t continued without
a iul until about 10: 30 Wednesday
forenoon, a high wind raging all
Tuesday night and most of Wednes-
day. The thermometer dropped rap
idly Wednesday afternoon, and yes
terday morning reports from differ
ent sections told the story of various
istering thermometer struck bottom
at 13 degrees below the cvpher.
While the storm was unusually
severe in appearance its interference
with traffic in this section was COM
paratively slight. BY running por-
tion of Tuesday night the Brattleboro
street railway company was able to
keep its tracks open, and with the
exception of one trip the cars ran on
schedule time all day Wednesday.
The railway trains were more or less
belated Tuesday and Wednesday. the
Montreal express. south bound, be-
mornings The evening passenger
train on the narrow gauge did not
reach Londonderry Tuesday evening
until several hours after schedule
time, and on it's return trip Wednes-
day did not reach Brattleboro until 8
D. m This delay was caused by the
passenger trains being obliged to wait !
at Newfane for the arrival of the
mixed with the snow plow. |
Both Wilmington and Jacksonville |
stages made their regular trip to (
Tuesday but they were |
under great difficulties in returning /
of the highways. and did not attempt |
to star Wednesday. The rural car
riers were able to cover only por-
ton of their routes Wednesday.
New York was paralyzed by the
great storm of Tuesday and Wednes-
lay, Jan. 3 and 4, nine inches of snow
falling, with intense cold that caused
lntold suffering to the poor. Seven
leaths were caused in the vicinity and
many persons, overcome by the cold,
ell on icy walks and sustained broken
,ones Traffic was demoraliZed and
he drifts caused a milk famine, only
per cent of the usual supply being
delivered in the city. Inability TO get I
upplies resulted in famine prices
or coal and groceries and great suf-
ering in the poorer districts result
d. The storm will cost the city rail-
way companies 100000. Incoming !
cean liners report blizzard at sea. I
he storm was general and severe '
throughout New England.
The japanese captured 25,00S pris-
ners at Port Arthur. The total num- l
er of the inhabitants is $4,000 of
HON 10000 are sick.
Theodore Thomas. the famous 2
lusical director. died in Chicago c
Jan. Z. of pneumonia He y
as sixty-nine years old.
More than s2SO.OOOOOO worth of a
roperty in the United States was L
estroyed by fire last year. making s
he largest annual ash heap in the 2
STORY of the country. F
Robert I.aFoHette was inaugural b
governor of Wisconsin for a third b
rm at Madison. Tuesday. Jan. 3. In