Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-28
Recovering From Effects Of Storm
Electric Roads Running Light. Fire Alarm and Telephone Wires Being Put Up a, Fast as Possible.

Linemen are working night and day to get the wires in shape for the full service by the electric light depart ment, fire alarm system and telephone and telegraph systems, and while they are making as good progress as can be expected, there remains much to be done before all the damage caused by the storm is repaired.
 On Monday the electric lines run ming out from here were on time, and continued throughout the day, the first car at o'clock starting out promptly, and no trouble was found on any of the lines of the Connecticut company. The Norwich and Westerly road was hardly affected by the storm. The first car Sunday morning was an hour late, but thereafter everything went along smoothly, the large and power- ful cars forcing their way through with but little trouble.
 Chief Stanton was busy getting the fire alarm telegraph system into full service on Monday, and got four of the boxes which were out into use, they being the private boxes at the alms- house and Ulmer's tannery, while the two boxes on Laurel Hill, Nos. 45 and 47, were also in readiness for use by Monday afternoon. The three boxes on the East Side arc not in use yet as
  but those it is expected will be put up today so that the entire system will then be temporarily in use.
 It is the telephone linemen who are having the worst of the trouble, and their work will continue for number of days. On Monday all of the South ern New England wires were working, communication being established with New London. Colchester, Jewett City and other points, but no long distance wires are in use here. About one-third of the local lines which were down have been repaired. Along both sides of the Thames river the wires were damaged the worst. In places seven and eight poles are down at a stretch. It made the work in the exchanges very hard during the day, and calls pil- ed up for lack of wires to handle them. Tn some cases 1t took al day to get calls through.
 The electric light department had its men busy all day, and three of the bug light circuits were in commission Mon day night, in part, and 1t is thought that everything will be fixed up by to- night. All the arc circuits are work ing, although in cases there are lights which have burned out and must be repaired. Fortunately there is full moon this week, so that the loss of the lights is not so badly felt One of the alternators to the East Side was put in use Monday, so that the arc lights were working, and the other will be fixed today for the mills use. At the plant no damage was done. Several poles were aflre from electric wires on Sunday night, and one near the resi- renee of George w. Carroll, in Broad way, burned off. There were only electric and telephone wires upon this pole. The steam plant is being run part of the time to help out the Uncas Power company. although the latter gave big help for the big load during Christmas week and on Christmas eve. The Power company started to furnish juice Monday morning for the first time since Friday night. and Monday night the steam plant was helping out again.
 There was much improvement for