The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-12
IS DIGGING OUT.
Cleveland Is Emerging From
Her Grave of Snow.
Outlook for Early Resumption
of Traffic Is Good.

Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 12.-As today
progressed, prospects for speedy re-
sumption of normal street car traffic
were bright. and 1t was expected that
the railroads would establish COM
munication with the outside world on
a basis approaching much nearer to
the schedule time than yesterday
Bright. sunshiny weather prevailed.
and the slightly rising temperature
pointed to a thaw OF the sort that
would assist the work of restoration.
In the city this morning the Detroit
avenue line of the great traffic arter-
les OF the city and a few cross town
lines were still out OF commission.
Hundreds of laborers were at work
clearing the tracks and the reOpenlng
was only a matter of hours
Vessels were able to clear Cleveland
port. Life savers and tug owners
were on the lookout for traces OF
wrecks on Lake Erie.
While the railroads. street car lines
and the interurban system are ap-
preaching ordinary conditions, the
telegraph and telephone companies
will not be able to restore their lines
completely for weeks and perhaps
even months.
Snow Two to Six Feet Deep.
With The city under from two to six
feet of snow the problem Of distribut-
ing coal and food supplies throughout
the city caused the greatest anxiety.
Fifteen hundred babies have been with
out milk for 36 hours and prospects OF
getting any into the city are not gooo
but of other food, except fresh vegeta-
bles, a fairly large supply is on hand.
The big milk companies today made
sales to those who wanted it for babies
and the greater part of the deman3
was supplied. Foctories began shut
ting down yesterday because of the
shortage of coal and they may not be
able to open for a week. Retail dea-
lers saw a famine Of coal for dwelling
houses and apartment houses depends
on deliveries which just now are i'm
possible.
cfent quantities to last several days
are in the downtown groceries. but In
the suburbs where it has been impos-
sible to carry supplies, grocers have
almost empty shelves.
Failure to replenish the yeast sup
ply. inability of employees to get to
work and the difficulty OF deliveries
have brought the bread situation al
most to a famine point
Wire company. employing about 5000
men were shut down yesterday because
Of the lack Of coal.
One of the largest baking companies
today will give away 5000 pies and B.
600 loaves Of bread as otherwise it would
spoil in their plant.
Twelve hundred men are rapidly
clearing the street car tracks
Sank With Seven Men.
Menominee, Mich, Nov. 12.-It was
reported here today that the bark
Plymouth went down in last Sundays
storm near Gull Island, Lake Michi
gan, just off the entrance OF Green
Bay. She had seven men on board.
This wreck is the one which the reve-
nue. cutter TuscarOra is Investigating.
Identity Stin in Doubt
Port Huron, Mich. Nov. AL
though many vesselmen are firm in
their belief that the steamer which
turned turtle in Lake Huron, a few
miles northeast of here during the big
gale, is the Inflated steamer Regina
of the Merchants' Transportation COM
pany Of Toronto. others are equally
convinced today that she is not
It Is regarded as certain. however.
that the Regina went down during
the storm. The difference of opinion
concerning the identity of the over
turned vessel is due to the fact that
the overturned hull Of the mysterious
vessel il reported as being black and
the Regina il said to have had =
green bottom.
A theory borne by many is that
there was q collision between the
unidentified vessel and the Regina:
that the former went over immediate
ly while the Regina's crew abandoned