The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-02
RAIN AFTER SNOW
FILLED STREETS
WITH SLUSH
Double Storm Sunday Caused
Much inconvenience
LOCAL DAMAGE SLIGHT
Trolley Line to North Adams Forced
to suspend-co,d Wave
Coming

lldu the COuultlOhS, WHICH prev all
ed last evening continued for the en-
tire night Bennington and the i'm
mediate vicinity would this morning
have been altogether too wet for
comfort and considerable damage
might have resulted.
The heavy snow, which began fall
ing Saturday night and which kept
coming down during the entire day
was followed early in the evening by
down pour of rain that flooded the
streets and caused large amount
of Inconvenience. During the night
the temperature dropped sufficiently
to check the accumulation of water.
The snow that fell Sunday was I'M
usually heavy and added to what
came with the recent storm made
considerable body which as it melted
with the rain filed the streets and
sidewalks with water. Last night the
sidewalks were so flooded with water
and slush as to be impossible ex-
cept for those who were equipped
with rubber boots.
Considerable trouble was experience
ed in the local district of the Ben
nington telephone exchange, al
though long distance messages were
handled with but little delay or in
convenience. The service of the
Western Union Telegraph company.
however, was pretty well crippled in
this vicinity. 1t was impossible to
secure any telegraph service OUT of
North Adams and most of the bust
ness from that city was transacted
by telephone.
Train service was delayed The
night train from the north did not
reach Bennington until after 6 o.
clock this morning and no mail was
received from New York.
Because OF the flooded tracks in the
vicinity OF Blackinton, the Benning-
ton and North Adams Street Railway
line suspended service at o'clock
Sunday night. Late this forenoon -
was reported that it had been pos
sible for the Berkshire company TO
move cars as far as Williamstown
and it is expected that the service in
to this village will be resumed some
time during the day. On the line to
North Bennington there was but
little interruption OF service. One
car was put cut of commission but
the schedule has been fairly well
maintained.
The storm condition appears to
have been general Throughout New Ell
gland and New York state and was
much more severe in the section out
side of Vermont New York city was,
almost completely cut off from tele-
graph communication with the out.
side world and much difficulty was
experienced in the running of trains.
At the office Of the Western Union
the conditions were said TO be the
worst in many years.
According to the weather bureau
at Washington the storm reported
Saturday OF the Georgia coast NOV
ed rapidly northward during Satur-
day night and Sunday and gained
great intensity. Its center was off
New York Sunday night and the bar
ometer at that point had then fallen
to a point lower than ever. recorded
at any weather bureau station. This
storm has been attended by heavy
snow in the north Atlantic states
and shifting gales along the Atlantic
coast and it is followed by a cold
wave from the region of the Great
Lakes. In anticipation OF a marked
Increase in this storms intensity.
we're issued Sunday morn
ing TO Atlantic ports to the effect
that shifting gales would prevail Sun
day afternoon and night and advising
vessels to remain in port.
Also cold warnings we're then is
sued for the middle Atlantic and
New England states.
There win be snow followed by
weather Monday in New
York and New England followed by
fair weather Tuesday.
Temperature will fall Monday over
The Atlantic seaboard
Storm warnings are displayed on
the Atlantic coast from Eastport. Ne.
10 Savannah. Ca.
WEATHER FORECAST