New Britain herald., 1915-12-14
CITY IN RLIZZARD'S GRIP STEAM AND TROLLEY LIN
 PARALYZED BY BIG STC
Electric Power Fails Last Evening and are Abandoned for Night on Loca
 and Interurban Lines
TROLLEYS AND FLOWS OFF RAILS
 AND ENTIRE SYSTEM IS TIED

L.
 ing Through Drifts--New
 People Marooned in Hart
 Night-Stor1n Costing City
 Day--Narrow Escape From
 At Main Street Crossing.
 Locked in the embrace of tn king for hours, New Britain i5 emerging from its shackles Q All day long, man and machif been bucking the drifts, opef rail communication with othe and strengthening out the caused by last nights blizzard Interurban communication ley and steam ceased to exist carly hour. The electric powe{ early in the evening and trolleJ stalled all night wherever thd pend to be at that momentI trolley system was completely lyzed and passengers were fo1| wade through the drifts afteu ing patiently for the return electric current.
 Trains Hours Behind.
 Travel by the New York, Haven and Hartford was imps Where trains were being run they were hours late. Many Britain people who had gone to ford and other cities early fl evening were forced to remain all night and many did not in this city until o'clock this ing. Plainville, Bristol and bury were also erased from the ule by the storm. All trains New York and points this side
 metropolis were hours behind regular running time. The trai left Meriden at 6 o'clock last e did not discharge its New passengers in this city until , this morning and it was necess attach two locom otives to the coming from Berlin to this city
 The streets were deserted for the forces which were fil tn snow. Because of the lac power, the battle of the Come company employees to keep the open was a losing one and by night not a wheel was turning. leys and snowplows were l fast for the night.
 Long before, daylight, efforts being made to clear the track make matters worse, cars and were lifted off the rails, blockin lines still more effectua1ly.
 The lighting service, both i and domestic, was frequently rupted during the night, streets homes remaining in darkness foI periods.
 Costing City sao0 Per Day.
 Until the snow is cleared crosswalks, streets and sidewalk which. the city is responsible, storm will cost New Britain ap iInately s200 per day. The [ works department had fifty lah and a dozen carts engaged in re ing the snow today but this for far too small and the department use all the men it can hire or Xii Efforts were first directed to rem the snow from the crosswalles sidewalks and then attention turned to Main street.
 High wages being paid in the tories is a factor in Keeping dow, number of men employed by public works department. It cd even before the blizzard | that the situation would be desp and this prognostication is nov fact. The depart simply cannot secure all the m can use. Laborers prefer ' factory with steady and assured to spasmodic work sh ng snow. The Connecticut com Is face to face with a similar s ion.
 Many Lost in storm.
 Many children lost in the storm to the police yesterday a loon and evening but in every 'tance they were found. At o'clock last evening the police, notified that five year old boy ng at 75. Hartford avenue had ost since 1 o'clock in the afterr 1e was later found, having t 'efuge in Herman Schmarr's sa At S:55 o'clock last evening word received that Florence schmidt, ourtecn years old Grammar s. ;irl living at the Appleby home olainville road, was lost. She ater found. At 11:5O o'clock Pr ,al l.. P. Slade of the High school fled the authorities that Ge 'kinner of Plainville was lost enr rom the school to his nome. The vas later found waiting for a P file bound train at the depot. ast call came to headquarters at .. m when a person who refused ivulse his name said man had near the South church vas lying face downward in tl-c s
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