New Britain herald., 1917-02-05
" BRITAIN Fights
|BRUARY Blizzard
DC Menaced by Heaviest
Storm Of the Winter

pf the worst billiards. since the
orable one in 1888 and this al
on the city stands face to face
what may prove a costly tie-up
4 traffic and business, due to the
tiling storm.
e storm, which had been i'm
ing all day yesterday, broke last
at about 11:30 o'clock with IL
n furry of snow. Throughout
hight the fall continued and as
approached the storm began
row more fierce, rather than
The Same held true during,
tmorninG and early afternoon.
Nj hour saw steady drop in the
mometcr, the wind continued to
lase in its intensity. the drifts
deeper and the snow fall con-
Id steady and piercing. lndica-
are this afternoon that unless
&torHi f.hates tonight the city viii
hraly;e.C tomorrow morning. The
Fher forecast holds out no prom
bf an mediate let-up. reports
the weather bureau indicating
katiIl,ancc. of snow and anoth er
twavc.
moon the trolley service had not
snc completely paralyzed it was
shslv crippled and will doubtless
Hoped indefinitely unless the
i, ceases The tr2in service on
Merlin branch and the Hartford
kville line is also greatly i'm
I'd as is the schedule on the main
Ifrcm Boston and New York, via
lefty. This forenoon it became
kn; TO the mana cement of the
~ company that it would be i'm
Nalc to maintain any schedule SO
#ttempt was made. the manage
lovoting it's entire energy TIC
Minc the tracks open and running
cars or every division just as
Ilently as possible. On the Hart
Il and Plainville lines, as well as
Berlin line, the worst difficulty
encountered. On the long
ches of open country the snow
led badly and cars on these lines
Through only occasionally. While
have been plying between this
AMI Hartford all day. they have
SO infrequent as to render them
bable of public service. The
N service was also impaired and
rains are over an hour late. The
Eugh trains are also between one
j two hours later both on this di-
In and on the main line between
ford nd New Haven. Railroad
and trolley men stated this af-
soon that in case the storm does
sdecrease tonight it VIII be prac-
by impossible to keep the lines
1. Manager Frank L. Beardsley
he Connecticut company has been
Personal charge of the work all
and every snowplow on the To-
6ivision has been pressed into SER
Fuel Delivery Crippled.
III the various coal, wood and lum-
B offices the work of delivery is
by crippled. Those having orders
kyered this morning were extreme
fortunate for this afternoon it has
d almost impossible to send q
Ma out into the binding storm. At
ugrocery stores too, the clerks and
Very men were kept working at
speed to deliver all orders for
IA and this afternoon other orders
VERY this afternoon. Some grocers
refused to send their teams out
/ afternoon, thinking the strain too
eh for man and beast.
kutomobilists who ventured forth
Eely this morning scurried back to
fr garages as speedily as possible
1 many of those whose business
kpeIled them to remain outside ex-
fenced much trouble. Many cars
lie stalled in the snow and repeat
tcalls were received at the various
ages asking for lows. Other cars
It were capable of making Roadway
sinst the drifts were compelled to
ION first speed and the heavy trucks
he'd by the large factories were
Eely able to draw into the factory
eds under their own power.
The local physicians have been sore
spressed today for not only have
sy been, in many cases. unable to
their own automobiles to carry
I'm to patients houses, but the ir-
fular running of the trolleys has
mpered them also. Some, who
We received calls from homes not
IT a car line, have been compelled
walk there.
Although the usual morning session
held in each of the public schools
storm had so increased in its vic.
ce during the forenoon that Su.
rintendent S. H. Holmes ordered the
sistle blown at 1880 o'clock, sig
lying that there would be no schoo
Is afternoon.
: Because people have been conten
remain indoors today, except il
Bes where it was absolutely nee
barry to go out, the telephone offic
Is been swanped with calls, peopl
ssferring to do their business owe
b telephone wires. AS a result tn
aerators have been kept unusuall
xsy and several extra operators hav
I'd to do relief work.
Warming Against Fire.
FThe public is warned to take extr
secautions tonight to guard agains
Sc, for although the heads of the fir
spartment declare the apparatu
guld reach any box in the city, tn
.rr,,, hoe III