South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-14
SOUTH BEND IS
PAST CRISIS
FROM STORM
Traffic Partly Resumed on Un-
certain Schedules, Milk Sup
ply Short But Coal Situa-
ton Helped by |. & M.

After two days almost complete
isolation from the outside world
South Bend struggled out Monday
morning from under blanket ot
snow nearly two feet deep ana start
ed to resume business in something
near normal manner
Five hundred tons of coal have
been placed at the disposal of the
county fuel administration by the
Indiana and Michigan Electric 60.
10 relieve the suffering which may
result since coal trains have been
held up 10y the blizzard
This offer was made by the CONF
pany "a long time ago. said Mr.
Hardy Mr. Bryan president ~
the electric company told me that
when we found ourselves in a scri-
Gus difficulty, ne could let us have
some fuel. and he has kept his
promise We viii bc able TO fll an
reasonable demands"
Those who want coal delivered
should see that the alleys are shov-
elled clear" said Mr. Hardy we
want 10 make the deliveries as easy
as possible so that little time will
| be wasted by the teams and men"
Temperature Rises.
J The situation was relieved Monday
lmuruing by a decided moderation
Of the weather At o'clock sun
day morning the temperature was
| five degrees below zero. while az
the same hour Monday morning as
was four above. II continued 10 rise
| from that hour and AT noon was -
degrees above zero.
All railroads. both steam and
| electric, are still badly crippled
and trains are running on nowhere
near schedule time The operation
of the local street car system was
begun al the usual hour Monday
morning and by noon the lines had
been gotten in fairly good condition
for traffic The company interur-
! ban cars were able 10 run only 20
| Goshen. none being able 10 get
/ through To Michigan City. NileS and
, ST. Joseph up until a late hour Mon
day.
A number OF passenger, maroon
| ed I'm one Of the company cars
I
been cared for az "a farm house near
there since Friday night. Cars were
being operated on the south Shore
electric line since Sunday on ara un-
certain schedule and i'm places they
/ have not been able 20 get through 40
ALL one car had arrived from Mich
igan City mp 10 late hour Monday
morning and the MANAGEMENT
thought that cars would 1e running
through az least as far as Gary hv
evening
Schedules Smashed.
80 trains have been run on the
VandaIia since Friday night. 1uL ths
local agent stated Monday morning
tLat he expected service 20 ne roe
, sumed Monday evening The Mich-
.gan CentraI officials stated that au
effort would be made Monday 10 got
train through from Knlamaz1o,
bat were doubtful Of their success.
The Grand Trunk was operating all
trains Monday. although efforts 20
keep anything like the schedule
were useless Practically The same
situation existed Monday noon with
the %ew York Central
More than 100 laborers and nearly
"a score of teams were put 30 work
by the city street department Nom
| day morning cleaning the snow
from sidewalks and streets 20 allow
free- travel Since late Friday
night nearly all sidewalks within
few blocks from the downtown b8--
lness section OF the city have been
covered with such deep drifts ~
now that travel on them was lm-
possible Instead OF the ordinary
, snow plows that are used hy the eltv
20 clear the sidewalks. road scrap
srs and eXcayatOrs had 60 Doe used
Monday on account OF the depth
and stiffness OF the snow
The milk situation sim remains
rather critical. because farmers
with but few exceptions are not able
20 get their supplies 90 the dealers.
Officials of the South Bend SAM
itary MIX Co, one ~ the -aree--
dealers in the city. stated Monday
that IL had been able 10 supply al
their customers. but could not prom
Use more than "a two-thirds delivery
Tuesday on account cf the almost
.mpaszable condition OF the country
roads preventing the milk producers
from getting into the city. Many OF
the farmer have had 10 drirs
through fields 30 get into the citv.
Many are usine road =crapers and
shovel> 20 clear me roa dWavs OF the