The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-05
TRIMS HELD FAST
IN DEEP DRIFTS
Central Vermont R. r. Experienced the
Hardest Time of the Winter To-
day as Gale Piled Up the
Snow

Nothing that the weather man foisted
| on this winter worn sector of Vermont
| in the four days of dull December APP
preached in intensity to-day's cold, and
the fuel shortage along with other things
being equal, there was more actual suf
| fering than at any other time since a
| shambling futility of summer and
| fall gave way to this wiekedest of win.
| ters. Against solid curtain of cold
which set in late yesterday, a northwest
wind of great velocity flung itself with
undated vigor. Business of every de
scription recoiled before the slap-stick
blasts of old Boreas and ut noon children
in half filled school rooms were told to
go home and stay there. 1t was more
effective prescription than any that have
come from the fuel administration, and
ii promises to continue in force until
there is change.
Mercury hung at sub-zero way-sta
tions of n, 26 and even 80 in down
town thermometers al dawn to-day, and
more than that winters gale that
lashed itself into a fury as long ago
as Monday noon never once relaxed. There
were many cases of chilled noses and
ears and toes, and people who had those
appendages intact could thank their
lucky stars Grown ups abated both a
jot and little in the matter Of enforc.
ing school attendance, and in grades and
high school classes were called this
morning with the ranks shot to pices. A
conference of the teachers and school
commissioners in the forenoon had inn
mediate results. for just before noon !
Supt. c. II. White notified all teachers !
to dismiss their classes until tomorrow |
1t is expected that a fire whistle signal |
sounding NO school" will be arranged |
for future emergencies of this sort.
Travel was at standstill almost, and |
those vehicles which moved, did so un-
der a great urge. In the case of men |
and animals, il was TO move or to
freeze. Locomotives Travelled at snails i
pace, and on the traction line the sched
ule was all awry, Trains on both roads
Barre were long overdue and
frosty tales of stalled passenger cars
and freighters were borne into the citv
on the breath of the cold wind Every
rural road was effectively barricaded by
snow and travel along some highways
was out OF the question. Plenty of
people were ready to depose that it was
The coldest day within memory.
Sent1ai vermont hard Hit.
The blizzard hit the Central Vermont
lard last night and train service on that
Dad was put out of commission entire
" The northbound night train reached
Montpelier Junction about o'clock and ,
It noon had been unable to get away
rom the station. In an effort to move ,
he train so that the snowplow could I
ret right of way drawbar was pulled ;
N the mail car Lunches and coffee were
ent to the Junction this noon to feed
he people
The worst trouble occurred at Middle
ex, where freight train got stalled in 4
he snow last night and at noon was
till there. Two engines were sent there
hortly before noon to pull the train out
The southbound night express did not u
cave Montreal at ALL The southbound c
oon train was made up to-day at ST. e
Ilbans. &