New Britain herald., 1920-02-06
Prediction of More Snow Tonight; New Britain Mails Delayed Many Hours
NO CASUALTIES
 REPORTED HERE

New Britain awoke this morning to g. complete and full realization of yesterdays storm-unanimousI de- creed the heaviest felt in this vicinity for years
 With streets and thoroughfares banked high on either side with the drifted and shovelled snow, and with the trolley cars furnishing the only means to clear paths for motor and horse-drawn traffic, the city this morning found itself practically snowbound within, while trains from all points arriving hours behind time, tended to cement the semi-isolation from the outside world felt yesterday and last night.
 Industries Crippled.
 Al factories reported themselves partly crippled by the failure of many of the employees to report for work, and although the forces were gradually reinforced throughout the day, g. large percentage of the em- ployes remained absent.
 Suburban, and the remote residen- tial sections near New Britain, were more seriously affected by the storm than was the city itself. Commuters who patronize the ''jitney' and street car lines from outlying communities were practically snowbound for some time today because of the impossi- biltty of regularly maintained sched- ules on any transportation Hne.,
 Mails Delayed. s.
 Mails are delayed at present more than fifteen hours, the last trains from New York bearing New Britain mail having arrived at 5:30 o'clock yesterday evening. At noon today none had been reported since that time, and none was expected before evening. Mail from Boston was held up like length of time, and officials at the local postoffice predicted an average delay of twenty-four hours in all mails. It will be several days be- fore the reguar schedule of receiv- ing and distributing local mai can be resumed.
 The mo school whistle was blown again this morning and it is doubt full if any sessions will be held to- morrow. unless a decided change for Tn the suburban schools the sessions for the day were also cancelled.
 Fear No Food Shortage.
 Because of the supply of reserve food on hand, dealers in meats anfI groceries this morning did not eviIsce any alarm over q food shortage New Britain is stocked enough with food supplies. 1t is stated, to last several days should there be 8 complete cut ting off of outside supplies. It is thought transportation will be re- sumed on the railways before any serious food shortage could be threat ened.
 Coal and fuel dealers in the city today were busy answering telephone orders for coal this morning, and the answers from the dealers were not encouraging. Though there is a plen- tiful supply of fuel on hands to sat- isfy the needs of the local consump- tion, the difficulties of delivery have made it practically impossible to haul the fuel to the homes of the consum- CTS.
 Physicians Brave.
 Physicians of the city exhibited yesterday, last night and today the real heroism which has always been connected with, the profession. Work ing from morning until late at night, unable to secure means or transporta- ton, the doctors were forced to visit their patients on foot, pushing their way through deep drifts of sifting SHOW IAe UT SFlppS, Ill., 1uenza and pneumonia, of course, added to their difficulties.
 No accidents have been reported to the police as results of the snow, and luckily there have been no serious fires. Fire department officials view with alarm the condition of the streets. as @ haul of the heavy fire apparatus over them would be near ly impossible. Precaution on the part of property owners has been empha- sized.
 The gale and unusually high tides which have Iashed the north Atlantic coast for the last two days, accom- panied by a blizzard which blanketed most of the territory with snow and ice were gradually subsiding early today. leaving a trail of destruction and suffering in their wake.
 Estimates of the property damage run we'll beyond the $2,ooo,000 mark 4 number of vessels were reported in distress and several Long Island jams. The wireless station at New York police headquarters early today had received messages from 39 ships at sea asking for the location.
 Points along the New Jersey coast especially Atlantic City and Seabright were hardest hit. Houses were washed into the sea and towns partly tnun- dated. Resorts along the Long Island