The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-06
BARRE BURIED
UNDER 2OINCHES
And the Storm Was Still
Raging This Afternoon
With Great Vigor
TROLLEY SERVICE
WAS CANCELLED
Trains Were Running Many
Hours Behind the
Schedule


snow on top of the great accumulation
which was only partially washed away
by the warm temperature and the rain
Of the two days preceding the advent
OF the western blizzard.
1t was fortunate that a turn to
colder temperature occurred last night
otherwise, one of the most serious
foods in years would have been ex-
perienced in Vermont. The streams
had already begun TO rise during the
! early evening and the ice gorges threat
ened to give way under the pressure of
the rising flood
Besides being the heaviest blanket
of snow deposited this winter, it was
also the most battling, because it lay
on foundation of slush, causing the
accumulations to stick with unusual
tenaclty, Trains, trolley cars and even
sidewalk snowplows found it most diff
ficut to penetrate, the heavy mass, and.
in consequence, traffic was either held
up entirely or carried on very slowly.
Country roads were blocked because
the snow was whipped along by stiff
northwestern breeze which piled the
snow TO heights heretofore not reached
even in this most severe Of winters.
In Barre business was practically at
a standstill during the great part of
the day Main street had its great
heaps Of snow which had been scraped
from the sidewalks, and in some in
stances delivery teams had to be driven
onto the sidewalks TO enable the clerks
to transact their business Few teams
except those of fuel dealers, milkmen
aud grocers were TO be seen on the
streets Of the city, and automobiles
we're entirely eliminated for the time
being.
Knowing the difficulties which would
be experienced in trying to buck the
snow accumulations. especially on the
hilly streets, Chief Heney OF the FIRE
department withdrew the motor driven
apparatus from the first line OF defense
and even relegated the heavier horse
drawn apparatus to the rear, while he
prepared to use light pungs, carrying
chemicals and hose, the pungs to be
drawn by four horse hitehes At the
same time warning was issued to
people 20 use utmost care to prevent
the outbreak of fire Some DAYS will
elapse before Main street is dug out
from under the vast accumulation,
while the other streets will have to 60
through the attrition process before
travelling is good again.
The sidewalks of the city were
blocked for considerable time this
morning, and shopgirls, stenogrsphers
,,,1 l,4 1
cause OF the virtual impossibility of
getting to their places of employment
The street department had sidewalk
PLOTS out early and when they started
in blowing ont the walks they found
already foot of new snow adhering
to the sticky foundation so closely that
the horses had hard work to drag the
plows through the mass. Added to
this handicap was the difficulty in get |
ting men and horses to Join in the at
tack on the snow. The snow was so |
heavy that it soon put two of the plows
out Of commission.
Now and then a resourcefu person |
anxious to get to work before the |
walks could be plowed out, put on /
or skis and walked to his |
place of business on Main street II /
was far easier and more expeditions |
mode of travel than blowing through
the deep SNOW.
No Trolley Service.
Early in the morning the Barre &
Traction & Power company
was forced to cancel its service for the
first part of the day at least A sweep
~ H. . ]
Barre early in the morning and got as
far as city hall, where il was halted
and then sent back over the line, which
was rapidly drifting in again. The
street car Of the company
the sweeper from the car barn
10 Barre and after reaching the Wash
ngton street branch line got stuck
here. The sweeper car again made the
rip southwark to this city just before
noon to convoy the Washington street
,ar back TO the car barn.
The trolley company got as far as
he corner of Barre and Main streets
his forenoon but had one car stalled
1t the Sibley avenue transfer in Mont
,elier
A main line electric car became de-
allied near the office of the Intercity
,all park grounds this morning at II
,'cloek in an endeavOr to work its way
through to Barre All eight wheels Of
he large car went off the rails even
hough the car was travelling very
lowly.
Telephone service was not seriously |
nterfered with, strange 70 say, al
hough the early snowfall was of a
linging consistency and likely to hang
o the wires. At the Barre office Il |
vas said that the toll lines were in
orking order and that only a few To-
al lines were put cut Of commission
" the storm.
Steam Roads Hard Up.
The steam railroads were up against I
heir worst troubles OF the winter, and !
he schedules were completely demoral- \
led. The Montpelier & Wells River I
aiiroad. which i usually less handi- :
apped than the Central Vermont. was
.aving serious troubles. The Z so train I
ut Of Montpelier did not leave that
tation until about 800. and II was {
.receded By a snowpi0w, which started :
AT At about $50
ca the Central Vermont line the - (
rains were running when thex cuuld 3
he night train from Boston due In 3