The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-16
SNOW AND MORE
SNOW CR|PPLEs
TRANSPORTATION
Raging Blizzard Ties Up Traffic
of All Kinds
TRAINS STUCK IN DRIFTS
TRAINS STUCK IN DRIFTS
Trolley Service Abandoned and High.
ways In All Direct ons Com
peteIy Blocked

Not IN number of years has traf-
fic of all kinds been so crippled by
snow as it IS today. There has been
no trolley Sc vice between this viii
lage and North Bennington since Sum
day forenoon. The block ng of the
tracks of the Rutland railroad in
Shaftsbury where at least three trains
and a snowplow stalled during the
n ght and early morning has re 5ulted
in complete suspension of traff C.
Not so many people have assembled
at the local station in months as ap-
peared there this morning. Some wait
ed in the hope that the line would
eventually be cleared sufficiently to
enable them to at least sta toward
their destinations. The prospects was
so discouraging, however, that many
left the station.
The empty milk train from New
York VIII ch is due to pass through
here at one o'clock in the morning,
rived at with its two big locomo.
tivesl covered with snow and ice 1t
was run as far as No tn Bennington
and carried some Of the people who
live N this village but who are EN-.
ployed at the North village.
The northbound. sleeper arrived at
North Benn ngton between 7 and
O'Clock but was held there awaiting
q clearing of the line in SALISBURY.
The southbound sleeper is one of the
stalled trains and will be held up un-
til way can be broken through.
Sunday p divided one of the most sew
ere experiences in rough weather re.
corded here in number OF years. Con-
s derable light snow fell during the
early hours of the morning. Late In
the afternoon stiff northwest wind
began to Pile the snow in drifts and
to block roads and sidewalks. The
snowplows were put In commission
early in the forenoon but when the
wind began to drive the snow: were
withdrawn as the walks filled in aga.n
as rap dly as they were cleared.
Some of the New York papers were
received at noon but no Boston papers
came through. Much of the mail Is
be ng he'd UP by the storm and it will
be slow work delivering what has ac-
cumulated over Sunday. The carriers
are unable to do their work advanta-
geously as they must keep to one
side of the street in making del;yeries.
Parcels post packages will also be held
up.
The country roads are badly =
W tn DIR tls Inc Odd snow that came
with the preceding storms Is soft and
breaks through whenever a team at
tempts to make any progress.
Here in the village the work of clear
ing the walks with the plows began
not long after midnight this morning
and excellent progress was made. Con-
! 9rab e wind prevailed during the
forenoon and the work must be con-
inued unit cond tions change.
AT the request of the superintendent
he Henry WI Tut e company teams
began work this forenoon breaking out
he road to the no p.tal. What Is
needed is a road sufficiently clear of
NOW to permit the use of the ambul-
lnce and automobiles but to accom-
)lish this result would require large
mount of shoveiing. The teams will
freak way through that will permit
he use of sle CHS, which is the best
hat can be hoped for until after there
: a pronounced change in cond ttions.
Ralph F. Niles took out the white
Fhee ed Essex this forenoon to ascer-
ain how the car would act under the
rying condit ons. The car helped to
low out Ma street and proved that
t could also negotiate the side streets
fhere no way had been broken. When
bucked drift and failed to go
through on the first attempt it easily
acked out for the second and success
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