The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-06
n. E. TIED Up
IN BLIZZARD
Nearly Thirty Trains Re-
ported Stalled Over
Night
PASSENGERS SPEND
NIGHT IN STATIONS
Coast Of Southern New
England Lashed by a
72-Mile Gale

Boston, Feb. 6.--All energies were
directed in New England to-day to re
covering from the effects of the sever
est blizzard in a decade. With trans
portation demoraized and telephone
and telegraph service considerably i'm
paired. industrial and community life
was paralyzed except in northern Yer
mont, which alone was spared the fury
of the storm.
Continued snow was predicted by the
weather bureau for to-day, but hope
that the blizzard had definitely spent
its force grew when the snowfall ceased
early to-day in southern and western
New England, although the storm was
reported continuing undated III Maine
The snow averaged from 10 to II inches
in depth and in places drifted badly.
First concern was felt to-day for the
establishment of transportation service.
Commuters who had struggled for
hours Yesterday to reach their homes
struggled with equal tenacity to-day
to reach their places of business, but
with poor success, and stores and OF
fees opened late.
Railroad and street railway compan-
les worked through the night in an e.
fort TO clear their lines but traffic was
resumed slowly. Communities that
were isolated by the collapse Of trans.
portation remained cut of for hours
to day, and tie problem Of supplies be
gat-to loom large in Importance.
Nearly 30 trains were reported
stalled throughout New England last
night the majority il the vicinity OF
this city, but to-day they came limpng
in little the worse for the weather
The New York. New Haven & Hartford
railroad was the heaviest sufferer in
this respect. as the storm was felt
most severely in Rhode Island and in
the Cape district Of Massachusetts. 4
dozen New Haven trains were stalled,
including the Merchants Limited from
New York which found itself blockad-
ed several miles outside of Providence.
Local railroad service was practically
eliminated, and trains from New York
and the West arrived hours late.
Hundreds of passengers spent the
night on trains at stations or in homes
near the scene Of their detention. Ho-
tells in this city were crowded TO capa
city, and the less fortunate spent the
weary hours at the North station. The
freight problem was considered serious
to day, especially because of the seven
DAYS strike of freight handlers here,
which was ended only yesterday, Rail
road officials announced that right OF
way would be given to milk and other
perishable goods.
The northeast gale, which reached its
maximum velocity Of y miles an hour
at Block Island. lashed the coast with
a fury reminiscent OF the great storm
Of 1898. but no shipping disaster was
reported. due. il was believed, to the
timely warnings that had sent vessels
,currving to the nearest port No YES
sells sailed from this port yesterday,
and but one arrived, the Northland
from Yarmouth Other vessels re-
NAMED well of the coast until such
time as the storm should abate. Even
the Fall River line cancelled its sail
ings through the sound to New York.
VINEYARD Haven and Nantucket were
completely cut Of from the mainland.
Although a score Of casualties were
reported. there were but two fatalities
one in Providence and one in HoIyoke
and both due 70 exhaustion. ne ire
departments were severely handicapped
but the police in many cities turned
to sleighs and pungs for their emergeu-
cy services.