Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-14
MEMORIES oFTHE BLIZZARD.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: What 8 great snow storm we have been hay ing. Someone remarked 1t reminded them of the blizzard of 'SS. 1 shall never forget that. blizzard; it is as fresh in my mind as though 1t were yesterday.
 Monday morning, the 18th of March. Conn., to visit my brother in Litch- field. When the train left the station at GAS it--Was showing very hard, and there had been quite falI the night before, so.the snow was quite deep. It continued all, day. and the wind was blowing a gale, and oh! so cold. When we were within four miles of Water bury our train was stopped. as an- other. train, bound for Hartford, need ed som ehelp. The water: had given out in their engine, and our traia went to their assistance. Within a few feet of the. train our engine was stalled in a 9snowdrifts There we were with no food and only coal enough for a few hours.
 There were six girls going to the l normal school at New Britain who had their lunches with them. They shared with us as far as it went. There were 40 on the train-11 women, the rest | men. The men wanted to, go and see if they could find somewhere to get us something. The houses were near ] ly two miles away, and such high | drifts! They started off across lots as soon as the storm stopped little. They returned about o'clock with
 some biscuits and we had about three apiece. That was all we had Monday. At night when we wanted to get a | little sleep we turned over the seats- 1 each of us had two seats. The gentle men were kind enough to loan us their | overcoats for our covering. The con | ductor locked the two doors and, all the men went into the baggage car. l do not think we slept much, but just rested.
 On Tuesday the men went out again. l They knew a little better where to go, and brought us some bread and but
 ter-enough to keep body and soul to
 gether.
 l About 8 70 clock the conductor. same 1 in and announced he had put the last | of the coal on the fires; when that was l gone he did not know what would be- 1 come of us. It was growing dark and | the. men were looking around.
 l We were near a telegraph station
 but the wires were all down: One of
 the men stepped on a pile of some | thing. UncoverinS the pile, they found l it to be coal. What rejoicfngi We were thinking we were going to freeze
 to death. They brought the coal in | and spread it all over the car floor to
 dry, as it was all frozen with ice and l snow. The odor was not so pleasant when putting it into the stove. but il was preferable to freezing to death. We had settled. down for the night l and were getting quiet when about 1G | o'clock D. m. there was such a noise | A gang of Italians who had come to
 shovel us out came in. They had 1 chicken. and ohi 50 many nice things we did not care about sleep. for a
 while. We had all we wanted to eat l and the rest we gave to the Italians. Wednesday morning about ' o'clock we pulled out for Waterbury, reaching 1 there about 10 a. m. I a., .;. -.
 During the few days on the train l made the acquaintance of a Mrs | Crane, her husband being a leading 1 photograp pher in Waterbury. was in 1 vited to her home to stay until I could journey along. I staid in Waterbury until Friday, that. being the first train 1 for Litchfield. reached my brothers | at 5.30 D. tm.i Some trip! I should have been there at 10.30 a. m. Monday
 and arrived 5.30'p. m. Friday: Brother l did not think had started. and mother 1 thought I had gotten there.
 l On the other train they had lots O fun, as there were comedians on board
 going to the Hartford theatre. Ther' was a show two nights.
 We were very quiet on our car, a. gentleman and wife were bringins
 the body of their daughter who hat
 died at the normal school The body
 was In the baggage car on our train
 We played whist and a few quie
 games.
 There were very few at our las
 meeting. The only one I saw wa
 Arabella No. with her baked beans
 How are Joan. and Nelly By? Hov
 does this weather suit you?
 } Guess Crimson Rambler Is snowe,
 in sure now. tu.. u Would be pleased, to see Mirand, 1; and Uncle Joe at our March meeting I think a change Is good once in while. We will try and give you good time. With best wishes for. The Corne. | -ARABEIL LA NO. g.