New Britain herald., 1920-02-05

tnrOugnOut thlS Sec1lOn or the CouhlT9 and New Britain experiencing one of the heaviest storms in years, local weather prophets say, that the city is in for a record d-breaking storm Traf- flc in general has been tied up all morning and part of the afternoon, adsubt gradually train and trolley lines have been successful in strengthening matters out to q state almost nor nal
 Because of the blowing and drift ing snows, it has not been an easy
 matter to determine just how heavy the fall last night and today was. It is believed to have been more than
 12 inches all over the city. A beaten path wide enough for Indian file'' walking, only, could be traced this morning not only on the outlying streets, but on Main street and the other routes taken by factory en- ployes in going to work. Heavy snow drifts against fences and buildings caused many to take to the roads The plying of snow shove1s during the morning hours made walking much easier at noon.
 n No School.
 At T:30 this morning the mo schooH' whistle was blown. It's two short and one long\ toot was received by tsY oung America as joyful music. Sessions not only in the public but also in the parochial schools were sus- pended because of the heavy storm
 ing.
 Practically all the factories report ed few workmen at their posts when the o'clock whistles blew today.
 lNo,. 4 !, factory offices when the time had come for those forces to start their days work. Suburbanites and those living in sections of the city some distance from their places of employment and who make use of the trolley or train to reach business were obliged to re- main home for the morning. In po- lice court this morning 1t was found necessary to postpone one of the cases set for trial as several of the witnesses lived North Stanley street and Prosecutor George w. JIlett was notified that they would be unable to reach court.
 Trains Iatc-
 Steam trains are averaging about an hour behind scheduled time and some of the early morning trains did 1 not run at all. New BritainiteS em- | ployed in Hartford factories and in ! the insurance offices of that city. about 300 in number. were forced to 1 wait around the station and arcade 1 for over an hotr. Employees of the l New Departure factory and other 1 Bristol concerns were similarly held 1 up The first Sprin gfield to Water 1 bury train came into the depot about 1 8:S0 and experienced much difficulty | in getting & start after discharging 1 passengers and taking on new ones- Although the train was equipped with ! two engines the icy rails and hard 1 going made it nocessa " to get third 1 locomotive. i Troileys Delayed.
 The trolleys on all lines have been 1 held up. On the Berlin line but one i car had made the trip at 8:3o where as under ordinary conditions at least ! half a dozen trips would have been 1 made at that time The electric scrap l CT and snow blow worked throuh the
 night and early this morning another ! run over the lines was made in an effort to have everything In readiness for the day crews.
 Meetings Cancelled.
 Because of the heavy storm the New Britain chapter, Hadassah, has 1 cancelled it's meeting which was to have been held this evening. The diff ! ficulty members would have in reach- 1 ing the meeting house was respons- ! ible.
 But few of the City Hall offices , were open this morning for business, and business houses about the city ! started late or not at all.
 At 11:3O the whistle announcing no 1 school for the afternoon was blown. Washington, Feb. Estates along
 the Atlantic seaboard from southern
 New England to Virginia, were snow ] bound today as a result of the worst
 snow storm of the winter. The
 weather bureau announced that the 1 heaviest fall was in Pennsylvania, registered. The fall in New York city
 was six inches and in Maryland
 and northern Virginia 1t was about l inches.
 The snow was accompanied by
 sieet and high wind. The snow
 bound area extended as far west as
 the upper Ohio valley, but the fall Ill l the. western section was not as heavy l as it was along and near the coast l Moderate temperatures prevailed l generally and in some sections thls | morning the snow had turned to q 1 fine rain.
 High winds accompanied by snow 1 were expected to prevail along the coast today from Cape Hasteras to