New Britain herald., 1920-03-06
Electric and Steam Service DemoraIized City-New Haven Road Blocked---Ne| York Paralyzed by BIizard-SwoIld Streams Devastate Vast Sections in Dell and Pa.-Te]ephone and Telegraph Sy| tens Crippled
New Britain is Hard Hit Wickedest Storm of wi ter, Railroad Officials I
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The torrential downpour of r last evening turning to snow in early morning hours today. the tf mometer dropping rapidly from m tolerate to freezing temperature d high gale sweeping across the st caused New Britain to awake morning to realization that tn evidently was more truth than iict to reports of the past two days Wh told of a great blizzard sweeping es ward, of great drifts in the Far WI and of Michigan being in the grip d heavy snowstorm. The high wi which at times developed into alm gale-like proportions; the swirl snow, blowing and drifting, and icy particles of hail that cut ped trians' faces like so many need all gave tangible evidence of the that the tail-end of the blizzard arrived and on schedule time.
 Car or Track.
 The electric light service wh was partially disabled last even was soon repaired, but again m morning there was trouble on the cult and further breaks occurred. trolley service again was badly fected and on many of the local J suburban lines it was impossible only to maintain a schedule, but to complete the runs. Sleet and froze to the wires, making an cleo circuit almost impossibIe,s and drifting snow and ice upon the II made traction difficult. On Chestnut street line the trolley jumped" the track on Chest street, near the New Britain Mach company's plant. and stopped aln crosswise of the highway.
 On the steam line conditions " just as bad. News trains from N York failed to arrive and all @ traffic on the New Haven road blocked. Suburban trains also W disabled and service on all lines been demoralized.
 According to older residents of city, the early morning storm clos resembled the famous blizzard 1888 in it's severity.
 News Wires Affected.
 Owing to the severity of inc sto throughout inc entire Atlantic s board, it has been difficult for various news agencies to distrib their news today. Telegraph wi were blown down in many pla. telephone systems that contro these stations have been tempora put out of comm isSion and frequc ly throughout the day the Herald egraph operator on The X. r. cirt has received word over the wire some other wire Was down and other newspaper On this circuit cut off from commIIuicat;OG Associated Press wire on which Herald is looped is directly ccnnec with newspapers as far south as " mirgton. Del, and as far north TorrinSton. On the same wire w the Herald are about a dozen c necticut newspapers. 10 or more Pennsylvania, one in Delaware ana couple of others in New Jersey.
 Trees Blown Down.
 During the night ths storm plaI havoc with trees about tire city d many branches were broken off several sections of the city. The bos of public works was notified t morning of broken branches on Gre Hill. in front of the residence of G Platt: ill front of No. B Sol High street; at the corner of wi Main andF Lexington streets. A play banner advertising a fair to given by the Soldiers, Sailors Marines association, strung acr Main street. was torn to ribbons the gales.