Republican farmer., 1920-02-13
STORM GRADUALLY
 SUBSlDING DAMAGE
 OVER TWO MILLION
Passengers in New York Trains Spend Night in Coaches in Meriden- Central New England Cuts Schedule - All Trains Hours Late.


 and unusually high tides which have lashed the north Atlantic coast for the last two days, ac- conpanied by a blizzard which blanketed most of the territory with snow and ice, were gradu- ally subsiding early today, leaving a trail of destruction and suffering in their wake.
 Estimates of the property damage run well beyond the two million dollar mark. A number of vessels were re- ported in distress and several Long Island Sound steamers were prisoners in ice jams The wireless station at New York police headquarters early today had received messages from 39 ships at sea asking for the location.
 Points along the New Jersey coast especially Atlantic City and Seajbright, were hardest hit. Houses were washed into the sea and towns partly inun- dated. Resorts along the Long Island shore near New York also were heav- lily damaged.
 The shortage. of coal caused consid- erable apprehension. Traction com panies said they had only a few days supply on hand and would be forced to suspend operations unless their bunkers were speedily replenished Barges laden with coal are tied up at Jersey points by ice foes.
 All trains from New England and the west were one to four hours late this morning. Owing to train de- lays no grade A milk was received fIoic Ia distributing companies.
 The stock and consolidated and other exchanges opened at 10 o'clock this morning and adjourned imme- diately until 10:30 o'clock because of the traffic delays encountered by members in reaching their offices.
 An unidentified man., about TO years old, was found dead in a snow bank on Gravesend avenue, Brook lyn, this morning.
 Meriden, Feb. 6-Many passenge on the New Haven road trains from New York and way stations spent the night in coaches in Meriden on account of the severe storm that crippled transportation and a accident at the Main street crossing when the cow catckar of the engine drawing the 7:3e New York express, due here at <30:07 and arriving at 2:05 a. n1., dropped and ripped up considerable pEanking. With the northbound track blocked, three other New York trains were held here over six hours.
 Restaurant men .reaped a harvest feeding the passengers on the trains The southbound trains were late but managed to keep going. Snow is piled high in the city streets today and the trolley tracks offer the only openings for vehicles. The trol1eys this morning succeeding in getting through on the suburban lines. Schools are closed and business generally is hard hit
 Winsted, Conn.,, Feb. 6-Huge snow drifts over the rails at Norfolk noun tain and the Summit compelled thu Central New England railroad to GU it's operating schedule in half today cance1lfng freight trains and limiting passenger accommodations to tw' trains east and west for the day Flows and plunger trains were sen out to break out the line at NorfoIl Summit and to keep it. open. A cre1 went fron, here to place on the rail an engine of the snow bucking trail which had gone off near Torrington
 Reports from surrounding town were agreed that ths snowfall an' the winds made the present blizzart the most severe in a generation Highways are blocked everywhere mails are cancelled and it will b several days before vehicle communi cation can be restored