Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21
FIRST BIC SNOW OF SEASON BRINGS
 COMPLETE TIEUP IN STREET TRAFFIC

Gripped in . blinding snow storm that swept oyer the eastern part of the coun- try for twenty hours. Norwich, like all other cities in the east, lies buried in a blanket of snow about Is inches deep The storm started about 3 o'clock Sunday morning and continued until about Il o. clock at night when the moon and stars came out. The snow, whipped by 70 mile gale, piled up drifts in the streets of the city and in the country reads. blocking traffic to a considerable extent, and tying up the \ olley lines late in the afternoon. The steam roads were also delayed and trains through Norwich were one and two hours late.
 Trolley Llass Give Up. The trolley company suffered the most during the storm as all interurhan cars were pulled off about o'clock. leaving Norwich practically cut off frem the rest of eastern Connecticut. the only means of travel being the steam road and by automobile There were very few of these last that would venture out except for exorbitant prices. ITha treileys on the West Side and Yantic lines veFs discon- tinued about o'clock Sunday afternoon but the Greeneviile and Taftville lines were kept open until later in the day. On the New London line two trolleys be- came stalled near the city line iA Themes vile and remained sneWbound until freed by blows early this (Monday) morning. | On the Yantic line blow went eff the | track in Yantic and rema med of for some | time, leaving that line tied up between noon and l o'clock. No cars were able to get through to Willimantic during the later part of the afternoon. Supt. Sam uel Anderson kept the blows at work all night but high wind would drift in the I fa a4f nlAr bod passed and the work of keeping the track clear was no slight task
 | Supt. Anderson is in hopes that with | the snow blows at work all night he will be. able to have the trolley lines in operation on schedule time today. AutsmebIles Stuck in sasw.
 The autemobilistst who were brave | enough or foolish enough to venture out had hard work getting through the drifts and in several places owners of cara were forced to leave them by the road side and walk. Others carried snow shovels to dig themselves out should they become stuck. Several cars were towed to garages after breaking down under thf strain of pushing through tue driftet snow.
 Drifts In the Streets.
 In the streets in some places the snoz IO lHS uSplA OI lO 1OHl feet. On Bath street there was 2 drif that was waist deep and in the Falls ant West Side sections the snew was drifteC to the height of the fences and walls. II the country districts around Norwich tn snow was so deep that the road was i'm passible Several of the local undertak CTS who were called out on Sunday af ternoon and evening were feFced 10 re sort to the horse-dravn vehicles in orde to make their calls.
 I've Engines ts . Train.
 The steam roads overcame the difhcul ty by using two locomotives to each trail i, but even with the added power their pro gress was naturally slow. The boat trah due shortly after 10 o'clock from Worces ter did not arrive uRtil nearly midnigh and the northbound trains were equall, as late.
 Little Telephone Trsuble. The telephone company suffered littl or no trouble from the storm although tn company was on the alert all day fe