Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22

New York. Feb. a1.--Greater New York 1 spccepded only partially today in free- ingitse,f from the thickest covering or snow that has fallen on the metropolis this winter Tonight the weather Du- reau predicted the probable arrival pe- fore dawn tomorrow of another pIlzzaro that would lay Q counterpart ot sleet and snow over the heavy white blanket which already hides the streets and side walks and clogs traffic lines througnout , the metropolitan district All modern snow-1ghting equipment that science has devised was carried fto battle today by more than 2o,ovV WorK- men who struggled to release the ssreels and railway tracks from the hard pack pd and high drifts that clogsed them They began work Sunday before the storm that lasted almost twenty-four hours nao died down and they continued tolilng lo- night, while New Yorks six million peo- pie hoped the other predicted storm %ouio not come.
 Baby snow blows of other winters were augmented by huge caterpillar tractors thar shaved the thick white beard or tha lstraets. scopped into automatic car- riers and dumped 1t into large trucks. More than 50 of these tractors were da Moved over the far-rsaching areas corrI5osis.g the greater city. To the force of i7.0o0 regular aud emergency snow fighters hired by the city were added several thousand more armed with picks, shoyels and machines paced into the fight against the snow by railroads, va rious traction interests and other private concerns.
 Railroads m many parts of the east sent snowplows along their fres. put ln tha xicin,tv of New York, which suffered
 taxyA means were used to break up the noun taInous drifts and icy packs. The New York Central Railroad sent out loco- motives equipped witl. a new melting de- vice to burn snow off the tractks- steam jet running from the engine boilers to the furnished the heat to melt away the snow which gripped the tracks and covered the third rails so that eiec- tric contact was difficult Brooklyn and Staten Island seemed n suffer most from the blight of the sEoTr1. the other three boroughs guicas- ;v yidding themselves of many snow ,.pyosed hantlies bs.4s Stasen 1aland yes yr;tl,csgtN44iI{i q iE rood sdpp1it |, edi f,nr, their sources since Saturday were dwind,;ng tonight from rush of buyers Transportation on the island was aiinosl sntire.y suspended. Only few electrlt trains and automobile buses v efs.kalln IT tils T E and many persons who woFk n aAa nns'e .l ian could not reach the ferries iron Tn Brooklyn. subway and elevated ser vice was below normal and the networi of trolley linos over that wideSpreas borough were only partially uncovered 1P one-ation. Nfpnha tan and the Brcn' were sufficiently cleared of snow to per init traffic along the main arteries. bu tro.tA and bus service was srMv rvereiS M
 sIa rxf14fa a electric lines failed to maintain thei trai nschedules. s,t s-s4 ..,.5sl
 Communication trains. which operat over a spider-web of tracks in Queen and Suburban Long Island, had har time of it, and on some lines there wa no service Trolley systems on Lon Island were badly crippled. Streets villages and towns were not cleared were the main traffic lines In the cit. and the struggle of rr.any commuters get to work snna cked of Arctic trai breaking. They flocked into New Yorl many hours late garbed in all manner { bad weather ciothSs. Ear muffs and heet helmets, golf stoo,irgs and sweater: heavy overshoes and boots. army putte and galoshes protected them from tl snow, piled several feet high In front their suburban houses.
 Railway trains from New England :, far behind their schedules and one lii stopped freight traffic in order 10 exp diate the movement of passenger trair Expresses over steam roads were Ike close to schedule until they reached t electrified area surrounding New Tor where ice and snow on the third "a slowed their progress.
 Street Cleaning Commissioner Leo &1 ed the board of estimate for an apDr priat,on of s1.o0o.ooo to pay for the va fare against snow. He thought 1t VOL cost all of that and the $3oo,0o0 affea available to restora normal conditions. garbage end ash removal work he ord' ed suspended for twenty-four hours
 order to use the men and wagons
 clearing snow.
 Harbor traffic was greately hamper by the storm. Passenger ferries T behind schedule, and many freight abo; were Idle because 1t was impossible
 get cargo to the piers. Work vas .sl pended on all the piers last night, a today but a few motor trucks attempt to make their way to the water fro
 Contrary to expectations munich lodging houses had fewer guests th usIial during the big storm. This v attributed to the fact that a large p of the thousands of unemployed had ;. tnined work helping to clear the sn banked stfeet1