Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-01-30
lsnecial to The Rulletin.l

New London, Jan. pa storm which
shipping men declare to be the tail end
of a baby blizzard struck this end of the
county Saturday evening and for many
hours was menace to shipping. AT the
custom house and police headquarters
no reports of accidents had been <ceiv-
ed UP to a late hour on Sunday. The We
locity Of the wind was estimated at near
10 miles an hour and the snow was drlv-
en- with such force that pilots say they
were handicapped in navigating. Several
of the tugboat captains said they would
stay in the harbor until Monday morn
ing, but three of the tugs started for
Providence and Fall River during the
late afternoon on Sunday.
The Artigas, steam freighter, which
| locked at the state pier early in the
wee kwith a cargo of lumber from the
west coast, completed unloading early
Saturday morning and was due to sail
| light for her home port on Saturday
night or Sunday, is delaying departure
waiting for weather.
Due to prompt action upon the part
of Frank Parker of Jordan village, Wa
terford, Fred Meyers, age u. and his
sister, Sophia, age 8, were rescued from
drowning in Jordan cove Saturday af-
ternoon While suffering from exposure
on Sunday the children were reported as
out of danger, but both are still confined
to bed They are the children of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Meyers, former residents
of Taftville, and they were skating or
Jordan cove. Passing over an eel hole
the little girl fell through the ice. Hell
brother Immediately rushed to her res
cue. For nearly thirty minutes Freddie
held his sister in his arms, keeping hel
head above water and when rescued b!
Mr. Parker the boy was fast slipping
into the unconscious stage. Medical at
tention was given by Dr.. G. S. Allyn DR.
H. NJ. Lee and DR.. e. C. Chapman.
+ Speaking about ice, the directors o
/ the Perry Ice company and the New
t London Ice company say they have har
= vested enough ice to fill the houses il
the immediate vicinity of their ponds an
. future cuttings will be stacked in tn
: open.
e Health officials at the state capitc
r who were on a tour of inspection in NeN
London during the week say it is due t
| the vigilance of Health Officer DR.. Ben
jamin Pencil that this city and suburb
3 is not threatened at present with Wis
tation of small pox. At the present tim
= there are a few cases of diphtheria an
|
. | city. In the case Of the Copeland chi
f dren of Waterford an done case frol
. New street in New London the patient
are said to be out of danger.
It was expected there would be di:
t cussion of a probable wage cut on raj
II road lines at the meeting of the deli
gates from the locomotive engineers, mr.
men and engine men, railway conductor
o and railway trainmen which was he
: in Union lodge rooms this afternoon. :
:. the conclusion Of the meeting it WE
II stated that only routine business pertain
> ing to the benefits of the four unior
! were discussed. That wage cut ma
be in order early in\ the summer 1t
. said was considered probable.
# Members Of the Masonic fraternity
J. Norwich, Mystic, Westerly and Niant
are reported to be interested in the o
ganization of another Forest of Tall G
re dars which IS programmed to come
2, the front and center in Norwich ear
ut in the spring. Many inquiries have bee
received by Grand Tall Cedar Morr