New Britain herald., 1925-01-30
ICE STORM STOPS
 ELECTRIC SERVICE Travellers to Meriden and Bristol Are Stranded in Tieup TELEPHONE SERVICE HIT
Foran Eros. Sell Store - American Legion Notcs---NIrs. Mabel Norton Funeral - Phone Service on -- PlainyAIe Briefs.

The rain and ice storm of last night served to tie up the trolleys connecting Plainville with Southing- ton and Bristol in the worst manner of the season and efforts of both the Connecticut Go. and the Bristol & Plainville Tramway Co.,, to open up their lines and adhere to schedule were fruitless Hundreds of workers coming into Plainvile from South ington and Milldale or from Bristol or going to these places, were eith- CT forced to stay home from work or walk the greater part of the dis tancc because of the tieup of the tro1leys.
 In Southington the large snow blow which was kept working all night, kicked a rear truck off the tracks in the vicinity of Oak Hill cemetery and no cars were run through to Plainville in the earlier hours of the morning. Workmen employed at the Standard Steel & Bearings, Inc. plans. the Plalnville Casting Co.,, the Trumhuil Electric Mfg. Co.,, and other fadories about the town. were carried N far as the center of southington and were then forced 10 get out to await deyelop- ments. Cars from Plainville on the Connecticut Co. lines piled between here and Lazy Lane and went no further until late hour this morn ing.
 Efforts of work crews to place the big blow back on the tracks, were unayaiing and after many hours, the trollcys were able to get through on both sides as far as the spot where the blow was off the tracks and then the passengers were trans fcrred around the derelict and thus enabled to get on. Motorists pass ing through the town were besieged for rides and many of the stranded ones were able to get through with the help of automobiles
 On the Bristol line, people coming from the Bell City 10 Plainyile, were carried as far .gs the Forest vile switch this morning and were then forced to walk the rest of the distance into Plainvi'le. During the night, the thawing slush froze solid over the rails and prevented any chance of running trolIeys through. A large tree limb, brought down by the high wind which developed, add cd to the meanness of the situation hv pn prt-ircs fnnI y--ir |, it and while the trollcys were held up for this the slush froze thicker and thicker until the company was forced to turn out gang of over 50 men with picks and shovels to try and cut the ice from the rails and thereby open up the line.
 Business at several of the plants in PlainvilIe was crippled through out the day.
 Tn the factories. the loss of the workmen and members of the office force was a handicap. The condi- tions today are reported to be the worst since 1919 when the trolleys were held mp for several days be- cause of the snow drifts and ice packs on the tracks.
 Up to late hour today. the Bris- tol troheys failed to get through to Plainvifle and the roads were clut- tered up with people who were fore cd to walk the tracks and the roads tN reach their destinations.
 Phone Service or
 The phone service between sur rounding towns was crippled also be- cause of the storm. Efforts of the stranded workers to get in touch with their places of business were in vain, because of the condition of the wires. Many telephones were re- ported 10 be out of commission on the outskirts of the town.
 Railroad service was badly ham, pered last night by the storm and today the trains were running far behind their schedules. Snow blows were kept at work Throughout inc night in an effort to keep the lines open and the good work accom- plished by the crews was shown this