New Britain herald., 1926-02-05
STORM CUTS OFF
 CITY'S OUTSKIRTS
WOlcott and ChippinS Hill Dis.
 triCtS Are Isolated
WORST BLIZZARD IN YEARS
Hcrhlds Arrive Punctualiy-Woman Sues For Si5,000 For Injuries sustained in Fall--Chimncy Fire On Prospect Street.

Sustained in Fall--Chimncy Fire
 On Prospect Street.
 The entire city and particularly the outlying districts awoke this morning 10 find themselves buried fin snow and although 1t actually stopped showing at about { D. m. yesterday the high winds during me night succeeded in piling up drifts in some points as high as ten feet.
 People living in tho Wocott and ChippenS Hill districts were isolat- cd from the city and q number who had made their way 10 the city yes- terday morning 10 work or for shopping, found it necessary to re- main here over night, All of the hotels were filled 10 capacity and many from the points mentioned will be marooned for at least two or three days longer.
 Tho superintendent Of public works, Oscar Anderson. had largo number Of men working all day yesterday in conjunction with the tractor blows and the streets were kept as near open as much as was humanly possible. This morning a large number of teams and men are at work cleaning up Main and North Main streets and the pros poets arc they will be in good shape before the end of the day,
 The state highway forces have succeeded in opening the main th0roughfare between Forestville and Plainville but they state IL may be Monday Of next wek before tho line between Bristol and Forcstville is taken care of.
 The trolley service of the Bristol X Plainville Electric company was maintained throughout the day. all though there was some delay, most | Iy chargeable 10 the fact that au- toists in pulling out 10 pass another 1 car had become stalled. The troll ] Icy blows were out all of Wcdnes- day night, Thursday and last night 1 and General Manager George Cock | ings personally supervised the work | of keeping the tracks clear.
 steam service met with consider ! able delay, this being moro partcu- larly true of westbound trains, | which, after making tho station 1 stop, were unable 10 get under way | again. To facilitate westward | movement, however the local switchcr was kept available to help the trains to the west end Of sylvan hill tunnel at Tcrryvillc.
 A large number of employees working in the city and living in tho outskirts, who drove their cars 10 work, succeeded in getting part way home and after strenuous efforts 10 | blow through drifts were forced 10 | leave their automobiles and con- tinuo home on foot.
 It was the worst storm that | Bristol has experienced in q great many years.
 Hcralds Arrive
 In spite of the fact that several [ out Of town evening papers had not arrived in the city up to 11!o0 1 o'clock this morning. tho New Brit ain Herald reached here practically | on time and regular customers re. ceived their copies in most cases, if not from the nowstands. from the newsboy, on whose route they | live.
 Elks Play Well Attended
 Several hundred persons braved | the elements to attend the presenta- ton of That's That" given by the local Lodge of Elks. The comedy as portrayed bv local talent was
 City Made Co-dcfcndant.
 The city Of Bristol has been made co-dcfcndant in q suit for S15,o00, l brought hy zenobja Witkiwicz of Conlon street through Attorney Guil- ! foile of Waterbury. against Patrick 1 .ynch of Strarns street to recover | damages for q broken leg which the | plaintiff claims was caused by slip ! ping and falling on a sidewalk in | front of a vacant lot owned by MT. | ,ynch on Irving street on February | 15, 1925. The claim was originally | presented to the city council on | February r., 1925, but no action has ! been taken by the plaintiff until this time. The complaint alleges that the sidewalk at the time Of the ac- cident was in improper condition , and ice had not been removed. |
 The saving accounts of Mir. Lynch . in the Bristol Trust company and . Bristol Savings bank have been at- tachcd on a writ served by Constable | E, r. Furrey Of plainvlllo.
 Tbe interests of the city will be looked after hy Corporation Council William N. DeRosier and the case will be heard within the next two or thrco months in the superior