New Britain herald., 1926-02-05
BOY SCOUTS AID IN
 FREEING HYDRANTS
Mill Dig Them Out Except in
 Center of City

Responsibility for the clearing away of snow from the Are hy- drants other than those in tho cen ter of the city was assumed today by the local Boy Scout council in cooperation with Chief William J. Noble of the flre department and With the permission Of Stanley II. Holmes, superintendent Of schools Announcement was made in every school this afternoon that each scout was to see that hydrants on his street and near his home were freed from the grip of tho snow before dark. This aid was offered by Scout Executive Walter O. Cook because the city could take care of only those hydrants in the business dis tricts.
 Dig, Brothers, Dig
 New Britain today was busy dig sins itself out, after having been buried under the already historical blizzard of 1926" Snow is being cleared from the streets. which are being opened where they were hith- erto impossible and by tonight or tomorrow morning at the latest, Jack Frost and the North Wind per. hitting, traffic will have been re- stored almost 10 normal
 Although strenuous efforts were made by the board of public works yesterday, using every available ia. cility to keep the streets open, the storm was too much and street after street became churning millstream of stalled autos with whirring wheels and little progress.
 The road 10 the hospital through Walnut Hill park wah drifted 10 q depth of about three feet along its entire length, and while some autos managed to battle their way through carrying injured from tho North X Judd catastrophe, other cars had t hard time. A number of cars, un. able 10 make the grade through tho drifts, backed down the hill onto West Main street. Several cars re, ported fighting the drifts for iron 40 minutes to an hour before gain ing the top of the hill.
 Transportation Hit
 Telephone and light companlo suffered little damage due to th, fact that the snow was not wet O. heavy and did hot stick 10 the wires The Connecticut Co, and bus line were the hardest hit. One train wa taken of by the New Haven roa, yesterday and other trains ran late Late yesterday afternoon jitney line In the city began to suspend ant early this morning one lone ji'De. the snow melted and settled down street sweepers. blows, etc, brok open lanes through the streets, othe iitneys resumed their routes, al though this forenoon 1t is question able if any attempt was made [ maintain g. schedule.
 Trollcys Successfully Tight storm
 So far as trolley lines were con cerned, Superintendent William j Bryan is said to be tho only super intendent on the whole system wh kept his entire division open. Start ing at 1i:57 Wednesday night whe the storm reached ifs intensity, car were kept running on every line every few minutes. All the blow and sWeepers were put into use. Fiv crews have worked 24 hour shift running three blows and two sweep CTS and keeping switches open an rails cleaned. Everything ksp moving insofar as troleys were con cerned. with the exception of tn Francis street line. One trip va missed on this line, when an air pip froze up In Hartford a Hartford New Britain car was stalled In tn drifts on a city street, and .thre Hartford busses were stalled all da on Commonwealth avenue, Superin tendent Bryan sent a gang of me to shovel them out.
 No busses were operated in thi city or from this city to Meriden o Hartford yesterday Mir. Bryan stat cd this morning that there scene to be no attempt to open the street in Meriden yesterday and the husse would not be permitted 10 go ou until he was sure they would ge through. Buses were still in th garage this morning.