Evening star., 1927-11-09
WINTER SWEEPS
ON FLOODED AREA
Relief Work Rushed in Fight
AGAINST Time Before Severe
Cold Sets In.
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, November 9.-The work
of relief and reconstruction pushed
steadily to the fore today in New Eng
lands food devastated area.
1t was largely a fight against time,
for the first touches of Winter were
making themselves felt in no uncer-
tain way in the water-soaked villages
of northern Vermont and western
Massachusetts,.
The vigor with which the situation
was being attacked was evidenced by
the announcement of Maj. Gen. Pres
ton Brown, commandant of the 1st
Corps Area, that he was moving his
base for airplane operations from
Concord, n. H.. to Burlington, VT.
Rail Service Resumed.
At the same time the Boston &
Maine Railroad succeeded in resuming
service to Canada, cut off since the
storm broke. The route. temporary
one, will take trains from here to
Portland. Me-, and thence to Sher'
brooke, Quebec, whence they Will run
over the Canadian Pacific lines TO
Montreal.
That left the main line to the West
omen to supplies from New York state,
unon which this city probably will
have to depend for it's milk quota for
some time to come.
The road reported that an unprece-
dented amount of traffic had been
cleared through the Hoosac Tunnel
route. mostly IN needed foodstuffs.
The Boston & Albany also used the
same route while workmen feverishly
pushed repairs to the 3h miles OF
main line which was swept away IN
the vicinity of Beckett. Mass.
Governor Calls Aides.
At Montpelier. VT. Gov. John E.
Weeks took the initiative in calling
together heads of departments and
naming committees which were
charged with squirting the plans for
reconstruction.
College students took a hand in the
situation, with the announcement
from Hanover, n. H., that Dartmouth
undergraduates LOCO strong, wouid
go to Hartford, N. H., tomorrow 10
help the inhabitants there In any way
possible.
smith College students, at North
amnton. Mass, did their part by
aiding in feeding, clothing and hous-
ing 200 refugees left homeless by the
Connecticut Rivers inundation OF
the lower sections of the city. Inc
girls contributed literally of their own
wardrobes to help clothe the needy.
Northern Vermont and the shat.
tered towns Of the ill-fated Winooskii
Valley, however, remained the real
distress zone and it was there that
the Army was concentrating its forces
with the establishing Of headquarters
at Burlington.
Pontoon Bridge on Way.
An Army pontoon bridge was on Its
way there from Fort Dupont, Del,
it will be thrown across the river TO
the opposite town of Winooski so
| that relief trains may move more
expeditiously up the valley to the
towns of Bolton and Waterbury,
Duxbury and North Duxbury and
| other places where loss Of life was
heavy.
The Vermont State Board of Health
has been giving 24-hour service IN
sending preventive serums to Hooded
| towns and thus far no reports of
disease have been received. A steam
er from Port Kent, n. Y, brought
| 1000 treatments for typhoid vacci-
nations to Burlington. while chiorin
| ing apparatus was being rushed there
to be used in purifying polluted
water supplies.
Work on highways is being pressed
in order that supplies may be assured
belea cured villages, a number OF
which are dependent upon Arm!
wagons and airplanes.