The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-22
Three Thousand Men Are StiH Digging Out
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, that if these streets are opened wide enough people living in the outlying districts will be able to get suitable transportation service quickly.
 short Iinc Got Through
 This morning at 10:30 o'clock the Short Line broke it's way through from Waterbury to Bridge port for the first run since the storm on Tuesday. The Southern New England Transportation com pany also succeeded to-day in mak- ing connexions with New Haven Hartford, Bridgeport and the towns up the valley to Winsted. The first bus to Winsted was run last night hut the job was so great that all further attempts were dropped until to-day.
 In cooperation with the bus and trolley companies, the railroad yes- terday and to-day had it's trains make stops at such places as Platts Mills to aid the workers in getting home. Yesterday train was run to Watertown in order to furnish passenger service. It stopped at Oakville to serve the workers there. The run will be made to-day. also, and will con- tinue until the Watertown trolley service is restored
 Early this morning many feared that it was going to snow but the sun finally came out and the skies cleared up. Due to the fact that it is a holiday, with stores and public buildings closed, foot traffic was not heavy to-day. "'
 Public Aids F'iremen
 Hundreds of Waterburians joined last night and to-day in digging out fire hydrants throughout the city. Chief Henry Heitman to- day declared himself well pleased with the cooperation of the pub lie. The 24-hour schedule for all firemen continued to-day. In other words the crews on all pieces of apparatus are doubled. During the day men were allowed to go home for brief intervals but at no time was the force weakened to any extent. The clearing away of snow from the hydrants, Chief Hcitman said will enable the fire men to make more speed in fight ing fires if they arc called out. Everything was quiet during last night.
 Charles Foley of 53 Johnson street and Patrick Kelly of IA State street, who suffered from ex- haustion during the storm were scheduled to go home from St Mary's hospital yesterday but it was decided to keep them under observation a little longer. MT Foley is a CWA employe. Mir Kelly a street department employe, was one of rescue crew that went out to get MT Foley in an isolated shack near the Naugatuck river.
 Local and state fire and police officials were keeping an eye on all theater exits in this city. All theater owners have been warned to keep the exits cleared of snow Conditions in Waterbury have been found to be satisfactory.
 To-day milk delivery systems broadened out in their activities and more and more streets and roads were made passable. There were many houses in the city still not receiving deliveries, however to patronize nearby stores for their milk.
 Nurses Get Through Telephone "visits" were being made regularly by the Visiting Nurses to isolated sections whict | they found unable to reach or foot. In emergencies. the nurses made sure to "get through, how. ever
 In Wolcott yesterday neighbor. got together and shoveled out about about one-half mile of Shel ton avenue so as to make it pos sible to take Donald Theriau1t; sor of MT and Mrs Henry Theriault | to the hospital. The town crew dit l not arrive until o'clock yesterda /, afternoon but the work had al ready been done by the neighbors