New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 14, 1915, Page 11

“GITY STORM BOUND, TRAFFIC PARALYZED (Continued From First Page.) ‘When the officer arrived the man had disappeered. 100 Slcep in Dopot. The local passenger station night was a veritable Mills There were upwards of 100 who were compelled to remain there all night as the traffic on the Hartford Plainville and Bristol line was com- pletely tied up. The last train for the west pulled out at 10 o'clock and aft- ter that hour there was no way for residents of the nearby towns to reaci their homes. last hotel. people Storm Prevents Funeral. The funeral of James Sheehan of Terryville, which was to have been held from that town at 9 o’'clock this morning, was postponed until tomor- row morning at ithe same hour be- cause of the storm. The remains will be brought to this city at 1 o'clock to- morrow afternoon. Many Wires Are Down. The fierce wind and the heavy snow broke down many electric light and telephone wires about the city, badly tying up the services. At the corner of Park and Elm streets Offi- cer Murphy found a live trolley wire down at 3:35 o'clock this morning. The Connecticut company was noti- fied and repairs were made at once. Only Three Trains All Night. The steam lines were almost as badly #hlocked as the trolleys. Between Bristol and Hartford but three trains had passed in both directions up to 10 o'clock this morning and it re- quired between one and two hours to make the journey. The officials could give little promise of relief and ad- vised all would-be passengers to give up the idea and go home. Some took the advice at its face value and jour- Teyed homeward and others remained around the waiting room and took a chance that a train would come along some time. About 9 o'clock the first train from Waterbury came into the station, but no promise could be given when there would be another. On the Berlin line gonditions were better the dinkey hav- ihg made every trip scheduled during the forenoon but main line trains were reported hours late. Train men talked of little but stalled trains and locomo- tives and the operator at the depot did nothing but answer telephone in- quiries and the information given was invariably of an indefinite or negative character. The 8:10 express from Waterbury to Boston was cancellel as were many other trains. In fact no aggempt could be made to follow train schedules and the officials were ratisfied if anything could be got through regardless of running time. Cars Stalled on All Lines, Tt has been years since the trolley company experienced such a tie-up as existed when dawn broke today. Weak power and the fierceness with witich the storm developed at dusk last night put the trolley men under a hopeless handicap. The power went weak shertly after 5 o'clock last night and from that time on the trol- ley people were up against it hard. Cars became stalled on all lines and as the wind increased in fury and heaped the snow before it in ‘huge d®Its the problem of keeping the lines open became a hopeless task- Between here and Hartford a half dozen cars were reported stalled- The Berlin line was hopelessly tied up and the Plainville line was litle better. Between this city and Newington cen- ter four cars were reported ma- rooned. - One was stuck at the end of thg double iron west of the railroad trestle. There was another off the rails at Robbins station and two cars were stalled at the center. The tan- gle on the Berlin line was complicat- ed about 8 o'clock last night when a snow plow bucked into a drift, left the irone and turned broadside to the This was on the ‘sand- Between East Ellis and Adm streets two more cars were stalled, one off the rails and another car was reported in a similar predica- ment on Farmington road opposite the fair grounds. ‘The north end line went out of com- mission when the power waned about 0 o'clock, the car stalling near M. P. Leghorn’s place. Passengers bound fom the terminus abandoned the car In twos and threes and waded the drifts for the remaining distance. The car managed to get back to the crest of the hill opposite Allen street and there spent the rest of the night and seemed good for al! day today. The other city lines went out of business at the same time. The Arch street car refused to go farther when g, Power weakened between Hart and Winthrop streets. An East Main street car died on its own street op- posite the head of Center street. Two cars went dead on the South Main street line within the city, one at Elm and Park streets and another at Park and Maple streets. The Chest- nut_street car stopped at the switch ca#l of the railroad crossing and de- cided to remain there for the night and as much longer as it took to dig it out. 2 J - Maple Hill Isolated. That thriving New Britain suburb, Maple Hill, w still stormbound at noqn today. Not a troll car haa passed through the settlement since 7 o'clock last night and there seemed little promise that the Hartford line would be opened that far before night. fe trolley company had a gang of men and a snowplow working in that irection this morning but at noon lthey had only reached Jubilee street. The country roads were only discern- ible by fence tops, stone walls and ere and there a string of shade rees marked the boundary of what at thdr seasons was a shady lane. A scarcely better than on the unbroken roads. Plainville Line,K Open. The Plainville line was the last to g0 out of commission and the first to open this morning. A car running behind a plow reached Cook’s garage in the town about 7 o’clock this morning.. Only one line was open, however, and. cars were not operating on schedule. A Meriden bound car from this city was stalled at Lazy Lane all night and the crew spent the night on boarl. Narrow Escape From Death, A narrow escape from death under the wheels of a locomotive, was wit- nessed last evening by scveral persons who happened to be on Main street. A west bound passenger train was leaving the railroad station and the gates at the crossing had been low- ered, when a man whose identity was not ascertained crawled through the gates and made for the tracks: The gateman shouted to the unknown who evidently did not notice the proximity of the train. As he stepped on the tracks he slipped and fell as the pon- derous cngine bore down on him. He kept his head and just as the engine was about to reach him he turned a complete somersault to one side as the train brushed by. After this experi- ence he simply brushed his cloths, ad- Jjusted his hat and quiety waked away. R. & E- Short of Coal. One of the most serious results of the blizzard is the possibility of thae Russell & Erwin maufacturing com- pany being obliged to close down on| account of the lack of fuel. The com- pany has had a large order for coal in for some time, and recently it be- gan to arrive. The railroad officials received two cars yesterday and this was expected to be followed by sev- eral other loads in the next few days. When the scriousness of the storm was realized late yesterday afternoon by the freight officials, one of the first thoughts of the switching crews was to get the coal supply to the company, It was with the hardest kind of work that one car was finally placed in the company's vard, but after this the railroad found it necessary to discon- tinue switching, and were forced to use the swicthers assisting the dinkey trains between here and Hartford and Berlin. Tais morning the Russell & Erwin company loaned the railroad company twenty-five laborers in an cffort to get the other car of coal to the plant before tonight. The rail- road officials are badly handicapped for help, offers of $2.50 for snow shovelers not enticing any men to ap- ply for work. Mail Service Hit Hard. The mail service seriously felt tha effects of the storm. Up to late this afternoon no mail had been received from New York or from any point west of the city. The Boston mail came in irregularly and the postmen and clerks had a comparatively light day. Merchants and business men were handicapped to a large extent by this difficulty. Theatergoers from this ventured to take a chance in attend- ing the concert of the Boston Sym- phony orchestra in Hartford last eve- ning encountered a trying experience when they arrived at the depot in the anticipation of catching the 11:30 o'clock dinkey for this city and were informed by the station agent that the service had been discontinued on ac- count of the storm. A number were fortunate in securing quarters in ho- tels, while the less fortunate were obliged to repose on the new seats in the depot until after 8 o'clock this morning. Local hotel men report a heavy in- flux of transient trade during the night. One of tho leading hostleries was forced to turn away a number of traveling men who applied for lodg- ings late at night. Shovel the Walks. Postmaster W, F. Delaney urges all property owners to shovel their walks leading from the sidewalks to the front doors. Letter carriers reported slow travel this morning because many had neglected to do this. The funeral of Mrs. Cornelia Bige- low, which was to have been held to- morrow, has been postponed because of the storm, until 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon from the home of Mrs. Bigelow’s sister, Mrs. H. E. Gwatkin, 91 Burritt street- ecping in Trolley Cars. A scenario, ““A Night in Newington” might be written on the adventures of two carloads of trolley passengers who left this city at 5 o'clock last evening for Hartford- The cars pro- ceeded, or perhaps more properly crawled to Newington Center, but’ in that primitive New England village elected to stay the night. They got there at 6:30 o'clock and up to 1L o'clock this morning when a New Britain passenger, who spent the night aboard one of the cars with thirty other disconsolate ones, decid- ed to hike it for the junction and take a chance on trains, were still there and no relief in sight. With charac- teristic country hospitality the natives brought in hot coffee, and crackers and cheese were secured at the village grocery. Although in a senfe as much cut off from the world as though in the middle of a Dakota prairie, the passengers suffered no serious discomforts. FElectric lights and electric heat aided in keeping up their spirits togetaer with the afore- sald coffce, crackers and cheese and they managed to get some sleep, but not of the Rip Van Winkle variety. city who Baby's Narrow Escape. The warm sun of mid-day had a tendency to cause some of the heavy loads of snow on the tops of buildings on Main street 'to thaw, and many narrow escapes occurred for a time by the falling of the snow to the walks. Probably the most serious ac- cident averted took place near the National bank building on West Main strect shortly after 1 o’clock. Two wemen, one with a baby in her arms, -were walking on the sidewalk when without warning a huge mass of snow released itself from the roof and fell with a crash to the walk, missing the Laby by a few inches. jew milk men with sleighs us¢ing two horses managecd to get into fhe city, ut they were hours late and when C. W. Norton, an employe of the nost office for the past twenty-five years, told a reporter this afternoon; SDAY, DECEMBER 1 4, 1915, government service had he ever wit- nessed such a complete tie-up in the mail service. Mr, Norton said that he had seen worse storms, but there was | always enough mail matter arriving at the office to keep the clerks and carriers busy. Conditions Improving. As the day wore on conditions be- gan to mend. The railroad lines were the first to benefit by this and by noon trains were running more frequently though with no regard to timetables. The express from Boston due here at 11:24 was an hour and a quarter late and a dinkey from Hartford came in just ahead of it, but took a siding to allow the expres to pass. Once the lines were opened the troubles of the railroad men were largely reduced, but no thought could be given to connec- tions. The trolley company has a large force at work and is slowly plugging its way out of trouble. The Plain "ile Inie is the only one open this af er- noon. The Hartford line is open to Fast street, but progress is very slow. On Arch street another gang is at- tacking the packed snow mass and Manager Beardsley was in hope of opening it before the day closed. The other city lines are still in the clutc :es of the storm king and will be until they can be literally dug out. The snow is packed down hard by horses and teams. Using a snow play and heavily weighed work car some prog- ress can be made, but at best it is slow work, said Mr. Beardsley. Little Telephone Trouble. The Southern New England Tele- phone company apparently suffercd less in this section from storm trouble than elsewhere. Manager Semple re- ports that few of the city lines were in trouble and connection with Hart- ford and Springflield has not been dif- ficult. However, along the shore be- tween New Haven and New York a'l kinds of trouble is being encounter.d. Wires are down everywhere and it is only with the greatest of difficulty that service has been possible. THRILLING RESCUE AT $15,000 BLAZE ON LEXINGTON ST. (Continued From First Page.) suffocated. She was taken into the home of Arthur G. Kimball Taken To Hospital Today. Miss Englesty was in bad condition today and this afternoon was removed to the New Britain General hospital for treatment. She is suffering from a number of bad cuts about the body, particularly on the wrists and lower limbs received as she was pulled through the small window frame, fringed with broken glass. She is also suffering from a severe nervous shock as well as a slight congestion of the lungs resulting from the smoke which she was compelled to breathe while her rescuers were climbing to her aid. It 1is not thought that her injuries wil prove serious. Flee in Barc Ieect. The entire household was when the fire was discovered. The gmoke woke the two families and when the extent of the fire was as- certained both Mr. Thompson and Mr. Sloper hurried to carry their wives to safety. Mr. Sloper shouted a warning to the several servants and then, with remarkable coolness, es- corted Mrs. Sloper to safety. Mr. Sloper did not have time to don a pair of shoes and Mrs. Sloper had time only to put on a pair of flimsy Ja- panese slippers. n hurrying from the burning house she fell and injured her back. The first step into the deep snow caused her slippers to fall off and both she and Mr. Sloper were compelled to walk through the knee- deep snow in their bare feet to Mr. Kimball's home. asleep Japanese Valet a Hero. Mr. Sloper’s valet, Takaharu Iguc- chi, covered himself with glory at fire and by his historic acts won the ad- miration of all who saw him. It was in his room that the fire was the flercest and when Mr. Sloper woke him he at once grasped the situation Ttushing from his room, clad only in his underwear, the brave little Jap raced through the kitchen door, out through the snow drifts in the back vard to the garage in the rear where he secured a garden hose. Returning t¢ the furnace-like kitchen he at- ‘tached the hose to the faucet and played the little stream of water on the fire until relieved by the firemen. When the department arrived the muscular little Oriental was almost exhausted by his almost superhuman exertions in the cold. This morning, however, he had completely recovered and received the praise of those who had witnessed his act with modesty. Society Leader Serves Coffee. It was daylight before Chief Dame decided that the fire was out and the cepartment was permitted to return to its quarters. After the flames had been subdued, Mrs, George W. Corbin, who lives in the next house, served hot coffee and sandwiches to the shivering firemen. Although the flames did great damage to the house, the interior of which is of the highest grade and the furnishings most elaborate, water also added greatly to the gencral loss. lach floor is equipped with baths and toilets and the fire melted the pipes on each floor so that in addition to the water turned in by the firemen, the water escaping from the melted ripes flooded the building. Chief Praises His Men, Chief Dame of the fire department was loud in his praise of the work of his men under their handicap last night. He states that never h#fore in his experience had he seen a fire at| which the men were at such a disad- vatage from the very beginning. ‘T glve my men all the credit in the world,” he said. “They worked like ey got into town found the going | that not in his connection with the [ Trojans and I'll put them against any fire department in the country. They had to work in snow up to their knees. The wind, the swirling snow and their lack of numbers made the work of the firemen the more meri- torious. The work of Higgins and Hartnett, too, is deserving of the highest words of praise, for but for their prompt work there is no doubt that the maid would have been suffo- ceted.” Warning to Public. Chairman E. B, Alling of the safety board today issued a warning to the general public, advising them to be very careful during the next few days 1c guard against fire, With the streets partially blocked and the going slow at the best, a fire at this time will prove a dangerous thing. But by watching furnaces, stoves, heaters, ete., carefully it is possible to avoid many unnecessary blazes and if the residents will attend to this it is sure to save much trouble and loss. ‘Were Going West. Mr. and Mrs. Sloper had planned to start within the next few days for a month’s automobile trip through the west, but 1ast night's fire has necessi- tated the changing of their plans. At present, Mr. and Mrs. Sloper are stop- ping at the home of Mr. Sloper’s fa- ther, Hon. A. J. Sloper of Grove Hill., Chemical Is Disabled. In backing into the engine house this morning upon returning from the fire the automobile chemical engine at the central station snapped one of the links in the propelling chain, put- ting the truck out of commission until it was repaired a few hours later. Until the streets are in hetter condi- tion Chief Dame has arranged to have a pair of horses draw a spare hose cart to fires from the central house. City ltems Get big value in merchandise for any part of vyour Christmas Club check at McMillan's store.—advt. Mrs. George Fritz of Greenwood street entertained the Ladies’ Auxil- iary of the Spanish War Veterans in G. A. R. hal] this afternoon. Mufflers, 50c to $10.00 at Wilson's.— Advt. Make McMillan’s store the place to cash your Christmas Club check. —advt, Constable Fred Winkle will auction off the goods of M. Feinglass at the corner of North and Willow streets to- morrow morning at 10 o'clock. Christmas Club checks as good the money for anything you want McMillan's store.—advt. Ernest N. Humphrey, Jr., son President Humphrey of the hoard public works, is ill with diptheria his home on Chestnut street. as at of of at You can h your Christmas Club check at McMillan's store if vou don't buy anything.—advt. Constable George A. Stark sold at auction the goods of Lean to Mike Weinstein for $170. glove sale. Bowen & today S. Mc- Christmas Co. —advt. Christmas neckwear sale Co.,—advt. An appraisal of the estate of Mrs. Cornelia S. Walker was filed today in the court of probate by the appraisers, 1°. S. Chamberlain and George P. Spear. It totals $7,110.53 and consists of the following: Real estate at 35 Cedar street, $6,500; cash in Savings Bank of New Britain, §3,665.36; cash in New Britain National bank, $2.17; cash on hand, $52; household effects, $300; personal effects, $100. An unusual selection of ties at Wil- son’s. They are different.—Advt. Neckwear from 50c to $5.00 Wilson’s.—Advt. Red silk umbrellas for women at Wilson’s.—Advt. The Y. P. S. C. E. of the Swedish Baptist church will hold its annual business meeting this evening. Re- freshments will be served. No mecting of the board of public works will be held this evening. A marriage license was issued to Carl Arvid Overstrom, a plumber of 40 Qriswold street and Anna Pauline Sundgren of 92 Grand street. ASKS IMPEACHMENT OF U. S. ATTORNEY Bowen & at Representative Buchanan In House Charges Snowden Marsha)l With Neglect of Duties. Washington, Decc. 14.-—Representa- tive Buchanan of Illinois, labor leader, read in the house today ar- ticles®of impeachment of Snowden Marshall, United attorney for the southern district of New York, charging him with corruptly neglect- ing the duties of his oflce, with fusal to prosecute certain important cases. with violation of the and state eight hour and other things. The resolution w.s rcferred to the judiciary committee without comment. Chairman Webb of tl.e committee, toda aid that he did nct believe the committee would consider the charges against Marshall before .ne Christmas recess, a States re- federal laws BURIED IN SNOW SLIDE. Elmer Nuss of 131 Main street, a well known young man, had a har- rowing experience while walking down Main street last last night. The storm was at its height and as Mr. Nuss was passing the Scenic theater a huge snow slide came off the roof and buried him beneath it. When he had succeeded in burrowing his way out he found his hat and eye glasses missing. His hat he located, but his eye glasses are still among the l missing. Suite for Stout Women a Specialty. Looker They're sure good to look and equally comfortable. Of course you know that the leather uppers are now proper. Some mighty trim shapes to choose from; all of exclusive fashions, with that touch of quality that is recog- nized at a glance. Glove-fitting Shoes that will give you the supreme degree of comfort. King Quality $3.50 to $5.00. HARTFORD STOCK EXCHANGE REPORT Hartford Stock Exchange quota- tions, furnished by Richter & Co., members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Represented by E. W. Eddy, National Bank building: Bid Asked Manufacturing Companies, Adams FExuress Co .... 125 Aetna Nut Co . 15 Am Brass Co .... 256 Am Hosiery Co ... 130 19 260 RICHTER & CO. MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, Represented by E. W. Eddy. New Britain Nat. Bank Bldg. Tel 20 SCOVILLE MFG. CO. 40 NORTH & JUDD 40 NEW BRITAIN MACHINE 30 UNION MFG. CO. FINANCIAL NEWS SPECIALTIES ONLY MARKET FEATURES Severe Storm Responsible Ior Light Trading on Exchange New York, Dec. 14.—Wall St. 10:30 a. m.—Interrupton to wire service b reason of the severe storm was in a measure responsibile for tfie light ‘irading at today's opening. Special- ties were again the only features of interest, Studebaker advancing 1 3-8 to 167 and Texas Company 2 1-2 to 213 1-2. U. S, Steel and American Smelting were slightly higher, with correspondng declines in some of the leading rails, but New York Cen- tral reflected substantial absorption. No material changes were recorded in other parts of the list. Close—Trading became active in the late dealings, specialties like Stude- baker, Baldwin Locomotive, Texas company and Mercantile Marine pre- ferred scoring substantial gains. The closing was strong. ARRESTED IN SNOW. John Hayes was arrested by Officer Micnael Cosgrove this morning under most peculiar conditions. He was very drunk and in attempting ° to stroll past a snow drift he plunged headlong into it, from which he was extricated by the officer. Merrit Hum- ason was arrested at the depot this morning by Officers Rival and Mer- cure. He was verbally abusing pas- sengers at the station, it is claimed MAGMA Am Hardware Co . Am Silver Co Am Thread Co pfd Billings & Spencer Co Bristol Brass Co Broad Brook Co . .o The Edward Balf Co .. C, Lekwd Brnd Co Collins Co Colt’s Arms Co . Eagle Lock Co . Gn-Nbgr Tob Co pfd .. Hlyke Wtr Pwr Co .... Internatl Silver pfd Internatl Silver com Johns-Pratt Co .... Ldrs, Frary & Clark J R Montgomery Co N B Machine Co N D Mfg Co pdf N D Mfg Co com North & Judad Mfg Co . Peck, Stow & Wilcox Plimpton Mfg Co ... Pratt & Whitney Co pfd Smyth Mfg Co Stand Screw Co pfd A Stand Screw Co pfd B . Stand Screw Co com .. Stan Rule and Level C Stanley Works Swift & Co ... . Taylor & Fenn Co Torrington Co pfd .. Torrington Co com Traut & Hine Union Mfg Co 55 U S Envelope Co ptd . U § Envelope Co com . Rallroad and Strect Railroad Stocks. H & C W R R guar.. 27 NYNH&HRR... 74 Banks and Trust Companies. City Bank . ...130 Conn River Banking Co.135 Conn Trust Co ... . TFidelity Co .. . . First National Bank .. Hart-Aetna Natl Bank Hartford Trust Co Natl Exchange Bank Phoenix National Bank.2 Riverside Trust Co .. Security Co . . State Bank U S Bank N B Trust Co ...... Fire Insurance Companics. Aetna Fire . 375 Hartford Fire .. 800 National Fire . Phoenix Fire Standard Fire . Tife and Indemnity Eetna Life Aetna Acc and Liability. Conn General Life .. Hart Steam Boiler ... Travelers s eeeveeeas Utilities. Farm River Power Co. 28 Hfd City Gas Lt Co pfd. 47 Hfd City Gas Lt Co cm 60 Hfd Electric Light Co..2 S N E Telephone 75 NO STOCK MARKET TODAY. _Owln;.: to the severe storm which tied up telephone ana telegraph ser- vice the New York stock quotations did not come in today. Accordingly there were no quotations on the local boards. Yields 14% on BULGARIANS C OFF FRENCH F BRITISH F( (Continued From First officials admit the situation ing more delicate. Prussian Oasualties 2,24 Rotterdam, Dec. 14, via 9:29 a. m.—~Prussian cas numbers 380 to 889, Rotterdamschs Courant con names of 66,340 killed, woun missing, making the total This total is exclusive of on 237 Bavarian, 310 Wu ian, 233 Saxonian and the ni BRITISH STEAMER SU London, Dec. 14, 11:47 a. report that the British steami teric has been sunk was confl! day by Lloyds. The membe crew were saved, with the e of two Chinese who were Three others were wounded. The storm caused the di the Civic Bureau of the Chani Commerce to postpone its sc meeting last evening. The will be held ngxt Monday The house committee of the tain lodge of Elks also postpd scheduled meeting last eveni account of the storm. COPPER Present Cost. Is best copper purchase on the list. Full particulars upon request, JOHN H. 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