TERRIFIC STORMS IN UNITED STATES.
Railroads idic and Street 1 raSnc I Delayed. Cold and.Hungry I Men Invade Church.
i SUFFERING AND DEATH
j(Per Press Association—Copyright.) | ' New York. .March '2 | Terrific snow storms arc Imin^ c-x- ---) pe.rienced throughout tin.1 cihicru j.-Jnte.s. 7\igiit deaths nrc reported. I The railroads arc idle and street | trailie delayed. I A milk famine is l'e;ired, uwlult to the farm produ<-;> trains lit-in^ uiuibie to reach New York. t The wireless services arc (li-iov-itod I ;wj.\ uii'.ihic io coiv)munic;itc with ships oil the coast. j Hobokeu is in darkiK'ss owin^ to the, breakage of the electric power lines. .Several schooners are ashore ■'Uid i 6ne person has been drownc«'.l. I'hiladeiphia is suHcrtn,fr se\erelv from the blizzard. Hundreds of unemployed entered the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church and sropped the service. The pastor addressed them, and the leader stated | that they were hungry and cokl.----j Acting on the pastor's suggestion the congregation subscubed a considerable sum on the spot, providing food and lodging for everyone throughout the night.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLII, Issue 6023, 4 March 1914, Page 5
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170TERRIFIC STORMS IN UNITED STATES. Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLII, Issue 6023, 4 March 1914, Page 5
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