BLIZZARD IN A CITY.

Mataura Ensign, 15 January 1914, Page 5

BLIZZARD IN A CITY.

i 9 WILD WEATHER IN NEW YORK. AN EXTRAORDINARY SPECTACLE. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COPYRIGHT. rhu DuViKh l-UJsea *ssOd-: il-j> Received January 15, 11.35 a.m. NEW YORK, Jan. 14. The temperature in the city fell below zero, and nine deaths are reported,_ due directly or indirectly to the severe weather. 'Many fishing schooners have been wrecked oft' the Massachussets coast, but the loss of life is light. While the cold was at its intensest in New Ycrk, i.mr iires broke out in, the poorei' quarters, and as a result; 1000 persons are homeless. I The firemen were unable to cope with ' the outbreaks'at first owing to the water freezing. The burned ruins pre- | sent an extraordinary spectacle with huge icicles hanging from the charred beams and rafters. j 1000 PEOPLE HOMELESS. Received January 15, 8.30 a.m. NEW YORK, Jan. 14. New York State is being swept by a blizzard and 1000 people are homeless ' and begging for shelter in the municipal lodging houses, which are already overcrowded. I