SEVERE BUZZARD ON ATLANTIC COAST
Tremendous Tides Cause Much Damage MANY DEATHS REPORTED IN U.S.A. [By Electric Cable—Copyright.] [Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association.] (Received Monday, 8.5 p.m) NEW YORK, Feb. 29. Twelve men are known to be dead and property damaged to the extent of 3,000,000 dollars on the Atlantic seaboard, as a result of a blizzard which travelled at a rate of seventy miles an hour. Eight coastguardmen were drowned, their boat being smashed to fragments. . Tremendous tides driven by the gale swept over seaside residences in New York, New Jersey and Massacirjssets, causing nine deaths, leaving families homeless, endangering the lives of many hundreds, and doing many million dollars’ worisL of damage. Huge seas broke over bulkheads and jetties and carried off bungalows and cottages, and isolated entire communities from Immediate aid. . The storm extended over the Eastern Coast, sinking a coastguard cutter near Boston, and drowning the crew. The heavy seas were accompanied by hail, snow and sleet which paralysed the traffic in several cities, causing many accidents. Shipping is delayed . twelve to twenty-four hours. The tides drove half a mile to a mile Into the streets of seaside towns and cities, including the outlying suburbs of New York.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LII, Issue 3539, 22 February 1927, Page 7
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