FIERCE BLIZZARD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20818, 10 March 1931, Page 9

FIERCE BLIZZARD.

CHICAGO SUFFERS. GREAT DEPTH OF SNOW. ACTIVITIES CRIPPLED. STREETS IMPASSABLE. DAMAGE IN NEW YORK. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received March 9, 5.55 p.m.) CHICAGO, March 8. Following upon the blizzard in Chicago which lasted 36 hours the citizens, aided by unemployed, are digging themselves out. of 7 tlio snow which was left 13.7 feet deep.

Tho blizzard was responsible for the deaths of seven people and crippled the city's activities. The trams and motor vehicles probably will bo able to move through the cleared spaces to-morrow, but. many are marooned in snowdrifts which are as much as 20 feet high.

Terrific wind and high wafers endangered traffic on Lako Michigan. The coastguardsmen could not render aid to struggling ships because of tho bad visibility. "

Tho citizens aro worried by the danger of fires while tho streets remain impassnhlo, but workers are endeavouring to clear passages for fire engines as well as for milk trucks and other necessary traffic:

A messago from New York says that city suffered damage to tho extent of £200,000 and five deaths vero caused by R heavy north-east galo. Tho streets of tho city were flooded and tho wireless and light services wero broken down. Considerable damage was done to seasi.it> properties by high tides and waves. M„riy families were unable to leavo their homes in the Fulton market district, which was Hooded.

Homes and buildings on Statcn Island wero wrecked and small vessels were driven on shore and right up ihc main streets Jor some distance.

[WINTER GRIPS BRITAIN. SKIING IN EDINBURGH. EXTRAORDINARY INCIDENTS. (Received March 9, 8.25 p.m.) 7 LONDON, March 9. Snow-laden winds swept Britain during tho week-end. A gale with a velocity of 50 m.les an hour caused damage along the coasts. Edinburgh is deep under snow and the people are' ski-ing in tho streets. Deer driven clown from the highlands in search of food have become tame. At a funeral at Stromness, in the Orkneys, the coffin was drawn on a sledge and tin) mourners wero knee-deep in snow. Two youths in a motor-boat gallantly rescued the crew of 17 men from a vessel in the ueeth of the blizzard.