DEVASTATING BLIZZARD

Stratford Evening Post, Volume I, Issue 77, 10 March 1931, Page 5

DEVASTATING BLIZZARD

AMERICAN CITIES SWEPT STREETS MADE IMPASSABLE THIRTEEN FEET OF SNOW VITAL SERVICES CRIPPLED NEW YORK, March S., At Chicago citizens aided by unemployed are digging each other out after a 36-hour blizzard which has left lo.i feet of snow and has resulted in the deaths of seven persons. _ The storm also crippled the city s activities but trams and motors will be able to move through the cleared spaces to-morrow. Many, however, are marooned in snowdrifts as much as 20 feet high. Terrific wind and high waters imperilled traffic on Lake. Michigan. The coastguard were unable to aid the struggling ships due to bad visibility. The city; is worried by the danger of fires while the streets are impassable, hut workers are endeavouring to cleaapassages for fire engines as well as milk trucks and necessary traffic. New York City suffered a million dollars damage and five deaths in a heavy north-east. gale. The streets were' flooded and radio and light services have broken down. Much damage has been inflicted to seaside properties by high tides and waves. Many families are unable to leave their homes in the Fulton Market district, which is flooded. Homes and buildings .on State Island are wrecked. Small vessels were driven three city blocks from the shore up the main streets.