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AMERICA SUFFERS AGAIN ATLANTIC SEABOARD SWEPT ENORMOUS DAMAGE TN COASTAL TOWNS. [By Telegraph—Per Press Assn.—Copyright.] Received Feb. 21, 8.50 p.m. NEW YORK, Feb. 21. Twelve men are known to be dead, and property has been damaged to an extent of 3,000,000 dollars on the Atlantic seaboard, as the result of a blizzard which travelled at tho rate of 70 miles an hour.
Eight coastguard men were drowned, their boat being smashed to fragments. Tremendous tides, driven by the gale, swept over seaside residences in New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts, causing nine deaths, leaving familias homeless and endangering the lives of many hundreds, besides doing many million dollars’ worth of damage.
Huge seas broke over embankments and jetties, carried off bungalows and cottages, and isolated entire communities from immediate aid. The heavy seas were accompanied by hail, snow and sleet, which paralysed traffic in several cities, causing many accidents. Shipping is delayed 12 to 24 hours. The tides drove half a mile into some streets of seaside towns and cities, including the outlying suburbs of New York.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19773, 22 February 1927, Page 7
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