Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-30
THUNDER, LIGHTNING, HAIL,
NEAR MAY DAY BLIZZARD.
New York Traffic Held Up by slush-
Haistones Pea Size.

New York, April 29.-The downfall
of snow in this city began with a few
dancing flakes just before the break
fast hour Instead Of stopping after a
short furry, the storm continued for
two and three hours. The streets be-
came slippery with slush that held up
traffic in innumerable blockafes.
Horses were falling all over town, and
trolley cars were stalled in long lines
Late in the day the drizzle which
followed the snow turned TO hail. At
various times. to the accompaniment
of thunder and lightning, hailstones as
large as peas pelted the streets. Tow
ards night the wind abated, giving wRF
to persistent rain.
Eight to Ten Inches of Snow.
Buffalo. n. Y. April 2s.-Snow.
sleet. hail and rain fell here today
within the same hour. The storm,
which was general throughout western
New York and Canada, was accompa-
MED by thunder and lightning. Tho
fall of snow here was light. but IN
Chautauqua and Cattaragus counties
it amounted to from eight to ten inch
es In the western part OF Ontario the
storm resembled a blizzard At Lon
don and Woodstock a foot Of snow fell
and street car service was tied up. A.
Chatham 4 bolt OF lightning struck tho
tower OF the Collegiate institution. set
ting it on fire
Lightning Played Havoc in Pittsburs.
Pittsburg. Pa. April 29.-Two lives
were lost and much damage was done
to property when an electrical and
wind storm passed over Pittsburg to-
day Lightning played havoc with
electric wires and the wind which
reached the velocity of a hurricane
tore away roofs, blew chimneys down
broke glass and uprooted trees.
Showed All the Forenoon.
Rochester. n. r., April 2e.-From
early this morning until late this az
did no more than whiten the ground
well, and about 4 o'clock this afternoon
it turned to fine rain. The storm has
been accom- anied by a somewhat high
wind. The temperature fell as low a.
81 degrees above zero. but this cold is
moderating tonight
Snow, Hail, Rain, Thunder and Light
ming.
Wilkes Barre. Pa, April 29-Thers
was four inches of snow fell in this
city today and nearly six inches on
the mountains. It was a continuous
succession of snow hail and rain. sc
companied by thunder and lightning
The storm was at its height tonight
and after considerable fall Of hail
there was a heavy rain.
HaiIstones Large as Hazel Nuts.
Bethlehem. Pa, April 2s.-Half =
Gozen electrical storms, accompanied
by hailstones as large ar hazel nuts.
passed over this section today. The
hailstorm followed a fall Of several
inches of snow. The temperature fell
below the freezing point.
A Few SIeighs on the Streets.
POughkeepsie, n. Y, April 7s.-
Poughkeepsie experienced today all t!e
different kinds of weather in the
weather clerks repertoire. There was
some sunshine this morning, and this
was followed during the day by snow
rain, hail, thunder and lightning.
There We're a few sle;ghs on the streets
tonight during a snow storm which had
a thunder and lightning accompsni-
ment
In Connecticut.
New Haven. Conn, April ga snow
storm which commenced in the south
ern part of the state early this after
noon gradually extended over the en-
tire state late. Tonight in the lower
part of the state the snow turned 20
rain, but in the northwestern part the
storm seems to be increasing in dem
SitV.