Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-04-03
APRIL BLIZZARD
MARKS COMING
Of EASTERTIDE
Storm Upsets Weather Mans
Forecast of Sunshine for
Holiday Season.
GALE is RAGING ALONG
THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD
High Tides Reported and Freez-
ing Spell for Easter Sunday
Is Expected.

Snow commenced to fall hereabouts
this forenoon, brought in by a, strong
gale which suggested November
weather, rather than April. Never
! theless, the foreeaster said there still
was chance that the Easter finery
would have a chance tomorrow. He
mad no way of measuring the storm
Which came from a region where
there are no weather observatories
but the gale was strong enough to
carry any storm Of ordinary proper
tions out of the way before tomorrow
About o'clock this afternoon the
storm had every appearance of a
blizzard. The weather bureau said
the storm was one of the worst on
record for the month of April. The
snow was particularly heavy and
with breeze of no light proportions
blowing, walking was made miser
able.
The -Four Corners took on the
appearance of a day in midwinter.
The streets were covered with what
| appeared to be several inches of
snow. Pedestrians, with leads bent
down to avoid the binding storm,
crossed the street with no little diff
ficulty.
The New York Telephone Company
experienced considerable difficulty in
getting out-of- town service. Many of
the wires in the southern section OF
the State were completely down. At
lantic City, where many Newarkers
had expected to spend Easter. was
isolated from the rest Of the State.
Communication with the shore resort
could not be had today.
, Great trouble was experienced BY
the Public Service Corporation dur
ing the afternoon in moving its cars
because of horses falling and leaving
wagons on the tracks At 2:10 O'Clock
| this afternoon an automobile truck
| became stuck on Court House hill
and all cars coming toward Broad
| street were delayed for about fifteen
minutes.
No trouble was experienced with
| the trolley wires.
Two inches of snow had fallen al
to noon. The storm continued t,
rage with blizzard-like fury through
| the afternoon, and at o'clock tn
! snowfaIf TsiS h vsSz-~tf,e follr-incl
mark. Pedestrians had a hard tim,
1 facing the gale, and the walking OF
i
/ AT noon the temperature was 20,
drop of seven degrees from the low
mark of the night.
| The Newark forecaster said a
noon we would have rain or snow
in Newark tonight, with clearing
| freezing weather tomorrow, and tha
few miles inland there would b.
| heavy snow this afternoon and to
| night. The wind probably will shif
| to the northwest tomorrow and con
Off Sandy Hook the wind wa
| blowing fifty-two miles an hour thi.
| afternoon. At Delaware Breakwater
where the gale was highest durin.
the morning, its velocity reached
sixty miles.
| The wet snow played havoc will
/ telegraph and telephone wires soutl
of Washington. The centre OF troubl
| was in Virginia, where communica
/ tion ceased at Lynchburg Rich
nond. Newport News and Norfoll
were isolated completely from wiri
communication with the rest of tn
! country. South of Richmond, alon,
! the seaboard, the wires were in ba'
| condition. Messages from New Yors
TO Havana were being sent by way o
| Chicago and Atlanta
Wire conditions were said to b.
/ normal in New England, in New
York State and as far south a.
| Washington.
Along the coast some places sai'
their snowfall was like that of a biz
zard. 1t resulted from a gale tha
| swept northward from Cuba and sen
small boats scurrying into harbors
From Hatteras northward the gal
drove sleety snow before it in blind
4 svzar .l,a fraln1ro nh Ifr7aG Fx-ar 20
ported down all along the coast AM
railroad traffic interfered with TO som
extent.
Freezing Temperature.
Temperatures down to freezing
| were predicted in the entire countr,
east of the Mississippi river
The weather bureau at Washington
| today issued this forecast:
1.-THE storm that developed Frida!
over the Florida peninsula is centra
this morning off the Virginia cape
and moving northeastward.
''This storm is increasing in in
tensity and has already caused shift
ing gales on the middle Atlantic ant
southern New England coasts; rain
| in the South Atlantic States anC
SHOWS and rains in the middle. At
lantic States. Storm warnings ar
displayed on the Atlantic coast from
Eastport, Me, to Wilmington, Y. c.
Temperatures continue low for tn,
season generally from the Mississippi
valley east to the Atlantic coast, an6
they are above normal in the North
west States and over the west plateau
region.
There will be snow this Afternoon
and tonight in the middle Atlanta
States, and tonight and Sunda.
morning in New England and east
ern New York.
1.-The weather will become fair Sun
day"
After his hard luck yesterday whe1
he took a chance forty-eight hour!
ahead instead of twenty-four, thi
| forecaster was subdued today anC
not anxious to hazard guesses. H
admitted he had pronounced views oil
this unexpected intruder from tn
caribbean sea, but said they wer,
not the sort usually Incorporated il
| government bulletins and really coult
not be formulated in official language
Most of our weather comes out o
the northwest and every observator.
| ini direction reported peace ant
quS ursday night So unanimous
wal report of fair prospects tha
| tha aster took chance yester
daY promise of fine day 70
EaS But the storm came in th'
weaA ,ack door, Florida, and to
day recaster was in conserva
tive
The ast temperature during th'
week z at midnight Friday wa
| 81 and lowest 20. The average fol
the wS s,x was Sc, one degree above tn
average for the preceding week ant
nine degrees below the average fol
the corresponding week last year