The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-29
TT YORK STATE IN
IHROES OF BLIZZARD

N~w York. March ss.--Today's
oeesH, arriving after the calendar
vinter had passed and reaching Tar
nrenfrr seyericy than any storm ex-
pnx5encod during the unusually m!io
y4utar. extended along practically the
aattre Atlantic eeaboard from the
American boundary itsse at the nefta
Almost TO Florida
g. pnxss.se ,d,stEtety and various parts
~ MY EngAA-na- HSisrs ,encFe sss9ss
Mn fha1s here. were IN ne TfFrues ID IA
hiixxard throughout the aas. and It
had showed no signs OF abatement TO-
night.
Airpinx was delayed, both incor1~
fnr and outgoing. Among other YES
aels DELAYED by the storm was the
cruiser ST. Louis. She reached quar-
antine, bearing hundreds OF return
,nx American troops. hut was ordered
10 remain there until the weather.
cleared.
telegraph and telephone wires
vputh of Philadelphis y ere tori down
early In the storm interrupane COM
municAtion between the north and the
oputh.
The steamship Joseph j, Cureo. a
cargo carrier or GA eross tons, was
blown ashore and sunk at The peia-
ware nreAkwater. Her two women
URMU00KNIT ana Crew itA1A wv - ~
capped drowning.
me wind here attained 8 velocity
Of sixty-eeven miles an hour. Men
and especially women we're swept on
their feat as the gale, swt.iinS down
the canyon formed by New York sky
scrApers caromed of the pavement
seeking an outlet in the upper
reaches
Street car trafIc was delayed con-
aljCht iv
By the storm. Many persons blinded
~ the snow were run dow n by trolley
cars, automobiles and army auto
uuckA
Increasing steadily IN strength the
wind attained for n time about nine
o'clock tonight a velocity of seventy
nvu mties sn hour. Trees were blown
3 dawn, bushes and shrubs were up
rooted and flung ecross streets, en-
AAnGertnx passSrsby.
al James II. Scarf. the weather fore
0Aster, who really did not wish the
n1lxxArd upon the people. said tonight
that the snow will cease by morning
and the temperature will become
unrre sprinGlike. as the sun VIII shine
He made no promise that the wind
NUald ab&ts quite so coon.
F7nyx Havoc With Planes
W2&6ihStohs March Ia.-~-i ne AaiSi
V wind today played havoc with the
Omitted States mail flicrs along the
/. Atlantic coast Between Washington
and New York the gale blew MT q
rate OF from forty to stxty-five miles
IN hour, but the United States ff!erS
were not afraid TO match their wits
against It. Only one of the fou,
fiiers. however. came out winner.
John n. Miller, formerly a nav,
nviator, took up his machine In 4
snow storm over Philadelphia and, IN
En- hour and half journey, reached
Long Island. Whsn he reached hi
point OF landing. he ran into "a biz
yard and could not see Atty feet II
any direction. But ne had sense o.
hts whercaoouts and made q success
full Iau1sng at Great Neck, Ions
island. about eight miles from tht
station at Belmont Parh
aviator. Rifle tried tn get his )
Ri into the sir at Washington 70,
the fight TO Philadelphia. but ths
freakish wind bore down heavily. IL
u Tier attempt. he got up forty feot
but could force the plane no higher
although his engine Waa developing
160 horsepower.
Aviator Mike Everrole tried to re
lay mall from Delaware into Phila
deiphlA. but, after flying about 70
three hours buciing the winds from
thA west, he ran out OF gasoline ant
miles from his starting point