The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-06
new ENGLAND
COAST HARD HIT
New York Still ParaIyzed
From Effects of Snow
and SIeet Storm.
HEAVY PROPERTY DAMAGE
Shipping Along New England
Coast Badly Crippled.
Shortage of Coal.
HEAVY PROPERTY DAMAGE

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unusually high tides which have
lashed the north Atlantic coast for
the last two days, accompanied by a
blizzard which blanketed most of the
territory with snow and ice, were
| gradually suhsiding early today leav-
ing trail of destruction and suffer-
ing in their wake.
Estimates of the property damage
ran well beyond the $2,000,00 mark
A number OF vessels were reported
in distress and several Long Island
sound steamers were prisoners in ice
jams The wireless station at New
York police headquarters early today
had received messages from thirty
nine ships at sea asking for location
Points along the New Jersey coast,
especially Atlantic City and Sea-
bright, were hardest hit Houses
We're washed into the sea and towns
partially inundated. Resorts along the
Long Island shore near New York
also were heavily damaged,
Railroad traffic improved during
the morning. although trains were
still behind in their schedules.
New York was slow to recover
from the blow dealt by the storm
king. Traffic conditions were still
chaotic early today and the streets
piled high with snowdrtts. A short
age of snow shovelers and the threat
ened strike of the few thousand that
were working aGitated the street
cleaning department. The shortage of
coal caused considerable apprehon-
sion. Transportation companies said
they had only a few days supply on
hand and that they would be forced
to suspend operations unless their
bunkers were speedily rcplenished.
Barges laden with coal are tied up
at Jersey points by ice foes. One
of the novelties of the storm was
the use of an army tank to push
stalled trolley ears.
Although the snow and slcot has quit
falling today the city was paralyzed
by the blizzard. OFF the coast the
wind was blowing a gale, imperilling
shipping.
A shortage of food, due to crippled
railroads and street traffic is feared.
According to officials of the pennsyl-
vania railroad the movement of freight
towards this city is only 25 per cent. OF
normal
A further fall of snow and sleet dur
ing the night bringing the total depth
nearly to eight inches, added to the
stagnation of all kinds Of traffic, Huge
drifts blocked side streets end stf9et'
railway traffic and foot traffig in tie
main thoroughfares was almost inn
possible at many places.
Four lives had been lost due TO the
storm up to early today and many per-
sons had been injured,
The monetary loss will run into mill
lions of dollars.
Long Island sound and the harbor
f,,n Df ma sc on Crar
and freight steamer that had started
up the sound for New England ports
caught in the ice foes and signalcd
for tugs to break through and haul
them out.
Accompanying the storm, which was
the worst this city had known since
the historic blizzard of 1883, the At
lantic coast was ashed by the highest
tidal waves in thirty four years, Caus-
ing immense damage.
The disturbance on the coast was
general from Cape Hatteras to Prov
incetown. and wireless reports received
here say that the coast is Uttered with
wreckage.
The street cleaning department is
completely staggered by its gigantic
task 1t Is estimated that $1,000 men
are needed to clean up the streets. but
less than 5000 had been recruited to-
day.
Boston, Feb 6.-Al energies were
directed to New England today to re-
covering from the effects Of the sever
est blizzard in a decade with trans
portation demoralized and telephone
and telegraph service considerably inn
paired. industrial and community life
was paralyzed except in northern Yer
mont which alone was spared the fury
of the storm. The snow averaged from
ten to twelve inches in depth and
lr{F hu
were reported stalled throughout New
England last night. the majority in the
vicinity OF this city. No vessel sailed
from this port yesterday and only one
arrived
Discarded storage battery cars,
which formerly ran over the now
abandoned cross town routes in lower
Manhattan. were pulled out and pressed
into service on the lower east side.
Third rail cars were prevented from
running in this section because o. the
ice-pacHed channel rails A man Of
seventy was found dead In "a snow
bank in Brooklyn.
Bark Wrecked.
Philadelphia, Feb 1.-THE bark
George w Schoheld was wrecked near
here by the storm. II went ashore
near Corcons inlet Wednesday night
and today is high and dry on the ZACH.
The Rcdar Beach life saving -rrw
rescued the crew. The SChoneld. which
is owned by the Southern Trausp0rtu-
stion company Baltimore, viii be-
"a Hours Of Snow.
Washington. Feb. G.-Anothcr TWEEN
ty-four hours Of snow and nigh winds
along the Atlantic coast from Mary
land to Maine was forecast 'oday boy
the weather bureau.
The peak Of the storm Is now in New
England, wheR the heaviest fall Of
v,,o,y iu the eaN this Wiut sr-gU iucl,l