Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-07
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DIGGING Sci
OUT OF DRIFTS.
Thousands Of Men Needed
to Shovel Snow From
City Streets.

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New York marshalled. all its forceS
cate itself from the paralyxinga grip
of q storm that has reminded old
timers Of the classic blizzard Of 1853.
Spurred by Mayor Hylan's proclA-
nation urging the suspension Of all
but vitality necessary trucking trafilc
for a period Of three days, big truck
ing corporations, the great metropoHs
tan department stores and others
turned over their auto trucks ami
drivers to cart the snow to piers
where steamship companies loaned
ing it into the harbor. Hundreds az
stores set their employees to
work with shovels The street clean
ing department., still short about los
900 shovelers, renewed its efforts to.
induce more men to join the ranks.
Special attention was given to Dig;
ging hydrants out OF great piles Of
snow. Trucking in the city's snow;
filed streets was restricted to those
engaged in moving food, fuel, milk
and newspapers. Private passenger
cars except those used by phy-
sicians, have been placed under the
embargo until Tuesday morning.
Traffic Being Restored. "
The traction companies struggled
grimly to. restore traffic on the sur
face lines to something approaching
normal and succeeded in measure.
Lines Of street cars. frozen to the
rails for a day or more in the heart
of the city. told the story Of the COM
panies' tribulations.
Many outlying towns, however, still
were isolated early today and every
hour brought fresh tales Of woe FROM
Sao Sh vuh fAAM
had caused destruction and added to
the hardships wrought by the snow
and ice. q.
Snow covered trains from the west
and New England crept into the
railway terminals hours behind their
schedules.
Edwin J. o'Malley. commissioner
of public markets. urged housewives
to conserve perishable goods valued
at 100000 tied up in the harbor
The newspapers were hit by the
shortage Of newsprint. All OF the
morning papers restricted the num-
Der of pages today, while some Of the
afternoon papers yesterday reduced
the number of editions.
Conditions along the waterfront
improved somewhat but great icS
hoes in the harbor caused crafts to
move with caution.
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Washington, Feb. While hikf,
| windssand anowss Continued today in
northern New Englxnd, the Weather
| buEs4u announced that i the storm
Which Has swept the north, Atlantic
coast for, the greater part Of the week
should paas beyond the range OF the
United States tonight No severely
! cold weather will follow in the wake
| Of the storm, according to the gov
ernment forecaSter. lfs
New England is under the heaviesi
| blanket Of snow OF theewinter;s the tail
in some places measnrangs more. than
two feet. There were local SHOWS to-
| day in the middle west e; e *
T. Radio Affected.
4 Washington, Feb. Three Of tn.
/ four high power naval radio stationI
on the Atlantic coast wero out ol
commission today as the result Of ths
recent storm. The New Brunswick
station was the only one in operation
It was said at the navy department
the Arlington, Annapolis and Say
vile stations all being down" ~ 4
result Of ice forming on the antenna.
tho on ~ ~.