The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-03-06
Heavy Damage Reported at
WiIkesbarre, Lancaster, Har-
risburg, Reading and Will
Transport Philadelphia
Trolleys in Vice-Like Grip of
One of Winters Worst Biz
zards-New York Gets Encore


Philadelphia. March 6,-FrcaZing
temperatures. which came on the heels
of Il raging snow. wind and rain storm.
were expected today TO check the
floods which late last night broke over
eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware
causing luMvy damage and driving
many persons from their homes.
TROLLEY SERVICE HALTED
The storm. which ragged from 3
O'Clock last night until shortly before
daylight. was one of the most severe
Of the winter. Snow piled up in biz
drifts and brought trolley service in
this city t" a standstill, Shipping Oh
the Delaware river was also impeded
Virtually every stream in this sec
ton of the state OverflOwed its banks
Yesterday ,andt ice gorges, broken bv
the high water. swept away bridges
aud railroad tracks. Telegraph and
telephone services were put ont Of COM
mission in many places and Il number
OF towns and cities were in darkness
last night.
HOMES WASHED AWAY
Scores Of houses along tie banks Of
the swollen streams were washe,!
away and many mills and factories
had to shut down. Men, women AMI
children. marOOned in their homes,
were rescued in boats. some Of them
being taken from second story win
dOwS . ~, ~
Towns along the Schuylkill ana Sus-S
quehanna rivers appearet to be the
heaviest sufferers Reading, LancaS-
ter. Harrisburg. Williamsport and
Wilkesbarre reported heavy damage.
Parts Of all these towns were inundat
ed and much Of the. surrounding low
lands were under water.
s's NEW YORK GETS ENCORE
New York. March 6.-Tlle storm king
,paid an0thers ,lllwe elcolnesl visit to New
York today Just as the city was COM
mencing to recover from effects Of the
l'lixzard a. month ago In twelve hours.
the metropolis struggled with pelting
rain, /, driving sleet storm and a bit
ting snow squall. As the temperature
dropped steadily during the night, the
wind increased ili velocity until dur
ilg the early morning hours it had
reached an unofficial. velocity Of 60:
miles an hour.
The rain. which fell at the rate of
an, inch nn hour. turned cutters into
miniature amillraces. sewers were clog.
gcd cellars were flooded, small streams
in the outlying sectf fbns overfowed
their banks. roads were washed out;
and high tides contributed to the. dam
age along tile waterfront. 4
SUPERIOR COUNTRY ISOLATED
Sault Ste Marie Mich, March g.
This section has been isolated from
the outside except by wire for 48
hours. Rail traffic is tied up follow
ing the heaviest snow storm in, years.
Resumption of tMffic probably will
not benormal for several days. Pas
senger trains have been cancelled for
two days and street car traffic virtual
ly at standstill. Many industries
have suffered delay since employees
could not get to work Many persons
are using snow shoes to get down
town.
SWEEPING OUT TO SEA
Washington, March 6.-While the
storm which swept out of the north
west two days ago was passing SLOW
ly out to sea today. high winds con-
tinuch. along the Atlantic cost and
severely cold weather prevailed over
the entire country east of the Rocky
mountains. Weather bureau, officials
said the cold wave probably would
continue for several days diminish.
ing gradually after Monday