Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-02-21
IS SWEPT
BY BIG STORM
New York SnoWbound in Ini-
tiaI Blizzard of Year and All
Traffic is Badly Delayed.
NEW ENGLAND HARD HIT
Many Deaths Due to Gale Are
Reported; Weather Predic-
tionS Are Fair and Cold.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Al-
though the blizzard which Saturday
night and yesterday swept the east
ern states from western Tennessee to
New England, had passed out to sea
in northwesterly direction the big
area it visited still was in the grip
of the ice and snow 1t left behind. In
many places particularly in the vi
cinity of New York, and the noun
famous regions of Virginia, Mary
land and Pennsylvania where the
snow piled in great drifts, the inhab.
itants had literally to dig themselves
out and first reports of blocked rail
traffic and demoralized wire SER
vice were shown not 10 be exagger-
ated.
Many outlying districts had not
been heard from today and the list
of those who lost their lives direct
ly or indirectly owing to the storm
remained at nine. All of these were
reported in New York. Nor had
any serious marine disasters been
reported despite the gale that swept
the coast from Hstteras to East
port, Me-. and which attained a
velocity of sixty-eight miles an hour.
Ship masters generally had been
warned and either had remained in
port or had scurlied to sheltered
harbors.
The blizzard swept over a large
area extending from Tennessee TO
the lower New England states in the
south and east and as far west as
the Ohio valley. The snow fall
measures from a few inches in ;he
southern portion of the storms
path to more than foot in the
mountains of Virginia and in tbs
northern states. Piled high by tht
wind the snow almost completely
| biocked railroad traffic in many
sections and those trains that go
through were often hours late In
some places the storm was not onls
the first of any extent in the other
wise mild winter. but was amons
the worst on record in a score OF
years.
The weather bureau here held
out little hope of relief from the
congestion of snow, but ut-predicted
warmer weather-furto tomorrow. In
contrast to the blizzard in the east
was unusually good weather in all
sections of the country. In the
Great Lakes region and the Missis-
sippi Valley it was generally fair
and in Florida the thermometer
registered IA.
Heavy Fall at New York
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-New
York's millions of workers. faced
with impaired transportation facili-
ties. as result of the twelve and a
half inches of snow which winter
loosed Sunday. experienced difficulty
m nlaRaS nf
employment today.
Commuter service from New Jer-
sey and other outlying districts was
hampered by snow drifts two to ten
feet in depth. Nm New York. Brook
lyn and sections close to the heart
of the business district surface and
elevated lines were impeded TO a
great extent Subway traffic was
hampered slightly.
Thousands of men with improved
facilities for removing the snow
were at work in an effort TO clear
the way for traffic. The storm which
began before clock Sunday morn
ing continued unabated until short
ly after 10 o'clock last night. At that
hour the wind slightly increased in
velocity banking snow in great drifts.
Nine persons lost their lives either
directly or indirectly as a result of
the storm and hundreds were in
jured.
One Death on Staten Island
TOTTENVILLE. Feb. 21:-Stater
Island is today. digging its way out
from under the heavy fall of snow
that began Saturday night and con
tinued throughout the entire day
yesterday. One death believed tC
have been from exposure is said &c
have been the result of the storm OF
the island. Adam Fink, forty-si1
years old. reported to the police as
missing Saturday night from home
was found yesterday afternoon lying
in the snow short distance from
his residence in Fourth STREET, Mid
land Beach. Assistant Medical Ex-
aminer Mord for the borough OF
Richmond said that death had been
caused by exposure.
The storm yesterday was said to
have been the worst on the island
in a number of years. Trains on
the Staten Island Rapid Transit
railroad were running throughout
the day from a half to an hour late
yesterday. but this morning the reg
ular schedule was being maintained.
All trolleys on the north and east
shores were stalled and most OF
those travelling yesterday had 10
.take to the Rapid Transit lines TO
get to and from St. George. The
new municipal line had cars running
up until yesterday afternoon as far
as New Dorp when they had to give
up. The ferryboat of the Staten
Island Rapid Transit was making
hourly trips yesterday instead OF
maintaining its regular half hour
schedule.
Many automobiles passed over the
ferry Saturday for the usual week
end trip going down the New Jersey
coast and il is believed they were
storm bound yesterday. An army OF
snow shovelers began this morning
to tackle the snow to open the way
for traffic throughout the entire Is
land. The street cleaning depart
ment men were out early and began
the clearing of crosswalks.
Statesmen Wanted to sell Mack Trucks