The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-02-21
FEBRUARY STORM
WORST OF WINTER
HEAVY SNOW FALL in PALOUSE
COUNTRY-BLIZZA SWEEPS
WIDE TERRITORY.

From six to 10 inches of snow fell
in Latah county Sunday and Sunday
night and the storm is reported to be
general throughout the northwest.
The snow fall has been heavy but the
weather was mild, the snow being soft
and heavy. 1T clung to everything it
touched, burdening limbs Of trees
with the weight until in places some
of them were broken down. The
storm, reported Saturday in the mid
die west and south, swept On to the
Atlantic coast and out to sea after
doing immense damage, including
the killing of nine persons in New
York.
Blizzard Goes Over Atlantic.
Washington-(By A. P)-Although
the blizzard which Saturday night and
yesterday swept the eastern states
from western Tennessee to New Eng
land, had passed out to sea IN
northeasterly direction, the area 1t
visited is still in the grip of ice and
snow and many outlying districts
have not been heard from today
The list of dead as a result of the
storm, remains ait nine, all in New
York.
Another Snow Storm Predicted.
Another snow storm over the great
er part of the territory east of the
Mississippi and north of the Tennes-
see-North aCrolina line is probable
tonight or Tuesday, the weather
bureau forecasts today.
Sundays Storm Was General.
New York, Feb 2O.-Driven by a
gale, blizzard gripped New York to-
day and blanketed the city with 121a
inches of snow The storm passed at
10 p. m.
Early today the shipping board
steamer Cold Harbor went aground
off Coney Island The vessel was re-
f1oated at 10:30 p. m. Surface and
elevated traffic was badly disrupted
during the morning.
The waterfront was deserted and
shipping at standstill
In Nassau county on Long Island,
Hampstead and surrounding towns
we're isolated All trolly service in
the county was stopped.
In some parts of the county the
snow was drifted eight feet deep.
Five deaths and numerous acci-
dents in New York, directly or indf-
rectly caused by the storm, were re-
ported
Only two heavier snowfalls for a
single day have been recorded here
since 1886.
Entire East Affected.
Washington, Feb. 20-The east
from Tennessee and y Virginia to
northern New York and the southern
edge of New England was blanketed
with snow tonight. All indications
pointed toward a rapid disappearance
of the snow through fair and warmer
weather tomorrow and Tuesday, the
weather bureau said.
The Atlantic coast from Cape Hat
teras to Eastport, Maine, experienced
high gales. The wind reached We
locity of 68 miles an hour at Nan
tucket, Mass.
OregOn's Heaviest SnOwstOrm.
Portland, Ore, Feb. 20.-The heav-
lest snowstorm of the winter was re-
ported as raging today in the district
surrounding The Dalles and Hood
River, Ore. At. The Dalles the snow
was eight inches deep tonight ard
around Hood River from II to 80, ac-
cording to altitude.
CIOudburst at MedfOrd.
Medford, Ore, Feb. 20.--A small
in the Griffin Creek sec
tion five miles southwest of Medford
sent flood of water toward Medford
today and washed out two culvert
crossings of the Southern Pacific rail-
road between here and Ashland,
a freight train between and
the arrival here of both
sections of northbound passenger
train for several hours.
In Medford cellars of many homes
and business places we're flooded. |
Bear creek was a raging torrent.
Think Storm Be Prolonged.
Redding, Cal, Feb. 20.-The heavy (
rainfall in the northern tier of coun-
les today, local residents believe
gives promise of another OF the pro-
onged storms that have marked the
present winter season. Streams were