The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-29
SEABOARD SWE EPT
Raging East-Coast Biz
zard Disrupts Marine
And Land Trafiicffi.
SHOVELERS HIRED
By THOUSANDS
Weather Service Broad
casts Warnings From
Virginia to Maine.

NEW YORK, Jan. Ze.-SWceplnS
UP the Atlantic seaboard, from the
Virginia Capes to Maine, the win
Eastern coast in its grip tonight,
with record snowfalls reported
from many points. wires down,
transportation disrupted, and hur-
ried warnings being relayed to
ships at sea.
The Weather Bureau here THIS
evening issued the following storm
warning:
Northeast storm warnings north
of the Virginia Capes to Eastport.
Me. Central at noon off the Vir-
ginia Capes. moving north north
east. Northeast gales tonight.
shifting to northwest Sunday. with
heavy SHOWS"
The bureau announced a RECORD
fall of snow for Washington and
vicinity blowing northeastward to
Baltimore and New York, where a
fall of two feet or more might be
expected.
Indications were that the bliz-
zard, as IL was designated by the bu-
reau, would exceed anything since
the one which enveloped the East
in February, 1890.
Snow In New EnEIand.
Snow was predicted for New Eng
land and the vicinity of New York
City tomorrow, ceasing about noon,
when the storm center would have
passed northeastwsrd Off the Maine
coast.
The sweep Of the blizzar nd UP the
coast from Virginia buried one city
after another beneath the deepest
snow of the year. The storm
reached New York shortly after
noon.
Up until evening the blizzard was
confined to the eastern seaboard.
western Pennsylvania and western
and northern New York State were
spared more than occasional fur
ries of snow. The storm turned
eastward at New York, driving
ever Connecticut and Massachu-
sets.
Boston was early caught in the
blizzard, but the first storm passed
over in two hours.
Thousands of unemployed were
enrolled as snow shovelers in New
YORK and other cities. In New
York employment was found for
1000 men. Philadelphia, which felt
the full force of the blizzard early
tnls afternoon, had $500 men at
work.
Telephone and telegraph COM
panies were rushing emergency re-
pair gangs to vantage points along
the coast. Probably no storm in
history has ever been met with such
determined resistance.
Business Seriously Hurt.
The blizzard bade fair to war
rant the extraordinary precautions.
Starting off the Virginia Capes last
night 1t had stopped trains, pre-
venting TIE execution of much off
cial business.
Moving up the South Atlantic
seaboard the storm struck PhiIadel
phia with full force shortly after
noon. Driving sheets of snow and
nigh wind made street traffic
in that city extremely difficult and
dangerous. More than four inches
had fallen at 2 o'clock, with the
fali increasing in density as the
day waned.
Harrisburg, Pa, was envcloped
Quaker City, and traction COM
panies were out with their sween-
ers all day. Four inches of snow
had fallen at O'Clock. Trains from
the east were delayed, no trains
having arrived from Washington.
New York City was swept with
the first flurries of snow about
noon. Railroads and their clear
ing gangs, ready for the heavy
snow, and representatives this af-
ternoon indicated the storm was
largely to the port as far as New
York State was concerned. The
New York Central at 3 o'clock re-
ported the storm had not pro-
gressed north of Yonkers. The
Long Island Railroad was exper-
fencing no difficulty at that time
in keeping their lines clear, and
the Pennsylvania with trains from
the South four and five hours late,
was in no difficulties with its
Western lines.
Blizzard on Increase.
The, blizzard, however, continued
to increase in intensity and warn
ings were issued that the snow
fall would last throughout the
night when an average depth of
more than foot might be expected.
pected..
Many Connecticut towns which
were in the grip of the storm early
this afternoon, took heart when it
lessened and turned out to sea, and
believed they were to be spared
the full force of the blizzard.
Bridgeport reported that aside
from 1urries and high winds the
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