Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-05
.SN0W-LADEN GALE
CLAIMS 50 LIVES IN
NORTHEASTERN US.
: Five Ships in Distress, Liners
Harbor-Bound as Storm
SWirIs Out to Sea.
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
ARE BUSY DIGGING OUT
Thousands Forced to Remain in
Offices and Stores All Night,
Trains Blocked.
Hy the Axsoc,ated Press

NEW YORK, February 5.-A sur
vey at noon today of the area swep,
nv Yesterdays blizzard showed:
\ death toll directly and indirectly
caused by the storm. Of more than 50.
II, we're dead in New England as q
re-, -rrlt of exposure traffic and other
l'rifents: eight were killed yesterday
in The collapse of a foundry building
oal at New Britain. Conn, because of
'he weight of snow on the roof: eight
y rished at sea; five are dead in New
York; three are dead in New Jersey
and other deaths are reported from
"rh"r scattered points.
All transportation lines delayed or
completely interrupted. Trains into
New York running from a few min
uteS to several hours late.
Coastwise and transatlantic liners
were forced to anchor in Long Island
Sound until the storm lifted, delaying
thousands of passengers.
Pollock Rip Lightship off Cape Cod
broke from her moorings, but was
able. TO anchor. Nantucket LiShtship
slso broke loose. but proceeded under
her own steam. The storm at sea was
ahating
The storm spread a snow blanket
varvinC from few inches to two feet.
Wind driven, it formed a blockade
over country highways through Penn
svlvania. New York, New Jersey and
New England.
Gale Swirls to Sea.
The gale swirled out to sea late
yesterday toward the Grand Banks
and the ship lanes.
At the lowest estimate it will cost
New York 100000 to dig out of
the storm. Twenty thousand work
men are trying to keep the main
streets passable.
Five persons died in the storm in
New York City. Schools were sus-
pended in the afternoon.
Air mail service between New York
and Chicago was halted.
Only two of f1ve passenger vessels
due 10 dock in New York dared en-.
'er. Tons of ice in the Hudson River
lammed against the liner Orduna and
kent her from docking until the tide
turned.
Boston was paralyzed. even more
than New York. Public buildings
including the State House. were
brown open to commuters forced 20
stay in the city.
The eight who died at sea were
h4rgemen. 4 volunteer crew of
Coast GdrdSmen took three men on
barge near Asbury Park. y. J. The
barge broke UP. one of the rescued
men dying later.
Schooner Crew Rescued.
Seven hargemen were lost in the
wrecks OF three barges off Sandy
Hook. n. ]. Five more barges and
two tugs were still in danger.
Eight men, the entire crew. were
rescued from the schooner kenwood.
which went ashore on the rocks at
Cedar Point. Mass.
The Dutch freighter Stad Zalt-
Bommel wirelessed that she was
burning coal from her cargo to reach
port at Providence, r. l. The Fur
ness freiShter. Manchester Producer.
bound from Halifax to Manchester,
was drifting with a broken rudder,
about 500 miles from Halifax. The
German steamship Hanover went to
her aid. The collier Selyn Eddy was
in danger off the Delaware Capes.
In the anthracite coal regions of
ennsylvania. 10 inches of snow fell.
Among the deaths were Boston, 8:
Newark. \. j.. 3: Bridgeport. Conn,
J. Waterbury. Conn. l; jersey City.
.: Albany