New Britain herald., 1926-02-05
DEATH STALKS IN WAKE OF BLIZZARD
Heavy Death Toll-,NeW York and Boston Hard Hit

New York. Feb. R-Northeast. ern United States today was strug. gling to free itself from the grip of the most severe snow storm of the winter that lasted fully 24 hours and brought death and destruction in its wake.
 Thirtystwo known deaths were at- trihuted 10 the storm, seven 9 in a building collapse under the weight of snow at New Britain, Conn.,, ana eight others at sea, Crack trains were hours late, and committing service was disrupted in New York, Boston and Philadelphia. Wire con- munlcations throughout the section was interrupted.
 Heroic Rescucs At Sea
 The heroic rescues were perform. ed at sea. Five ships were in dis tress and ocean traffic from New York to Boston hugged the shore for safety. Three thousand passengers were held up at New York when their ships hove to before the gale The storm spread a snow blanket varying from a few inches to two feet over the northeast and as far west as Ohio. Wind driven. 1t form ed blockade over country high ways through Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey and New Eng land.
 The gale swirled put to sea late yesterday toward the Grand Banks and the ship lanes.
 Costly In New York
 At the lowest estimate it will cost New York s1.000,0O0 to dig out of the storm. Twenty thousand work men battled all day yesterday to keep the main streets passable.
 Five persons died in the storm in New York city, schools were sus- pended in the afternoon. Trolley service was impaired and thousands of commuters were late. The fast est trains from west and south came schedule,
 Ar Mails Halted
 Air mail service between New York and Chicago was halted.
 Only two of five passenger vessels due 10 dock in New York dared en- ter. Four outbound coastwse ships hove to at City Island, where incom- ing coast vessels joined them. Tons of ice in the Hudson river jammed against the liner Orduna and kept her from docking until the tide turned.
 Boston Hard Hit
 Boston was paralyzed even more completely than New York, com- muting service was suspended en- tirely for hours and business houses and offices closed in the afternoon to give their employees a chance to get home. Public buildings includ- ing the state house were thrown open to those forced to stay in the city. Railroad schedules were badly upset. Two snow blinded persons we're run over and killed, and an other died of exposure.
 The building collapse In New Brit - ain took the largest single toll for the storm. 4 factory wall cayed in, Killing eight workmen and injuring l 1 others.
 The eight who died at sea were hargemen. A volunteer crew of four coast guard captains and nine guardsmen in an open boat held the gale at bay long enough 10 take three men off the barge Metropoli- tan No. q, near Asbury Park, \. J. The barge broke up, one of the res cued men dying later.
 Seven bargemcn were lost In the Wrachs of three other barges. Five more barges and two tugs were still in danger.
 Eight Men Rescued
 Eight men. the entire crew were rngcurd from the schooner Kcnwood, which went ashore on the rocks at Cedar Point, Mass. The rescue was made by coast guardsmen from Scituate, Mass. The schooner was bound from Halifax for Boston with load of lumber.
 The Dutch frcighter Stad ZaIt- EomnN, wirclcssed that shn was burning coal from her cargo 10 reach port al Providence E. ]. The Furness freightcr, Manchester Pro- ducer, bound from Halifax 10 Man. hestor was drifting with a broken yuddcr, about 500 miles from HaH- fax, The German steamship Han over has gone to her aid. The col Her Sely Eddy was reported in dan ger off the Delaware Capcs. Tho 'reightcr George II was reported standing by.
 s Penn. Has Bad Storm
 Tb" storm vas particularly severe