New Britain herald., 1927-12-08

Bay. anchored in Buffalo harbor, snapped it's moorings early today and was carried through the Mia gara channel. It was later re moored by tugs.
 A light snow accompanied the wind and at 10 o'clock approached blizzard proportions. but was not expected 10 last.
 Damage in the city resulted from broken windows and store signs which were torn down.
 Chicago. Dec. S R-Chicago was experiencing rain and autumn weather of 51 degree at D. m. but five hours later the mercury had dropped 4o degrees. Streets made pcrilous by rain caused accidents in which three persons were killed and several severely injured.
 Northern Wisconsin was ice locked in Sub-zero temperature and storm warnings were posted throughout the lake region.
 -hii iiifili N'i NiN' Al iIlu obL oI Chicago was at virtual standstill, with but one plane leaving yesterday on any Of the citys five air routes. E. l.. Slonigcr. pilot of this plane. was forced down at Springfield III.
 Chicago, Doc. s LPJ-Winter came in earnest to the middle west today, pushed southward by a 50 mile an hour gale accompan by heavy snow fall and biting below-zero temperatures.
 While Minnesota. Iowa and Wis consin bore the brunt of the blizzard and low mercury which has prevail cd in the northwest and Canada since Monday, Illinois was wind and snow swept as it's thcrm mometers slid slowly downward. The cold was felt from Colorado 10 the Ohio val ley and south 10 the Gulf of Mexico.
 Temperatures of 20 below zero were not uncommon in Minnesota, while train service was jumbled and traffic was almost at q standStll in many parts. Minneapolis and St. Paul called it the worst blizzard in four years. St. Paul and Sioux Falls $. D., were among larger citic'; forced to close their schools. whil , at Minneapolis classes were dismiss cd at the University of Minnesota for the first time in history.
 Malta, Mont, with 8 below. ,t temperature chart. Bynum. Mont. reported one death, that of five year old Theodore Hurschbcrg, 10 add to six fatalities in Canada. The boy perished when he attempted 10 take some warm clothes 10 his sister at school.
 Snow drifts were pi'od high in many Iowa cities. Sioux City report cd II below, the coldcst December ' mark on record. As far south as Des Moincs the mercury was below zero. Waterloo. which had five be- cars for husses, and schools were dismissed early. At Sioux City the schools were closed all day. In tho eastern part of tho state Cedar Rapids, Iowa City. Burlington and Dubuque saw the thermometer tumble from the forties to near zero in nine hours.
 Chicago was experiencing rain and autumn weather of 5l degrees at ?. m. but five hours later the mercury had dropped 4o degrees. Streets made pcrilous by rain caused acidents in which three persons were killed and several severely injured. In the suburbs of Evanston and Glencoe the gale uprooted: trees. shattered windows and interrupted lighting service.
 Northern Wisconsin Was icc-lock- ed in suh-zero temperature. Antigo reported . inches ot snow. storm warning were posted throughout the lake region.
 Airmail service in and out of Chi cago was at a virtual standstill, with but one plane leaving yesterday on any of the city's five aero routes. E. l.. Slonigor, pilot of this plane, was forced down at Springfield. III. Fog