The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-31
All Manner of Weather Sweepsto NewEngland
Snow, Sleet, Rain, Gales Fave Left Cities in West Crippled-At Least 50 Are Dead-Connecticut
 Feels Tail-End of Storm

/, to use ski-equipped airplane to bring mail from the Twin Cities to Chicago.
 New England Hard Hit
 Boston, Jan. 31--(UP)-Two per. sons were dead and land, seq and air trafiic was crippled today as snow continued to fall in New IGngiand's worst blizzard of the winter.
 The weather bureau predicted continued snow and cold weather today, but said that tomorrow should bring fair weather and ris. ing temperatures.
 Nearly five inches of snow was on the ground at dawn in Boston, according to tho weather bureau. Actually more had fallen, but 1t was reduced by rain and sieet The velocity of fiorther1y winds had dropped from c peak of ~ miles an hour last night to i8. The tem- perature was i4
 Two deaths were reported during the first day of the storm yester-, day. At Lawrence, Thomas Ciras, 6S, mill worker and father Of four children, collapsed and died while shovcling snow in front of his home. Kenneth Farnsworth, Q, was killed by an autoombiie while coast- ing near his West Mcdford home. Roads Are Open Virtually all roads were open to traffic, but . coating of ice slowed traffic, caused many collisions and raised havoc with bus schedules. On Newburyport Turnpike, gate- way to Maine, traffic was halted three times by trucks who's 9ail- CTS had Jack-knifed in skidk 4 Portland (Me) -to-BostoR bus carrying six passengers was M Q sideswipe collision with stats sanding truck in Denver. The bus was disabled but no ono was in. Jured. Tn Newbury, another safids ing truck was involved In e col- lision with c sedan, whose driver was given hrst-aid.
 All transport planes were ground0 at Boston airport.
 Most boats forewarned of tito gale, hugged sheltered bays. Tio Boston-New York steamers can- ceied trips in both directions. The Yarmouth boat, the Merchants & Miners liner Nantucket, the United Fruit Company ship Turrialba and several freighters likewise cancelled sailings.
 Pilot Boat Seeks Harbor
 For the first time this year, the Boston pilot boat Northern Light quit It's post of Boston lightship to seek the shelter of the inner harbor.
 Nantucket Island off the coast of southeastern Massachusetts was cut of all day when steamer serv- ice was suspended during the storm.
 Cape Cod Canal closed as rain and snow reduced visibility to a minimum. Ships anchored at either entrance.
 All but two of 21 ships due here yesterday made port, but all be- hind schedule. Of the two which failed to arrive, the Cunard-White Star liner Andania anchored on Boston lightship waiting for the storm to subside. The tanker J. Fletcher Farrell from Houston, Tex. also was believed to have anchored. Conn. Did Very Well
 Hartford, Conn, Jan. 31. (uP)-- The overnight sleet and snow storm, which fell to @ depth or three inches in most parts of Con- necticut. appeared to have been played out today. and. with excep- tion of a light fall predicted later in the day, clearing weather was in prospect.
 Highways, treacherous to travel. were free of serious accidents and blows kept transportation lanes cleared.
 Along the coastline the snowfall was lighter than in northern sec tions and there was less sleet. There was comparatively little trafiic along Long Island Sound.
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