Evening star., 1950-11-27
Death Toll in Storms
Rises TO 2'36; Snow
Still Falls in Ohio
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teries in the downtown section of
Pittsburgh. Thousands of others
were at work in the suburbs.
Pittsburgh Industry Halted.
The snow reached a record
depth of % inches in Pittsburgh.
much Of is vast industry was
stilled.
Many main highways and vir-
tually all secondary roads were
impossible in the snow sector of
West Virginia. s.1.t s...
Thousands still were homeless
in the wake of the East Coast
wind and rain storm that spread
death and destruction from South
Carolina to Maine.
In New Jersey alone, 2 million
men, women and children started
the day in homes without heat,
light or telephone service. But
the job Of restoring utilities lines
was under way. ...
Flood Threat in Northeast.
The threat Of floods rose in New
England. Streams, swelled after
nearly 4 inches of rain.
The wind, which hammered
parts OF the Atlantic Coast with
a force of as much as 1U8 miles
an hour at times, ives described
by the Weather Bureau as the
worst ever to hit. that region.
1t left many areas still without
power service today and thousands
still shivering without heat or
lighting. Losses to boat owners
were the heaviest since the 1888
hurricane.
The blow was accompanied by
torrential rains which mad sent
some New England streams out of
their banks. Some others were
threatening to overflow. New York
City, however, harvested q 25-day
water supply. The city reservoir
trapped Is billion gallons, build
ing up a needed reserve supply.
Many schools, including Penn
State College, Bucknell, Juniata,
Pittsburgh University, Duquesne
University and Carnegie Tech in /
Pennsylvania all were closed for
the day at least.
Schools Remain Closed,
All public and parochial schools
remained closed in Pittsburgh,
where the snowfall measured a |
record % inches. Mayor David
Lawrence declared a state of
emergency in the city and ap-
pealed to all but essential workers
to stay on their jobs and help
clear the city's side streets. United
States Steel Corp. Western Elec-
trio Corp. and the H. j. Heinz
Co. told their thousands of en-
ployeS to stay home.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
the city's morning newspaper,
suspended publication, saying its
trucks could not make deliveries
The afternoon Sun Telegraph and
Press published regular editions.
All the major department stores
are closed.
In big North Park, 81 Boy
Scouts from suburban Bellevue
were rescued against their will.
Perrysville volunteer flremen went
to lodge for the boys on a re-
quest from police. They said the
Scouts were having lots of fun
and didn't want to leave" They
had enough food for one more
meal.
Soldiers on Alert.
Pittsburgh district soldiers of
the National Guard and the I'd
Army are on an alerted basis in
the storm emergency. More than
1000 Guardsmen and 100 officers
are on duty. They are manning
Army trucks for emergency calls
and are helping the firemen and
Red Cross. Army half tracks will
be used to pull fire engines
through snow blocked streets-if
necessary.
So far, there have been no fires
of consequence and very little
crime. Police reported only one
holdup in the last "a hours.
All bus service in the city was
bound and only partial troll
ley service had been resumed to-
day. Trains are running four
hours late.
With more snow forecast for
today. Gov. James H. Duff de-
clared emergency measures in II
Western counties and declared to-
day and tomorrow legal holidays
there SO that the banks could re-
main closed. '
The shutdown in Ohio was more
widespread. There, too, banks and
schools remained closed and trans
portation stalled as crews bored
through snow drifts as deep as
23 feet in some places in clear
ing the highways.
Gov. Frank j. Lausche also
drged motorists to stay off the
streets and declared today a per-
nissive legal holiday so that banks
and other financial institutions
could remain closed.