BLIZZARD AND TIDAL WAVE

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2738, 17 February 1910, Page 2

BLIZZARD AND TIDAL WAVE

DEA 7 ASTATION IN THE UNITED

STATES

BOSTON, December, 27. News filtering slowly into Boston today over wrecked wires apparently makes it certain that at least a dozen lives have been lost and property damage amounting to more than 1,000,000 dollars has resulted from the heavy snow and winds which prevailed throughout New England on Christxias Dav and yesterday. Over 2000 persons are homeless today at Chelsea, as the result of the tidal wave, which swept that town and drowned Cornelius Darkins and his wife in their bed. Michael Callighan, an aged man, died of the shock while benm taken from the second storey of his Hooded home. Half-a-dozen others are missing, and are believed to be drowned.

It is impossible as yet to estimate the loss along the coast. From Portland down to Rhode Island overy coast town has a talc of ruin. Many of these places have not been heard from at all as yet, on account of the crippled state of the wires.

FOURTEEN PERISH IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Doe. 27

It is estimated to-day that fourteen persons lost their lives as the result of the blizzard that has swept New York since Christmas Day. The storm swept down upon the city from the north-east. At times the gale registered a velocity of 60 miles an hour.

On the east side the suffering was intense. Practically all the deaths reported to have occurred in the city were in this district. Charity organisations are finding it impossible to care for even a small proportion of the destitute. As fast as delayed traffic conditions will permit, food, fuel, and clothing are being taken to the tenement district on the east side, where the conditions are most acute. It is certain that many lives have been saved by the ministrations of representatives of various societies.

Trains from the south and west have been delayed many hours by the storm, and local traffic is demoralised. River craft suffered sovorely from the storm, and comparatively few vessels are moving to-day.

SUFFERING IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Dec. 27

Street-car traffic was partially resumed to-day after the complete tie-up due to the blizzard that swept the city for two days, blowing down wires and covering the. tracks with ice and sleet. The railroads are still badly crippled, and it is doubtful if train schedules will be in order for several days. All of the overland mails from the west are from 5 to 25 hours late, many of tho trains being snowbound at points outside of the city. Suffering among the poor is said to he great, and many charitable organisations are called uj>on for financial aid. No deaths have been reported.

TRAFFIC DELAYED

PITTSBURG, PA.. Dec. 27

After being totally paralysed since early yesterday by the worst storm AYestem Pennsylvania has known for years, the railroad systems resumed operations to-day, but little was done to move trains, and the thousands of passengers delayed by the storm remained at their hotels without braving the storm to get to railway stations. The predictions of more snow and cold water blanketed the hopes of the railroad officials, who figured on relieving the local passenger and freight congestion by to-night.

The trolley lines found operation to Pittsburg almost impossible, due to the ice on the wires and tracks, and many factories dependant on suburban workmen were running oil not more than half force.