Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-02-07 | Page 1 | Ice and Snow Envelope East

ICE AND SNOW ENVELOPE EAST I I I Falling Glass Canopy Kills Army Officer Dozens Hurt by b y r Cornices New ew York Feb FeL 6 Now ow Now York still was as 8 stormbound lato late tonight t and there was small pro prospect of ot relief Demoralization of transit lines of all kinds was almost unprecedented d. d Only tho the subways were maintaining regular schedules Surface cars had almost ceased to operate ISo i 1 iSo So serious was tho the situation that Mayor laor Hylan issued a proclamation late today calling upon all persons en engaged engaged engaged en- en in the transportation business except In the delivery of or foodstuffs coal and milk to turn their trucks and laboring forces over o to the city to meet tho the storm emergency i Iro c Scarce Tho The street cleaning department ad admitted admitted admitted ad- ad that It il was virtually helpless because of Its Us Inability to hire men From 73 jj cents to 1 an hour was of- of Continued on page 3 STORM STILL HOLDS HOlOS GRIP ON EAST COAST I 1 Continued from Page 1 I 1 I fored C red for Cor snow but only of ot tho men needed could be re re- re I Tho The problem of or distributing the city s food supply also had become serious Milk trains arrived very ven Irregularly to today today today to- to day and trucks loaded with all kinds of groceries and produce made male their rounds with tho the utmost difficulty Dozens of persons were injured today many seriously b by falling Calling copings s awnings s and cornices carried down by weight of ot snow Co Col I. I Frederick Davidson stationed at Governors Governor's Is Island Island Is- Is land lan died today from a fracture of or orthe the skull suffered when ho was struck b by a a. glass flass canopy Ships Locked In ray Ico Conditions on the tho harbor M were ere little improved ed although It has been hoped a a. shift of tho wind might ht release some of ot tho the boats hold fast in fields Ields of or ice Light Eight steamers were fast In Long Island sound Bound an and tUf tugs sent to their relief relict were bucking vain vainly 1 against tho the Ice Trans Atlantic ships were were held heM in port and wireless reports from vessels at sea told of or high winds and antI raging waves aves