Show EAST COAST SWEPT BY TERRIFIC GALE By International News Service NEW YORK April New H-New York and nd the surrounding country Is covered cov cov- ered red with almost an an Inch of snow toay to- to d day ay y after after- twenty tour which four hours of ot rain to-j to n and nd gales which played havoc with shipping nipping along long the coast and In the 1 harbor arbor The sale gale backed d up an unusual high tide Ao and washed washed ashore numerous ships hips and flooded many towns Alon Along the he water front In New York and New Jersey ersey the tide submerged a number numb i of f piers piers In some Instances entire cargoes were swept away by the flood At the tour four masted schooner Edna own Brown h heavily laden Jaden with merchandise was driven ashore Six ix other sailing vessels were towed i to o th the Brooklyn shore for safety |