A Buried City: The Blizzard of 1888

[elleng]

In March of 1888 New York City was slammed by one of the most devastating blizzards in recorded history. From March 11th to 15ththe city was buried underneath a fifty-inch blanket of snow.

The Great White Hurricane, as it came to be known, disabled transportation and telegraph communication from the Chesapeake Bay to Montreal. Huge, “modern” cites suddenly found themselves cut off from the rest of the world.

For the first time in history the New York Stock Exchange closed, and would remain so for two days as the storm raged on.

In New York City alone more than 200 perished in the extreme cold. In the icy darkness of night fires raged as helpless volunteers watched from afar, their teams trapped in the deep drifts that formed in the howling winds.

http://myinwood.net/a-buried-city-the-blizzard-of-1888/

[NBachers]

1. Read it all- quite the tale

[YarnAddict]

2. In January of that same year

there was a devastating blizzard across the Great Plains during which hundreds died. Read "The Children's Blizzard" for the details. Very interesting readd.