THE GREAT BLIZZARD IN ENGLAND

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2734, 31 March 1916, Page 5

THE GREAT BLIZZARD IN ENGLAND

TRACK OF THE STORM RAILWAYS IN CHAOS MANY PERSONS FROZEN TO DEATH By Tdcprapn—Prcss Aesooiation-OopyrlEht' London, March 29. After redoubling in intensity during the night, the blizzard exhausted itself this morning. Severe damage was done in all parts of Britain. Nino men and boys were found, dead fn the snow in the mountains of South Wales. _ _ ........ ......: There is a widespread railway disorganisation in England. Some parte of . the North have been cut off from London for fourteen hours.'- The-service! are improving, but are slow owing to the widespread damage to signalling wires, . It is helieved.that'five sailing vessels wore lost in the Bristol Channel. . Serious floods threatened the. Thames Valley. Much' damage was'"done" in London, where the storm was the worst since 1831. ■ ' ■■ EXPRESS TRAINS LOSTI .;.•: ■ (Rec.-March-SOj <8.55.p.-m.)-.,. -'■•" London,' March 29. As the result of the blizzard, many express trains wore again lost to-day, and the railway officials in London admit that they do not know where they are, in the absence of telegraphs and tele* phones. \' : *••" I'. Some of yesterday's trains are,arriving to-dajr., : Some of the lines in South. Wales arc under seven feet of snow.