New York “In a Blizzard’s Grasp”

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Darren Chase

That was headline of the New York Times, March 13, 1888, when a severe storm crippled New York City. Calling it “the worst storm the city has ever known,” the Times described the impact of of the blizzard, sharing the news with the city’s citizens who had few other means of monitoring the storm’s progress and devastating impact.

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