This day in history: March 1 1- white hurricane

Today in history:1March, 888 1 1,1March, 888 10 After an unusually mild winter, the temperature in the northeast rose to 50 degrees. Farmers began to prepare the soil, crocuses are sprouting in some areas, and people are looking forward to the arrival of early spring. By March 1 1, the area was under the control of the so-called "white hurricane", which is used to measure all other snowstorms.

A few days before any accurate weather forecast, this huge snowstorm was a big surprise. From New Jersey to Maine, it has caused serious damage. The first prize of snowfall hit central New England, but the biggest social impact occurred in new york City. Compared with densely populated urban residents, rural residents often perform better in big storms.

The snowstorm raged for 36 hours, and strong winds hit the area at a speed of 85 miles per hour. In some areas, the snowfall is as high as 55 inches and the temperature is very cold. For fear of losing their jobs, many people braved terrible storms and were trapped on the trains on the tracks. Some people died while hiking in snowy weather.

A writer of The Boston Globe shared this memory at 1967: "I was there myself, a 5-year-old child. I remember leaning my nose against the window pane, wondering if my father would succeed. Yes, but other dads were found dead by the rescue team drifting in the deep sea.

Our communication lines connect up and down the east coast. Food and fuel are in short supply, especially in urban areas. People lost their way and froze to death in the snowdrift, including new york and Party leader Senator Roscoe Conkling. During the snowstorm, Mark Twain found himself trapped in a hotel in new york. P.T. barnum tried to entertain a group of people trapped in Madison Square Garden.

In some parts of Massachusetts, the snowfall is as high as 4 feet, and the huge snow can only make the chimneys of some houses clearly visible. Many farmers have lost their livestock, because even venturing to their barns may be a life-threatening proposal. The hurricane rolled the sea into a whirlpool of anger, ruthlessly impacting the coastline and destroying everything along the way.

When the snowstorm finally ended, at least 400 people were killed, and the damage caused by the storm was estimated at 20 million dollars (about 500 million dollars today).

The painful lesson is learned from the terrible whipping of Mother Nature. The defects of ground telegraph, natural gas and water supply lines were exposed in a wide range by snow disaster, and people quickly took measures to put important public facilities safely underground. Solving the problem of public transportation is also listed as the top priority. Boston was the first big city in the United States to start the underground subway system in 1897, which was the direct result of the snowstorm in 1888.

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