GREAT WHITE HURRICANE 1888
For the Abecedarian challenge
A
Blizzard from
Chesapeake Bay through New England
Deep snow drifts
Ensuing
Frozen
Grounded ships and people confined in
Homes for days
Iconic Great Blizzard of 1888
Jammed roads with cars and horses abandoned
Keeping warm was problematic
Lives were lost
March 11th, the day the storm started
New York City reported deaths
Overhead wires froze and broke causing hazardous situations
Property damaged
Quieting gas and candlelights on the streets
Railroads shut down
Snow fell up to 58 inches
Transportation gridlock
Unseasonably mild weather before the storm
Visibility hampered by
Winds up to 45 miles per hour
X-treme cold
Young and old suffered
Zero temperatures and below.
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Author's notes: More information about the Great Blizzard of 1888 also called the Great White Hurricane can be found at the link below.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blizzard_of_1888
About the Creator
Babs Iverson
Barbara J Iversen, also known as Babs Iverson, lives in Texas and loves her grandkids to the moon and back. After writing one story, she found that writing has many benefits especially during a pandemic and a Texas-size Arctic Blast.
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Comments (16)
Second read- just so well written!
One I had missed, excellent take to describe a blizzard
Nicely done! Very intense.
Sounds like the 2020 Minnesota nightmare
This was so tragic and scary. I never knew of this incident. Loved your Abecedarian!
Loved your poem!
I love that picture. Great idea for an Abecedarian. This is a winner in my book
Great! 😊💕 Minnesota had a long winter last year. This year we have very little snow. Some pipes have frozen due to no snow to bank around the skirting of our double wide. This abecedarian reminded me that this could happen with our "Unseasonably mild weather before the storm"!
Wonderful job on this one!
This is outstanding intense poem!!!
Extreme weather is so exhilarating (not always in a good way, obviously. I loved your work from a little part of history. There's a short book about the Galveston hurricane that's spine-chilling. 1903, I think. "Isaac's Storm."
Well-wrought! Back in the time when people were unaware of so many dangers created by technology. From smoking cigars in the gunpowder factory to insulating electric wire with paper around openly burning gas lamps. Yet not only have we made it this far, there's more of us than ever! Divine providence? Cosmic joke? Is there a difference? Your work in the world must delight the divine!
Wow. I'm feeling for those horses.
A somewhat greater challenge in 1888 than today, though still quite problematic for most people now. Love the poem, Babs!
Nice! This told a tragic story from the past. And the flow disguised the ABC format. Well done!!!
This is EXCELLENT! great historical read in very creative format :)