Great Blizzard of 1888 rescue operations

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The Great Blizzard of 1888 rescue operations were large-scale, perilous efforts to save stranded people and ships along the U.S. East Coast during one of the most severe winter storms in American history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
rescue operation
aim deliver food and fuel
rescue stranded passengers
restore critical communication lines
save ships in distress
appliesTo isolated city residents
shipwrecked sailors
stranded travelers
carriedOutBy United States Life-Saving Service
surface form: U.S. Life-Saving Service

fire departments
local police
militia units
volunteer citizens
characteristic emergency response
large-scale
perilous
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hasCause Great Blizzard of 1888 rescue operations self-linksurface differs
surface form: Great Blizzard of 1888
hasEffect highlighted inadequacy of existing emergency infrastructure
influenced later urban planning and emergency response policies
reduction of storm-related fatalities in some areas
historicalSignificance one of the earliest large-scale coordinated urban rescue efforts in the United States
location Connecticut
Long Island Sound
Massachusetts
New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey

New York City
New York Harbor estuarine system
surface form: New York Harbor

East Coast of the United States
surface form: United States East Coast
notableAspect coastal life-saving efforts for stranded vessels
rescue of people trapped in elevated rail cars in New York City
rescue of people trapped in trains
operationalChallenge blocked city streets
deep snowdrifts
downed telegraph lines
hurricane-force winds
paralyzed railroads
subfreezing temperatures
partOf Great Blizzard of 1888 rescue operations self-linksurface differs
surface form: Great Blizzard of 1888
pointInTime 1888
startTime March 1888
used horse-drawn vehicles
improvised sleds
railroad snowplows
telegraph communication where available

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United States Life-Saving Service notableEvent Great Blizzard of 1888 rescue operations
Great Blizzard of 1888 rescue operations partOf Great Blizzard of 1888 rescue operations self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Great Blizzard of 1888
Great Blizzard of 1888 rescue operations hasCause Great Blizzard of 1888 rescue operations self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Great Blizzard of 1888