The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-26
THE BLIZZARD.


Of Chicago. calling upon the big packers,
coal dealers and merchants for contribu.
tions and supplies TO relieve the suffering.
In many instances the proclamation was
forcstallcd. and heavy contributions kept
coming In all day. On tho floor Of the
board Of trade a subscription paper WAS
started and several thousand dollars sub
scribcd In 4 few minutes. The big de-
pertinent stores and dry goods merchants
sent in checks for $500 and $1,000. The
police department has boon turned into q
vast relief corps. Chief Of Police bad
eboch has issued orders to every officer In
the city to mako personal investigation OF
al, cases OF restitution OH his beat. aud re-
port the same at once. Help is sent tmuc-
dintely, and every patrol wagon and In
spcctors carriage 10 being used for this
purpose.
Fifteen hundred homeless men partcok
Of the hospitality Of the tho city last night,
ard slept under the roofs OF the police sta
ions.
Fifty three persons were listed AZ over
come by the terrible cold In Chicago yes.
to-day, and were rescued In partly frozen
condition. One death occurred which was
due to the cold, ard number OF pcoplo
are likely to die as the result OF frozen
limbs or exposure Most OF tho sufferers
succumbcd TO the cold while about their
usual tasks, but number Of the victims
were homeless wanderers.
bismarck. ". ID. January 2s.---ycster-
DAYS storm was the scvere-t IN recent
years tho wind blowing ihlrty-four miles
AN hour with 80 below zero. II has some
what ate,cd yodny. bu, the WIND " attn
blowing tMr,y miles an hour aud tho tenn
peratpre Is ~ below. TWO inches OF dry
sncw fell Saturday and Yesterdays wind
piled this in great DRIFTS ,dfectuaiiy block.
adtIw all trains II VIII probably be three
DAVIS before the Northern Pacific is aga-u
clear. Northern Pacific coast trains WHICH
lefi ~. Paul. Thursday unh Friday are IN
Il snowdrsft At New Saaem. forty. male.
west Of Manctan. and trSolns due at - Paul
saturday night and last night have been
held al Jamestown and the cne due there
sonight is held nj Dickinson All wc't
bound Trans were held at Fargo, There
is much SUFFERING among farmers and
others exposed to the storms fury and
many have probably perished. Tho loss
OF Cattle ON tho ranges VIII be fHghtful.
81. Paul. MINI, january 25.--In the sub.
urhs today the mercury was reported all
the way from 30 10 10 below. but the Of.
iicfal thermometer at the weather burn,u
office gave Is below os che lowest that
cne the figure this nssrning Edmonton
with rs below was the cnldesi place Off
10y III 'in '>"'.n"tS.' i'u'uH anu n.uVi :
h~id rccoiied ~ aaid bismarck, Mics
Guy nelelu and huron gave ~ AZ Bay
ilcld, Wis, work has teen snsgen,dcd on
NE construction ot the Bayne!d transfer
railroad on account OF the cold
Huron. $. H.. january @.--The most
complete snow blockade IN the history or
this portion OF the Northwest since 1881
now prevails. Saturday and Sundays
storm covered this portion OF tho State
and north into North Dakota. Here the
temperature registered 20 degrees below
zero and touched 30 degrees In other sec-
In the remote districts. where fuel is
scarce The lotss OF stock. will be heavy.
"a" ra''''aas are p'ocN"ueu'
NnshvNle Tenn. January oh-rodny n
.,,c, ,,, IT,, ,,a,,.n,a IA a.. ,,,.r.,,,,,.
e''n WI" ""' p''N"''V" an" WV '"'.", .
dropped to . degrees above zero. Tonight
,oror,s . r,,, Il, ,omnorn,nro 4, m ,hnvs
v,ro I'm, !, ,,u l.. ..x,,a,,,aa h,,,r, n,o,n.
mig. Some cy,ses of suffering have been r,,
ported to relef SOCIETIES, but no fatalities
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