Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-03-20

pedestrians on the streets and they
hurried along as fast as they could
through the snow which was rapidly
forming in big drifts. The same con-
dition OF affairs prevailed Sunday, the
only difference being that the wea'
ther was a little colder. The wind
blew hardest Saturday night. Huge
drifts are in evidence. The snow
hardened so that drift will carry a
horse and road making is difficult
work.
The Northern Pacific sent a wedge
plow east Sunday. AS soon as the
storm subsided the work clearing the
tracks was begun. Traffic was
suspended between Jamestown and
Mandan for forty-eight hours and be.
tween Jamestown and Fargo fol
nearly that period. Passenger, trains
were held at Fargo, Jamestown, Daw.
son and Mandan. Saturday the com
pany found lodging and board foI
passengers who were obliged to wait
at the places named.
Passengers on the westb0und No. 3
waiting at Jamestown were not as
rule used to seeing snowstorms like
that Of Sunday and were filled with
wonder at the sight. Some were very
much frightened and could scarcely
be induced to leave the coaches even
for a minute. In one coach was a
man who had ventured out Saturday
for a few minutes. He was seized with
a fit and brought back in the coach.
Some of the people in the coach
thought that was the effect a North
Dakota snowstorm had on a person
and they would not venture over to an
eating house until their fears had
been auieted.
The Gladstone, Capital, Commercial,
Brunswick and Wisconsin had all the
guests they could care for.
Some damage resulted Saturday
night from the heavy wind which de.
molished number Of small struc-
lures.
A number of horses and cattle in
cars in Jamestown suffered severely
before being taken out. One of the
cattle died as the result Of exposure
and some of the rest are in bad shape.
Reports have not come in to any
great extent from the ranges but it is
not doubted that there was some
losses especially among sheep.
The storm extended from Glendive,
Mont, to Minneapolis. There was nc
snow on most Of the area when the
storm began Friday and it is consid.
cred remarkable that such a storm
could be worked up in such a short
time with so little material to start
from.
Monday workmen were busy shOveling
the snow on fiat cars to be hauled out
of the local yards. The men are paid
s1.4O per day: Italians who are here
were displeased when asked if they
would shovel snow for the company.
The little fellows will work under a
blazing sun in summer and seldom
kick but they sidestep when it comes
to shoveling snow. $50 to hella, .
said one of the men who seemed to be
the spokesman Of the party when
asked to shovel snow. 1--WE maka da
mon in summer time"
At Bismarck the storm, ragged furi-
ously for three days the wind blowing
at the rate of As miles an hour. The
storm was the worst that prevailed in
that section for ten years in violence
and length of duration. Cattle on the
prairies are scattered badly and it is
believed there will be heavy losses.
At Grand Forks the storm was felt
to a'far greater degree than any that
has prevailed for the past two or three
years. Streets were badly blocked,
railroads tied up and telegraph SER
vice badly crippled. While it was
showing furiously at Grand Forks
Saturday it was raining at Crookston.
Later it showed at latter place.
At Fargo there was light fall of
snow and east of there to Minneapolis
the storm was light. Traffic was not
seriously interferred with in Min
nesota, the storm being mostly one Of
rain.
Winnipeg was snowbound. The
blizzard was the worst that was ever
experienced there and coming as it
did after two months Of almost sum-
mer like weather, its effect is severely
felt. No trains had reached the city
upito late hour Sunday.