Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-03-22
DEATH IN THE Blizzard.
Several Lives Lost as the Result OF
Exposure In the North
western Storm.
THE LOSS OF LIVE STOCK WILL Be HEAVY
A DrOp of Fifty Degrees in Temper-
ature in Chicago Since saturday
Trains are stili Tied tp In
North Dakota-CoId In MISSOURI
and Kansas.

st. Paul. Mimi, March io.-lhe
weather in this vicinity, Monday, was |
bright and clear, but high winds en-
phasized the cold. In this city, Louis
Orluwski. aged 10 years, was found
dead on the street, apparently as a
result of the exposure to the colu'
Additional details from the terrible
storm that has been raging for three
days in the Dakotas are slow to ar
rive, owing, principally, to the condl-
ton Of the wires. At least four ana
possible many more persons are aeau
because of the storm, and the loss
Of stock win be very heavy. Exact
figures win be unobtainable for sew
eral days. The storm was 1elt most
by the new settlers, and heavier loss
of life is feared among these people
All trains are still tied up in North
Dakota, although rotary snow plcws
and large crews of men have been
working steadily in an attempt to
clear the track for through trains
With the subsidence of the storm
the railroads are bending their ener-
gy to again open their lines for trat-
fc. and immense rotary snow plows
and gangs Of men with pick and
shovel are attacking The mountainous
drifts that block the tracks. The
Great Northern has succeeded in
opening its line as far west as
Churchs Ferry, N. D., and the road
/ is expected to be clear as far as
Minot by morning. This viii open an
avenue of escape for the transconti-
mental trains on that road, which
have been snow-bound at Minot since
Friday night, If all goes well, the
coast train that should have arrived
in st. Paul last Saturday morning
will get here some time on Nednes-
day.
The Northern Pacific expects to
have its road open again by to-mor-
row, and its through trains that have
been held at Mandan in the west and
Fargo in the east win be restarted
upon their journeys.
Efforts are also being made to re-
open the Manitoba division of both
the Great Northern and Northern Pa
cific, but it will be several days be
fore traffic resumes its normal move
ment,
In view of the fury and suddennes'
of the storms it is remarkable tha
so few lives are reported lost, While
= the reports so far have been meage
and many remote points have not We
been heard from. it is the general be
: lief that not above eight or ten per
sons persisted throughout the storm
swept region. \ family Of four is re
ported to have perished near Minot
p n. D.. and two or three others ar
said 10 have been frozen to death il
= different localities. The loss to stool
is hard to estimate.
A report from Dickinson, n. D.
/ places the loss at from 25 to 50 pc
e cent. while rumor places it, in othe
: localities, at much higher figure. l
e will be several days before definite in
: formation in this regard can be OF
!, tanned.
e There has been a good deal of sui
= ferine among the new settlers, man
: of whom arrived but recently, an
: were i'll prepared to withstand the st
q we're weather. but relief committee
from the older inhabitants have take
charge of this matter, and are doin
their best to alleviate the needs {
the newcomers.