The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-03-22
|D[AIH 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 remper-
,,r. In Cbicngo since saturday
Trains are still Tied Up In
North Dakotu-Cold in MISSOURI
and Kansas.

st. Paul Mimi, March 1S.-lhe
weather in this vicinity, Monday, was
bright and clear, but high winds en-
phasized the cold. In this city, Louis
Orluwski, aged 70 years, was found
dead on the street, apparently as
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 and
possible many more persons are deaa
because of the storm, and the loss
of stock will be very heavy. Exact
figures will be unobtainable for sew"
eral DAYS. The storm was felt 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 subsistence of the storm
the railroads are bending their cner-
gy to again open their lines for traf-
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
Church's Ferry, n. d.. and the road
is expected to be clear rs Tar as
Minot by morning. This will open an
| avenue Of escape for the transcontl-
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 ia
have its road open again by to-mor-
row, and its through trains that have
been held at Mandan in the west and
Fargo i'm the east will be rcstartcd
upon their journeys.
Efforts are also being made TO re-
open the Manitoba division of both
the Great Northern and Northern Pa
cifc, but it will be several days be-
fore traffic resumes its normal move
mcnt.
In view Of the fury and suddcnness
Of the storms it is remarkable that
so few lives are reported lost Willie
the reports 50 far have been mcagel
and many remote points have not yet
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 persisted near Minot
\. d., and two or three others are
said to have been frozen to death II
dillcrcn, localities. The loss 10 stocl
is hard 10 estimate.
\ report from Dickinson, \, d.
places III" loss al from % TO 80 pei
cent, while rumor places it, in Other
localities, at a much higher figure. L
will be several days before definite in
formation in this regard can be oh
tanned
There has been Il good deal Of suf
fering among the new settlers, many
Of whom arrived but recently, anC
were i'll prepared TO withstand the go
we're weather, but relief committees
| frnn, no nltlpr in Ian bituntg hnpp tul,oI
charge Of this matter, and are doinl
their best 20 alleviate the needs a
| the newcomers,