The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-03-21
Several Lives Lost as the Result OF
Exposure In the North
western Storm.
The LOSS OF LIVE STOCK WILL Be HEAVY
A Drou of FIFTY Degrees In Temper
ature In Chicago since SATURDAY
Trains are sim Tied ~ IN
North Dakotn-Cold In Missouri
and II ansns.

st. Paui, Mili,, nut'H 10
weather in this vicinity, Monday, was
bright and clear, but high winds en-
phasized the cold In this city, Lonis
Orluwski, aged 20 years. was found
dead on the street. apparently rs
result Of the exposure 10 the cola.
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 condi.
ton of the wires. At least four and
possible many more persons are dead
because of the storm, and the loss
of stock will be very heavy. Exact
figures will be understandable 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 ener-
gy to again open their lines for traf-
&c. 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. \. d.. and the road
In expected to be clear as far as
Minot by morning. This will 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 we'll. the
coast train that should have arrived
in st. Paul last Saturday morning
will get here some time on Wednes-
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 will 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 il will be several days be-
fore traffic resumes its normal move
ment.
In view of the fury and suddenness
Of the storms il is remarkable that
so few lives are reported lost. While
the reports so far have been meagcr
and many remote points have not Vet
been heard from. ii is the general be-
lief that not above eight or ten per.
sons persisted throughout the storm.
swept region. a family Of four is re.
ported TO have persisted near Minot.
y. d.. and two or three others are
said to have been frozen TO death In
different localities. The loss 10 stock
/ is hard TO estimate.
A report from Dickinson. n. ID.
places the loss at from % 10 30 pei
cent. while rumor places IL, in other
localities. at a much higher figure. II
will be several days before definite in
formation in this regard can be OBJ
tanned.
There has been n good deal of sui
fering among the new settlers. many
Of whom arrived but recently. and
were i'll prepared to Withstand the Sc
we're weather. but relief committees
from the older inhabitants have taker
charge of this matter, and are doing
their best TO alleviate the needs OF
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