Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-17
MANY DE IN A STORM
Blizzard in the Northwest Caus.
ed Much Suffering Among
the New Settlers.
Farmers Who Had Just Moved
Into Dakotas Not Prepared
for Storms.
Railroad Traffic Paralyzed and
Loss OF Stock Will Be
Heavy.

st. Paul, March 17.-The weather In
this vicinity today is bright and clear,
but high winds emphasized the cold.
In this city Louis Orluwski. aged 40,
was found dead early today on the
street, apparently as result of expos
ure to the cold Additional details from
the terrible storm that has been raging
three DAYS in the Dakotas are slow to
arrive, owing principally to the condi-
ton of the wires. AT least four, and
possibly many more persons are dead
because of the storm, and the loss of
stock will be very heavy. The exact
figures will not be obtainable for sew
eral days. The storm was felt most by
the new settlers, several thousand of
whom moved to North Dakota from
eastern states during the past month.
and heavier loss is feared among those
people. All trains are still tied up in
North Dakota.
ST. Paul, March 17.-Minnesota, the
Dakotas, Wisconsin, and the Canadian
Northwest have experienced the worst
snow storm in many years and railway
traffic is paralyzed. The Northern Pa
cific and Great Northern have not
moved a wheel for thirty six hours in
the blizzard stricken district, and have
abandoned all efforts to do so until the
fury of the storm abates.
The loss to range cattle and sheep
on the ranges will be heavy. as many
of the ranchers were caught unpre-
pared after the mild weather. Much
fear is expressed for the safety OF emil
grants who recently took up claims
near Fargo, and the old settlers are
trying to rescue them.
The high wind has piled the snow
in mountainous drifts and packed 1t
In solid masses, many deep cuts be-
ing filed. The temperature has been
gradually falling and is now at the
zero mark here and from to 10 be-
low at other points.
Not n transcontinental train has ar
rived in st. Paul since Friday, am
none is expected for several days. The
Northern Pacific reports its west bound
coast train, which left ST. Paul yester-
day morning, tied up at Fargo, the
road beyond there being blocked. The
east bound coast train. due here on
Saturday morning, is held at Mandan.
N. d., and no attempt was made
to move it before today.
Every effort is being made by the
road to keep it's passengers who are
snow bound warm and we'll fed.
The Red River Valley division of the
Northern Pacific, between Frankfort
and Winnipeg. is abandoned No
trains have attempted to run since
Friday night. and the conditions on
this division are not known by the
general offices here, as the telegraph
wires We're carried down by the sleet
which precedd the heavy snowfall.
The situation on the Gerat Northern
is equally bad. The line is tied up be-
tween Grand Forks and Williston, N
d. and all wires have been lost be-
yond Fargo and Casselton, N. D., and
all communication with western Da-
kota and Montana points has been
lost.
So fierce has been the storm that it
has been deemed inadvisable to at
tempt to reopen the road until 1t
abates. Snow still continues to fall.
The branch of the Great Northern
running to Winnipeg is also tied up.
No trains have been started northward
since Friday night, and those caught
out on the road by the storm have
been held at the station near the bor-
der.
Winnipeg is cut off from railroad
The Canadian Pacific transcontinental
trains are snowbound somewhere west
of there, and no prospect of relief is yet
in sight.
The storm started on Friday, being
preceded by a light rainfall and accom-
panied by high winds. The rain soon
turned to sleet and then snow, and this
has fallen without cessation for over
thirty-six hours.
The terrific gale drifted the snow so
badly that the streets of the towns in
the storm district We're filed so deeply
that it was impossible to wade thru
them.
Business of all kinds has been at a
standstill since Friday night, and not
much can be done until the storm sub
sides. So far as known there has been
no loss of life, but owing to the demor-
allied condition of the wires little news
has been received from the remoter dis
tricts. The farmers hail the advent of
the snow with delight as the ground
had been dry. and this abundance of
moisture will put it in excellent shape
for the spring seeding.
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