River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-30
STAGE GOES THROUGH ICE
Driver and Horses Lost and Three
Passengers Rescued with
Great Difficulty.
DISASTER OCCURS AT SAULT STE MARIE
Binding SnOwstorm Makes the
Driver Lose His Way-Blizzard
RACES in Observation-Disclosures Cold
Weather Prevails in Other Parts
of the Country.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Jan. 2S.-In
a fierce blizzard that ragged Sunday
night one of the stages that runs
across the river between here and the
Canadian 500 went through the ice.
John Lebla, the driver, was swept
under the ice with the horses and
sleigh and drowned, while the three
passengers were rescued with great
difficulty.
When about half way across the
river Driver Lebla lost the regular
track owingto the binding snow. Three
of the six passengers became fright
ened and left the sleigh, running be-
hind it. Suddenly the sleigh disap-
peared and from a great hole in the
ice came cries for help from the other
three passengers. The horses, sleigh
and driver went under the ice al
most instantly and were carried away
by the current. The passengers on
the ice threw their fur overcoats to
their companions struggling in the
water and with much difficulty sue
ceeded in getting them out on the solid
ice. The chilled and half-drowned men
were then taken to the hospital.
Blizzard RACES in Michigan.
Calumet, Mich, Jan. 2S.-The worst
storm of the year has been raging
nearly two days and still continues
with undated fury. Telephone serv-
ice is crippled outside and mails are
from four to six hours late. Inter
urban service on the Houghton County
street railway is suspended. The
whole Keweenaw peninsula is storm
swept, and reports from outlying
points, such as Eagle River, state that
conditions along the lake shore are APP
palling.
Intense Cold weather
Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 28.-The gov
eminent weather bureau reported a
minimum temperature for Des Moines
of 16 degrees below zero at six o'clock.
It reports minimum of 20 at Sioux
City and estimates the average for the
state at about two degrees colder.
Owing to the sudden change in temper
allure there is considerable suffering.
La Crosse, Wis, Jan. 2S.--A severe
blizzard is raging in this vicinity. The
mercury dropped about 20 degrees
since Sunday and Monday morning was
12 degrees below zero. The cold wave
was accompanied by fall Of four
inches of snow and high wind.
ST. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 2S.-After more
than a month of comparatively mild
weather the mercury began to drop
Friday night and by Sunday morning
a mild blizzard had set in. During Sun
day night thermometer ranged from
Is to 25 below zero, the official figure
being 16 below. Continued cold is
promised.
Huntington, w. Va, Jan. 28.-Twen-
ty-four hours of heavy rain is being
followed by the fercest snowstorm Of
the season in southern West Virginia.
Traffic is delayed on all the railroads.
Louisville, KY, Jan. 28.-Freezing
temperature was reported Monday
morning as far south as Galveston,
Tex. The effects of the cold wave
are already apparent in the central
south, decline of ~ degrees occur
ring here within the past Is hours,
and a drop of nearly so degrees be-
ing reported at Nashville and Mem
phis, Tenn. A decline of As degrees is
predicted for Atlanta, Ga, Monday
night Louisville was visited by
severe sleet storm Sunday night, but
no damage has resulted. The Their
mometer registered 10 degrees above
zero Monday morning. Colder wealth
er is in prospect.
Fatally Burned at n Fire.
DeS Mnines La Ian 22--In n fire In