The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-03-22
NORTH DAKOTA SUFFERS MOS
ALL TnANsCoNTINENrAL TRAFFIC
IS COMPLETELY ADAM
DONED.
SOME LIVES POSSIBLY LOST
NEW SETTLERS GO TO THEIR
CLAIMS UNPREPARED FOR
SUCH WEATHER.

Fargo, N. D., March 1.-THE storm
which has prevailed over the Western
part of the state since Friday night
struck Fargo in full force early yester-
day morning ana was continued the
entire day.
The temperature has fallen to 10 de-
grees below zero and the wind has at
tained a high velocity. At intervals
the Snow was blown through the air IN
typical blizzard style, but at this writ
ing the air is more clear and the tenn
perature is falling. All trains on the
transcontinental lines are tied up. Sat-
urday's No. IL and yesterdays Nos. 8;
and IL over the Northern Pacific are in
the local yards. Saturday mornings
No. 3 is at Jamestown and four east
bound Northern Pacific passenger
trains are at Mandan and Dickinson.
The Worst Trouble
is between Valley City and BismarcksS
Four or more freights are tied up In
snow drifts between those points and
the two rotaries and numerous snow-s
plows have accomplished little or Moth
ing at clearing the track. The high
wind has kept the snow going so fast
that the cute fill up right behind the
the Fargo yards are kept well heatedl
and the pullman passengers, with 81
number of day passengers, are remains
ing aboard. The Great Northern haas
had nothing through from the coast
since Friday morning, and saturdaysa
and yesterdays west-bound trains are
reported in the Barnsville yards. Both5
the Northern Pacific and Great North.
ern are running local trains from herr
east on schedule time and little trouble
is anticipated in reaching the Twin
Cities. a
New Settlers will Suffer.
Warnings of the storm were sent out
the temperature has not been extreme;
ly low, little apprehension is felt re-
garding the safety of the people Of the
state. Those who will fare worst are
the recent immigrants, some Of whom
arrived last week and have had no op-
portunity to prepare for this kind of
weather. A few are known to have
gone onto their claims with nothing
but tents and board shanties and with
an extremely limited supply of fuel.
Advices from the northwest of the
STATE. say old settlers are driving over
l. I1lS COOAIly op I1AS SSAASASA ASSS
to see that none are frozen. The storm
is less intense now in the western sac
tion, and it is thought the worst is
over.
= Mountains of Snow.
Devils Lake, N. D., March 1.-THE
blizzard which began Friday afternoon
continues. No storm approaching it
has occurred within the past six years.
All railroad and other traffic is entirely
abandoned.
Some Lives Possibly Lost.
Bismarck, N. D., March II. - After
forty-eight hours the furious blizzard
which has RACED over this section of
the state shows some signs of abate-
ment. The storm was the most severe
in this section for fifteen years, and
traffic and business of all kinds have
been entirely suspended 1t is impossi-
BILE to state what The damage is until
reports are received from the outlying
country, and communications of any
kind is now impossible. 1t is feared
there will be great loss of livestock and
some lives may nave been sacrificed.