The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-28
DEATH IN ITS WAKE
BRACE ENTIRE NORTH
WEST
TRAFFIC BADLY CRIPPLED
Stage and Driver Swept Under Ice
at the SOO-ORe Death and
Several ProstratiOns
in Chicago.

p SACLl 0IE MA1I1E, A1Cu.. JAN Zi.-4u
a fierce blizzard that ragged last night
one of the stages that runs across the
river between here and the Canadian
500 went through the ice. John Leila,
the driver, was swept under the ice with
the horses and sleigh and drowned The
three passengers were rescued with great
difficulty.
When about half way across the river
Driver Leila lost the regular track owing
to the binding snow. Three of the six
passengers became frightened and left
the sleigh, running behind it. Suddenly
the sleigh disappeared 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 strug
Cling in the water and with much diff
ticulty succeeded IN getting them out on
the solid ice. The chilled and half
drowned men were taken to the hospital.
CHICAGO, Jan. 27-Chicago is strug-
Cling under the biting blasts of a cold
wave that arrived last night, the off
shoot of the big blizzard that has been
raging in the Northwest. In the last
twenty-four hours the temperature has
fallen 46 Degrees having touched be-
low zero at daylight. AS the day ad-
Vanced the mercury rose slightly and at
10 o'clock was degrees below Prof Cox.
of the weather bureau, predicts that
nightfall will send the temperature back
to 10 below.
All the Northwest is suffering from the
extremely cold weather which covers all
the upper lake region and the Mississippi
valley region with zero temperature ex-
tending to the extreme southern portions
of Illinois, Missouri and Kansas. In the
farther Northwestern states the range
of temperatures is from 10 to "A degrees
below zero.
where the blizzard occurred, and passen-
ger trains on nearly all roads arriving
mere are several hours late. Coal deal
ers express no fear for a repetition of
The last cold wave, unless the below
zero Temperatures outlasts a week.
One death so far has been reported as
result of the cold weather. Sarah
Scrlggs, cOlored woman, was found dead
n bed in a shed in the rear of 1861
West Lake street. Several others were
overcome by the cold, and were taken
care of by the police.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, Jan. ~
The blizzard that has ragged here since
last night has increased in violence since
noon. Snow is drifting badly, and all
trains are delayed. For the first time
this winter the carriers cannot make
the trip across the straits of Mackinaw
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Jan. 27-The gov
eminent weather bureau station reported
a minimum of 16 degrees below zero at
& o'clock this morning at Des MoineS. 1t
reports minimum of 20 at Sioux City,
and estimates the average for the state
at about 2 degrees colder. Owing to the
sudden change in temperature there is
considerable suffering.
LA CROSSE, Wis, Jan. PA severe
blizzard is raging in this vicinity The
mercury dropped about 20 degrees since
gress below zero The cold wave was
accompanied by fall of four inches of
snow and high wind
CALUMET, Mich, Jan. 27.-The worst
storm OF the year has been raging nearly
two days, and still continues with una
bated energy. Telephone service is
crippled outright, and mails are from 4
to. hours late. Interurban service on
the HoaghtOn county street railway is
sula is stOrmswept and reports from
outlying points, such as Eagle River,
state that the conditions along the lake
shore are appalling.
BURLINGTON, Iowa. Jan. 27.-The
mercury touched 16 below zero this
morning, the coolest of the season.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Jan. 2.-Last
night and this morning was the coolest
experienced in this part of the Southwest
this winter. The temperatures ranged
from II degrees below zero at Clinton,
Md, to Z below at Kansas City. Near
Jewell. Kan, a Missouri Pacific train
was ditched today by running into a
snow bank. No one but the engineer
was injured. Today the weather in all
parts of the Southwest has moderated
greatly.
TOPEKA. Kan, Jan. 27-Kansas has
experienced severe weather during the
Tast tEo tg,ioJ4 hours This morning
the thermometer reading all the way
from 10 to II degrees below zero.
KALAMAZOO, Mich, Jan. 27-The
worst blizzard of the season prevailed
here tonight, the mercury standing at
5 below zero