The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-03-21
WORST IN YEARS
NORTHWEST HE'LL IN THE GRASP
OF A TERRIBLE BLIZ-
lard.
NORTH DAKOTA SUFFERS MOST
ALL TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAFFIC
is COMPLETELY ADAM
DONED.
NORTH DAKOTA SUFFERS MOST
SOME LIVES. POSSIBLY LOST
NEW . SETTLERS GO TO THEIR
CLAIMS UNPREpARED FOR
SUCH WEATHER.

Fargo. N. D., March 1S.-The storm
which has prevailed over the Western
part of the state since Friday night
struck Fargo in full force early yester-
day morning n was continued the
entire day.
The temperature has fallen to 10 de-
tanned a high velocity. Al intervals
the snow was flown 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-
nrday's No. II and yesterdays Nos. 3
h local yards. Saturday mornings
No. 3 is at Jamestown and four east
bound Northern Pacific passenger
trains are at Mandan n Dickinson.
The Worst
is between Valley City and Bismarck.
Four or more freights are tied up in
snow drifts between those points and
the two rotaries and numerous snow
plows have accomplished little or MOTH
ing at clearing h rack. The high
wind has kept the snow going so fast
that the cute fill up right behind the
rotaries. The three passenger trains in
the Fargo yards are kept well heated
and the pullman passengers, with a
number of day passengers, are remain
ing aboard. The Great Northern has
had nothing through from the coast
since Friday morning, and Saturdays
and yesterdays west-bound trains are
reported in the Evansville yards. Both
the Northern Pacific and Great North
ern are running local trains from here
east on schedule time and little trouble
is anticipated in reaching the Twin
Cities.
New Settlers VIII Suffer.
Warnings Of the storm were sent out
forty-eight hours in advance, and as
the temperature has not been extreme
~ 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 w had no Op-
portunity to prepare for this kind OF
weather. A few r 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
the country rounding up the tenderfeet
to see that hone are frozen. The storm
is less intense now in the western sec
ton, and 1t is thought the worst is
over.
Mountains Of Snow.
Devils Lake. N. D.. March 1S.-The
blizzard which began Friday afternoon
continues. No storm approaching 1t
has occurred within the past six years.
All railroad and other traffic is entirely
abandoned.
Some Lives Possibly Lost.
Bismarck. N. D., March Is. After
forty-eight hours the furious blizzard
which has ragged over this section Of
the state shows some signs Of abate-
ment. The storm was the most sever
in this section for fifteen years, and
traffic and business Of all kinds have
been entirely suspended. 1t is impossi-
BILE to state what he damage is until
reports are received from the outlying
country. and communications Of IN
kind is o impossible. 1t is feared
there will be great loss of livestock and
some lives may nave been sacrificed.