Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-11-30
First Real Touch of Winter-A a.
Hour Blizzard all Over the
State.
Trains on N. r. Main Line and
Branches Delayed or Abdn-
d0ned.
The Storm General Throughout en-.
tire Northwest. Big Drifts
of Snow to Buck.

After showing and blowing two days
and nights the storm cleared away
this morning and the business Of clear
ing up the walks began in town. Tie
drifts were over the fences and made
walking an up hill job. The weather
grew colder and it was SO much more
comfortable inside than out Of doors
that few people appeared on:-the
streets.
The N. P. company had it's hands
full of extra work and made several
Intellectual attempts to get it's passen-
ger trains over the division. No. s
came in from Mandan about $50 last
night with mogul engine and stand
ard engine attached to three coaches
and a baggage car. The train Was
nearly stalled in a number of places
but reached here without accident
carrying small number Of passengers.
No. 4, the east bound passenger,
started east at an early hour having
arrived from the west several hours
late. The train was crowded with
passengers and had two engines in
front and two in the rear. When
about two miles out the Train vas
stalled but managed to get in to a side
track at Bloom where they remainC d
for an hour and were brought back to
the city. The extra engines it is said
caused the train to break It's couplings
and it was necessary TO return to The
city for repairs.
No. due yesterday morning tlOm
St. Paul reached the city at O'Clock
this morning nearly 24 hours laJe.
Ihls delay WaS Due 10 a freight Train
that was fast in Il '>irl1J az ,Builaio,
with no water in the engine.
Last night the Oakes train came
in about an hour late and passengers
reported no trouble although some Of
the drifts were pretty hard to get
through with two engines.
The storm came all over the state
at about the same time and many,
while realizing that it was to be
expected, we're not entirely prepared.
1t is thought that considerable
stock will be caught out as many
farmers have stored grain in their
cattle sheds and have no extra room
for stock, which up to the present
time, have remained out doors in near
ly all cases.
The weather today was colder than
during the storm, but the sun warmed
the air somewhat and at noon the
cold moderated considerable. No
trains departed or arrived on the
Northern branch yerJerday. A
freight train that reached here yes
terday afternoon after hard pull
from Valley City, was held up and the
crew remained in the city instead of
continuing their trip west. The Oakes
train was held till this afternoon for
eastern connections. The Russell
snow plow was sent east to clear the
track in several places, the snow being
heavier east than west of Jamestown.
The greatest trouble was found be.
tween Magnolia and Wheatland.
Train No. 2, due here at 4, did not ar
rive until II O'Clock, due to heavy
snow at New Salem and to being held
in the Bismark yards for several
hours. Etxra engines were needed to
bring the heavy train in to the city,
whele after a half hour spent in re-
stocking with coal and water the crew
left with a snow plow ahead, and a
mail Car behind to be attached to No.
l, which was due Tuesday night but
which was delayed near Wheatland.
sroRM NOTES.
The storm did not interfere with
telephone or telegraph lines and all
wires were WORKING, something unusal
in storm of this extent and severity.
There was brigade of snow shovel
ers engaged in the city yards and all
along the line and the snow fall all
over the division promises to make a
grea- deal Of extra work for the shov.
elers brigade all winter.
The storm Of this week reminds
older residents Of the storm that oc-
CURED at almost the same time 8
years ago. The storm began Wednes-
day preceding TbanksKivill. and con
tinued until Friday night. 1t was