The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-15

drifts which piled IN almost as fast as
they were scooped from the track
The south loop, however, was kept
open all day, Manager Brown himself
taking charge OF the big snow plow and
sweeper, which kept circling the loop
and the Moorhead line all day. 1t
proved about the only means by which
south side residents could get up town,
for those who could not wait for the
cars were able to walk on the car
tracks.
This morning the street car lines
were about the only means by which
traffic could be carried on. 1t served
not only for sleigh and wagons but was
the highway by which pedestrians
reached the business section Of town.
Cars were running slowly and far be-
tween and most Of the peopls going to
work were compelled to walk.
Sunday Without Traffic.
Sunday was practically without the
least teaming traffic. It was impossi
bic to get ones trunk hauled to the
stations from most parts of town. Rigs
We're stalled in the streets and the
horses had to be taken of and the con-
veyance left until this morning when
they were shoveled out. Several milk
wagons were stalled in the streets. a
cab was showed in at the Gardner ho
tel and the horses had to BIZ removed.
Few people left their homes and many
OF the church services had to BE- aban-
doned
Early this morning scores of men
were set to work with shovels and
snow plows clearing up the highways
or travel. People who lived along the
street car lines did not make an at
tempt to remove the snow from their
sidewalks, but cut Lanes from their
houses to the canyons where the street
railway snow plows hail passed These
were followed their length to the bust
ness part OF town.
Down town things were in as had
shape as any place in the city. Drifts
were piled high on all streets. On
Broadway the snow wa shoulder high
at the curbing while N. the avenues
running east and west, the drifts
reached depth Of fully ten feet in
places On Broadway only marrow
lane OF traffic was opened along the
street car tracks until this afternoon.
The city had its ponderous snow
shovels out clearing the crossings.
where before the work commenced #
was all but an impossibility to get
through.
No accidents occurred in the city as
a result Of the storm that were serious.
Sunday O.. M. Strate, who vas drtv-
ing down the street car tracks was
thrown from his wagon by being
struck by a street car. The frosty
rails prevented the mocorman from
being able to bring his car to a stop
before the crash came. Mr.. Strata
was thrown to the ground, but aside
from few bruises was otherwise IN
injured.
One of Worst Storms known.
According to old-timers this was
one OF the worst storms that has been
witnessed in several years. The last
approach to it known was the storm
on Thanksgiving day in 1896. There
are from this ne storm higher drifts
In the city than has been seen in the
past Few years during the entire win
ter.
For what was practically a local
storm 1t was exceptional. The weather
bulletins show that the storm in anv
severity only visited the Red river
valley. On the Northern Pacific there
was not much snow fell west Of
jamestown. At Bismarck the fail was
very light. Until last night the tenn
perature did not go very low. hang
ing about Is degrees above zero. the
cold will, according to Weather OBJ
server Grasse, last until Tuesday.
when 1t will begin tn warm I'M NJ
further snow is expected to fail