The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-01-30
A Binding Snow Storm Ac-
companied by High Wind
Blocked Traffic
STORM AbAT|nG THROUGH
SOUTH AND MIDDLE WEST
Rising Temperature Now Prevailing
Over Dakotas and Nebraska Prom.
ise Relief-Some of the Storms
Rayages.

NEW 1OFk, Jan. SU.-Ino center or
the western blizzard which has been
approaching since yesterday reached
this city in full force this morning.
Accompanied by high west wind. a
heavy fall of wet snow succeeding the
rainfall throughout the night, filled
the streets with slippery slush, which
early threatened to delay all means
Of transportation in the city and
suburbs except the subway. The fall
Of snow began before daylight and
employees of the street car lines and
railways promptly attacked it in a
desperate effort to keep the lines open.
Thousands of men were put to work
The street cleaning department and
main thoroughfares down town were
In fair condition. Although the elec-
trio sweepers were run at frequent
intervals on the cross town lines there
we're many delays.
Frequent accidents to pedestrians
who were blinded by the driving snow
were reported. With the front windows
Of the street cars thickly coated, the
motormen were unable to see the
pedestrians lodging across the slip
perry crossings and the snow on the
tracks deadened the sound of the ap-
preaching cars. James Barry, aged
Is. was struck by Madison avenue
street car at Fifty-ninth street and
thrown into the gutter, suffering a
probable fracture of the skull.
Chicago, Jan. 30.-Chicago and the
middle west arose today with official
assurance that the worst of the storm
which devastated this section of the
country yesterday was over and that
1t would be quickly followed by clear,
cold weather while the east inherited
the blizzard. The damage done by
the wind and sleet can scarcely be es-
timated. Many cities and towns are
still practically isolated and train
service remains demoralized. In the
Dakotas and Nebraska the hope is held
out for immediate improvement in the
conditions and these, it is promised,
will rapidly extend eastward to Ohio
over the storm stricken region. In
the south the storm was the most
severe in recent years and the story
of wrecked buildings. interruption to
wire communication and distress is
almost a duplicate of that sent from
the north and northwest
Moved Church.
Hot Springs, Ark. Jan. 30.-The
Third Baptist church in the south por-
tion of the city was uprooted by the
heavy wind yesterday, lifted from its
foundation and carried a block to the
Central avenue entrance of the Oak
lawn race track where it was deposit
ed in the street. Several plate glass
windows were broken either by the
pressure of the wind or by flying mis-
siles. There is much damage done to
trees, the greater part of which is
represented in the stripping of the
heavy foliaged magnolias which are
specially heavy leaved this winter.
Loss in Texas.
Dallas, Texas, Jan. 3O.-The damage
from fire and the havoc wrought by
the high wind, estimated today at
about $500,000, was caused during the
past two days in Texas and Oklahoma.
Snow in Colorado.
Denver, Jan. 30.-Snow from seven
to ten feet deep on the level, and
drifts many feet deeper are still block