The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-01-13
Manv Deaths From Freezing
In The East
Horrible Suffering in Many Of the e EASTERN States
--Trains Blockaded--Worst Winter In 80
Years--North DakotanS are
More Fortunate
ing the streets more than an hour
Below Zero Several Hours.

!ing the streets more than an hour.
Below Zero Several Hours.
| At l a. m. the temperature was
zero, and it fell degree an hour I'M
til at 6 a. m. below was reached.
This mark was held nearly four hours
the mercury rising to zero by 10 a.
m. T. .'-' TO- -
Reports from all parts of the United
States were that cold weather was
general. The government prognos-
,ticators announced that little relief
was in sight, Even more severe wea-
jther it was said, might be expected
lSunday night and Monday.
| Trains all over the country were
tied up. On most roads the schedules
of the through trains were practical
'ly abandoned.
! IN chicago suffering in the poorer
districts grew more severe. Relief
organizations were busy in the distri-
button of fuel, clothing and food.
Fear Coal and Water Famine.
Dealers announce that the supply
of coal in their hands was scant and
was dwindling daily. Unless storm
bound trains from the mines were
able to reach the city soon there
would be a fuel famine they added.
A water famine was among the pos
sibilities. Anchor ice besieged the
cribs, but city employees were fighting
it OH with, dynamite. If they lose
this battle the intake pipes will be-
come choked with ice and the city
water supply may be shut of.
Surface and elevated trains were
delayed throughout the night. Shiv'
ering passengers were late in getting
to places of employment early in the
day. 1t was almost impossible to
keep the cars warm. Frost and ICE
on tracks and trolly wires increased
, the difficulties of the traction com
; panies.
y Escape from snowbound Trains.
: Thirty Chicago passengers on two
? Chicago G. Northwestern trains that
: were snowbound twenty hours ad
, Crystal Lake returned home early II
the day and told of their experience
; Fifty passengers in all were on the
; emo wbound trains. For twenty hours
, they neither ate nor slept
Although a number of snow shovel
, ers labored with might and main tt
3 release the trains it was impossible
l to clear the way until more men wer'
r sent from Elgin to battle with tn
: snow.
J.. When the passengers learned tina
e they might be detained all night a
/ the place a party set forth to tint
e food ana rooms. Crystal Lake beinl
only a summer resort, the mission
J. failed. All of those aboard the tw'
l. trains sat up all night.
|. After the tracks had been cleare'
y the trains proceeded to Elgin. Tn
o snow shovelers had suffered NOR
than the passengers. The workmel
d had no shelter except the small wait
t. ing room of the railroad station.
y Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. deaths, stalle'
r trains and fuel famines In severa
Communities are the results of tn
:, prevanng chill weather, augmente
e by the widespread storm which cam
It ion schedule time yesterday, as pre-
Q ldicted. @
a In several places below zero weatt
d er is reported, dispatches from Kan
s sas telling of IS below, the coolest II
= that section for twelve years. Seve1
d fatalities was the toll exacted by tn
Iblizzard along the Minneapolis, 81
g Paul and Sault Ste Marie railroad. Il
d Rockford, Ill, baby froze to deatt
: The family was out Of fuel.
g The storm extends practically iron
n coast to coast, as far south as Louis
Z vile and at least as far north a
communication is to be had.
l. Des Moines Cars May Stop.
e Although the situation in Iowa still
d is serious from the coal famine, it /
o believed relief is at hand The Roc
d Island and Northwestern railroad
a yesterday said that for a couple o
l. days they would give attention to tn
t moving of coal trains and refuse al
d other freight. Des Moines is har'
t hit. The street railway may sto
Q running today on account of lack 0
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