Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-19
CLEVELAND UNABLE
TO BURY DEAD
Snowdrifts Block Streets-Fam-
inc Threatens.
300 ARE STALLED ON TRAIN
Four lnterurban Cara Blocked Near
City and Aid Is GiVen-TyphoId
Epidemic Feared Owing to
Condition of Water.

Cleveland, O.. Nov. 13.-This city
hopes for a speedy cessation Of the diff
ficuIties that have beset il since the
worst snowstorm in its history struck
the city Sunday night, when an aver
age Of "a inches Of snow fell. Fair and
warmer weather was predicted Tues
day.
resumption of the blizzard would
cut OF the arrival of food 20 relieve
the scarcity the city now faces. Rain
would produce food conditions.
AS a result OF the disturbed state Of
Lake Erie the drinking water has
turned to the color OF coffee and warn
ings we're issued by the health depart
ment TO prevent a typhoid epidemic
by boiling the water.
The total number Of dead was in
creased TO five, when John Richmond.
aged ffty-eight, was crushed to death
when the roof OF his house collapsed
beneath the weight of SHOW. and VIII
liam Gombert died in a snowdrift.
The work OF cleaning the city was
aided by period Of snowless wealth
er. Fifteen hundred workmen sue
ceeded In clearing the tracks of IA
city street car line. In the meantime
telegraph and telephone companies
cleared away a large part OF the
wreckage resulting from the destruc-
tion of telephone poles. and estab-
lished a few connections with neigh
boring cities. The work of rehabilita-
ton so far has revealed that the yor-
tex of the blizzard was limited to an
area OF come fifty miles around Cleve-
land.
The hospitals are greatly handl.
capped Some have experienced a
lack OF proper food and others have
had to do with candle light. as cleo
trio lighting was cut off by the bllz-
card. Three hundred passengers are
reported marooned in four interurban
cars at Gates Mills, near here. Re-
lief parties are on the way to them.
but are encountering huge drifts and
are greatly delayed.
Not until the snow clears away win
the police be able to solve the mys-
terry of numerous disappearances re-
ported to them.
A Nickel Plate train consisting OF
40 carloads Of hogs and chickens is
stalled in West Cleveland. The stock
is freezing.
The schools were closed. Business
men and factory owners estimated the
loss in business to Wholesale and re-
tail companies at many millions OF
dollars. A great part OF the citizens
are unable 10 leave their homes, and
few venture downtown.
The streets are impossible for wag-
ons. and undertakers are unable to re-
move the bodies OF persons who have
died since the breaking OF the storm.
The bodies of seven persons who have
died at City hospital since Sunday
night have not yet been removed TO
morgues. several more are being held
at the city's correction farm. and even
private funerals cannot be held as the
bodies cannot be taken to the GENE.
teries
Many bakeries closed because OF
lack Of power. and unless coal trains
can reach the city che supply of bread
may soon become exhausted
No Improvement in the milk sltua-
ton has been effected aud an actual
milk famine has been caused because
the companies are unable to make de-
llveries Of the milk on hand or to OBJ
tain any more from dairies in the sur
rounding territory.
An average of % inches of snow fell
during the storm and snowdrifts have
piled rs high as 90 feet