Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-01-15
CITY POOR BY
THOUSANDS HIT
BY BITTER COLD

Chicago, Jan. 14.-Sweeping in
from the frozen Northwest on the
wings Of a pitiless, cutting wind that
set thousands of the hungry and
homeless shivering, the first real win
ter weather struck Chicago yester-
day morning, sending the mercury
down to 5 degrees above zero.
Churches, lodging houses and chart
table organizations were taxed to
their utmost to relieve the sudden
distress. Even snow shovcling jobs
SO often the means of relief that cold
waves carry with them, were not pro.
vided. There was only a light furry
OF now
There were many accidents as a re-
suit Of the cold and the wind. At
Gary, Ind, four were injured, when
a street car was. blown from the
track. The injured were:
Jeanette, Arthur, East Chicago,
knee fractured, cut and bruised.
Lynch, Joseph F., Gary, bruised and
probable internal injuries.
Butt, Louis, Gary, sprained wrist
and dislocated ankle.
Zikenda, John, East Chicago, cut
about head.
Ward, s.. b., conductor, scalp
wounds.
At St. Joseph, Mich, Pere Mar.
quette passenger train No. /, speed
ing to Grand Rapids, was derailed by
sand and snow blown across the
tracks. William %Grandzow, engineer,
was mortally scalded. The fireman
was injured, but the passengers es.
capped.
Mans Hands Frozen.
John Novak, 46 years old, 100 North
Union street, was found unconscious
on the sidewalk at West Nineteenth
and Airport streets. His hands were
frozen. He was taken to the Country
hospital.
Michael Solidas was found dead in
his room above his restaurant. at
1892 Halsted street, from the fumes
OF a gas stove which he had lighted
Tor the first time this season. His
brother was overcome, but was re-
vived.
There has been an increase of Is
per cent in the number of people
asking for relief, said County Agent
Joseph Meyer. 1--WE are now deliver
ing a ton of coal to each applicant,
where we formerly delivered a half
ton. We have given out more shoes
than usual. The number of calls for
the county doctor have increased
about so per cent" .s,.
Many pitiful stories were revealed
by the applicants at the county
agents office. One woman, who
adopted a little waif left near her
home by some mother who sought to
hide her transgression was forced to
ask for food and COAL.
Il make my living washing win
dows and cleaning, she said. 81
nave two little rooms over on North
Ada street. The weather has been
SO mild l have no preparations made,
SO have to ask for temporary help"
She got it.
Church to House Lodaers.
The Rev. William Chalmers Covert,
pastor OF the First Presbyterian
church, called on contractors early
Yesterday to prepare the old First
Presbyterian church building for tenn
porary dodgers. 1t will be ready by
Wednesday.
Las year, according to weather bu-
reau records, there was no zero wea.
Their until March. The cold wave of
yesterday came without warning. At
10 O'Clock Sunday night the Their.
mometer stood at SO degrees above
zero n warmer weather was indi.
Gated. Then the cold came with a
rush. By midnight the cold wave
was well under way and early yes
terday morning the low record mark
or . degrees above zero was register
ed.
Hope for a rise in temperature is
held out by the weather bureau. The
cold wave is sweeping swiftly across
tne continent, according to Professor
CoN' and will reach the Atlantic coast
today or tomorrow.
"A record Of 80 degrees below was
registered at White River. Canada.
and IL at Duluth. Central Minneso,
ia was reported to be the center of
the JIG wave that was rapidly NOV
ing south and east yesterday.
Skating opened in Chicago parks
yesterday. DR.. w. K. Murray of the
health department estimates that one
effect of the cold wave will be to f1r.
nlsh jobs for 5000 ice cutters in the
nearby ice fields.