Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-07
Worst Storm In
History Hits Chicago
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at times increased to nearly sixty
light automobiles were blown over or
became unmanageable.
Churches Abandoned.
There was practically no attendance
at churches. but despite the intensity
of the storm theaters were fairly we'll
patronized. One play house turned
away dozens of persons and at several
others the standing room only sign
was displayed. Many persons sought
shelter in the moving picture houses.
Telephone and telegraph service
hours, Chicago was completely cut OF
from wire communication with many
large cities. The telephone and tele-
graph companies were also crippled
by a shortage of operators, few OF
were able to obtain transport
tation facilities to go to work. Sever
al big business firms are keeping
their employees in downtown hotels
until street car service again becomes
normal.
Schools Suspended.
Schools have been suspended tenn
porarily in practically all the towns
surrounding Chicago.
Employees Of the Union Stock Yards
battled through the greater part OK
Sunday getting the livestock arrivals
under cover. More than 100 cars OF
stock arrived yesterday.
Two Deaths Reported.
Two deaths in Chicago have been
reported so far as the result Of the
blizzard. Many persons are report
ed injured. mostly in collisions which
resulted from the snow. Approx
mately s~eventy-fve fires were reported
during the last twenty-four hours, but
no serious blazes occurred.
Navigation Impossible.
The heavy gale and binding snow.
combined with great cakes OF ice,
made navigation in Lake Michigan
practically impossible. Rescue crews
today started work to free the steam
err Missouri, which became icebound
neal the mouth of the Chicago river
Several other steamers reached Chi
cago yesterday after all-day battles
with the storm and many narrow es-
capes are reported.
The fuel situation is thought to be
the most serious throughout central
Illinois. Peoria is said to have. only
one days supply, while many other
towns are reported to be running
short. State Fuel Administrator Har.
ry A. Wheeler said today that there
was plenty of coal in Illinois, but that
everything depended on whether or
not transportation facilities could be
repaired sufficiently to supply the
various towns before their local yards
ran short.
Michigan and Wisconsin points also
reported serious fuel and transporta-
ton tie-ups as a result Of the torn
At Grand Rapids, Mich, eleven inches
Of snow is reported with all railroads
tied up. Milwaukee and Reloit. Wis.
report that the storm there Vas Il.
heaviest in years.
One Pacifst at Meeting.
A meeting of pacifsts. scheduled in
Chicago to discuss terms of peace.
was called off because only one dele
gate braved the storm.
Officials Of several large milk con
Germs said it would be impossible to
make deliveries today except on
streets where street car sweepers have
cleared away the snow.
Steamer Stalled.
The steamer Missouri. assisted by
the tug, Indiana, reached it's dock
this morning at S O'Clock after being
stuck fast in the ice at the mouth OF
the Chicago river since yesterday,
The two boats battled the ice all nigh:
in an effort to reach the harbor.
The seventy men of the crew were
coated with ice from head to foot
Captain William M. Bright, in charge
Of the vessel, said the storm which
they had encountered since leaving
Milwaukee several days & was ono
of the worst in many years.