The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-02-24
COLD WAVE SWEEPS
TOWARDS THE EAST
Held Northwest In Grip
Yesterday and Today
BIG DROP AT CHICAGO
illinois and lndianaF eelingSnap
After Having High
Temperatures

The northwest continues in the
grip of the snow and ice storm,
which for the past two days has
demoraiized traffic and business,
according to meager reports re-
ceived today.
Many towns, particularly those
in the northern section OF Min
nesota, report that they are entire
ly showed under and that no train
service is in effect. Schools have
been dismissed, and hundreds Of
workers have failed to report
Adding to the difficulty, sub zero
weather is reported and high
winds are intensifying the cold.
result of the storm. Two Of these
occurred in StPaul, when two men
were found dead early today. An
other death occurred in Rochester
Mimi, where woman was eiec-
trocuted while using an electric
iron, as a result of a short cir
cult caused by the storm last
night The fourth death was re-
ported from Dilworth, where
twelve year old boy was smother
ed in a snow cave. when it col
lapsed.
Although steam trains in this sec
ton withstood the effects of ice and
rain yesterday, they. succumbed last
night to the ravages of the blizzard
and snow storm and as result from
midnight last night to this time sery
ice is impaired and trains are late on
81 steam lines into this city The
e szzsz Lrosa &c e''ss g 2anzsto aue
SIS 1T I 81 nnfII - 5' s. and S Il
vas said early today that the best any
train has done Ia the last twenty
four hours Is forty five minutes be-
hind schedule. While train serVite
over these roads Is not what it IS IN
fair weather. Mankat0 citizens are
getting better trains than most cities
in the northwest according to reports
which indicate that in many cities
trains stand in the terminals making
no effort and toking no risks in BUCK
ing the SHOWS.
1t is reported that much of the diff
hculty in railroading is caused by
wires brought down by the weight of
ice and snow making telegraphic
communication imfnpossible and dis
patching tedious performance
The Mankato Electric Traction com
pany had its snowploy out early this
morning clearing the tracks and the
street car service was but little ham
pered
The long distance telephone lines
south, east and west were out or
commission today. This hampered
communication to a large degree.
Lines to the twin cities were All to
the good.
Spread Of Cold Wave &
ASSOCIATED Press Dtspatch.1
Chicago, February 23-The. cold
wave that has held the whole north
west in its grip for more than twenty
four hours continued there today and
spread down through Minnesota Iowa,
Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas and
northern Texas as well as east Of the
Mississippi river.
The drop in temperature was felt
early today in Chicago and the mer-
curry kept sinking as the day advsn-
ced. BY tonight the thermoneter
was expected to be lowering about
the ten above zero mark, accoryaing
TO weather bureau forecasts. aithougi1
Yesterday Chicago had its Warmest
temperature since the establishment
OF the weather bureau here IN 1871.
when the mercury reached 81 de-
grees. ON Washington's birthday.
illinois and Indiana which repoeted
beginning to feel the cold snap today
and indications were that it would
move further eastward rapidly.
Glaze Storm In Kansas CITY
Kansas City, Mo-, February O.
Persons living in most sections of the
southwest slipped, skidded or skated
about their business today which, pre-
vailed over wide area.
Warm, soaking rains which fell
VeSfRYnQv hA -. :
Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and
Northern Texas turned to sheets OF
Ice when the temperature suddenly
dropped downward during the night.
The phenomonen was the first or It's
Kind this winter
Twin Cities isolated.
TINTED Press Dispatch.l
st. Paul, February 23.-The sleet
storm which struck Minnesota and
North and South Dakota YESTERDAY.
was today a raging blizzard. The
twin cities are practically isolated
and there is no wire communications
south and west 1t is predicted that ff
the storm does not abate soon there
will be complete tieup. Enough
artries were kept open on the street
car lines to get people to work. At
ten p. M, all train service toward
the west was abandoned, and trains
with little hopes of kesping to SEIZED
ules. A blizzard Is reported to be rag.
ing In Montana and Is sweeping east
ward. The situation there is becom-
serious hourly. From Ely on the Iron
Winds Sweeping Snow.
Winds ranging from thirty to fifty
miles an hour swept the light snow
in the Dakotas into huge drifts and
blew over telephone and telegraph