The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-25
MIDWEST AND EAST
in COLD WAVE GRIP
TRAFFIC AND COMMUNICATION
PARALYZED CLEAR TO THE
ATLANTIC
Numerous Deaths Result From Low
Temperature-Warm In
Northwest States


breath tonight blew over virtually al
the United States, from the Ohio riv
or valley to the Pacific coast.
The severe cold which for five day!
has reigned in the Northwest, swept
eastward early today on the heels Of
sleet and snow storm. The tumbline
mercury was pushed farther down by
the eastward movement Of storm OF
rain snow and sleet from the South
west.
Tonight the Middle West, South
west and Northwest regions were
locked in the grip of zero or sub-zero
temperatures, while the Pacific coast
region experienced weather slightly
nilder, although the most severe of
the winter.
Wire Comm munications Halted
Sections of the Middle West were
entirely isolated from outside wire
communications by the sleet and snow
followed by the freezing weather
Several persons lost their lives as the
indirect result of the storm, trains
in the Rocky Mountain district were
proceeding to destinations already
hours behind schedules and livestock
In the plain states were reported suf-
tering from the cold, while in some
sections there was fear Of fuel
shortage.
Relief from the severe cold to some
extent was expected tomorrow, al
though forecasts for the region indi-
Gated that there would be no consid-
cradle moderation in the next "a
hours.
The storm over the western half of |
the country was followed by general |
ly fair weather today. The zero tenn
perature line early today extended |
from northern Oklahoma northeast
ward TO the middle Mississippi valley
and thence northward to Lake Su-
perior.
Radio Used For News
Tonight it was expected to move
even farther eastward, covering Illi-
Aois, Indiana and Michigan.
The storm probably did it's greatest
damage to wire communications,
wires and poles were down over Sec
tions of Illinois, Indiana, southern
Missouri, Texas and other
Middle West states, until some Sec
sions were entirely isolated from the
outside world by wire channels.
The Associated Press tonight again
escorted to radiocasting in order to r
ieliver news of the outside world to
many of its member newspapers. 7
World news brought into Chicago by
wire was being radiocasted to Asso-
lated Press papers from station
VMAQ, the broadcasting station of
The Chicago Daily News.
Southern Illinois, including Spring
ield and Jacksonville, was entirely
ut off from outside communication
" wire, while interurban and tele-
hone service was also badly crippled
nd train service was being delayed.
he Southwest and Southeast wires
{ the Associated Press were crippled .,
nd wire facilities to the East were q,
My about 25 per cent normal. =,
Wave Spreads ~
Chicago, Dec. 21.-Winter's icy m
and Saturday held in it's grasp near n
an entire nation as the severe cold =,
,ming six days ago in the northwest f.
cared the Atlantic seaboard. The ce
unit of the zero weather was felt hi
the middlewest while in the north 90
est and Pacific coast regions tenn ~
.ratures were moderating.
In the wake of storms, followed by tn
neral near-zero or sub-zero tenn ne
ratures, was left trail of upwards SD
a score of dead, badly disrupted ro
re communications, delayed train bo
rvice, suffering on the part of hu- m;
ans and livestock and fear of a fuel be
ortage in some sections.
Indications were that the severe ~
Id would continue Saturday night 4,
-oughout most of the United States, -
t that moderating temperatures n
fair weather might be expected L
nday.
Despite a slight clearing up in
ather conditions, wire communica-
MS to parts of Illinois, Missouri, Ok OF
onna, Texas and other middlewest fur
tes were eliminated or virtually as
off Saturday and many cities scr
re forced to depend on the radio Sar
their news from the outside Ma
I'D. The Associated Press Satur- Pot
night continued to serve its Hi be
S and Missouri member news Lib
ers by radio, both from the Chi Gus
o Daily news station here, and in
N station WDAF, in Kansas City. Mes
Iichigan reported four fatalities give
to the cold and in Chicago f1pr PCT
sons were killed during "a hours sae. I
ccidents due directly or indirectly I
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