The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-24


OF the state In general.
Hardship Tales Told
As more snow and sub-zero wealth
er brought continued discomfort t,
the northwest. tales Of suffering an,
hardship during Tuesdays blizzard
which took five lives, were told toda,
as travellers returned to their homes
The snow, falling generally In Min
nesota and In sections of other states
added to the difficulties OF crews
ploughing out drifts that have in.
terfered with highway traffic.
Experiences of two funeral parties
member OF which was obliged tx
take refuge In an abandoned hearse
were told by persons who returned tt
Alberta Lea after two days Of isola.
ton.
Seventeen automobile loads OF
mourners took refuge In the farm
home Of Oscar johnson near Clarks
Grove, and remained there until the
storm abated.
Knute Slette, residing near Man.
chester. became lost and wandered
from one Of the groups. Nearly ex-
hausted. he found the hearse which
the party had abandoned sometime
before. almost covered by snow. He
crawled In and wrapped himself in
q blanket. He was found by persons
returning to the vehicle.
The Cougar -old man killed by q
train near saltwater was identified
as that Of william Carroll of Bayport,
who lived alone. He apparently had
been walking along the track and fell
from cold and exertion due to the
storm.
Other victims Of the storm were
Mrs. Irene Allie Of st. Paul, killed
BY an automobile; John Zemke.
doodhue farmer, frozen, when he left
his team and sleigh while en- route
home: Harry Carr, found frozen at
Westby. WIS.,. and G. F. Clay, promi-
neut Montevideo citizen. who died of
over exertion after helping move q
stalled car.
Roads Are Open
Bus and truck lines In most parts
Of Minnesota were operatin. on
schedule today. and county crews
were turning attention to side roads
Snow was falling at st. Cloud, Hib-
bling. Mankato, Alberta Lea, Bemidii.
Little Falls, Jamestown. Duluth,
Sioux Falls. Bookings and Water
town.
Temperature ranged from six above
zero ct Brookings to n below at
Mtnot. with Minnesota having from
zero ct Winona to "a below at Thief
River Falls.
Warm northeast winds, which will
blow away the severe cold that has
,o6t il lives In the middleWeSt. was
'odays promise to storm bound states
suffering the worst rigors Of the win
;er.
Sufficient snow to make footing
'ecure was forecast for Chicago while
rising temperature to from 10 to
5 degrees above zero Was predicted.
The absence Of snow In Chicago
vas In contrast to the intense cold
md heavy snow that paralyxed traf-
&c IN parts 81 Michigan, Minnesota
nd wisconsin. Trains were DELAYED |
md highways were blocked. IN
'hicago ICY pavements made driving !
reacherous.
The storm approached blixsard pro- |
'o9tions In Michigan. where the |
old accounted for five lives. MIN |
leeota had four dead and two deaths |
2 Chicaeo were attributed to the |
Weather.
Two Fkemen Die
The Chicago victims were Ernest /
. Heide and Charles eiefort, both !
lremen. Heide was electrocuted |
mile attempting to repair Z hieh |
'oltage wire that had snapped unda |
he weight Of Ice. eiafert slipped On |
~ 1ce On . stairway while -iehtiug |
fire and plunged - feet 70 his
|eAth.
Whipped By : - mile gala. snow ia |
be upper peninsula Of Michigan
blocked roads and delayed trains
vhile at Sherwood. wiz. volunteers