The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-12-23
Bismarck Weather Is Mild and
Sun Shines Brightly in All
Portions of State
STORM WARNING IS ISSUED
Pacific Northwest Has Storm,
Winds Lash New England,
South Gets Snow

Ol.lcr dlSyrlctS III the UnllcC states,
with the exception of Southern Cali
fornia, suffered in the face OF eve
storms and frigid temperatures.
The Pacific Northwest was cover
ing from Il storm which caused many
accidents and possibly four q more
deaths. a northeast wind and a heavy
fall OF snow dashed New England,
Florida covered up with tempcra-
lures below zero. and the South set
out to clear away snow and ice. this
work already having caused One death
by clcctrocution.
II was II degrees above zero at noOn
today in Bismarck and the sky was
clear. II was two degrees above 6 a.
m. which was the low point for the
night. and three above at Z 4 m.
Wiliiston reported Il above also at
mid morning while the coolest mark
during the night for the northwest
city was 10 above. Devils Lake re-
corded four above and Fargo zero.
with the sky clear at both places and
the SUI warming things up generally.
Storm Warning Issued
The federal weather bureau today
issued the following storm warning:
Advisory northeast storm warn
ings ordered $50 a. m. north OF
Sandy Hook to Eastport. Disturb
ance near Cape Hatters. moving
north -northcastWard with increasing
intensity, will cause strong northeast
winds and gales with noW or rain
this afternoon and tonight. Sandy
Hook to Boston and northeast gales
and snow tonight north Of Boston to
Eastport."
The Pacific Northwest was Receiving
from a storm which caused many ac-
cidents and possibly four or mor
deaths.
Grays Harbor cities and the Puget
Sound region nea Bellingham were
hardest hit. Heavy rain flooded the
lower business district Of Aberdeen
and the costal ships Prince Rupert
end Pacific Hemlock were held out
side the harbor awaiting abatement
Of the storm.
DR.. Eugene Graves and Allie
Wright. both of Sumas. Wash, were
last seen bailing out a little boat In
which they ventured out OIL Bclling-
ham Bay. Three boats We're search
ing for them after dark but no trace
Of the men or the launch was found
and they were given up as lost.
Thirty feet of guard railing was
torn off Mercer Island bridge and
iron posA were bent. leading police
to believe a car had plunged into
Lake Washington here. carrying one
Or more persons to their death.
Eics Of Heart Attack
Perrin Dunn, Seattle drug salesman.
fell dead at the wheel of his car from
heart attack when it skidded into a
ditch near Sunny-Vale. Miss Doro-
thoy Smith vas seriously injured
| when the car III which she was riding
dove off a trestle % feet high and
landed upside down. Burford Har-
low. the driver. was slightly injured.
A truck was caught in a slide which
buried part of the Pacific highway
near Bellingham but no one was in
jured. There is virtually no question
about its being a white Christmas in
the middle west this year. Early to-
day it was getting whittier and whittier.
Railroads. bus lines. and street car
companies in many cities had hardly
gotten their heads above the snow.
drifts resulting from last weeks
blizzard when the Chicago weathe:
bureau warned of more snow. It be-
gan falling there late last night. sift-
Ing at first then heavily. but it was
only a few hours duration.
At st. Paul. Mimi. it was four be-
low zero. but in the middle west tenn
peratures ranged higher, from IL
about at Omaha to 30 at Milwaukee.
Chicago readings were in the middle
tuenties carly today.
The general forecast is for less
frigid weather in the middle west, but
not warm enough to remove the white
rug laid for the holiday. Driven by a
northeast wind, a heavy fall of snow
enveloped New York and vicinity.
Weather bureau officials forecast q
snowfall OF at least six inches by to-
morrow.
The storm started in the vicinity Of
Cape Hatteras. and strong winds with
snow lashed the Atlantic cost from
Cape Hatteras to aEstport. Me.
Florida had all kinds OF weather.
Temperatures ranged from below
freezing in the extreme northwest
part to balny spring in the south
vest.
Pensacola Is Cold
Pensacola was the coolest point in
the state last night with a low Of %
While Miami and Key West in the
southeast baskcd in warmth OF SO.
The snow swept South set out to
clear away lakes packed II inches
deep in some regions. free the prin-
cipal highways Of an ice coating. and
catch up with its time tables.
Rain, sleet and piercing winds ham.
pered efforts TO restore communica.
ton and transportation facilities. X
Independence, La, Allen Blue, q line.
man. was electrccuted while cutting
an ice sheathed wire than had fallen
The heaviest snowfall reported wa,
II inches near Eld0rado, Ark, q per.
Torrance that shattered record,
dating hack to 1876. Eleven inches o.
snow blanketed Shreveport, La. eigh1
inches fell at Chattanooga. Tenn.
while nearby Knoxville. Tenn, meas
ured nearly five inches. At Green.
vile. Miss, 10 inches fell. Biloxi
Misc. had snow for the first time II
10 Year,. Scores Of automobiles wen.
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