The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-11-20
State Is Divided by
Ice Storm Striking
Valley City Sector

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munication with outside points and
there were no telephone circuits oper-
ating into Pierre.
Defying ~forecasters' predictions.
snow continued in the Rockies yes
terday paralyzing highway and SER
iously nandicaping railroad traffic.
Scores of automobiles were stalled be-
tween Palmer Lake and Colorado
Springs, Colo. The Palmer Lake city
hall was transformed into a house
of refuge for the marooned travel
erS.\
HIGH winds tossed the white
blanket with abandon in New Mexi-
co. blocking highways, piling five feet
Of snow in the streets of Ration and
NARROWING hunting parties in the ella
mountains.
In Wyoming cir mail pilots defied
the storm to carry on, somewhat be-
hind schedule. Apprehension was
felt for the safety of Lieut.. Cornell
ius Cousland. personal pilot of secre-
tary of War Hurley. missing in the
storm Swept southwest.
Pilots Of six army planes planned
an early take-off today from San
Diego to Tucson, Arizona, to begin a
search for Cousland. unreported OH
an aerial journey from Seattle, Wash,
TO Washington, D. C.
Denver Has Snowstorm
There was more than a foot of
snow in Denver with a falling mer-
curry stopping at the Is mark. The
heaviest fall was in the southern
part Of the state where rail travel on
some lines was temporarily at a
standstill and all Hains running far
behind schedule. Virtually all roads
in the southern part of the state were
impossible.
Temperatures were generally below
freezing in Montana, with a driving
wind whipping the snow into huge
drifts. Clear skies and falling tenn
! p%eratures were reported in Nevada.
1t was clear in Utah, with a temper
allure of 10 degrees above zero report
ed at Salt Lake City.
Probable frost was predicted near
Sacramento, Calf. with clear, cold
weather predominating in the state.
Eastern Washington and northern
Idaho still were experiencing snow
fall. Generally cold weather was
reported from the Inland Empire
The weather at Spokane was moder-
ating after a freezing day yesterday
The most sever blizzard in Is years
held northwestern Colorado in its
grip last night, as snowdrifts meas
uring than 20 feet blocked
highways and paralyzed train trans.
p~ortation.
A heavy stock loss was feared. One
passenger who alighted from a snow
blocked train at Hugo said he saw
between 500 and 1000 cattle buriec
under snow between Byers and Hugo
A snowplow which left Sharon
Springs, Kan, today to clear thu
Union Pacific line west, went off the
track a Arapahoe. A snowplov
sent from Denver today had cleared
the track to Hugo.
New reports OF property damage II
the Pueblo, Colo. region were re.
ceived as authorities directed efforts
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clear the snow clogged streets.
Buildings Are Damaged
The roof Of the new county shop;
building at Pueblo collapsed durin.
the storm when wind blew IN a sec.
ton of the brick wall of the adjOin'
ing old county building. The new
structure was nearing completion ant
was intended to replace the $50.O0'
building recently destroyed by fire.
A roof Of the steel grandstand at tn
state fair grounds also was blown off
Snowplows begfan a battle to cleal
away deep drifts blocking the Denver
Colorado Springs highway. The stat
highway department borrowed cit.
equipment to break through Il
Hustled, IL miles north Of Colorado
Springs, where 100 motorists were re
ported stranded. No shelter wa
available at Hustled, although Paine
Lake was able to give about Is
stranded motorists shelter in tn
town hall, in garages and hotels las
night.
Roads east and in the Black fores
were badly drifted and all wer'
blocked. The new highway between
Colorado Springs and Pueblo wa
open. proving that engineers had fig
ured correctly in building the roa'
to avoid drifts as much as possible
The Rock Island railroad was with
out telegraph service east Of Limou
Colo. where heavy drifts were re
ported.
Only half Ell inch OF snOw fell a
Colorado Springs. but the wind causes
considerable drifting.