The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-16
Cold Blast Sweeps
Country Once More
To Increase Misery

P4AS V41SI
Dakota ranged from IS degrees below
zero at Yankton to 70 degrees below
zero at Watertown.
The central Mississippi valley was
the land of freezing waters.
Near-zero temperatures, settling
over the broad valley, choked rivers
into vast rough mirrors of ice and
slush and made misery more rampant
among those driven from their homes
in the flooded regions.
Unseasonal mildness filled the val
leys of Mississippi tributaries with
melting SHOWS; rivers ran wild beyond
flood stages = but the freeze today
halted a further rise.
Along the Wabash in Indiana con-
ditions eQualed those Of l0l3-still re-
called as the year Of flood disaster.
In historic Vincennes, the preying
waters encircled sections of the city:
more than 500 families were driven
from their homes when the waters
Of the Wabash Tapped the boulevard
named for George Rogers Clark.
Hundreds Are Cut Off
To the north. at Terrc Haute and
Clinton, damage was similar. In the
former city, the Wabash was seven
feet above flood stage and the crest
still to be reached. At Clinton, high
water closed coal mines and cut off
hundreds of families with the closing
of roads.
At Decker. 10 miles from V~incennes,
the Wabash burrowed itself through
the levec and flooded thousands Of
acres.
Along the White river in Indiana
conditions were practically the same.
National Guardsmen were called out
to help save the White river bridge at
Hazletor.
None of the river towns reported
loss of life. Early warning spread
preparedness W. the flooded areas,
but boats were necessary In many
areas to remove marooned residents.
Swirling into Illinois. the flood
grasped the Little Wabash. Kaskaskia,
Embarrass, and Vermilion rivers.
Near Danvillc, a levee across Lake
Verlnilion was damaged, while far
Their north. ear Rankin and Hope.
ston, backwash of the Wabash closed
two statc-line highways.
At Sh~awneetown. the Ohio Is ex-
pectcd to reach q crest Of IS feet the
last of this week. At Ottawa, Ohio,
near Cleveland. more than 200 people
were safe today only after being re-
moved from second story windows as
the Blanchard river crept up the
banks.
In southeast Missouri, near Poplar
Bluff. highways in two places were
three feet under water.
But today's frozen blast brought q
change: the central west suffered Bit
ter cold with the northwest. Instead
Of melting SHOWS, Minnesota was TX
%periencing widespread snow that
piled drifts in roads. disrupted high
way travel and closed schools.
Throughout the northwest, conditions
were similar.
In Chicago. f~orecasters predicted
zero by night and five below tomor-
row-the polar climax Of winters
southwark blare from the 40-below
REGIONS of the north.
Rockies Still Shivering
The Rocky mountain west still
shivered under the sting Of the most
protracted cold wave since 1924. Six
deaths were caused indirectly yester-
day by the bitter. cold that wrapped
the entire region in cracking frost.
Temperatures that have been well
below the freezing mark in Denver for
nine days ventured to new low levels,
climaxing the performance with q
minimum OF z below zero early today.
Throughout Montana. Wyoming. Col.
orado, New Mexico and Kansas the
cold held tenaciously.
Five Indians, all members Of the
same family. persisted In flames that
destroyed their cabin on the Grow
reservation south OF Billings. Mont.
It was believed the fire was caused by
an overheated stove.
At Pueblo, Colo. Mrs. Abram G.
Ball died from q fractured skull In
Cured when she was struck by an
automobile that skidded 1t an icy
street intersection.
Bitter cold that settled over Nom
tana brought new below-zero records
to several points. Scattered snow fur
ries continued. The cold and storms
brought additional difficulties to the
Selfridge field army flyers scattered
In q winter maneuver flight to epo-
kane.
The lowest reported reading was 20
below at Lewistown. BOseman expert
enced q new low mark ut 70 below. All