The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-11
MERCURY SCUYTLES
TOB0TYOM OF BULB
IN CAPITAL SUNDAY
Minimum of Five Below Is Re.
corded; Other Parts Of
Nation Affected
PACIFIC COAST HAS FLOODS
Heavy Rains and Melting Shows
Fill Rivers in Western
Washington

oAoA4AAAS IN CApCIACIACCU q ZSIO
over the weekend for
the first time this season as the ele-
nents brought q variety of weather
conditions throughout the nation,
leaving trail OF death and suffer-
ing.
Several automobile accidents were
reported in the Bismarck Mandan
vicinity Saturday night and Sunday
morning following q light snow
which made pavement extremely slip
perry. No one was seriously injured.
At least two autos slid off the Bis
marck- Mandan highway and turned
over. and at least half dozen others
were damaged by collisions on the
inter-city highway and in the two
cities.
In one instance an automobile
crashed into two parked machines on
the highway shortly before 10 o'clock
Saturday night.
The two parked cars were owned by
Russell A. Young, of SIS First st., Bis
marck, and D. G. Scothorn Of ITO Sec
ond st., northwest, Mandan. They
had stopped on the highway to assist
Oscar johnson Of Mandan, when lock-
ed brakes threw the latter's machine
into ditch near the Ben Eielson air
port, where 1t overturned. Johnson's
wife and child were riding with him
when the mishap occurred.
The automobile which crashed into
the Scothorn and Young machines
was driven by Mrs. Molly Kottsick Of
In c1@ III 1nSl Ne
bright lights and bothered by the slip
perry pavement. The Scothorn ma
chine, in the middle, was badly dam
aged.
Mrs. Kottsick suffered 4 cut on her
forehead. Mrs. Young was seated In
the back seat Of the front machine,
holding her baby. The tot was thrown
IN the front seat by the impact but
not hurt.
Five Below Sunday
Temperature here dropped to five
degrees below zero Sunday forenoon.
At Z o'clock Monday morning 1t was
two degrees below, according to q.
w. Roberts. federal meteorologist
here.
The forecast Is for snow flurries
throughout Monday, with warmer
weather Monday night ana lower
temperatures Tuesday.
Snow which fell here over the week
end measured 6 Of an inch.
Western Washington, with flood
waters from the Puyallup and Mis-
qually rivers, was hard hit. Eleven
deaths were attributed directly to the
flood waters during the last week
and two indirectly.
Scores Of persons were made home
less.
All railroad lines between Seattle
and Tacoma were reported washed
out.
The Midwest was In the grip Of q
cold wave, with . prediction for q
further drop in temperatures over
most Of this section Monday. There
was blanket Of snow In the Great
Lakes region and over the Northern
Plains states and the Rocky Noun
tain region.
Warm weather was promised fos
the East, which shivered over the
weekend. Pennsylvania attributed
three deaths to the cold snap, while
New York had two.
Score Of Towns Hit
A score Of western Washington
cities and towns had the highest
flood waters in years swirling about
and through them Monday, while
authorities sought the bodies Of pos.
sible victims.
The high waters were described IL
various districts in these terms
Longview-"Corlitz highest since lloot
Of 1885,; Auburn-"Worst In q
years." and at Tacoma, by Inter.
County Engineer B. p. Thomas, "Th(
worst flood In the history Of tn,
Puyallup and White rivers"
Despite hundreds Of families be-
ing marooned, however, or beinl
forced to evacuate hurriedly or b
carried to safety In boats, no veri
fled reports Of flood deaths had beel
obtained. Thousands Of acres o
land were under water and virtual,
all main highways were closed.
For nearly . week rain has beel
falling. drenching the area and melt
ing SHOWS in the Cascades. In
hours at Longview. ATT inches o
rain fell. and at Aberdeen, II inche
fell in the first 10 days Of the month
Eleven deaths were attributed to
northwest storm last Monday az
Tuesday.