The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-11-16
FR|C|D BLASTS HOLD
MUCH OF CONTINENT
IN their ICY GRIP
q Men Believed Lost as Grip.
!, Piled Freighter Sinks off
Irish Coast
RESCUERs FIND NO TRACE
Six Known Dead in PennsyIvan.
ia as New Disturbance
Sweeps Down on State

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The cold wave from the Far North
country Thursday continued to hold
most OF the North American CONT
nent In its grip. bringing with it a
slowly mounting death list, while the
storm tossed North Atlantic imper-
lied shipping.
The weather man held out little
hope for relief Thursday from the
irigtd blast which affected the entire
country east OF the Rocky Mountains,
after recording new lows for this time
OF the year In various parts OF the
Midwest, including five below at Be-
midi, MINI.
Pennsylvania counted a total Of six
dead during the last two days, with
4 new storm sweeping the northwest
ern section Of the state. already bur-
led under a heavy snowfall. Two
hunters died In Ohio from over-exer-
ton, and the frigid blasts brought
suffering to island inhabitants in
Lake Erie, caught short OF fuel.
One Dead In st. Paul
One death from exposure was re-
ported in st. Paul. Detroit shiyered
with eight above zero, and thousands
OF homeless sought shelter in Chicago.
which broke 5O-year record for
Nov. l6, with 10 above zero Wednes-
day
While western Ontario dug itself out
OF the worst snowstorm in two dec
Goes, sailors on the Great Lakes cast
anxious eyes to the bays and chan
rels and hoped the thin coating OF
ice became no thicker.
The list Of wrecks and near-wrecks
remained unchanged Thursday. In
the past week, one vessel. the tug
Florence. has sunk. Another, the D.
f. Calender, Is still aground near
Long Point In Lake Erie. Several
others which were stranded have been
pulled Oft. and the U. s. Coast Guard
Boat 1903, missing since Sunday with
a two-nlan crew, his finally reached
port after being reported lost.
Low water has congested the lower
st. Lawrence canals and marine off,
cials fear the lack Of constant move
ment may permit them to freeze up.
The land storm had assumed grave
proportions Thursday. In the western
O4AS0AAO RACdO kNoA G4SuI0IAys AV&vy
snow has fallen and railway snow
blows were being prepared for the first
time In nine years.
Sinks without Trace
Two vessels reported Thursday they
found no trace OF the British freight
er Saxilby at the spot where she last
was reported struggling against ter
rifle storm off the Irish coast.
Nor, they added In wireless mes
sages to coastal stations, did they To-
cate any trace Of the q members Of
the Saxilby's crew reported to have
deserted the stricken freighter many
hours before.
The vessels which wirelessed from
the scene were the Dutch steamer
Boschdyk and the Manchester Regi-
ment. They said visibility was good
and weather conditions improving.
Only short while before word
came from the liner Berengaria that
1t had given up its search and had
proceeded toward Cherbourg.
Meanwhile, relatives Of the % men
in the crew Of the ST. quentin, an
other British freighter helpless after
q breakdown Of her steering gear in
the same stormy region Of the At
lantic. were relieved by word that the
ship was In no immediate danger.