The Bismarck tribune., 1935-01-24
Cold Relief Seen as
Death Toll Hits 100
Weather Moderates in North
west as Floods Rage In
Southern States
NEW ENGLAND DIGGING OUT
50.Year Records Broken in Mid.
west With SIS Below at
Frederick, Wis.

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The storm-ridden nation counted
close to 100 weather deaths Thursday,
but saw relief ahead.
While the northeast states and
part Of the south remained in the
grip Of the seasons worst weather,
some moderation was forecast for
Friday for the southeast. Tempera-
lures were already reported to have
risen somewhat over the western
Canadian provinces and the extreme
northern plains. and there was q
promise Of relief In the midwest.
where cold records Of 50 years stand
ing were broken.
Meanwhile at least II deaths In
the flood waters of the south, where
rivers were on wild rampage, helped
to swell the total Of weather fatali-
ties.
Ten Dead In Mississippi
Ten Of the dead perished in north
ern Mississippi. Four additional
deaths were reported from Ten
nessee. Relief workers worked at top
speed to bring aid to the homeless.
Cold and hunger added to the prob
lens Of the victims.
From 400 to 1000 persons were be-
lieved clinging to roofs and tree tops
IN the flood area around Sledge, Miss.
Overlooking creeks and flooded
rivers also played havoc In West Vir-
ginia. Two persons were killed. The
state was blanketed by q heavy fall
Of snow.
Streets, highways and homes in the
lowland areas Of the state of WASH
ington remained under water as . re-
suit Of thaws that followed an avail
ancte Of snow earlier during the
past week.
The east and New England were
digging out Of one of the heaviest
snowfalls in many years.
More than Is inches OF snow had
fallen In New York City by midnight
Wednesday night. Four persons died.
High winds that reached gale veloc-
ity added to the suffering, and mum
icipal lodging houses in the metro
polls were ordered kept open all night
to care for the unfortunate.
RltSzard ct Boston
A blizzard ripped through Boston.
Traffic by air and sea was paralyzed.
Philadelphia had its worst snow
storm In two decades. Ten weather
deaths were counted in Pennsylvania.
Schools were closed In New Haven,
Conn.
While the storm was it its height
. passenger train was derailed at
near Woodbridge, N. j., but the 70
passengers escaped serious injuries.
Temperatures that sagged as low
as an unofficial IS below zero at Fred
erick, WIS.,. brought suffering and
death to the middle e-west. -Four
weather deaths were attributed to
the weather In Minnesota, and were
added to the total Of more than 70
who perished earlier in the week in
storms that swept various sections Of
tho country. Oklahoma had . dozen
deaths for the entire cold snap.
It was eight below zero In Chicago,
with . further drop forecast before
the moderation begins. Up in Iroquois
Falls, Ont, the mercury dropped to
% below-close to the all-time Can
adian low uf minus 78h, recorded
back In 1910.
Mild weather, however, was the
rule Wednesday In Colorado. New
Mexico and Wyoming, but Montana
remained In the grip Of sub-sero tenn
peratures.
Far down In South America the
residents were complaining about the
heat. The thermometer reached los
ct one point In Argentina.