Chicago, Jan. 25. SUB-ZERO blizzard howled out of the North-west across upper Michigan to-day, paralyzing communications and spreading a sheet of ice and snow across almost half. the United States. Latest reports to hand told of at least five persons dead and several missing in the storms, Winds which sometimes roared across snow-covered fields at 50 miles per hou: filled highways and railways with 20-foot drifts on the Michigan peninsula.
Hundreds of families were isolated on out-lying farms and it was feared thei supplies of food and fuel were inadequate.
Filly school children were maroohthemselves while relief workers planed ina high school ye miles. out-ned to dig their way into the building. Side Tronwood, Afich, while others Rail, motor car and alr traMe were forced to seek" refuge ina Ahroughout "Michigan and Wisconsin neighbouring farm house after their was disrupted' by the raging blizzard school bus had been trapped in huge trid several towns were forced to Aight fires in sub-zero weather to Rescuers Kept Active save large arcas from destruction. High winds and low temperatures Relief workers throughout the made fire fighting dimeult, but state rescued: more then 100. persons serious damage was reported. stranded in motor cars and facing freezing night.
Workers Kept Down Mines Blectrie power falled in Manistee, Mich, when the heavy wel snow The country's deepest snow fall ud aging winds damaged power was at Marquette, Mich, where refines and made immediate repairs sidents were digging out of 40 inches Impossible. "Firemen at Marquette of snow to-day, Devil's Lake, North braved sib-zero weather to fight a Dakota, reported the lowest tem-fire Which endangered large areas of perature in the nation—16 below zero. the city' for hours, during the peaic Rescue workers on skiis and snow the blizzard. Three downtown shoes lalo to-day set out for mines Dundings were destroyed before the fre finally' was brought. under con vol.
Coast Guard workers meanwhile were seeking a iecuip of fishermen feared ost when their flimsy cottage was blown into Lake Macatawa," The Iishermen were believed. inside the litle house when the raging Blizzard picked it of the ground and rolled Ttinto the lake. along the Gogeble iron range of, Michigan dragging toboggan loads of food to 300; workers marooned in mine shafts, Heavy winds also endangered shipping on the Atlantic. Mackay Radio Corp, reported receipt of a distress call from the British freighter Pen-arrow, 60 miles off Halifox—United Press.
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