1933 — Feb 6-12, cold waves/winter storms, esp. IL/32, MI/13 OH/21 PA/11 WI/10 — 111-150
Compiled by Wayne Blanchard; last edit 1-7-2025 for upload to: http://www.usdeadlyevents.com/
–~200 Oakland Tribune, CA. “Relief Army Wages War on Sub-Zero Wave.” 2-12-1933, 31.[1]
— 150 Nevada State Journal, Reno. “New Cold Wave Hits Vast Area.” Feb 13, 1933, p. 1.
— 150 Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, MO. “Another Cold Wave Expected…” 2-16-1933, 1.
— 130 United Press. “Cold Wave Death Toll Staggering.” Sheboygan Press, WI. 2-10-1933, p.1.
— 111 Blanchard estimate based on State breakouts below.
— 106 Los Angeles Times. Feb 10, 1933, p. 1.
–~100 AP. “Cold Wave Death List Nearly 100.” Centralia Evening Sentinel, IL. 2-10-1933, p.1.
Blanchard note: We suspect that one of the reason our search located 111 reported deaths and not something closer to 130 or 150, is that we do not include fire and burn deaths when not specifically noted as deaths related to the cold weather, though we found such deaths noted in articles about the cold wave. We also suspect that there were more vehicular-related deaths than we note.
Summary of Winter Weather Deaths by State
Alabama ( 1)
California ( 1)
Connecticut ( 1)
Idaho ( 1)
Illinois (32)
Indiana ( 3)
Iowa ( 6)
Kansas ( 1)
Kentucky ( 2)
Louisiana ( 2)
Massachusetts ( 1)
Michigan (13)
Minnesota ( 1)
Montana ( 1)
Nebraska ( 2)
New Jersey ( 2)
New Mexico ( 1)
New York ( 1)
North Carolina ( 1)
Ohio (21)
Oklahoma ( 5)
Oregon ( 2)
Pennsylvania (11)
Texas ( 3)
Wisconsin (10)
Total 111
Winter Weather Related Deaths by State and Locality (where noted):
Alabama ( 1)
— 1 The Sun, Baltimore. “South’s Record Cold Wave…Causes 2 Deaths, 2-10-1933, p. 3.
California ( 1)
–1 Mariposa. Exposure; Birdell Fores (or Berdel Foran[2]), 34. Prospector of the Whitlock district.[3]
Connecticut ( 1)
— 1 Avon. Hartford Courant. “Cold Wave Takes Avon Man’s Life.” 2-11-1933.
Idaho ( 1)
— 1 Boise. Rancher found frozen to death in abandoned auto; Bryce Herr Arthur, 70.[4]
Illinois (32)
–32 Chicago. “…deaths attributed to the storm.”[5] Some were homeless.[6]
–31 Chicago. San Antonio Sunday Light. “Frigid Blasts Renew Grasp on Mid-West.” 2-12-1933, p1.[7]
–27 Blanchard tally from locality breakouts below:
Breakout of Illinois winter related deaths by locality:
— 1 Canton, Feb 7-8. Apparent heart attack shoveling path to barn; Frank Kritzier.[8]
— 3 Chicago, on Feb 7.
–1 Laborer found dead in a snow drift; Peter George, 30.[9]
–1 Street car jumps snow-packed track; Robert Scott, 15, hitching ride on car killed.[10]
–1 Highwood neighborhood. Ft. Sheridan soldier after walking to Highwood.[11]
— 3 Chicago, Feb 8. Centralia Evening Sentinel, IL “Egypt area Crippled By Big Snow Storm.” p.7.[12]
–2 “…laborers struck by a train as they walked in blinding snow.”[13]
–17 Chicago, on Feb 9. INS. “17 Frozen to Death in Chicago Area.” 2-9-1933, p. 3.[14]
–22 Chicago as of 10th. AP. “Cold Death List Nearing Hundred…” Boone News-Republican, IA. 2-10-1933, 1.
— 2 Chicago, on Feb 12. INS. “Frigid Blasts…Grasp on Mid-West.” San Antonio Light, 2-12-1933, 1.
— 1 Shipman, Feb 8. Exposure? Found frozen in bed; Miss Laura Wallace, elderly.[15]
— 1 Locale not noted. “…man fell dead attempting to shovel a path through shoulder high snowdrifts.”[16]
Indiana ( 3)
— 1 Marion. Exposure; “…found frozen to death in his modes home….” Richard Green, 65.[17]
— 2 Auto accidents. Rochester Journal, NY. “50 Perish as Blizzard Grows.” 2-9-1933, p. 1.
Iowa ( 6)
— 6 Blanchard tally from locality breakouts below.
— 5 Evening Independent, St. Petersburg, FL. “80…Dead from Big Blizzard.” 2-10-1933, p. 1.
Breakout of Iowa winter weather fatalities by locality:
— 1 Davenport, Feb 7-8. Heart attack? Died after sweeping snow from sidewalk; 20⁰ below zero.[18]
— 2 Des Moines, Feb 7-8. Exposure; “two died from the cold.” INS. “Frigid Wave…” 2-8-1933.
— 1 Dubuque, Feb 7-8. “ruptured heart aggravated by the cold” according to coroner.[19]
— 1 Monticello, Feb 8-9. Apparent exposure; found “frozen to death.” Mrs. John Holmes, “aged.”[20]
— 1 Princeton, Feb 7. “heart attack caused by overexertion from shoveling snow.” John Kevern.[21]
Kansas ( 1)
— 1 Belleville area. Apparent exposure; farmer “found dead of cold.” John Seibenorn, 58.[22]
— 1 Independence, 4M south, Feb 10. Exposure; body of unidentified man found on roadside.[23]
Kentucky ( 2)
— 2 Evening Independent, St. Petersburg, FL. “80…Dead from Big Blizzard.” 2-10-1933, p.1.
— 1 Charleston Gazette, WV. “Sharpest Winter…Gripping…Nation.” 2-10-1933, p. 1.
— 1 Russell. “Blinded by snow storm” stepped in front of train engine; John C. Warren, 60.[24]
Louisiana ( 2)
— 2 Charleston Gazette, WV. “Sharpest Winter…Gripping…Nation.” 2-10-1933, p. 1.
Massachusetts (1)
–1 Palmer area. Exposure? Alfred Doudreau, 73, found frozen to death in woods near Palmer.”[25]
Michigan (13)
–13 Blanchard tally from locality breakouts, not included two which do not note locality.
–12 UP. “Blizzard and Intense Cold On The Way.” Marshall Evening Chronicle, MI. 2-11-1933, 1.[26]
–11 AP. “Cold Recedes In Michigan; Eleven Dead.” Escanaba Daily Press, MI. 2-11-1933, p.1.[27]
Breakout of Michigan cold weather related fatalities by locality where noted:
— 1 Battle Creek. “heart attack induced by the cold.” Albert D. Cole, 80, found dead in snow.[28]
— 1 Bay City. Heart attack “apparently induced by the cold” said physicians; James Wallace, 80.[29]
— 1 Berrien Springs. Heart attack while “exposed to the extreme cold.”[30]
— 1 Calumet area. Recluse Ernest Hoppe, 80, “found frozen to death in his cabin…”[31]
— 4 Detroit. “…of ailments brought on by the low temperatures.”[32]
–1 “…heart attack induced by overexertion while shoveling snow.” John Braun, 78.[33]
–1 Heart attack trying to start car in sub-zero weather; Terrence J. O’Conner, 68.[34]
–1 Automobile skids into truck killing driver, Henry Eppley, 42.[35]
— 1 Edmore. Exhaustion and exposure after auto stalled in snowdrift, Herman Snell, 45.[36]
— 1 Gallien. Heart attack while “exposed to the extreme cold.”[37]
— 1 Grand Rapids. Exposure;[38] Peter Vannes, 60.[39] Or “overexertion wading through snow drifts”?[40]
— 1 Greenville. Exposure; man not identified.[41]
— 1 Lapeer. Exposure; may have suffered heart attack; found frozen; Allen Walker, 72.[42]
— 1 Locale not noted. Street railway worker Lee J. Mahan, 44, killed by snowplow.[43]
— 1 Locale not noted. Welfare worker Antonio Acavedo killed by skidding automobile.[44]
Minnesota ( 1)
— 1 Franklin (freezing). Rochester Journal, NY. “50 Perish as Blizzard Grows.” 2-9-1933, p. 1.
Missouri (12)
–12 Blanchard tally from locality breakouts below.
— 5 Kansas City. Rochester Evening Journal, NY. “50 Perish as Blizzard Grows.” 2-9-1933, 1.[45]
— 1 Pleasant Hill. Exposure? Heart attack/stroke? Body found frozen near outdoors woodpile.[46]
— 2 St. Louis. Auto slides on icy road into path of train; Robert L. Michel, 40, Edwin Uthoff.[47]
— 1 St. Louis. Slipped and fell on ice-covered sidewalk; Mrs. Marie Hay, 50.[48]
— 1 St. Louis, Feb 7. Exposure. Unknown man, 70, found frozen beneath warehouse loading platform.[49]
— 1 St. Louis, Feb 7. Fire; overheated stove; James H. Turner, 37.[50]
— 1 Winona. Auto skids on icy road into ditch killing Elman Coulter, 30, of Moline, IL.[51]
Montana ( 1)
— 1 Savage. Exposure; caught outside by a blizzard; Antonia Barrientos, 9.[52]
Nebraska ( 2)
— 1 Omaha, 6th. Auto hits street car in “during a heavy snow storm with a high wind blowing.”[53]
— 1 Salem, 8th. Heart attack; overexertion removing bags from snow-stalled truck in extreme cold.[54]
New Jersey ( 2)
— 2 Evening Independent, St. Petersburg, FL. “80…Dead from Big Blizzard.” 2-10-1933, p. 1.
— 1 Old Bridge. Exposure; apparently fell outside and knocked unconscious; William Stamford, 57.[55]
New Mexico ( 1)
–1 Western NM. “Aged Navajo…found frozen to death.”[56]
New York ( 1)
— 1 Westfield (car/train, snow storm). Rochester Journal, NY. “50 Perish…Blizzard…” 2.9.33
North Carolina (1)
— 1 AP. “Sharpest Winter…Gripping…Nation.” Charleston Gazette, WV. 2-10-1933, p. 1.
Ohio (21)
–21 Blanchard tally from locality breakouts below.
–12 Mansfield News-Journal, OH. “Second Cold Wave Due In Mansfield.” 2-11-1933, p. 1.
Breakout of Ohio winter weather related fatalities by localities where noted:
— 1 Cincinnati, 8th. RR inspector lost footing on “snow-covered truck…fell in front of locomotive.”[57]
— 1 Cleveland. Apparent heart attack induced by intense cold; Louis Holman, 68.[58]
— 1 Cleveland. Exposure; found dead on doorstep; Edwin [or Edward] Johnson, 42.[59]
— 1 Cleveland. Heart attack “induced by the cold.” Louis Koman, 68.[60]
— 1 Cleveland. Heart attack “induced by the cold” according to coroner; A. H. Kroger, 46.[61]
— 1 Cleveland. Victim of the cold, according to county coroner; Lyle L. Lawrence, 60.[62]
— 1 Cleveland. Heart attack “induced by over-exertion…shoveling snow.” Edward Wagner, 50.[63]
— 2 Cleveland. Vehicular accident “attributable to the storm.” Vincent Bohac, 46, William J. Dussig, 21.[64]
— 1 Columbus, Feb 6. Exposure; found dead on steps of home; Jacob Dachstiner, 50.[65]
— 3 Columbus, Feb 8. Auto collision “blamed on a blinding snow.” Nelson Bartlett, 2 sons.[66]
— 1 Crestline. Exposure; found frozen in freight car; Emil F. Valentine, 35, of Alliance.[67]
— 1 Leavittsburg, Feb 6. Exposure; body found near home; Henry Donart, 48.[68]
— 1 Madison Township. Feb 10. Exposure in cellar; may have fallen; Mrs. Alice Osner, 79.[69]
— 1 Mansfield, Feb 11. Snow sled goes into path of auto; Lloyd Balliet, 10.[70]
— 1 New Philadelphia, Feb 8. Auto skidded on icy road hitting H. G. Stackhouse of Cambridge.[71]
— 1 Salem, Feb 11. Drowning; skating on thin ice which breaks; falls through; Alfred Daniels, 16.[72]
— 2 Westerville, 6th. Auto skidded on slick road; crashed; Homer Hook, 42, Imogene Wertman, 21.[73]
Oklahoma ( 5)
— 5 AP. “Sharpest Winter…Gripping…Nation.” Charleston Gazette, WV. 2-10-1933, p. 1.
— 3 Blanchard tally from locality breakouts below of specific named fatalities.
— 1 Guthrie, Feb 7-8. Exposure; “froze to death,” Simon Bender, 82.[74]
— 1 Oklahoma City, Feb 7-8. Snow sled collides with auto; Jack Smith, 10.[75]
— 1 Shawnee 8th. Howard Whitehead, 6, covered his head inside coat from the cold; hit by car.[76]
— 1 Locale not noted, Feb 9. “A man froze to death in Oklahoma.” UP. “New…” 2-9-1933, 1.
Oregon ( 2)
— 1 Pack Saddle mountain district, SW OR. Exposure; Alfred A. Hunziker, 63, miner/trapper.[77]
— 1 Wapinitia. Exposure’ Albert Spaitor, elderly Native American.[78]
Pennsylvania (11)
–11 AP. “Sharpest Winter…Gripping…Nation.” Charleston Gazette, WV. 2-10-1933, p. 1.
— 9 Blanchard tally from locality breakouts below.
— 9 Evening Tribune, Albert Lea, MN. “Mercury…46 Degrees Below…” 2-7-1933, p. 1.
— 1 Courtdale Mountain (exposure/freezing). Chester Times. “State News…” 2-13-1933, p.10.[79]
— 1 Germantown. Exposure? Collapsed “from the intense cold;” Patrick Kane, 72 of Philadelphia.[80]
— 1 Lansdale. Snow sled hits train; Paul Caulfield, 13. Chester Times. “Warmer…”2-13-1933, 1.
— 1 Larksville. Exposure: frozen body found in shallow cave hole near park; Adam Bugdonovitch, 30.[81]
— 1 Philadelphia. “succumbed…from…effects of…the snow;” Daniel J. Mooney, 53.[82]
— 1 “ “slipped…icy pavement…broken neck,” nightwatchman Jesse Dempsey, 50.[83]
— 1 Pittsburgh, Feb 11. Exposure; found frozen to death overnight; Clarence J. Sweitzer, 40.[84]
— 1 Sharon Hill. Sledding accident; Gates Derrickson, 13, of Darby.[85]
— 1 Wilkes-Barre. Chester Times. “State News Briefs….Wilkes-Barre.” 2-13-1933, p. 10.
Texas ( 3)
— 2 Dallas. Rochester Evening Journal, NY. “50 Perish as Blizzard Grows.” 2-9-1933, p. 1.
–1 Exposure; body on newsboy found under trestle covered with snow; Frank Hackney.[86]
— 1 Kerrville area. Exposure; car runs out of gas; 6⁰ temperature; Dr. W. H. Woods, 62.[87]
Wisconsin (10)
–10 UP. “20 Below in Superior…As Second Cold Wave Arrives.” Racine Journal-Times, WI. 2-11-1933, 12.[88]
— 9 United Press. “Cold Wave Death Toll Staggering.” Sheboygan Press, WI. 2-10-1933, p. 1.
— 9 Blanchard tally from locality breakouts below.
— 7 AP. “La Crosse Recovers From Extreme Cold.” La Crosse Tribune…Leader Press, WI. 2-10-1933, p6.
— 1 Foxboro, Feb 8-9. Exposure; farmer John Moody, 84. Ruling by coroner.[89]
— 1 Green Bay. Rail snapped in 10⁰ below zero cold, train “wrecked” killing one man.[90]
— 1 Kenosha area, Highway 42 West. Pedestrian killed by truck in “a blinding snowstorm.”[91]
— 1 Milwaukee. Exposure; 5-months old Stevenson child in house with no heat.[92]
— 1 Milwaukee, Feb 7. Heart attack shoveling snow at home; Stanley Janszewski, 46.[93]
— 1 Milwaukee, Feb 10. Exposure. Frozen body found in rea of home; Mrs. Fanny Sanheitl, 70.[94]
— 1 Racine, Feb 8-9. Exposure; homeless man found frozen in private garage.[95] E.V. Doherty.[96]
— 1 Sheboygan. City water dept. worker “died from exhaustion while walking in the blizzard.”[97]
— 1 Shorewood, 9th. Heart attack walking home “aggravated by the intense cold.” James Delaney, 42.[98]
Narrative Information
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, V14. “Severe Cold Wave Follows…:
“January, for the second consecutive year, was abnormally warm with deficient snowfall east of the Rockies while the extreme west was cold and wet. The excess in temperature was generally above 8°F east of the Plains States with the greatest departure 15° in the upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys. At many places in the east the snowfall was the least of record. In New York City only a “trace” of snow fell from Dec. 19, to Feb. 5, and there were 31 consecutive days without a flake (Dec. 19-Jan. 18), conditions unprecedented in the local Weather Bureau history. On the other hand, the West had abundant snowfall. At Soda Springs, Cal., the accumulated depth of snow on the ground increased 103 inches in two weeks (Jan. 17-30).
“The abnormal warmth in the East can be traced to the frequent northern lows and stagnant south Atlantic highs. The Aleutian low was well developed with new centers of action appearing off the western Aleutian Islands nearly every day. This precluded the normal development of highs over the interior of Alaska and the Canadian Northwest. This pressure alignment sent all lows over the northern circuit. Around the middle of the month the Aleutian offshoots entered the Pacific coast of United States but the absence of any well developed highs to the northward diverted these lows to the northern circuit. The last week of the month brought a change. On the 25-26th a secondary low over Arkansas, in conjunction with the first Hudson Bay high of the winter, moved eastward to the Virginia coast with increasing intensity. At the same time an Alberta low moved southeastward to Kansas and hence east to the Virginia coast on the night of the 27th, also with greatly increased intensity. These disturbances merged off the New England coast and formed a storm of wide extent and great intensity that lashed the North Atlantic coast for four days.
“This change in storm movement was a forerunner of the severe cold wave that began to envelop the entire country during the first week of February. By the morning of the 7th nearly half of the entire United States had temperatures below zero with 20° to 30° below zero general throughout the northern Great Plains and northern Rocky Mountains. Overnight drops of 50 degrees were common, with an extreme change of 70 degrees (from 64° to —6°) reported from Amarillo, Texas. Chicago was buried under a foot of snow. By the morning of the 8th day only the Atlantic slope and coastal California had temperatures above freezing while the zero line extended to central Texas. The Atlantic coast, under the influence of strong southerly winds on the front side of the
intervening trough of low, had spring-like weather with the mercury up to 66° as far north as Boston. The cold front reached the Atlantic ocean that afternoon and evening and temperatures of 60° or more gave way within a few hours to sub-freezing temperatures accompanied by snow. By the following morning all of United States except southern Florida was under the influence of the polar air with three-fourths of the country experiencing sub-zero temperatures. Minimum temperatures of 6°, 20° and 24° were recorded at Atlanta, New Orleans and Jacksonville respectively. Chicago had a temperature of —19°, the lowest there in 34 years. At the same time western Alaska, on the rear of this anti-cyclone, had temperatures in the 40’s.
“A new cold wave overspread the Rocky Mt. and Plateau region on the 9th and 10th with minimum temperatures of —20° to —30° common throughout that area. —63° was recorded at the cooperative station at Moran, Wyo., only a few degrees above the lowest temperature ever observed in United States.
“These cold waves brought the coldest February temperatures of record in portions of Wyoming, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Idaho and Texas. New absolute minimum records were reported from Pocatello, Modena and Del Rio. Eastward to the Appalachians former February records were approached.
“The first general snowstorm of the year along the Atlantic coast followed the eastward passage of the cold wave on the evening of the 10th and the morning of the 11th. The average depth from Maryland northward along the coast to Maine was in the vicinity of 10 inches with most of the fall occurring in less than 8 hours.—J. Henry Weber.”
Newspapers
Feb 6: “Chicago, Feb. 6. – (INS) – A new cold wave, was seeping down on the central states today from northwestern Canada on the heels of sub-zero temperatures which held middle and northwest states in their grip for two days. Zero and sub-zero readings were frequent in the northwest Sunday. At Duluth, Minn., the mercury fell to 26 below, Bismarck, N.D., 16 below and Huron, 14 below. In Chicago the minimum reading was 3 below.” (Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT. “Cold Wave Sweeps Central Northwest Area.” Feb 6, 1933, p. 1.)
Feb 7: “St. Paul, Feb. 7. –(AP) – Shattering low records for the past three years, in several areas, a stinging cold blast that sent the mercury tumbling as low us 46 degrees below zero in Minnesota, fastened its grip more securely on the northwest today with no immediate relief in sight.
“Snared by winter’s icy coils, besides Minnesota, were the Dakotas, Montana and Wisconsin, each suffering temperatures far beneath the zero mark after having been lashed by a bitter cold wave that swept out of the Canadian north 24 hours earlier.
“Eveleth was hit hardest by the frigid wave, the mercury skidding to 46 below zero. Bemidji’s temperature was only one degree higher than the lowest reported in Canada that 42 degrees below zero at Winnipeg, Manitoba.
“In North Dakota the lowest mark reported was 37 below at Jamestown; in Montana, 40 below at Billings, and in South Dakota, 26 below at Rapid City.
“New York, Feb 7. – (AP) – The nation shivered and the weather man pointed to more snow and lower temperatures. From Idaho, across the divide, down into the valley of the Mississippi and the Missouri, snow had swirled with freezing fury. There were deaths from exposure; more of them from accidents on icy highways.
“Far east to the seashore, the Atlantic rolled in rage while the weather bureau promised more of the snow that made a deep, white weekend for New York and its neighbors.
“Drifts pile over Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico. The temperature was below zero at Denver; Cheyenne tingled at 8 below; Helena ploughed through a foot of snow. Eastward, the same. There was no let-up in the Dakotas and Minnesota as the blizzard drove down the temperatures.
Nine Killed in Pennsylvania
“In Pennsylvania, nine persons were killed over the weekend in accidents on roads swathed in ice. A man died from exposure….” (Evening Tribune, Albert Lea, MN. “Mercury Hits 46 Degrees Below at Eveleth.” 2-7-1933, 1)
Feb 8: “Chicago, Feb 8. – Death suffering and privation rode the gales of a blizzard that whipped across the upper North American continent today.
“At least 25 lives were lost, a United Press survey showed. Greatest loss of life was reported in the Chicago area where the storm toll was seven. The extent of the blizzard was shown in the reports of deaths which came from Southern California, Western Pennsylvania, and most of the intervening states.
Temperatures sank to 25 degrees below zero at Fargo, N. D., today and forecasters saw no immediate relief. Sioux City, Ia., and St. Paul, Minn., reported 21 below. Omaha, Neb., 15 below and Moline, Ill, 11 below….
“Churches, schools, police stations, other public buildings were opened to homeless in Chicago. Officials estimated relief was given more than 20,000 persons….All schools in Chicago officially are closed, giving 500,000 children a mid-winter vacation…” (Logansport Pharos-Tribune, IN. “No Relief Promised From Cold Wave.” Feb 8, 1933, 1.)
Feb 8: “By The Associated Press. Winter rode the full crest of its power today with blizzards, sub-zero temperatures, transportation tie-ups, suffering and even death in a wide section of the nation….In Chicago alone it was estimated that 11,000 homeless flooded charity shelters and police stations. At least six persons were dead from the effects of the storm in the nation’s second largest city….Highways were lined with helpless automobiles caught in snowdrifts and air, rail and bus traffic was crippled throughout ‘middle America.’
“Along the Canadian border temperature readings of 30 to 40 below zero were common yesterday when the cold snap began its eastward spread. Two persons were reported dead in the windswept provinces of Canada.
“Unofficially it was 5 below zero at Moran, Wyo.
“Two died from cold at Des Moines, Ia.
“The Rocky mountain area, the plains states and the midwest, however, were apparently bearing the brunt of winter’s latest onslaught. Zero and below prevailed in Utah and Idaho. A nine-year-old schoolgirl was caught by the blizzard at Savage, Mont., and frozen to death…
“Unofficial reports said the mercury dipped to 50 below at Eagle Nest, N.M. Oklahoma had sub-zero readings and snow, with one man frozen to death. Similar conditions ruled in Kansas. In the Ozarks the farm experts said the peach crop had been ruined.
“Texas shivered with temperatures from 6 above at Fort Worth to zero in the panhandle.
“Automobile mishaps due to ice, snow and screeching winds caused three deaths in Missouri and one in southern Illinois. In northern Illinois the blizzard was described as one of the worst in many years. One man, who left his home in Chicago six days ago to roam the streets in search of employment, suddenly went blind shortly after the storm struck.” (The News, Frederick, MD. “Cold Wave…To Be Felt…Seaboard…” 2-8-1933, p. 1.)
Feb 9: “Atlanta, Feb 9 – AP – The second of the winter’s record cold waves sent temperatures below freezing south of the Mason-Dixon line to night…One death in Alabama was reported.” (The Sun, Baltimore, MD. “South’s Record Cold Wave…Causes 2 Deaths, 2-10-1933, 3.)
Feb 9: “Death and suffering rode on the icy wings of polar blasts today as almost the entire country was held in the grip of record-smashing sub-zero temperatures….At least fifty persons were frozen to death and scores were partially frozen or injured as the result of fires, accidents and devastation that followed in the wake of stinging winds. Families were driven into the cold, homeless sought shelter and food by the thousands, and animals were frozen in their tracks as the Arctic blasts took their toll….
“In the Northwest temperatures plunged to new depths of 50 and 60 degrees below zero while some relief was felt in the Southwest, though the mercury hovered around the zero mark as far south as Arizona….In New Mexico it was below freezing in some places, while in Montana and Wyoming the thermometer registered temperatures of from 20 to 40 below.
“Two deaths were reported in St. Louis while as far sough as the Texas Panhandle the biting winds dealt death. Two deaths were reported in Dallas. In Kentucky there was one death and three injured in auto crashes attributed to the snow and ice. Five deaths were the result of freezing and accidents in Kansas City. Iowa reported three deaths….
“A blizzard was raging in the White Mountains of New Hampshire where the mercury sank twenty-eight degrees within a few hours to below the zero and the barometer dropped under the lowest pressure ever recorded in the history of the Mount Washington Observatory.
“Strong winds were whipping snow about the mountains in Maryland. In was zero in the western half of the state, with a steady drop underway. Philadelphia reported a thirty-four degree fall in temperature in eight hours, with a forty-mile-an-hour wind. Between midafternoon and 8 p.m. yesterday there was a forty-degree decline in New York City. Intense suffering among the destitute gave relief agencies new problems in Western Pennsylvania. Snow blocked many highways and air traffic was paralyzed.
“Throughout most of Ohio there were storms with zero or slightly below. Ice and snow claimed the lives of two Ohio motorists and one pedestrian. Two persons died in traffic accidents in Indiana. In Southern Missouri the crop experts said the frigid air had ruined the peach crop. Two Missourians perished. It was below zero, but farther west it was still colder. Lincoln, Neb., had a minus 18, the coldest since 1918, while Sioux city Iowa, reported 33 below….One man was found frozen to death near Franklin, Minn. Trask, Mont., with 64 below, had the lowest figure unofficially reported.” (Rochester Evening Journal, NY. “50 Perish as Blizzard Grows.” 2.9.1933, pp. 1 & 3.)
Feb 9: “Storm warnings were displayed along the Atlantic coast all the way from Jacksonville, Fla., to Eastport, Me., as the East prepared to resist the effects of advancing storms, which brought intense suffering in the West, Middle-west and Southern sections.
“At Westfield, N.Y., Cosimo Poliato, thirty, a Forestville farmer, drove his car into the path of a passenger train during the storm last night and was killed instantly. Under normal weather conditions the crossing is not regarded as a dangerous one.
“City and county communities of up-state New York today were busy with snowplows and scrapers digging themselves out of the worst snowstorm of the Winter. The howling blizzard that spread destruction and disorder across the plains states reached New York yesterday and today continued to grip the state. Owl’s Head in Franklin County had a temperature of 28 below, a drop of 58 degrees in 24 hours.” (Rochester Evening Journal, NY (AP). “Blizzard Continues to Sweep Upstate.” 2-9-1933, 1 & 3)
Feb 9: “Chicago, Feb. 9. – (INS) – Seventeen persons were frozen to death here today as bitter blasts swept out of the Canadian Northwest to transform Chicago and its suburbs into a virtual Arctic region with the mercury plunging to 20 degrees below zero. In the suburbs there were reported temperatures as low as 27 below as the entire Middle West froze in its tracks with temperatures of from 10 to 40 below….Thousands sought shelter from the biting winds at the county welfare bureaus. Some of the homeless died in the bitter cold before they could get either food or shelter.” (Rochester Evng. Jour., NY. “17 Frozen to Death…Chicago…” 2-9-1933, 3.)
Feb 9: “Cleveland, Feb. 9. – (INS) – Death rode into Cleveland today with the cold wave that sent temperatures down to sub-zero readings. Three persons collapsed and died within twelve hours as a result of the intense cold, and nearly a score were taken to hospitals suffering from exposure.” (Rochester Journal, NY. “3 Die…Cold Wave…Cleveland.” 2-9-1933, 3.)
Feb 9: “Des Moines —(AP)— Iowans will continue to shiver in the grip of season’s most severe cold wave, the government weather bureau officials predicted Thursday as they forecast another 30 degree below zero blast for northern Iowa during the night. The thermometer in southern Iowa is again expected to dip into the 20’s. Waterloo was reported as the coldest spot in the state Wednesday night with a 26 below reading, followed closely by Humboldt, 25, and Charles City and Dubuque with 24. The thermometer dipped to 23 below at Fort Dodge in north central Iowa.
Other readings included Sioux City, 22; Davenport, 20; Des Moines, 19. and Keokuk, 16. The only precipitation was a trace of snow at Des Moines…
“Cold weather records for the past three years again were broken at Marshalltown where the official maximum was 4 below and the minimum 23. At 7 a. m. Thursday the mercury had been below zero continuously for nearly 60 hours. Many children were absent from schools and coal dealers’ supplies were running low. Side roads in central Iowa were blocked with snow and rural mail carriers and school bus drivers had difficulty in finishing their routes.
“Trains from the west still were from one to five hours behind schedule at Clinton. The unofficial temperature at 8 a. m. was 21 below; the-minimum Wednesday night was 24 below…
“New York — (UP) — Extreme cold spread suffering and death over almost the entire United States Thursday as the arctic wave which has frozen the mid-west and Rocky mountain states for several days swept over the south and the Atlantic seaboard.
“At least 53 deaths were attributed directly or indirectly to the cold.
“Seldom has a cold wave spread over such a great proportion of the country. From the western Rocky mountain region to the Atlantic and from Canada far into the southland, temperatures ranging from 43 below zero to a few degrees above were reported. Over the entire territory the already difficult task of caring for the destitute was made far worse. Damage to crops and livestock was heavy in some sections…
“The snow which accompanied the cold wave when it first spread over the middle-west did not reach the east, but in Utah a new blizzard developed late Wednesday and travel in the intermountain section was handicapped. Many towns were reported marooned.
“Unseasonable warmth along the eastern seaboard Wednesday gave way to cold during the night, with temperature drops of 50 degrees in 12 hours in New York City and elsewhere. From a record high of 63 at 2 p. m. Wednesday, the temperature plunged below 14, according to unofficial readings, here early Thursday.
“In the mid-west and the Rocky mountain states, the cold remained far more severe than in the east. Temperatures in some sections dropped even lower last night than they had the night before.” (Waterloo Daily Courier, IA. “Cold to Continue; Death Toll 53.” Feb 9, 1933, p. 1.)
Feb 10: “By the Associated Press. The sharpest winter in years numbed the Atlantic coast Thursday night and held its unrelenting grip on the west and the mid-lands.
“Sub-zero cold brought death to more than three score west of the Appalachians and decorated the seaboard with icicles from Maine to Florida. The ‘worst storm in years’ threatened to isolate Buffalo, N.Y.
“Record for frigidity throughout the Midwest fell before the temperatures which trailed the snowstorm of Wednesday. In the northwest Rockies all time records fell as a new cold wave descended from Canada.
“A dozen fires, including the worst blaze Omaha, Neb., ever had, added to the total of deaths and damage due to the blizzard and cold. Several firemen perished in the burning of the historic Millard hotel in Omaha and an elderly widow and a boarder in the ruins of her Hurley, Wis., home….
“Death totals mounted hourly. Since the start of the blizzard 18 died of cold and allied causes in Chicago alone, in Ohio nine, Missouri six, Oklahoma five, Wisconsin and Michigan three each. Texas, Oregon and Louisiana two each, and Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Montana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and New Jersey one each….” (Charleston Gazette, WV. “Sharpest Winter in Years Gripping Most of Nation.” 2-10-1933, p. 1.)
Feb 10: “By the Associated Press. Mother Nature today was tempering the Arctic-like thrust at the nation with moderating temperatures, as reports came in telling of an increase in the number of deaths attributed directly and indirectly to the effects of the storm. Upwards of 80 persons lost their lives during the unprecedented cold wave as the growing list of dead was received from sections which suffered the most.
“Chicago counted a total of 22 dead as the city surveyed the effects of the coldest weather in 34 years. Ohio counted nine dead with thermometer readings dipping down as low as 14 below zero; Iowa five; Michigan six, with a temperature reading of minus 52 in the upper peninsula region; Missouri, six; Wisconsin, seven; New Jersey, Kentucky, and Indiana, two each; Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Minnesota and Nebraska, one each.
“In the west and southwest 13 were known to have perished since the storm began early this week. Five of these were in Oklahoma, two in Texas, two in Oregon, and one each in Kansas, Montana, Idaho and California.
“Despite a slow but steady moderation in the icy blast, zero and sub-zero readings held good in many sections….The zero and sub-zero belt continued to extend all the way from points in the east to the mountainous areas of the west….” (Evening Independent, St. Petersburg, FL. “80…Known Dead from Big Blizzard.” 2.10.1933, 1.)
Feb 10: “The cold wave swept over the Hartford area with little letup Friday….Caretaker frozen to Death, Avon Feb 10…” (Hartford Courant. “Cold Wave Takes Avon Man’s Life.” 2-11 1933)
Feb 10: “Boston, Feb. 10 – (AP) – A cold wave that caused at least one death in New England lingered today as the mercury lurked low in thermometers and boisterous winds forced their frigid way thru the stoutest overcoats. The one death reported was that of Alfred Doudreau, 73, found frozen to death in the woods near Palmer, Mass. He had been missing since Wednesday afternoon when spring-like temperatures prevailed.
“For the second successive day, the mercury settled to the 10 degree mark on the Boston Weather Bureau thermometer, but the temperatures were much lower to the North and Westward. Boston suburbs reported four degree readings.” (Lewiston Evening Journal, ME. “Snow or Rain When Cold Wave Breaks.” 2-10-1933, p. 2.)
Feb 11: “Associated Press. A new cold wave was reported moving down on the middle west today, following a brief respite from the sub-zero temperatures that spread across the continent earlier in the week. The weather bureau warned that winter’s new attack would be severe in parts of upper Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and in the extreme southern portion of Minnesota, but added that there was hope of rising temperatures tomorrow over the Great Plains region and upper Mississippi valley. Elsewhere the cold is due to linger over the Sabbath.
“A survey of the effects of the week’s biting cold showed that about ninety persons lost their lives. Ohio, which enjoyed moderating weather yesterday, added three fatalities to a previous report of nine deaths, bringing its total to 12. Michigan had 11 deaths in all, adding five to a former report. The deaths of an unidentified man found frozen to death in a shack at Kansas City and of a woman found dead from the cold in her home in Iowa added to the total….” (Centralia Chronicle, WA. “Storm Causes Ninety Deaths.” 2-11-1933, 2.)
Feb 11: “Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 11 – (UP) – Continued slow moderation of the cold weather was forecast today for Kansas City and the southwest by Andrew M. Hamrick, weather observer here. Hamrick said the day would be cloudy, with a maximum of about 20 degrees, about five above yesterday’s high.
“Two deaths here yesterday were traceable directly to the cold. An unidentified man was found frozen to death in a shack at the rear of a downtown parking station, where he apparently had sought shelter. T. T. Bryack, assistant foreman of the Burlington railroad refrigerator express her, was found dead from fumes from a charcoal burner in a refrigerator car.” (Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, MO. “Another Cold Wave Expected Tonight” 2-16-1933, 1.)
Feb 11: “New York, Feb. 11. – A new cold wave was reported moving down on the United States middle-west today. The death toll through cold has reached almost 100. The weather bureau at Chicago warned that winter’s new attack would be severe in parts of upper Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and in the extreme southern portion of Minnesota, but added that there was hope for rising temperatures.
“Mrs. Albert Holmes, an invalid, froze to death in bed at Monticello, Ia. In all the frigid spell’s death toll neared the century mark as reports filtered in from isolated snow-bound districts.”(Leader-Post, Regina, Saskatchewan. “Invalid Freezes to Death in Bed.” 2.11.1933, 2.)
Feb 11: “Chicago, Feb. 11. – (UP) – The nation’s relief forces rallied for emergency duty tonight as the week’s second sub-zero cold wave struck into the Midwest. Heavily taxed by one of the most widespread blizzards in years, relief workers have been able to hold suffering to a minimum, a United Press survey showed tonight.
“Fighting through mountainous snowdrifts and braving temperatures far below zero, welfare crews have brought coal, food and warm clothing to unfortunate sufferers of the economic depression.
“A check of cold wave fatalities which mounted toward 200 today, showed few of them attributable to failure of relief workers. In nearly every instance the deaths were caused by traffic accidents, fires, exposure while working or heart attacks brought on by over-exertion due to the cold….
“Faced with a new cold wave that shot temperatures down to as low as 20 below zero in the Midwest, relief forces were confident they would be able to meet the emergency…
“The Detroit Welfare Department was handling 1600 emergency grocery orders daily. Hundreds of tons of coal were hauled to the homes of destitute. Private relief agencies worked a 24-hour shift to meet demands. Deaths totaled 12 in Michigan due to exposure or fires from overheated stoves….
“New York City recruited 18,000 from the unemployed in a force of 30,000 to remove one of the heaviest snowfalls in years. Three municipal lodging houses were jammed by 4000 men, 150 women and children as the heavy snow brought rising temperatures.
“Chicago relief activities went on unabated by the storm’s fury….The death toll was 25….
“At Des Moines garbage trucks were commandeered to haul coal to the needy. Thousands of fish were seined from lakes and rivers by the State to help feed the unemployed.
“Southern cities – Atlanta, Birmingham and New Orleans – made extra efforts to aid the unfortunate when the unseasonable cold struck….The greatest problem was a shortage of shoes.”
(Oakland Tribune, CA. “Relief Army Wages War on Sub-Zero Wave.” Feb 12, 1933, 31.)
Feb 12: “By International News Service. On the wings of icy Arctic winds, a new cold wave was riding into the Middle West tonight bringing temperatures that will again touch the below-zero mark in many states. Sweeping out of the Northwest and leaving behind it a trail of snow, the new cold wave will stretch from the Dakotas as far eastward as Michigan and the borders of Ohio, and from Canada in a belt extending somewhat below the Great Lakes.
“It follows after only a brief lull from the terrific blizzard which blanketed a large portion of the nation and the record-breaking cold which drove the thermometer at some points as low as 50 degrees below zero, earlier this week….
“Two deaths in Chicago today brought the total attributed to the intense cold to 31. Deaths as a result of the frigid weather were reported from other sections.” (San Antonio Sunday Light. “Frigid Blasts Renew Grasp on Mid-West.” 2-12-1933, 1.)
Feb 12: “Chicago. Feb. 12. – UP – A new cold wave from the northwest was forecast tonight as a large section of North America struggled to relieve distress brought by last week’s deadly blast. Government weather observers said temperatures would drop to zero over a vast section of the midwest, where many of last week’s 150 blizzard victims were counted….
“No section of the country has escaped from the storms, which rank together as one of the major
weather catastrophes of the century. Heavy snow fell in almost all northern states. The fall was 12.7 inches in Chicago. Temperatures were far below normal throughout the continent. They fell to 50 below in the northwest, 19 below in Chicago, and so low in the south that several people froze to death there. Snow and heavy winds caused suffering and destruction on the Atlantic seaboard….” (Nevada State Journal, Reno. “New Cold Wave Hits Vast Area.” Feb 13, 1933, 1.)
Feb 13: “Warmer weather today promised to free this section of the country [PA] from the grip of cold which cost a weekend ton of five lives, injuries to more than a score of persons, and a paralysis of traffic in many sections that held transportation service crippled until late last night. Hundreds of autos were “frozen up”
“Two of the deaths were those of boy sledders in the suburban areas. Gates Derrickson, 13, Darby, was killed when he coasted under the wheels of an automobile at Sharon Hill and Paul Caulfield, 13, Lansdale. Was killed when his sled was struck by a Reading railroad express train near his home.
“Patrick Kane, 72, Philadelphia, froze to death on the porch of a Germantown home after collapsing from the intense cold, and Daniel J. Mooney, 53, succumbed in a police station from the effects of wandering about in the snow.
“Jesse Dempsey, 50, a neighborhood watchman, slipped on the icy pavement and died of a broken neck. A dozen others were injured slightly from automobile collisions and still others from coasting accidents and from falling on the hard-packed snow.
“The unusual cold drove the mercury to the season’s low mark of eight degrees in some localities this morning.” (Chester Times. 2-13-1933, p. 1.)
“Wilkes-Barre – A second victim of the present cold wave was recorded today with the discovery of the frozen body of Harry Blakeslee, 35, Edwardsville, near a coal stripping operation on Courtdale Mountain.” (Chester Times. 2-13-1933, p. 10.)
Feb 16: “A new cold wave is sweeping down from Northern Canada toward the middle-west as the nation barely recovered from the worst blizzard in 34 years, according to the government weather bureau at Chicago. It is predicted the mercury will drop to 10 degrees below zero tonight. The temperature moderated a great deal over this section today with a warm sun loosening the snow and ice which has been a menace to traffic for the past week. Last night’s minimum temperature here was 3 degrees below zero, the same reading as the previous night. Friday’s maximum temperature was 6 degrees above zero….
“Central states, which suffered the heaviest toll in the 150 casualties of the first storm, will bear the brunt of the new frigid spell, the weather bureau said. Another heavy snowfall will accompany the storm, predictions said….” (Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, MO. “Another Cold Wave Expected Tonight” 2-16-1933, 1.)
Shmoop.com: “Out West, old-timers still remember the Siberian Express of February 1933, which inconveniently struck at the very lowest point of the Great Depression, just a month before Franklin D. Roosevelt took office and the nation’s economy began its long crawl back toward prosperity. The storm, which began on the steppes of Russia with the coldest temperatures ever recorded in the Northern Hemisphere, set records that still stand for the coldest day ever in states as far-flung as Oregon (minus-54 degrees), Texas (minus-23), and Wyoming (minus-63).” (Shmoop.com. Snow Day! The 6 Worst Winter Storms in US History. “The Siberian Express (1933).” Feb 18, 2010.)
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Shmoop.com. Snow Day! The 6 Worst Winter Storms in US History. “The Siberian Express (1933).” Feb 18, 2010.
South Haven Daily Tribune, MI. “Number One, continued from p.1.” 2-8-1933, p. 6. Accessed 1-6-2025 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/south-haven-daily-tribune-feb-08-1933-p-6/
Telegraph-Herald, Dubuque, IA. “Frozen to Death.” 2-10-1933, p. 1. Accessed 1-6-2025 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/dubuque-telegraph-herald-feb-10-1933-p-1/
The News, Frederick, MD. “Cold Wave Due To Be Felt Along Seaboard In East By Night; Many Perish In Storm.” 2-8-1933, p. 1. Accessed at: http://www.newspaperarchive.com/FullPagePdfViewer.aspx?img=391588
The Sun, Baltimore, MD. “South’s Record Cold Wave…Causes 2 Deaths,” 2-10-1933, 3. At: http://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=Feb+1933+cold+wave&as_ldate=1933/02&as_hdate=1933/02&sugg=d&scoring=a&sa=N&start=20
United Press. “20 Below in Superior Today As Second Cold Wave Arrives.” Racine Journal-Times, WI. 2-11-1933, p. 12. Accessed 1-7-2025 at:
https://newspaperarchive.com/racine-journal-news-feb-11-1933-p-12/
United Press. “30,000,000 Are Inconvenienced By Heavy Storm.” Dubois Morning Courier, PA. 2-8-1933, p. 7. Accessed 1-7-2025 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/dubois-courier-express-feb-08-1933-p-7/
United Press. “Blizzard and Intense Cold On The Way.” Marshall Evening Chronicle, MI. 2-11-1933, p. 1. Accessed 1-6-2025 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/marshall-evening-chronicle-feb-11-1933-p-1/
United Press. “Blizzard Sweeping Across Country, Bringing Death and Suffering.” Anniston Star, AL. 2-7-1933, p. 1. Accessed 1-5-2025 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/anniston-star-feb-07-1933-p-1/
United Press. “Cold Wave Death Toll Staggering.” Sheboygan Press, WI. 2-10-1933, p. 1. Accessed 1-7-2025 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/sheboygan-press-feb-10-1933-p-1/
United Press. “Cold Wave Losing Its Grip In Ohio.” Norwalk Reflector-Herald, OH. 2-10-1933, p. 1. Accessed 1-7-2025 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/norwalk-reflector-herald-feb-10-1933-p-1/
United Press. “Cold Wave To Be Revived Tuesday.” Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria, OH. 2-6-1933, p. 1. Accessed 1-7-2025: https://newspaperarchive.com/the-chronicle-telegram-feb-06-1933-p-1/
United Press. “Frozen To Death.” The Bakersfield Californian. 2-9-1933, p. 1. Accessed 1-5-2025 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/bakersfield-californian-feb-09-1933-p-1/
United Press. “Great Blizzard Sweeps Eastward.” The Altoona Mirror, PA. 2-8-1933, p. 10. Accessed 1-7-2025 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/altoona-mirror-feb-08-1933-p-10/
United Press. “Illinois is Hard Hit.” The Urbana Daily Courier, IL. 2-9-1933, p. 1. Accessed 1-5-2025 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/urbana-daily-courier-feb-09-1933-p-1/
United Press. “New Cold Wave Sweeps U.S. As Deaths Mount.” Cedar Rapids Gazette. 2-9-1933, p. 1. Accessed 1-6-2025 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/cedar-rapids-gazette-feb-09-1933-p-1/
United Press. “Temporary Relief.” Monessen Daily Independent, PA. 2-11-1933, p. 1. Accessed 1-7-2025 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/monessen-daily-independent-feb-11-1933-p-1/
United Press. “Thermometer Registered Eight Degrees Below Zero As Cold Weather Continues.” Marshall Evening Chronicle, MI. 2-9-1933, p. 1. Accessed 1-6-2025 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/marshall-evening-chronicle-feb-09-1933-p-1/
United Press. “Weather Relaxes Grip on Michigan; Claims Nine Lives.” South Haven Daily Tribune, MI. 2-10-1933, p. 1. Accessed 1-6-2025 at:
https://newspaperarchive.com/south-haven-daily-tribune-feb-10-1933-p-1/
Van Wert Daily Bulletin, OH. “Frozen To Death.” 2-10-1933, p. 1. Accessed 1-7-2025 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/van-wert-daily-bulletin-feb-10-1933-p-1/
Waterloo Daily Courier, IA. “Cold to Continue; Death Toll 53.” 2-9-1933, p. 1. Accessed at: http://www.newspaperarchive.com/FullPagePdfViewer.aspx?img=98113844
Zanesville Signal, OH. “Severe Cold Wave Sweeps Toward East.” 2-8-1933, p. 1. Accessed 1-7-2025 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/zanesville-signal-feb-08-1933-p-1/
[1] Not used – not broken out; 50 higher than next highest estimate of 150 (we show two of these, but saw others.).
[2] United Press. “Frozen To Death.” The Bakersfield Californian. 2-9-1933, p. 1.
[3] Oakland Tribune, CA. “3 Found Dead of Storm’s Rigors on Pacific Coast…Cold Wave Grip.” 2-9-1933, p.3.
[4] Associated Press. “Varied Performance.” Twin Falls Daily News, ID. 2-10-1933, p. 2.
[5] Associated Press. “East Heaped High In Snow; Storm Eased Elsewhere.” Ludington Daily News, MI. 2-12-1933, 8.
[6] “Thousands sought shelter from the biting winds at the county welfare bureaus. Some of the homeless died in the bitter cold before they could get either food or shelter…the Chicago river was frozen over and ice in Lake Michigan was sufficiently thick to allow one to walk as far as the three mile crib.” (International News Service. “Report Fifty Deaths Due to Polar Blasts Gripping Most of U.S.” New Castle News, PA. 2-9-1933, p. 1.)
[7] “Two deaths in Chicago today brought the total attributed to the intense cold to 31. Deaths as a result of the frigid weather were reported from other sections.”
[8] United Press. “30,000,000 Are Inconvenienced By Heavy Storm.” Dubois Morning Courier, PA. 2-8-1933, p. 7.
[9] Dixon Evening Telegraph, IL. “Hard Snow, Sub-Zero Forecast For The Mid-West (cont. from p1.).” 2-7-1933, p.2.
[10] Dixon Evening Telegraph, IL. “Hard Snow, Sub-Zero Forecast For The Mid-West (cont. from p1.).” 2-7-1933, p.2. Name of victim from: United Press. “30,000,000 Are Inconvenienced By Heavy Storm.” Dubois Morning Courier, PA. 2-8-1933, p. 7.
[11] United Press. “Great Blizzard Sweeps Eastward.” The Altoona Mirror, PA. 2-8-1933, p. 10.
[12] Notes “At least six persons were dead from the effects of the storm…” We note 3 in that we note 3 deaths on 7th.
[13] United Press. “Great Blizzard Sweeps Eastward.” The Altoona Mirror, PA. 2-8-1933, p. 10.
[14] “Chicago, Feb. 8. –(INS)- Seventeen persons were frozen to death here today as bitter blasts swept out oof the Canadian Northwest…” INS. “17 Frozen to Death in Chicago Area.” Rochester Evening Journal, NY. 2-9-1933,p. 3.
[15] United Press. “Illinois is Hard Hit.” The Urbana Daily Courier, IL. 2-9-1933, p. 1.
[16] United Press. “New Cold Wave Sweeps U.S. As Deaths Mount.” Cedar Rapids Gazette, IA. 2-9-1933, p. 1.
[17] Van Wert Daily Bulletin, OH. “Frozen To Death.” 2-10-1933, p. 1.
[18] Victim identified as Timothy V. Gallagher, 58. INS. “Twenty Below Zero Was Low Here Last Night.” Boone News-Republican, IA. 2-8-1933, p. 2.
[19] Victim identified as Robert Newsome, 62. (INS. “Twenty Below Zero Was Low Here Last Night.” Boone News-Republican, IA. 2-8-1933, p. 2.
[20] “Neighbors, who noticed that there was no smoke issuing from the chimney of the Holmes home, investigated and found the body, and the plight of the husband….in a critical condition today at John McDonald hospital here.” (Telegraph-Herald, Dubuque, IA. “Frozen to Death.” 2-10-1933, p. 1.)
[21] United Press. “New Cold Wave Sweeps U.S. As Deaths Mount.” Cedar Rapids Gazette, IA. 2-9-1933, p. 1.
[22] Associated Press. “East’s Warth Is Routed By Western Gale.” The Titusville Herald, PA. 2-9-1933, p. 1.
[23] “Coroner W. S. Hudlburg said he had frozen to death.”
[24] Lima News, OH. “9 Below Recorded In Lima.” 2-9-1933, p. 1.
[25] Associated Press. “Snow or Rain When Cold Wave Breaks.” Lewiston Evening Journal, ME. 2-10-1933, p. 2.
[26] “Detroit, Feb. 11 – Temperatures hovered slightly above zero…in Michigan today….The death toll…mounted to 12 today…scores…remained in hospitals to be treated for exposure and injuries received on ice-coated pavements.”
[27] “Michigan counted 11 dead tonight in the wake of one of the coldest waves in the weather records of the state…”
[28] UP. “Weather Relaxes Grip on Michigan; Claims Nine Lives.” South Haven Daily Tribune, MI. 2-10-1933, p. 1.
[29] AP. “Cold Recedes In Michigan; Eleven Dead.” Escanaba Daily Press, MI. 2-11-1933, p.1.
[30] AP. “Cold Recedes In Michigan; Eleven Dead.” Escanaba Daily Press, MI. 2-11-1933, p.1.
[31] AP. “Cold Recedes In Michigan; Eleven Dead.” Escanaba Daily Press, MI. 2-11-1933, p.1.
[32] AP. “Cold Recedes In Michigan; Eleven Dead.” Escanaba Daily Press, MI. 2-11-1933, p.1.
[33] UP. “Thermometer Registered Eight Degrees Below Zero As Cold Weather Continues.” Marshall Evening Chronicle, MI. 2-9-1933, p. 1.
[34] UP. “Weather Relaxes Grip on Michigan; Claims Nine Lives.” South Haven Daily Tribune, MI. 2-10-1933, p. 1.
[35] UP. “Weather Relaxes Grip on Michigan; Claims Nine Lives.” South Haven Daily Tribune, MI. 2-10-1933, p. 1.
[36] UP. “Weather Relaxes Grip on Michigan; Claims Nine Lives.” South Haven Daily Tribune, MI. 2-10-1933, p. 1.
[37] AP. “Cold Recedes In Michigan; Eleven Dead.” Escanaba Daily Press, MI. 2-11-1933, p.1.
[38] “Peter Van Ess, 60…dropped dead at Grand Rapids while shoveling snow in front of his home Tuesday.” (AP. “Snow Storm Hits State Hard; Some Schools Are Closed.” Ludington Daily News, MI. 2-8-1933, p. 1.)
[39] South Haven Daily Tribune, MI. “Number One, continued from p.1.” 2-8-1933, p. 6.
[40] Another paper notes: “Overexertion while wading snow drifts killed one man at Grand Rapids.” (Ironwood Daily Globe, MI. “Winter Still Rules Nation (continued from page 1).” 2-8-1933, p. 10.)
[41] UP. “Weather Relaxes Grip on Michigan; Claims Nine Lives.” South Haven Daily Tribune, MI. 2-10-1933, p. 1.
[42] UP. “Blizzard and Intense Cold On The Way.” Marshall Evening Chronicle, MI. 2-11-1933, p. 1.
[43] UP. “Thermometer Registered Eight Degrees Below Zero As Cold Weather Continues.” Marshall Evening Chronicle, MI. 2-9-1933, p. 1.
[44] UP. “Thermometer Registered Eight Degrees Below Zero As Cold Weather Continues.” Marshall Evening Chronicle, MI. 2-9-1933, p. 1.
[45] We were unable to locate any specific deaths however.
[46] Victim identified as Mrs. Mary Millard, 83. (AP. “Widow, 83, Who Lived Alone in Missouri, Found Frozen.” Hutchinson News, KS. 2-3-1933, p. 1.)
[47] Daily Capital News, Jefferson City, MO. “Highways Sheaved With Ice…Extremely Hazardous.” 2-8-1933, p. 1.
[48] UP. “Blizzard Sweeping Across Country, Bringing Death and Suffering.” Anniston Star, AL. 2-7-1933, 1
[49] Associated Press. “Six Killed as Result of Cold.” Moberly Monitor-Index, MO. 2-8-1933, p. 1.
[50] Associated Press. “Six Killed as Result of Cold.” Moberly Monitor-Index, MO. 2-8-1933, p. 1.
[51] Daily Capital News, Jefferson City, MO. “Highways Sheaved With Ice…Extremely Hazardous.” 2-8-1933, p. 1.
[52] Oakland Tribune, CA. “Many Killed By Cold Wave. (continued from p.1).” 2-8-1933, p. 2.
[53] Victim identified as Miss Betty Hickey, 23. Associated Press. “Frank ‘Ike’ Mahoney Badly Hurt in Crash.” Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln. 2-7-1933, p. 1.
[54] Victim: Clarence C. Sheeley of Salem. (Fairbury Journal, NE. “Sudden Death of C. C. Sheeley.” 2-9-1933, p. 7.)
[55] Matawan Journal, NJ. “Old Bridge Man Frozen to Death.” 2-10-1933, p. 1.
[56] Assoc. Press. “East Heaped High In Snow; Storm Eased Elsewhere.” Ludington Daily News, MI. 2-12-1933, p. 8.
[57] Victim was Michael Brogan, 56. Zanesville Signal, OH. “Severe Cold Wave Sweeps Toward East.” 2-8-1933, p.1.
[58] Zanesville Signal, OH. “Severe Cold Wave Sweeps Toward East.” 2-8-1933, p. 1.
[59] Hamilton Journal and Daily News, OH. “Blizzard and Cold Moving Eastward.” 2-9-1933, p. 13.
[60] Hamilton Journal and Daily News, OH. “Blizzard and Cold Moving Eastward.” 2-9-1933, p. 13.
[61] INS. “The Very Latest News Reports in Condensed Form.” Van Wert Daily Bulletin, OH. 2-10-1933, p. 1. A United Press report notes that Mr. Kroger “collapsed on the street and died at Cleveland from the effects of the cold.” (United Press. “Cold Wave Losing Its Grip In Ohio.” Norwalk Reflector-Herald, OH. 2-10-1933, p. 1.)
[62] Associated Press. “Cold’s Worst Appears Over, Death Toll Up.” Steubenville Herald-Star, OH. 2-10-1933, p. 1.
[63] Lima News, OH. “9 Below Recorded In Lima.” 2-9-1933, p. 1.
[64] United Press. “Cold Wave To Be Revived Tuesday.” Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria, OH. 2-6-1933, p. 1.
[65] United Press. “Cold Wave To Be Revived Tuesday.” Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria, OH. 2-6-1933, p. 1.
[66] Sons were Donald, 14 and Raymond, 20. Hamilton Journal and Daily News, OH. “Blizzard and Cold Moving Eastward.” 2-9-1933, p. 13.
[67] Hamilton Journal and Daily News, OH. “Blizzard and Cold Moving Eastward.” 2-9-1933, p. 13.
[68] United Press. “Cold Wave To Be Revived Tuesday.” Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria, OH. 2-6-1933, p. 1.
[69] Hamilton Journal and Daily News, OH. “Bitter Cold Takes Life of Madison Twp. Woman.” 2-11-1933, p. 1.
[70] Mansfield News-Journal, OH. “Mansfield Coaster Killed By Car.” 2-11-1933, p. 1.
[71] Hamilton Journal and Daily News, OH. “Blizzard and Cold Moving Eastward.” 2-9-1933, p. 13.
[72] Associated Press. “Ice Breaks, Boy Drowns.” East Liverpool Review, OH. 2-11-1933, p. 1.
[73] United Press. “Cold Wave To Be Revived Tuesday.” Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria, OH. 2-6-1933, p. 1.
[74] AP. “Three Deaths As Result of Extreme Cold. Oklahoma Crippled…” Hutchinson News, KS. 2-8-1933, p. 1.
[75] AP. “Three Deaths As Result of Extreme Cold. Oklahoma Crippled…” Hutchinson News, KS. 2-8-1933, p. 1.
[76] He “dashed from school into a moving automobile.” (AP. “Three Deaths As Result of Extreme Cold. Oklahoma Crippled…” Hutchinson News, KS. 2-3-1933, p. 1.)
[77] Oakland Tribune, CA. “3 Found Dead of Storm’s Rigors on Pacific Coast…Cold Wave Grip.” 2-9-1933, p.3.
[78] Oakland Tribune, CA. “3 Found Dead of Storm’s Rigors on Pacific Coast…Cold Wave Grip.” 2-9-1933, p.3.
[79] Victim identified as Harry Blakeslee, 35, of Edwardsville. Was found near coal stripping operation.
[80] Chester Times, PA. “Warmer Mark Predicted Today.” 2-13-1933, p. 1.
[81] Associated Press. “Slight Relief Promised Here.” The Morning Herald, Uniontown, PA. 2-10-1933, p. 13.
[82] Chester Times, PA. “Warmer Mark Predicted Today.” 2-13-1933, p. 1.
[83] Chester Times, PA. “Warmer Mark Predicted Today.” 2-13-1933, p. 1.
[84] United Press. “Temporary Relief.” Monessen Daily Independent, PA. 2-11-1933, p. 1.
[85] Chester Times, PA. “Warmer Mark Predicted Today.” 2-13-1933, p. 1.
[86] Associated Press. “Cold’s Worst Appears Over, Death Toll Up.” Steubenville Herald-Star, OH. 2-10-1933, p. 1.
[87] Associated Press. “Dies Of Exposure.” Daily Capital News, Jefferson City, MO. 2-9-1933, p. 2.
[88] Notes that Mrs. Fanny Sanheitl, 70, of Milwaukee was “The tenth death of the week attributable to the cold wave in the state.”
[89] Associated Press. “Dies of Exposure.” Ironwood Daily Globe, MI. 2-9-1933, p. 1.
[90] United Press. “New Cold Wave Sweeps U.S. As Deaths Mount.” Cedar Rapids Gazette, IA. 2-9-1933, p. 1.
[91] Victim: Cleveland Schuyler, 36. (AP. “Escaped Indian Killed.” La Crosse Tribune…, WI. 2-7-1933, p. 6.)
[92] Associated Press. “Baby Found Dead in House Without Heat.” Ironwood Daily Globe, MI. 2-11-1933, p. 10.
[93] Associated Press. “State’s First Blizzard.” La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press, WI. 2-7-1933, p. 6.
[94] UP. “20 Below in Superior Today As Second Cold Wave Arrives.” Racine Journal-Times, WI. 2-11-1933, 12.
[95] Associated Press. “Cold Blasts Hit All Parts of This State.” Manitowoc Herald-Times, WI. 2-9-1933, p. 1.
[96] “Body of the tramp who froze to death in the old warehouse at 1418 Frederick street some time Wednesday night has been tentatively identified as that of Eugene V. Doherty. Transients who had met the man at the Wisconsin street tramp house told John Novotny, a guest there, that the dead man was Doherty and that he has three brothers in the east, all serving on police departments.” (Racine Journal-Times.” “Man Frozen Here Is Believed To Be Eugene Doherty.” 2-10-1933, p. 2.) Was reportedly 23 degrees below zero that night. (Racine Journal-Times, WI. “Two Who Died During Storm Identified as Former Buddies.” 2-13-1933, p. 2.)
[97] Manitowoc Herald-Times, WI. “Brevities.” 2-8-1933, p. 2.
[98] Associated Press. “Delaney Dies in Milwaukee.” Manitowoc Herald-Times, WI. 2-10-1933, p. 7.