, 1864-01-04

write what be might and shonld, have !
in a auauda1y On Thursday morning and had stated
street, be wo1ld have bsen adslael to something
better than tho sIn of omission /: hic IS should to.fei.
any cfscers commission. i It can De shown that
lie camp and suffered with his u1eo, we hare moth
1r:, 10 say, except to wish Ma command an Officer
NOE susceptible 10 meteorological changes, and
With better discretion In providing against them.
AT TIE ARMoRY.
In the city A1no.y, located On the corner OF Ad-
ans and franklin streets, number OF recruits
were gathered awaiting transportation to Spring
field The soom was ine9nyen1enlE in Gi+owdsa, ns
Iii space C0bv 80 feet. no beds excsPs little hay:
and inefficient warmth furnished ~ The suffering
was TO q great extent unavoidable Ihe room was
intended only to be used rs Temporary resting
place, hut owing TO the bloekndfng q the railroads
It wac impossible to send them OF. henee they
Lave Eeen accommodating the,e until the place
was crowded. They Will probably be senf away TO-
'' HORRIBLE nxA7u rnoe NEGLECT. -
4 terrible episode in connection with the storm
occurred on Saturday nisnt ~ G no7sH .,st On cy
resided there with hsr two boys, aged i've md ,To
i ea II she q n
Black River Bridge. The mother came Into the
City On Saturday to make some patcasses. lsayinK K
6sI ooee 4 sw vi snd
her to bo somewhat under the influence ot hqnoT:
advised her to 60 hSm h tsss sas RR'tsefIa5 R'5omfIssa
and apparently suffering from the effects o1iiquor:
She was taken In by good Samaritan and cared
10 be able to proceed home, and In company with
her pteserreF reached the house about ! o'clock.
Whst sight there awaited them The honss was
Vices in the building. They entered. On the door
lay the youngest child In heap or snow; be was
frozen stiff, and WAS Of course dead; Tho eldest
nos nos 81 asaite eod: ase lad butt dis sgalnst
a trunk which stood near. and hole
door efS a1a he f. :s : Seen saoafs on IL
iefa naa 9pen The room wss ed Wis snow snd o.
;aSs2 eHs1fSs s sseS fGS S AGO. g. o 1 hs
on the floor, and sank down benumbed with
the cold. The anguish 2f the mother on finding
that her two babes sd ded In.
agony went iorth rom her lips. and she eank down
IN conyu ulsive fit from which It was difficult to
h bdg sH
rendered ot "death from neglect and exposure. -
TnozHs 70 DEATH.
Acting Coroner Eummerheld held an inquest on
Saturday on the body Of nlan named Peter Zones,
who was found about Q o'clock IN tie morning Il.
wa1ehousc, frozen. He IVES not dead wien pic4ea
up he was taken to the second precinct police ssa'
but 10 no nyait; be died about O'Clock il The a.
| teruoon. The Jury returned verdict Of Frozen
to deaih.n Ths deceased was about forty years ol
aas hsI1a d &c empey q he aeas haiosd
| psny.
| Ayoupc man named Aexandcr Gray. IL tho en-
| p1oY Of the eame company. and son Of Ar. Gfay,
Enster Machiuist OF the road was found In snow
drill near his residence on Union etrect, On satnt
Jones. Itis said that they were out In company
VI %ete G made By t6e friends OF Mr. Grsy, aq3 atte1
come hours Of labor they succeeded IN bringing
| him to. ue Ia now recovered
On Friday night, tvo German giEls, sesmstrsM T. zset
IN The city, started home On M the 1ea had'soi ;ot
ears eset cons t no NO. farthe4. They were esPeeties
and sat down. upon the bridge 4 fey MINUTES Il
packing clerk with Day, Allen 8 Co., when OF
Els way home, found them both lying Ia the sno!
bcnumbed and almost frozen. He took them boil
into his house, and thus saved their lives.
\ E1osT BITTEN.
Capt. G. G. Pomeroy, Mnstertng omcer OF tn
district, was exposedhut q few minutes, and Whel
he came into warm room, nsce1tatned shat NJ
eeedins1y ed paintul We have heard oi scores Q
j. Downey, private In Co. D, 18th III. Cavalry
was % unable u fo walk. and vas taken into the Cen
t1al Police Station where both his boots were NJ
csssarily cut of, his feet being so badly frozen
lie Ssd every attention paid him, but Il is esre
be viii loes both his feet. he was taken I
the Marine Hospital where he will receiv
"A midd1e-aged i man vas found on FranklI
street By police ot1eer on Friday ,,5}t;tI R!Fh
ue was taken into : saloon nesr ~, woe'
, thing possible done for him. His legs were foun
to be frozen from his hips to bis feet, and it
probable that both big lecs must be smPutated; -.
, hte hands badly frozen on Thursday alght> and .
arriving at home complained Of sewers pain. H.
vile very naturally attempted to relleSs hin J,
) hands. By Ills aet lis frozen hands were Eendo1
ed mass Of purified flesh, and It is now feare
h,nas % hsys to ss sR1fts;d Fns;1
: lie Corner q Sherman and Jackson stTeets,l 81
fe1ed severely. having their fingers, ears, nose
z Several men belonging to the colored regiment
i LEFT their barracks on New Years night, e1pec
Ing take the train fol Quincy, but % there u z
!, no train out Oh That route they remained At It
: Central Depot nl night. In returning. ten Wel
severely frost-hltteu on the handa, cars, &c. Al
two Of Them I'D their iset 20 severely f5ostsd T.
j. Mrs.. Green, living upon North CLARK st., wake
ashoEt distance With hs5 infant In has asMs: :"Mss e
:, stepped into drug store, where proper reaedi
u were administered but It Is found ono It's tnl
n viii helost.
l. roRruors RIDE.
y Mr., Richard Eumers, the well known prophet
Of tie CitY Hotel, viii Hrs. Church aud two neg
L servants. started Saturday forenoon about b,
past nine O'Clock from bis residence IN Eyansto
ing, he encountered tevsral euow drifts varying
Q depth from tire to ten feet. and in attempting
e : drive through them, the c1tter was several tim
9 eomefimes over The cutter. and occasionally one
= the horses wou1d disappear, leavtng nothing b
8 elling some time, Ma somers came to the eonel
= sion that II would be more pleasant to avoid the
drifts nnd IL Il E take sn. more Sn. d,cnato ~
tuous as the labyrinth for at almost every quart
J. J. Of mile, be was compelled to set out and ia
y down portions OF the fences In order to pass ron
? | the baees Of the mountainous drills. After q
a ~ hours exposure to the cold and cutting wind,
Y succeeded in reaching the city In famished C
q 'dition, aud one Of the negroes was found to
severely frozen. The proper remedies were qntcl
applied, and he is now out Of danger.
:. pRoHAB1Y FATAL
- On Saturday afternoon 3 lady andtwo chlldr!
4 eoydgeHrs on the Michigan 6outhetn train, viii
ne bs9 ozsn Fay TSs Tas sass "a =
d severely frosted and last evening was IN avl
:. dangerous condition. Several medical men 1
recover. as she has been seized with eonvn1slo1
n EsENs1nLE.
ID George A. Hamilton, Of the firm Of Bamber 4
" Co., No. 132 Lake street, was seized on FF1t
!: ! afternoon With . fit Of giddlncsa while psssi
Is along Lake et1eet, near the store He was festo
x. to the normal condition only after much trout
n, and was taken home in hack
y FROZEN ANIMALS.
se Twenty yfour car loads Of hogs and cattle ~ rg
- for this city ria the Burlington Railroad reacl
fu1y stTnck then, and they, have since re1aail
oes Ia snS {he
Up were fast freezing to death. 4 train was yest
u day dispatched to bring them in. ~,
in ihe West sdSH pssion 10 was sozen as he
ug floor He was dragged into the kitchen, and be
I'd well rubbed, was brought to; his feet were fot
IS. house, eating ont Of the wash tub, with h'
K fire in the furnace to keep him warm.
pc A puppy was frozen to death at No. 3ot st
'el e''~' "o>' rnE so1p1Ezs HONE.
de TIE JET. Davis organ in its issue Of yester,
M tndulged in long rhodomontade, which, IN
9 a9 most pathetic and heartrendlng style, gave an
s11 ,e1 countof The alleged priyation and SUFFERING
the Soldiers Home The waols toSR
asfRsS5tesS soas
sa oa eve aen
~ admittance) came to the home in company witt
e. fellow soldier Of the 12th I'll. cavalry, and C
In dsnt received 6oia Of them, and mmedint
as. sent for q medical man, who came
~ administered medicines to Allen. Ills &
AZ II companion shortly afterwards went ont and
~ turned With two more soldiers Of the same r
~; ~ ment These were also received and now st
s1s. na ping there. The same evening Lieut. E. A.
~ 3. I. Mccul1er, B. E. Raine, ]. E. Goshrane
es " Reid all belonging to tue 12th 1linols q
sa ,ao also Of the same regiment, who. complained
ao' being sick. T@hsy @ sssrs @ FeGsl,ed EGnx and >
ats51d se,H Ta wa noued 511a aaa for Geonss
BILE is now lying i'll suffering with rheuuaatiam.,
AMI | fThursdHy ntrhf some lfteeu or twenty sold