The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-10
TERRIBLE EFFECTS OF THE FROST.

to Desth-suHersngs OF soldiers and
from tho Chicago tribune, Jsn.4l
tho West we learn Of one Of the
most fearful and hearrendug affairs that has ever &C.
cured in this section OF the country-namey: that
family OF persons frozen to death during the
cold weather on Friday last About thirty miles from
the boundary line between Michigan and Indiana 10 the
Crown Point. lived German. with his WHO and nyo chill.
dren, named Krutzer. The Oldest boy Of seven
years Of age the next boy Of Ave. and three grlsa Of
less age than the boys-the youngest but an Infant.
Tho country where the family resided very rolling
and Tho snow had drted the hollows, making the
roads almost il not wholly, impossible for pedestrians
Tho driver OF the stage coach coming from Crown Point
to Lake, via Ccnrevil1e, found that Krutzer's dwell
ing had been burned to the ground, II supposed the
naht previously but Of the family were 10 be seen
About mile further on, however, he was Mortified 70
In the fathers arms and Il is supposed that he had
fallen with them after having been so far affected with the
o be 70
more than quarter Of mile on its destination the body
Of the oldest girl found 10 snow drift with shawl
wrapped closely around IT, where IL had doubtless been
deposited by It's weary mother while yet alive, in the
hope that chance traveller might rescue IL from an
impending fate. This corpse too, was placed in the
COACH and again started its way, only to nd after
travelling short distance. the leless remains OF the
mother, with the two youngest children The body OF
the mother standing erect In drift with the
children in her arms, the youngest one being at the
breast.
by the driver Of the stage. at which place they de-
Gently inferred BY the Inhabitants
From the Chicago Tmes, Jan. T.
At Camp Douglas the effect or the cold was terribly
we're Especially did the guards suffer from IT, Those
who on duty could barely manage 10 keep partially
when inside OF the barracks, by keeping up good
Gres And, although the guards were frequently re.
eved not less than eighty OF them had their feet ankles
and hands 50 badly frozen that ney are s %
the guard Thursday night were terribly frozen and
when found were stark ana stiff, incapable OF moving
foe ratetn~ honA anytra6 In f{npc nf
number OF their comrades to remove them TO their quar-
ers where they remained at five O'Clock yesterday even
ing in very critical and suffering condition. Their
recovery considered extremely doubtful Many others
were moro or less rozen the extent Of whose injuries are
During the violence OF the storm on Thursday night
four OF the Confederate prisoners scaled the ence and
dropping to the ground, escaped The guards were
blinded by the fury or the storm, apd were unable 70
halt the fugtves After reaching the ground the out
side OF the fence, while the storm beating in all It's
fury the escaped prisoners started in southery direc
ton and made very slow progress, may readily be
imagined. Two OF them retaken early in the morn
ing, nearly frozen and returned 10 camp. The
mains OF the other two were found about three miles
from the camp on the road 10 Calumet having travelled
long as possible, and seemed TO have fallen and died
In their tracks.
From the pittsburg Chronicle
Two braksmen on the Oil Creek Railroad were frozen
death the other night Of whom rolled on the car
and other found at his post his hand frozen TO
the brake wheel.
IRON the ST. Louis Republican, Jan. Al
We think are safe in saying that ST. LOUIS never
colder weather than was felt on the rst day
OF the new year 1854, day which may likely enough be
spoken or for years the cold Friday Al O'Clock on
tho morning Of that day the Thermometer fell to 1915 be-
low zero and minimum thermometer OF Green's con
struc,on indicated Temperature some time before day
light Of twenty two degrees below zerol
Such degree OF cold Is without parallel here Tor at
least the last hrtyone years For twenty two winters
during that period the mercury has sunk 70 or below
zero In seven Of those fell below ten degrees
70 with January, 1884, February, 1885, January 1S4l
January 1852 February, 1865, january, 1885,, and Janu
sry 1854 But At no time before this year has IL ind
Gated 40 intense degree OF cold the LIST instant
Probably considering together with the extreme cold the
furious snow storm which accompanied II, the weather
here has never been ntoerabe than for the last
two or three days. From the above statement 10 OBJ
scrvabe that che severes cold occurs In the mouths OF
January and February