, 1870-03-31
a CHAPTER OF HORRORS.

Ae1l OF hWGlfc A4YCN E.0St-.A N4nttlC or
and Three Children Frozen IN Dcnt t,
The Wife PeriAhc. in tho Arms OF
fEeF isusbnnd-T1vo Brothers Lose
Their Lives In tho Storm-EcarSul
SufferiuGn of n Gcrninn.
From tx E'n< E1rA CITY tNinn-l n1s., 11areA e.
Jubt after our paper went to press last Hcek.
we received news Of a terrible occurrence n, in
the town Of Seelcy, in this county, by which
woman Of the nAmo Of Bates, and three Of her
children. lost their Gvce, during the terrible
storm OF Tuesday. the 18th.
About dark, on the evening nanel, while the
family OF Mr. 4. F. nater, consisting OF him
and ycaIs, and months, and two boys aSel
respectively . and years, were gathered
about their ftcsidc 1t Mr. Bates resi-
deAce, near the cast line OF tho town
of Seely. and wlsilc the storm was sweeping
ac1oss TIC bleak prairie in fcrco gusts OF wind,
shower Of fire Upon their heads trurn tho
attic a!nye.. The roar Of the flaulea aud tho
sitting smoke struck tcrEcr to the hearts Of
t!.e group, and disclosed the terrible fact that
the whole nrpcr portion Of the house. which
had been filled wish the highly com5astiblo
must fee for tLoir Iyes from the lire fiend into
the arms Of the storm. The terrified mother,
with maternal instinct, cIaspcd her hol3,less
hlse to her bosom, and taking another child
BY the hand followed tho rest Of the family
from the dame-Nzapred dwelling into the nef-
ctless storm, carrying with beg quilt for tho
protection of her children. Having neachcd
safe distance from tie burning dwelling the
quilt Nas spread upon the snow and uas child
Een deposited thereon BY tbs distract
cxl patents, the mother endeavorins to
ehie1d them from the storm, while tbs
father returned to Tue burning dwelling
and vainly llborcd 10 snbduo TIL, Ore. Boruo
up by the winds tho fcsco flames zoasel them
lscs to an incredible height, their luzid glars
piercing the dismal gloom Of the storm, Aud
forming together scene truly terrific. No
nei6hbots were Dear to lend helping hani,
battltZa with the iianieR. Ills almost saperlu-
MAJ. efforts were of no avnil. 1hs fro gained
OH him, and soon the ilani.s, gathering up 81
il Tor titaI cnoIt. with uao fell swoo, threw
themselves upon the to:tevinS house and cu-
vslored il in sheet of livil fro. in til. milss
al tirrs'rands and sparks in every direction
Er. X, seeing that all horo Was lost. returned
viii. difficulty through tho binding storm Il,
his Fcrishing family. and succeeded in getting
ts:em into stable, which proved bat
Sight protection against the relsatless
numbed with cold. and in few moments the
mother, the eldest girl, The Youngest boy, and
the bas,e expired Mr.. Rates DYING il tir asms
Of her husband. Covering the remind ra2 -
well ns be WAS able, Mr. Bates started for ths
house OF ncishbo1 to get assistance NezSod
LIS clothes wet and frozen to his person, he
through ths snow and storm. frc-
quentlv falling down with exhaustion and
tempted to Give up in despair. Served With
the hope of saving tle lives Of his two remaiu-
ing children, he purted ahead. ana finally
reachcd house With just strength enoushlelt
to tell bis hcazt-rcndi.g story; "A zoou ss be
ru mhf1 IN " AfNYS Sh<3H Hs-E
tancc, ard reached the stable after IN al,scnce
Of several houEs-' Fortunately, Eli1o he was
gcLe, pis had cEaHlod in upon the froezins
cll lldrcn, md by its warmth preserved their
lives. They vcrc carried to pla.c Of safety,
=, A. now doing Tsn % notwithstanding Taasss % ths
ErGther and her three children were ba1isd oa
Friday OF last week.
We would be glad to say that tho above nar-
5aiivc dniehee our history Of the disasters aud
lofs Of life attending tho almost unparalleled
s'nsn ., Of Friday md Tuesday, March II and i,
y ~ oi dead and missing, and ue have no doubt
.nat .lss Atrr complete record shall haEc been
iusue n, It will BE- found ont that moro lives
u-se oe:n Lost III the last two storms than WaCo
esst toa' under similar circumstances in this
.uss.on- us The following aru additional Cases
'hat haso come witl1a our knowledge;
in the tou.at nonets ~ the eame Of Colman. living
Nit tSo; NJ W INC storm on Tuctlay evening, 10
ioa1 10 ,tom The honec. Thcs al moi Ic.urn dur.
eu3oe ,De ,ao n,sns and sa soon vas light in The
missing men aE 1haS 1.attsd out u look for the
s1asAs in the snow, proceeding In he m a.ma d. ii.
feet Of eseh Other. but never coming % auita -. ~
EctEer. Evidently tho unfortunate mon p' M
e lest iiiei! way aud wandered Oh in tue storm @
lie trails were followed through Eli the;- -
1ious vanderings showing Traces IN numerous M