Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-02-25
NEnnAsHA.
TIE Terrible JaauaTy Saoie Sfor8t-De
sfraetion Of Fahtalie Property and Great
Lass Of LIE Sad Particulars A Band
- L.litcls Ern-en
ONAHA. Ffh.. Jan. 3. 1870.

Lass of Li1e-.Sad Pcuticutars--A Band
of IadinHs Frozen
OMAHA Ftb., Jan, 25, 1870.
The storm of Saturday Jan l6, 1870, will
long be remembered as one Of the most
dreadful that has ever occurred in the West.
it extended over a great space OF cnuntry,
and many people and large quantities Of
live stock OF all descriptions were destroyed
by it. | can give yOu some incidents Of the
storm that You may Judge Of its severity
While lhe snow was flying so thick that no
one could see ten feet 10 advance two broth
ers named LEOPOLD and JACOB UNGER,
who live near Columbus, Neh., on the
Pacific Railroad left their house for the
purpose Of going 10 the barn, only a few
rods of, to attend to their stock, They soon
got lost, and wandering about in every dIres-
ton in the binding snow and sleet trying
10 find it or the house, or shelter of some
kind, at length ore ofthem fell and expired.
The other then stripped off his dead broth
er s clothing aud covered himself with it.
and alone tried TO find his way back to the
house, but after going on about forty rod
further, he too, fell, and was soon covered
up with snow and Ice and frozen 70 death
These young men were HuBgariaHs, and
were highly respected for their prolity aud
good conduct. Their remains were found on
the following Monday about five miles from
their home, and the tracks which they had
made showed that they had, during the
prevalence Of the storm. Travelled over
fifteen miles.
A SAD STORY
A Mr. Down, who lives on Veruillion
River about four miles from Fermillion
CRY, Dakota. had family consisting Of
his wife and three children, aged respee-
lively l6, S and 6 years. The house 10
which be lived was poor one and very
cold, and being without much fuel, he
started to visit neighbor some forty rods
distant, when the storm first began, taking
the 6 years old child in his arms His wife
followed with the other two On the way
the father became separated from the
mother and the other two children, and he
continued on until be found his neghbor s
house and went in to get warm. Hewaited
some time, but his wife not coming in, be
started out to look for her and gave the
alarm to his friends Every effort vas used
10 discover the whereabouts Of the missing
wife and children, but without snccess, until
Monday, the 18th, when they were found
about seventy five rods from the house,
frozen stff, They had lost THEN way and
the density Of the flying snow had prevented
their finding the house.
A BAND OF INDIANS FROZEN.
About thirty warriors Of the Pawnee tribe
started out from their country q week be-
fore the storm TO iud some buffalo, and, il
10 luck, get a few scaps from their old enc
mics the Sioux When out the party di
vided, some going south, where they found
some buffalo. and returned well loaded with
meat The others equally fortunate fell m
with party Of Sioux, killed several Of them,
and started back with about forty captured
ponies. On their return and when about
. eight mites FROM Lone Tree Station, they
were overtaken 10y the terrible storm Of
SUNDAY, and all perished within a day ;
march OF their homes. The bodies of these
Indians. with their own aud their captured
ponies, were an found lying dead together,
partly covered with snow and ice, BY the
runners who were sent out 10 discover their
whereabouts
SHOWED II on THE RAILROAD.
On account Of the storm the Pullman Ho-
tel Express train, from San Francisco, was
twenty four hours behind time, owing to the
fact hat the telegraph poles and wires were
in many places blown down, and the wire
prevented the trains from travelling by be-
coming entaugled in the locomotive. They
had plenty of provisions on board the train,
so that there was 10 suffering among the
passengers though several Of the employees
had them hands, feet aud ears frozen. This
is without doubt tine most dreadful storm
ever known 10 the West since it was settled
by the whites, aud as yeI no estimation can
BE- made as to the destruction of life which
it has caused.