The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-23

storm would present fearful array, Is bens
| verified by the facts, and as yet only small
| portion OF the State where the storm was thu
| most severe has been heard from. The mosl
| casualties yet reported come from st. James
on the line Of The 81. Paul and Sioux City
road, as follows: One man and yoke Of
oxen, three miles south from st. James; one
man. woman, aud teams, three miles west; a
man, two boys, and two yoke Of cattle, eight
miles southwest; a man, two boys and yoke
Of cattle. seven miles north. The bodies oil
these persons have all been taken to st. James
for recognition. 1t is estimated that within
twenty miles of st. James the loss of life will
exceed fifty.
A gentleman of this city who was caught
at Winncbago City, Faribanlt county, says
the storm was perfectly fearful, and that the
loss OF life in that section must be very large.
The morning had been very warm, and far
mers generally were engaged in hauling In
wheat and visiting the towns to make pur-
cbases. Without any warning the storm
came on; almost in an instant the sun was
obscured by ink-black clouds, the wind be-
gan to blow n hurricane, and snow COM
mcnccd falling. Many persons were caught
in the towns, where they remained until the
storm was over, about fifty hours, and thus
many lives were saved. OF those caught on
the prairies it is probable all persisted. A
gentleman from Blue Earth county tells of an
instance where, in driving along after the
| storm, team of horses was noticed little
off the beaten track, and, on examination,
tue horses were found frozen stiff, standing
on their feet, and looking perfectly life-likc ;
| sitting on the scat, in an erect position, with
the rains in his hand, was the driver, dead,
l,i,
with blankets and straw, were the bodies of
seven persons, all dead.
The body of man named Fred. Warnke,
of Siblcy county, was found on Friday
about three miles from Henderson. He Pc
rishcd within about q hundred steps of 4
neighbours house. A dispatch from Fargo
says that a Swede named ChriStophcrson
was caught ia the storm and persisted. 4
young man named Berry, Of Giynden. left a
neighbours house just as the storm COM
mcnced and nothing has been seen of him
since. 1t is certain that he has persisted.
ST. PAUL, January 1G.-The Governor sent
a message TO the Legislature Yesterday re-
commencing that, in view of the loss of life
and stock, and the suffering that must fol-
low from the disasters of the late great storm,
that body take immediate steps to furnish
State aid to the sufferers, many Of them being
new corners in INDECENT circumstances.
With view Of preventing to a great eX-
| tent the recurrence Of such a disaster in the
future petition was presented to the House,
signed by number Of the leading citizens OF
the city, for the enactment of law provid-
ing for the erection of wire fences on both
sides of the roads crossing the prairies. to be
kept i'm repair by the county or town through
which they pass. The list Of deaths by the
late storm is hourly increasing. So far the
greatest number Of casualties are reported
from Brown county, in the vicinity of New
Ulm, within few miles Of which eighteen
pcrsnoS are known to have persisted. 4 gem
tleman from Redwood Falls says that when
he left there thirty deaths had been reported
Of persons frozen in Reaville, Chippewa,
Yellow Medicine. and Redwood Centre. A.
NJ. Fox and his wife, child, and nephew, Of
New Tim, were overtkcn by the storm on
the Redwood road, between Medaia and
Marshall. They sheltered themselves with
the slcigh-bOX and sack of flour until
Wednesday morning, when the nephew and
child died. The mother held the dead body
OF her child in hcr arms until Friday morn
ing. when they were discovered and taken
to Marshall. Alr. Fox is very badly frozen
and his wife is insane.
y dispatch frol1 Fergus Falls says that the
loss OF life in that vicinity already reported
is 2n1, while the loss Of stock cln be counted
by hundreds. Houses have entirely diSap-
pcarcd under the huge snow. drifts, and ira
vel is entirely blockadcd and stopped.
Hans Olson was found after being ont for
ty-ci@ht hours badly frozen, and will proba-
bly, die.
Christian Ley was caught in the storm
from Tuesday until Saturday afternoon,
when he was found badly frozen, but may
recover.
Hon. II. Il. Wells, of Preston Fillmore
county. reports the loss of a minister aud
family from Linn Springs, Iowa, who were
visiting in Fillmore county. The minister
with his wife and three children undertook
to reach home, and when near home the
horses gave out, and he took one child and
| made his way to the house. but on returning
10 the cutter where he had lett his wife and
remaining child, he was lost, and was found
the next day frozen to death. His wife and
child left in the cutter were also found dead
but the one taken to the hounc was found
alive.