, 1873-04-22

Eosa Of Eifo and Destruction OF Stoci1.
! From tho Omaha Herald, Aprit 10.
| Evaus, Of tho firm OF Evans !; Durnall, wo
] gather the following particulars Of lilo da1nngc
dono Oh tho linz Of tho Union Pacific hy tic
lato storm. ~ company with G. .. CLARK,
purchasing agent Of tho Uniou Iacitlc, aad r. j,
staley, they Loft hero last Sunday for 0ibbo,
| to organize an Odd Follows lodge.
| hlr. EyAnH represented tho severity Of the
storm as being almost equnl to TINT experienced
here in 1885, At Gibbon, wlero tley renlnned
most indescrihablo fury-tho drifting snow in
places loapfng up to tho proportion Of noun
tanH, whilo tho wind swept over the plnins ut O
velocity Of about 70 miles IN hour, carrying With
IT, y everything Of movable nature. hoalizing
ton stepa from tho house WAore they woro
stopping, they concluded to secure tic
DOORS, stop up the cracks, and havo Il
good time in general until suoh times Us they
four dingy walls. in d room by feet, twenty
fiyo men remained from Sunday night tfu
"Wednesday noon, not daring to opon tho door.
Judge Morse bong ono Of tho imprisoned party,
roloyod tho monotony Of tho situation by rola-
ting wonderful Incidents. jokes, etc. But whilo
they felt themselves secure from tho violent
storm raging without, thero wero other poreons
In tho vicinity Of fibbon suffering the agonizing
torturea Of loath by tho siow process Of froozing
! 4 man and his wife, living few nlilos from
Gihbon, could not be found hftor Tho stor7n
nbatod, mud it was bolioyed, at tho time our in
formantB left, that thoy remained buried bo-
neath the ruins OF tho house, which had blown
down during tho storm, and on which was hoapod
al imnouao anow-drft. Livery effort was being
mado to recover tho bodies.
Three horses, ow1lod by n roaident Of Gibbon,
perislod from Buffocation. Another man had
tlltoen head Of fat cattle in corral, out Of
which thoy succeeded in making their wny, VAN
dered oil to tho river and were all
drowned. Five moro in another corral mot tho
samn fnto. A herd Of catilo, yRluod ut 81, 1000,
stampcacd, and it ia supposed all porishod, an
none Of them had boon found alivo up to
At Wood River no lives are known to be lost,
but tho loHs in stock is very great. Tho farmoru
woro organizing themselves into companies for
tic purpose Of scouting the country to ascertain
assistance NJ mny be necessary to those who sur
yiye and mny require it. Tho rivor was conf
pletoly bridgel with SNOW, ranging IL depth
from tlfteon to oiglleon foet, a,l was packed In
botween tho banks 80 hard that loaded wagon
could paHs over it with perfect safety.
Ono man picked up several prairie chickcps
that woro nllyo, but SO benumbed they could not
lily.
At Lono Troo, boy who stepped outside tho
stops, wanderol 4 n!,ort distance from the house,
md perisllea. While search was being made for
him, tho body Of q trappor WIS found. It is
thought moro llyce Wcro lost than thoge already
reported, NJ nothing can be heard Of tho irnmi-
grants that were camped alono tho limo Of tho
road before the storm commenced.
Two mon arc known to have periahpl near
Grand 1aland, md great doal of stock is also
reported lost,
homo Of tho hogs talson out OF tho freight train
ut Long Tree, which was unnble to side-track,
worc found to DO cntsroiy Destitute of lar, mud
had tho appearance Of having just been draggod
from vnt Of scalding water,. This naa ca,,sca
probably by tho heae becoming no intonao In
their ondoayor to keep OH top Of tho snow. But
worry little stock was removed from this train
aliyo.
It will bc aoulo days yet boforo tho full extont
OF tho damage done IL known.