New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-13
THE WEATHER.

TERRIBLE EFFECT OF THE STORM IN THE NORTH
WEST.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 12.-A st. Paul dispatch
received here says the great storm resulted IN many
fatal casualties Minnesota, and that 1t was UMPIRE
cedented In its severity 1t was 30 binding many per
sons persisted within few rods of where succor coud
have been obtained had they known in what direction
to 80.
Three brothers Charles, John, and stephen O'Neill
and Thomas and Michael Holden each with two horse
team started for Wlmar with wheat on Tuesday last
and were found Friday about ten miles from home IN
terrible condition. Two OF the ONeils and one OF the
Holdens were found in sleghs frozen 10 death, the
Others were alive but will scarcely survive FIVE OK
teams in the same vicinity found frozen to DEATH
and the drivers are supposed TO have abandoned them
and shared the same fate
At Herman Station, on the st. Paul and Pacific Rail
road a man was frozen 70 death While going from the
depot to the watertank. At New Ulm little boy while
endeavoring to reach his home wandered eight miles
ana persisted, a found frozen near st.
Peters.
DUHUouE Iowa. Jan. l2.-The Illinois Central and Du-
buoe Qowa) Western is Free as is also the Des-
monies Valley road between Fort Dodge and Desmoines
Cedar Falls and Minnesota branch Of the Illinois Central
badly blockaded being found from 200 10 1900
feet in length and from five to twenty feet deep.
Men are working dav and night and will probably sue
coed in opening the road within week The body Of an
unknown man was found frozen TO death at Nicoet,
Iowa. last night and two teams OF horses frozen near
WortbnRton Minnesota One OF the drivers is missing
and the other 90 badly frozen that ne cannot i've
The stage between sibley and Rock Rapids lost one
passenger by freezing to death A. o. Jenkins and the
remainder Of the passengers escaped with but slight
injuries
Two small boys we're found frozen TO death near Hum
bOldt, Iowa.
Owing TO the highways being badly bockaded by the
recent Storm strong fears entertained Of fuel fam
inc at many interior towns The weather Is
ram prevails tonight in this section.
FROZEN TO DEATH.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 19.--It is feared that two
of the three men reported as found frozen to death in
sK above Memphis about ten days ago. were Major j.
Bush Foley son of ex-Mayor Foley, and Mr. Birnes'
brotherinaw Of Major ]. b. Foley, all Of Covington
who went to Osceola, Ark, hunting, Dec. 2.
The last word heard from them was letthr from Ma
Tor Foley to his wife, dated Osoeola Ark Dec % stat
ing that they would start for home. Major Foleys
brother has gone 10 make an investigation
GOVERNMENT REPORT.
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Synopsis for me past tDentV-foar hour.
The barometer has continued rising over
New-Engand with northerly westerly winds and clear
and cold weather Il has fallen from the lakes 70 the
temperat1re. increasing coudness and brisk and fresh
easterly 10 southery winds being lowest probably over
WISCONSIN
weather is prevailing from Missouri and Kentucky
to the lakes. .
Probabilities.
For New England, easterly 10 southeny winds rising
temperature and increasing cloudiness with possibly
snow over the northern portion Monday night and
rain over the southern portion; for the Middle States,
fresh and brisk easery to southern Winds veering 70
southerly and westerly, rising temperature and cloudy
weather with very probably rain Tor the south Atlantic
and Gulf States east Of the Mississippi rising tempera
ture, partly cloudy weather. and winds yeerlng 10
westerly and north-westerly
From Tennessee to Lake Erie and Lower Michigan.
cloudy weather and rain areas. but winds veering TO
westerly and westerly during Monday afternoon
and night, with falling temperature and clearing but
partly cloudy weather; from Kansas and Missouri 70
Minnesota, and extending eastward over Illinois, Wis
cOnsn and Upper Michigan. rising barometer, falling
temperature northerygto westerly winds and clearing
but partly cloudy weather