The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-01-16
The Worst Storm Ever Known.

That Il what the terrific snow ant
blow Of last week 10 called. Account,
from all parts of The great West come
burdened with loss of life and terrible
suffering. Railroads and railroad
men came in for more than full
share Of the trouble, expense and sui
fering 1t caused-especially north and
south roads. The Burlington, Cedar
Rapids 4 MINI. road was totally
blocked for days, and at one time had
but single serviceable engine on its
line In this State. A dispatch from
McGregor on the 9th says:
| "a snow-storm Of unprecedented
severity has prevailed here since Tues
day afternoon. The passenger tram
due from 81. Paul at six o'clock Tues
day evening, stuck in a SNOW bank
just behind freis ht train, three miles
from Ridgeway, Iowa, with thirty
passengers on board. fifteen of whom
are ladies. Up to this m ,ment efforts
fur their relief have out partially
awaited. Fear entertained that they
will perish. Tile whole line, from
McGregor TO st. Paul, is crowned with
engines and snow bound trains. The
train men are suffering terribly. A
party Of six, headed By Colonel Rog-
ers, has just left Co!mas to carry pro
visions to the sufferers. Tie storm
exceeds any in duration and severity
ever known In this region. The mer-
curry Is 15a below, and the snow storm
Is undated. Mails are delayed, and
no trains will run for days. The drifts
on the roads are immense. Two snow
plows, bound for the relief of the be- /
leaguered train, are stuck in the snow.
IS Is also an engine going to pull the !
pl0ws out of drifts.
The same story comes from the |
Davenport and st. Paul railroad, of
Individual sutferings and loss OF life,
he papers are all filled with accounNs.
II which the following from the Reg
ster will serve as q sample:
Accounts from Northern Iowa and
agree Is to the severity of
he recent snow storm. Drifts from
Ave to fifteen feet deep cover the rail-
road tracks, and passenger and freight
trains are reported snow bound at
various points. Loss OF life is also
discovered, one man being found fro
zen at Nicolet, Mimi, aud two teams
dead in . snow drift ut Worthington,
in the same State, while driver of
one OF the latter is not expected to
recover. A young couple, living near
Lemars, had been TO Sioux City to get
married. When returning home they
were overtaken by the storm aud got
lost. They let the team 90, turned the
sleigh box over, and got under it for
protection. AT the end Of two days
they came out safe and sound. \ re-
lief train consisting of two cars and
carrying seventy persons was ditched
ut Ackiey, Iowa, but 10 one was in
Jured.
Three brothers. Charles, John and
Stephen O'Neil, and Thomas, Mitchell
aud Michael Holden, each With .w.-
horse teams, started for Wiimar. MINI.
with wheat on Tuesday. They were
found on Friday about ten miles out,
two Of the ONeils and one of tile Hol
dens frozen to death on the sleigns.
The others were alive, but will scarce
~ survive. Five OK teams in the same
vicinity were frozen to death, and the
drivers are supposed to have abandon
cd them and persisted A man was
frozen to death by losing his way while
going from the depot 10 the tank house
~ Herman station, on the ST. Paul aud
Pacific railroad. A schoolboy near
New uim undertook to go home. but
lost his way, and his body was found
eight miles distant. A man was found
near st. Peter frozen. A good many
other cases will undoubtedly be heard
OF. The wind blew the snow 40 il
was impossible to see foot in adj
vance. and the snow came SO suddenly
that it caugnt persons out, and they
persisted because unable To sind The
way.