, 1873-01-17


bJ tho Mmnnerchorof Of the Society On Monday
evening there will DO grand ball, given By the
members Of the Society. The particulars will ba
found in the programme to be given in TEE
TRIBUNE tomorrow and Sunday.
THE STORM IN MINNESOTA.
Appalling 2unsors -- Settlers SxreYt
Away in l3nttalioa*-K11f1dr or
Cuttle md II0r2cs Lost.
Frou. the 81. Paul Press, .I1n14
| As intimated in tho Press Immediately after
the sntsidence OF the terrible storm OF last wcef
the record Of tho disasters to life and pr1n~r57
resulting tharefrom is thoroughly .sickeni1c to
contemplate. Whiio every section Of the Stats
contributes portion OF the narrowing details
the entire western frontier Of Atnnesota sonaa
up return Of dead, missing, and manned, which
result OF any er1atic aud wonderful co1nmosion
OF the elements. The accounts agrea in repre-
eonting the storm as travelling with remarkable
velocity, A., and e1 enyelopinf those s.rght in
eend ps' nsseS se4 seps a@0is sstass as
in exposed localities tho statement il m.do % tat
slcighs were overturned and man prostrated a.
though they ware nothing moro than atraws in
the path Of the gallo. The destruction Of Life ia
greatly attributable to the sudlenness Of its an.
pearance and its tremendous motion-the degree
OF cold not being as great as in mnuy preceding
It, but which Lave not made titho Of tic nvfnf
havoc. Thora ia Httlo room to doubt that tha
major portion of the list OF casualties and deaths
Was completed in all it's Baddening chaptcru bo-
tween o'clock on that fatal Tuestlay afternoon
aud Wednesday morning, and as but few could
be so fool hardy as to venture on journeys whila
the death aud suffering arc confined to those
surprised by It while at distance from horno
fe" well-Authenticated cases OF freezing oc-
CURED near g. Peter, and mention has already
been made OF them. Gentlemen who returned
here yesterday stato That it Is yet imposaiblo to
make anything like correct estimate OF those
who have perished or become disabled Narrow
escapes from death md permanent injury are
too numerous for more than general reference,
and it is fearod that hundreds Of cattle acd
horses have been destroyed throughout tho line
Of frontier settlements extending from the He'd
River OF the North to the Missouri.
Mr. Drake, III charge OF the telegraph Office
at Mankato stated. on Sunday, that the az
returned as frozen to death il the settlements
along the line Of thekB St. Paul and Sioux CITY
alone, during the prevalence Of the storm.
nhilo q number OF additional IRE reported uiaa-
Ing whoge fates are unknown.
New Dim reports present scene which can-
not be adequately pictured 4 m.n-Who lett
Nicollet for New Ulm at o'clock on Tues
day afternoon VAS found frozen dead in hia
aleigh.
Another n,an was found frozen, standing BY
Two moro are reported to have been found
dead. Another is supposed to- be lost. Els
team eame h1S1c without him. It is feares. that
many moro falal cases will be reported. IS there
started out in various directions for lome, a.
the storm cAmo 0n..
4. A school boy at New U1m left school abocs 3
o'clock Tuesday, and. Oh Friday afternoon the
body Of the poor lad was found on tho wind
beaten prairies, eight miles from his sorrowiog
home. Another man WAS found dead On Tbs
railroad truck between St. Peter and New Ulm.
number OF casas OF freezing have beenIo-
ported on tho main line Of the St. Paul Pacific
Ro3d-sone Of them in telegraphie despa:cAea.
these are undoubtedly exaggerated; butt
facts are enough to :hoU3fy and appsl 1hs
storm in the vicinity Of Litchfetd IS thus de-
ecribcd in the last Issue Of the LEDGER:
"About noon the rain changed to snow, bat
the mir was still warm and damp, with tho wind
In tho south. About 3 o'clock tho mind changed
to tho north. III Less than twenty minutes it
changed from warm spring weather to tho HoEst
wintTy storm we over Witnessed. -
The wind blew perfect hurricane, and the
Snow filed tho air so that person could not ees
moro than twenty feet.
1.-THE morning being so pleasant many far
mers were in town. and many OF them started
for home before the storm ca1ne up, and doubt
seemed az though it were Impossible for man
to be ont in the storm for half IN Hour without
freezing to death Those who we're in town
whon the storm had cot IN remained, thero being
Heard'B store, besides many who stoppcd-nt tha
hotels and other places in the villngo."
Arrangements haze boon made for special des~
patches FROM nll portions pfthe State, aud ills
to justify the present expectation TINT the loss
OF life has not been % great as current rumors
indicate ]: 10 be.
Enough is known, however, to establish tbs
character OF tho late hurricane Of snoa. ~
tho most terrible and disastrous which has ever
swept over the Northwest since its first sett1o~
ment.
Among the cascs reported last evening by gen.
tleman arriving from the interior OF the ssate
tho e. cTas Tasa1s tsass5s i6s
storm at = station near Alcxandria, and pro
it as furious beyond description. Be-
tween Alexandria and FergnB Falls, eight per
sous are reported frozen. Cattle have been
arc still missing. Ono woman living uear A1e1-
andr1a remained two nj ghts and one day Ia .
slejg:l and was found alive, but so terribly
frozen that death is certain. Her husband and
father, rho started With her on Tuesd1y. wers
found dead noar the spot where sho wss disco7-
eted
A school teacher at Judson, Blue Earth cona-
ty. Hugh Jonea-anl ho deserves the record
refused to permit lis scholars to leave tas
school house, and lept them there fort3-elsnt
AoNtH, u FdietF anu COtui0t1~Ftoc01luH 1o~
and bed clothing from . neiyhbor named 1ohnJ;
Gnaitha. This is cheering example Of Rood
Judgment, interest in tho safety OF tho 1tt:e
ones under his charge, and courngo to p1oE'as
for their rants oven at the risk OF suffering and
danger. There wero from thirty to forty ftas-
dren in tho school-and tho number Affords 40
indication Of hoT muck, Mr. Jones had 10 do, TO
clothe, feed and warm them.
One man living near Judsou left bis horses IN
a piece OF woods, and saved himself by reman-
Ing in straw stack twonty~four hours. oHa
horse was frozen.
A man driving yoke Of oxen from Lake Cf5F
tai to Duttatnut Valley, found partial safety IN
Btack, but tho cattle wero frozen.
A Strange Phenomenon.
From, the Bases County .ifo.) Democrat nee.9..
During the HOLIDAYS wo paid = visit to Cresceos
Hill, and, while there, saw something which, ons
Tor the undeniablo testimony produced, We
should bo obliged to pronounce deception;