The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-18
died. At Fort Rridgeway, three brothers
perisbed in q corp-crib.

Creek, went for load OF wood. The
storm overlook them and they perished ed.
Their little dog remained by their life.
less bodies, with dumb affection clearing
away the snow that fell upon them.
Mr.. Lee LETT a widow and four young
children destitute. Near Correctionville,
two men, Messrs. Spakes and Sanders,
went for wood. They were within a
mile and a half of home when the
storm came on, but they lost the
road and wandered away. This night
they "camped" three miles from home
under the sleigh. All day Wednesdayand
Thursday they wandered through the
storm and on Thursday night they laid
down and died.
The storm seems to have struck New
Ulm with great fury. Within ten miles
of that place at least twenty persons
perished. A man living three miles
out came in on Thursday of the storm
for a doctor to visit his wife, who was
about being confined. The storm was
was so terrible that no doctor would
venture out, but one promised to 60
next morning. Efforts were made, TO
induce the man to remain in town over
night, but he said his wife was alone,
and that he must 60 back. Poor man,
he never saw his house again-hls 'ro'
zen body being found mile away. The
next day the doctor went to the house
and found mother and little babe-dead.
Such were the ravsges OF the storm
around New Ulm that seventeen cof-
fins were taken from the town 10 the
surrounding country in one day. And
in every house there was one dead.
A man and his wife was found within
three miles OF ST. james. 1t appears
that the man had unhitched his team
and started out to find his house, only
short distance away, leaving his wife
in the sleigh, He became lost iii the
storm and perished His wife becom-
ing alarmed, went 10 look for him and
perlshed also. The horses also were
lrCzen.
S0uthward oil ST. James man and two
yoke OF oxen were found, all dead. A
few miles further man, two boys and
yoke OF oxen we're found by tie side
OF the road, frozen stiff. Within three
miles OF St. James a man and his oxen
were found dead, the man lying across
his oxen. 1t seems that he had actu-
ally driven through the door yard of
house, passing within ten Ieet Of shelter
without seeing it.
A sad story comes from the upper
country. A young man had been to
Canada, where be had married, and
was returning with his bride to his
home near Furgus Falls. At Pomme
de Terre the young mans father met
the pair, aud the happy party started
for home. The dreadful storm, ri iden
and guided by Death, overlook them
They lost their way. The father AID
husband left the young bride in the
sleigh and started to find the road
They were gone so long that the young
lady became alarmed and began to call
them No answer. No sound was
heard above the bowling OF the cruel
storm. Were they lost2 She would
try and find them. The brave girl lett
the sleigh and went out 10 the direction
the men had taken. Her strength gave
out in the drifts, and weak and exhaus-
ted sue sought the shelter Ct come logs,
sheltering herself as best she could
Two days sfterwari che WAS found still
alive, but frozen 80 badly that shecan not
recover. The father and son had not
even the shelter OF logs, and persisted.
Sad is the story OF two young girls,
the Fisher sister They let Winnebago
City Oh the fatal Tuesday in a cutter to
drive to their home. nine mi les distant.
On. Friday they were found in the prai'
rie. far from the rJ&d, winch lhey n.I
had evidently lost in the binding drifts
of snow. The horse had fallen, aud was
frozen to dead. In the little sleigh sat
the unfortunate girls, dead. The elder
was still supporting her sisters head
upon her shoulder, and her lace was up
turned, as if the icy hand OF the King
OF Terrors had been upon her while she
was vainly praying to Heaven for toe
the succor which never came.
At O5hswa. not over hundred yar's
from the railroad station. were found
two horses hitched to cutter, in which,
sitting bolt upright, were two men dress.
ed in warm buffalo robes, but dead. At
Herman, on the ST. Paul and Pacific
railroad, man was frozen to death
going from the station to the tank house
distance OF less than two hundred
yards. At Elizabeth, John Hagameyer
started to 90 from his house to his
blacksmith's shop, one hundred and fif-
ty yards away. He was found two miles
distant, frozen to death.
In the vicinity of Worthingtou,
Naples County. five or six people
were frozen to death, among them Mr.
N. Small, Mr. Wheeler, Mr.. Weston
and Mr.. Blicks. Mr.. Small was in
Worthington when the storm came up,
and started for home In the binding
fury of the gale he passed hs house and
was found dead few wards beyond. A
neigh Dor oil his Mr.. Blicks, was alec
away from home, but wisely stopped at
a house until the storm was partially
over. What WAS his horror, however,
upon reaching home to fad his wife
gone, and his little three year old child
nearly frozen to death. His poor vile.
supposing he was lost in the storm, had
gone out to find him, bat, alas was lost
herself. She had taken coat, pair
of boots, and an abundance OF wrap
pings, but death was 10 the gale, and the
poor woman persisted.
An aged Norwegian, CLANS Gulbrand
SOD, perished near Manchester, Free
born county. He was trying to get
nome, but his oxen were blinded by the
storm. He uuyoked them that they
sight not perish, and sought safety for
hlmself. He became lost, and, it seems
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