Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-07
THE GREET STORM Nv .ur.,.vR.
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The following episodes and incidents OF
the storm of Jan. 7tb, have been gathered
by Winona correspondent of the Now
York Herald:
Some idea of the depth of the snow drifts
may be formed when we consider
that on Wednesday the snow was piled
so high about freight train blockaded on
the Davenport and st. Paul Railroad. near
Delaware Center, that teams drove right
over the cars. Upon the same line tn ere
are drifts 5000 feet long and fifteen feet
deep. Near Blue Earth men could pass on
foot over the telegraph wires, and at New
Ulm in one drift was found a man frozen
to death, while sitting on the seat of his
sleigh, his head being fully i've feet under
the surface.
One of the saddcst incidents is reported
is from Fort Ridgeway. Tue schoolmis-
tress discharged her scholars, telling them
to run home. Some escaped with slight
injuries, but seven of the little ones lost
their way in the binding drifts and were
found dead, one with his books under his
arm and his little foot lifted for step-a
step which had proved step beyond the
confines of life. Two others were found
frozen to death in each others arms ; tears.
which the bitter cold or the near approach
of death had wrung from them, standing
in little beads of ice on their innocent
cheeks.
A stage left Madela for st. James. bay-
ing eight passengers and driver. On
wednesday morning, not having arrived,
search was made tor it. 1t was found on
the road, the horses frozen to death, the
driver grnnng corpse on the seat, with
the reins still in his hands, and eight bun
dies OF robes and clothes in the bottom of
the sleigh, each of which contained soul
less lump of icy flesh.
At Fort Ridgeway three brothers were
hauling grain when the storm came on
them. They sought shelter in their grain
cribs in an open field. All three were
found there dead.
Mr.. Lee and his son, aged thirteen. left
their house near Sioux City, on Tuesday.
Tor load of wood. On Friday they were
found about eighty yards apart. Evident
they had freed their cattle and the gone on.
mislaking their way. Both were thinly
u. /
he had tried TO keep his buttonless over
coat closed. The faithful dog was found
beside his dead master. A widow is left
destitute with four children, the eldest cnly
seven years old.
Near Madelia man unhitched his team
ana went to search for house, leaving his
wife in the sleigh. She became anxious
and followed him. Both were frozen TO
death.
A Mr.. Tremins, his son and his sons
wife started from Fergus Falls for Eliza
Detn. Becoming locked in drift the men
took the mules and went for assistance,
leaving the woman in the sleigh. Father
and son were frozen to death and the wo-
man cannot recover.
couple just married were on their way |
nome to Lemars, when the storm overlook |
them. They turned the horses loose and |
overset the sleigh, then crawled under il |
and wrapped themselves in the robes. I,
was strange bridal room, the box of a
'leigh IN drift out on the prairie, but
hey passed two days and two nights there,
ind were final rescued alive, though bad
y frozen.
Near Correctionville John Sparks and
Joseph Sanders went out to get some wood
1t distance Of four miles. the storm
taught them, but they pushed on. When
mile and half from home they threw
'ut their load TO 60 on moro quickly, but
ust beyond the road made curve; thew
passed this curve without turning, and so
very step afterwards was a step away
rom home. AT night they camped under
he sleigh, about three miles from home.
trapper heard their shouts, but thought
hem but the hooling of owls. All day
Wednesday, Wednesday night and Thurs
lay the men were alive and wandering I'D
nd down, bewildered by the terrible
torn. The trapper followed them all day
Wednesday, but could not ind them. On
thursday night their horse came home.
nd following back his tracks they found
he two men seven miles away, about two
eel apart, frozen stark and stiff. The dog
which had accompanied them remained
With the bodies, and had kept them from
eing covered by the snow. Each man
eft widow and children, the latter all
Dung.