Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-21
THE RE ICY CYCLONE.
Hen, Women, Children and Cattle Frozen
81 . to Death.

Men, Women, Children and Cattle Frozen
a. &c r-,-,- .,-. ~ to Death. -s..,s
The icy cyclone which began to sweep
over our Northern steppes on Tuesday, the
7th inst, was one of Unprecedented severi-
ty, and there is every reason to fear that
the list of its victims will not be completed
for weeks to come. The following con-
denced accounts of suffering and loss of life
areenough, howeyer,to idicate the deadly
power Of the blast: 10 1St'' 'OO1
Near Washington, Minnesota, two teams
so badly frozen that he can not live. The
other can not be found go $3.50 il
The body of an unknown man WAS found
frozen to death at Nicolett Q. - e Z-5l G.. -
A. O.TJenkins,s foreman of the Ohio
Bridge COmpany's yard, was frozen to
death while riding i'm a hack from Sibley
to Rock Rapids. The other inmates es-
capped with Sig h injuries.8 ~ e ~ 4
A school, boy near ,Qlm undertook to go
found eight miles distant. I'D syrz.EAl
frozen stiff. s-irsE
Whole herds of cattle, caught in the
storm, were frozen to death.
A man named Christopher left Glyndon,
Minnesota for home, on Tuesday night,
and was found lying under the snow frozen
to death. A young man uamed Berry, in
the same neighborhOOd. shared the same
fate .''S'H IE -. '.7s1 EE-s 22lEl5
Near Vermillion, Dakota, Mr.. Hemp,
stead, on returning to his house during the
storm, and finding his wife absent looking
after the stock, left the children and went
to her aid, ind the man and wife both per-
ished. The children were found in the
house the next morning nearly frozen
to death. Many marrow escapes are rela-
ted, as the weather was unusually pleasant
when the storm suddenly burst forth I
Near Sioux City the body of Elder Lee
was found in snow-drift about eighty
rods from that of his son. His wife and
family, of four young children are left in
destitute circumstances. IS I
1t is stated that a party of three men,
whose names are unknown, left Coving-
| ton for their homestead in Nebraska on
| the day of the Storm, since which nothing
| has been seen of them. rr-.s-fsr f
John Sparks, living near Sioux City, on
the homestead, was frozen to death while
| out searching fors wood. - John Sanders,
also, living in the same county, while out
in the storm lost his way, wandered by his
own house, and was frozen to death. Both
| leave large families. +
AT Fergus Falls, Minnesota, eight epeo-
pie are known to be frozen at Morris
four, and scattered through the intermedi-
ate country seven or eight others.
Two men were found near st. Peter,
sitting upright in sleigh, frozen stiff
covered with buffalo robes. At Worth
ington, two teamsters have; been found
dead. ' '''sF'' f'''-
| A special dispatch from Wilmar to the
ST. Paul Pioneer says: "a party consist
ing of Charles, John and Stein O'Neil
Thomas and Michael Holden, each with
two-horse' teams, were on the, road tc
! Wilnlar with wheat. When within about
ten miles of their destination they were
overtaken by the terrible storm of Tuesday
and were found by John Maher to-day il
the following condition John and Steir
O'Neil and Thomas Holden were found
in their sleighs, frozen to death. Also
their teams, and Charles in dying state
Mr.. Maher brought him to Wilmar. HI
had lain partly covered UP by the snow
for forty-eight hours His arms and Leg
were frozen, and if he live at all they viii
all have to be amputated."
A farmer reports that he passed five OF
teams frozen dead. Hourly news is brought
in of frozen teams being found, and thu
superstition is that their owners Jared thu
same fate. The storm commenced with
out shadow Of warming, and continued
for sixty hours.