The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-15
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On,ce, II0 Main street.
THE GREAT STORM.
FRIGHTFUL SUFFERING.
FULL PARTICULAR RS

Sr. PAUL. MINI, January IA
special from Alexandria, Douglass
county, says we have authentic reports
thus lar Of seventy persons being frozen
to death during the great storm OF last
week in Stevens, Grant, Douglass and
Allen Fort counties. Others are still
missirg and believed to be dead, and
many more are crippled for. lite by
freezing their hands and feet. ?. b.
Bsrnum, just in from Sauk Centre
gives some particulare OF the terrible
effect OF the storm in that section. A
man named Thomas johnson started
for Touring mill on Tuesday and on
Thursday both johnson and the team
were found frozen to death. A man
and team were found in the woods ten
miles north OF Ponte Delteree all dead.
A sad case is that OF a young man
returning from Canada with his bride.
At Ponte Delteree the father OF the
young man met the couple, and they
started lor home. Near Furgus Falls
the storm came on, and loosing their
w.y,the two men LETT the bride in the,
sleigh and started to find the road.
Nothing since has been heard OF them,
and they undoubtedly perisbed The
men not returning the bride left the
sleigh, and after wandering about for
some time came to some logs, where
she took shelter, when she was found,
Two days after, so badly frozen she can
not live.
A man and a boy, living north
east OF Morris, went out on Tuesday, to
get some wool. The team was found
90 Friday, but no traces OF the men:
A Norwegian, named Fiander, left
NJ lrris on Tue e'day, since when neither
msn or team have been seen.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
CHICAGO, January IA special
from St. Paul says ia regard to the
great storm: The most casualties yet
reuor,ed come from St. james, on the
line of the St. Paul and Sioux City
railroad. One man and yoke OF oxen
were found three miles south from St.
lanes; a nan, woman and team three
miles west; a man eight miles south ;
smsn two boys and yoke OF oxen
seven miles north. The bodies OF these
persons have all been taken to ST.
James Tor recognition. A gentleman
OF this city, who was caught at Win .
uebago city, Farbout county, says that
the storm Was perfectly fearful and
that the loss Of life in that section
must be very large The morning had
been warm. and the farmers generally
were engaged in hauling wheat and
yisi,iny towns to make purchases.
Without anv warning the storm came
o. in almost an enstant, the sun being
ohscured by clouds. The wind began to
hlow y hurricane and snow commenced
falling. Persons caught in the towns,
remained until the storm was over,
about fifty hours, and many lives
were saved. O. those caught on the
nrairiss it ia probable all perished. A
ss ,tlemsu from Blue Earth county tells
of an instance wherein driving along
after the storm team was notlced q
li,,la vsy of the beaten track. On
examination they were found frozen
stiff, standing on their feet and looking
er'ectIy liieIike. lu the wagon were
the bodies OF seven persons, all irozen
sutf. !,
A dispatch from Forgo says: A
Swede named Christopher was caught
in the storm and persisted. a young
man named Berry, OF GIyndon, LETT
neighbor's house just as the s;orm
commenced, and nothing has been
seen of him since. 1t is certain bs
p.rished.