Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-01-29
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Additional end Distressing Eetsiis
OF tie Great Storm ih
Minnesota.
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Frvsh the 81 PM Pioneer, jrn. q. 3.
We are just bcgiunipg 10 obtain
some Of the particulars Of the effects
offhs last storm on the froHtier OF
the State. The special dispatches
tlsat i,ayes been Published ia The Pho.
aecr several days past prepared our
readers IN ameasure for the fearful
tidiugs scteo come. Below we givo
such particulars as we were able to.
sbtain s'cstcrsiay by means Of our
speciaf IElagraIns, ant ifom parties
who have arrived in the city from
different portions Of the Slate.
AT wINSEGAGo CITY.
We are indebted TO Mr.. L. q. Zim-
:nerman, with Mcssrs. Aucrback,
Finch & Schcfcr, for the following
graphic description OF the storm at
Winnebago CITY:
Mr.. Zimmerman arrived at Winnie
bago City about noon on Tuesday.
The day hal becn warm and pleasant.
For some time previous the horses
and tie settlers lad been suffering
will! the cp;zoot, but having recover
I'D, large numbers of the farmers for
!ni'e, around Lad taken advantage
OF tie weather 10 drive into the viii
lage TO do some shopping. Others
OF them for miles, TO OBTAIN a supply
of fuel. There were fully sixty teams
III Winuehago City that day. Farm
crs with their wives were there, hav-
ing left their children at home, i'm
many instances alone, little dreaming
Of the fearful dangers 50 near et
hand. Suddenly, aud without any
warning, the storm burst in all is
fury. Il Iaric cnsuel. Teams were
hurriedly hitchcd up, and fathers
and mothers, fearing for the fate . T
their dear, helpless ones at home,
started off in tic face of the pitiless
sind aud driving snow. Those who
had to face the storm, in number OF
cases, were compelled 10 turn back,
thankful 10 have got 10 the village
alive. Others kept oil. and, it is
feared, met Z terrible death in tho
,uowdriits.
ft"Ia Tuesday al until Thursday
evening at o'clock the storm ragged
in al lis fury. Mr.. Zimmerman says
that during all that time it was a.
most unsafe 10 attempt to cross tho
-lrecis of the village. The buildings
were shaken like reeds, and fears
were entertained that some Of them
would blow over. The air was so
liilcd with snow that building ten
feet distant could not be seen.
Humors were numerous of shose who
were missing. bat up TO Friday morn
ing, when Mr. Zimmerman left VIM
nehaco City. no dead bodies wcrc
found. On Friday Mr.. Zimmerman
Travelled as far as Blue Earth City,
and on Sunday he reached Garden
City. At this latter place he began
20 hear Of the casualties.
a young man had gone mile or
two from Garden City on Tuesday
with a yoke o oxen and a load Of
hay. On Fl day the oxen were found,
but there were no tidings Of tho
young man.
At Maukato man named Wolvcr-
ton was found frozen to death on tho
opposite side of the river from tho
city.
There was n report at Mankato,
seemingly well authenticated, that .
party Of eight persons aud team 81
horses were fouud on the wagon
road between Nadeiia and st. James,
all frozen 10 death. The team waa
standing up aud the driver had frozen
in his seat. The other seven persons
were found in the bottom of the sleigh
covered with blankets, hut frozen stiE
in death. T!.;s seems like horrible
story, but il was generally credited
at Maukaio.
From ST. JAMES.
We arc under obligations to l-r.
George Iunsakcr, conductor on Ito
st. Paul and Sou;x City road, and
Mr.. j. &. CaIiihan, for the following
particulars from 1T. James and vicin-
iiy: Mr.. lIunsaacr managed TO
reach st. James with his train on
Tuesday night, where he was COM
PEELED to remain until Sunday morn
ing, when the track between st.
James and this city, having been suf-
cleared Of snow, he started
out, arriving here on Sunday even.
!ng. Up to Tie time they left St.
James, the following casualties had
been reported: A man and two
yoke OF oxen We're found southwest
Of ST. James frozen stir: name not
given. \ man ani two boys and one
yoke of oxen were fouui seven miles
north of st. Ja;ncs. \ man and .
yoke Of oxen were found within
three miles of -. James. The un-
fortunate mou hal driven his team
the dooryard of house,
passin. within tea feet of shelter
without discorrri"g il n the tom.
lie was fonnd o!i. a f"Y rods from
the hoase, lying part:: across his
cattle.
a man AMI h "a UtIs supposedly
we're found wst"ur three miles of
II app n.-, ,,,at the man
,sd unhitchci mas team, and started
,ut TO find his house, whici. was ONLY
short distance away, leaving his
wife in the sleigh. He got lost in the
'torm and pcrishcd. His wife, be-
coming alarmed after waitipSa while.
,lso started from the sleigh, and met
he SAME fate. The horses were
'rozen. The bodies we're found on
Friday. We could not learn the
lamc.
a party OF section men were at
work four and half miles from 81.
James ~ hen she storm struck them.
rbe party. with Que exception, man
,.c,i 10 reach the village alive. They
their eomradc had perish-
:d, ard on Thursday afternoon they