Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1873-01-29
From the Winona Mimi Republican
Jan. "a
FRIGID HORRORS.
CatastrOpheS-The Storm in
the NOrthWeSt-Settlers Swept into
0bliViOn-Cattle and Horses De-
StrUyed-Death and Disaster.

Reports continue to come in from
MankatO, New Ulm, st. James, anC
other points in the western part of the
State, as well as from WiImar, Kirk,
hOven, and other places on the North
Pacific road, giving gloomy accounts
of suffering and death by the late
| storm. From a gentleman who was
ct Mankato during the storm, we
! learn that it was first heard of at Shell
don, then at Worthington, st. James,
and the different points of the Sioux
City road. travelling at the rate of for
ty-eight miles an hour, or three-quar-
ters of a mile a minute, sweeping over
the prairie with relentless fury.
A man came into Mankato from
Madelia, on Friday night, and report
ed that he saw one sleigh with three
men and four women frozen to death.
II was also reported that six section
hands on the Sioux City road, west of
MankatO, had shared the same fate.
The wood train on the Sioux City
road, between Madelia and st. James,
was out after wood, and while the
men were loading the cars, the engin-
eer ran his engine down to st. James
to tarn around. After he got there he
was unable to return, and the men
had to walk into Madelia. All of
them save one got in, though more or
less frozen. That one has never been
heard from, and was probably lost.
A woman is reported to have frozen
TO death in her house, being unable to
get out to get in wood.
\ team was found fastened to the
trestle-work on the Winnna and ST.
Peter road, the horses but just alive,
being nearly buried in the snow. The
man was found a few feet away, frozen
stiff.
At Waseea, Il man who lives on the
outskirts of the town, started to go
home as the storm. came on, and has
not been heard from.
1t is believed that many more than
have yet been reported have perished
along the Sioux City road. On the
falal Tuesday when the storm burst
upon the settlements, the day opened
unusually fine, and many of the set
tiers had started out for wood having
to 90 from five 10 twenty miles. The
stOr.u coming on cut them off, and it
is feared that many of them have per-
/ he'd.
Twenty-one deaths have thus far
been reported at Mankato.
From ST. James, new town on the
ST. Paul and Sioux City road, some
forty miles below MaLkato, comes a
terrible tale OF death aud desolatiob.
people have been found
frozen to death in that vicinity, and
seventy head of cattle are lost. The
express route agent, l. p. Lawrence,
from whom we learn these particulars, !
says the snow was piled up so high |
that he could step from the second |
story window of his hotel upon the
drifts.
One section man who was caught |
out in the storm burrowed in a drift, |
and lay there forty hours secured |
from the frost. He was found in good |
by party of men who had |
started out to hunt him up. When /
first discovered he said he was all /
right, but hungry.
The wife of the railroad agent went /
Out shortly after the storm commenced
10 bring in the clothes from the line.
The wind blew gale and the snow
rell in binding clouds. a garment
was blown out of her hands, and she
AN to pick it up. Before she was
aware Of it she was some distance
rom the house, and upon turning to
90 back she lost her way, and vainly
wandered about trying to get home.
All this time she was growing very
numb and cold. At last she ran
against a house, which proved to be a
lew one in which few carpenters
we're at work. Feeling her way around
t, her hands at last came TO a door 4
way against which door had been
placed. Summoning her remaining
strength, she gave hard push and
ell senseless into the building. The
men promptly came to her relief, and
lfter vigorous rubbing succeeded in
ringing her TO.