Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-05-05
FROZEN TO DEATH.
Fifteen Persons Lose Their Lives by
Frost ia Kansss-TerribIe Disaster.
A Recent Snow Storm in Eansas-Names
Of the Untimely Victims.
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From the ST. Joseph Gazette.I
From q gentleman who came in on
the Denver road yesterday, we learned
the particulars, in part, of another ter
ribie storm in Kan sas, IN which fifteen
persons are known TO have been killed
in Cloud county, and reports Of other
losses Of life are constantly coming in.
He says its equal was never known in
that section before, and fears are enter
tanned that when the worst is known
the loss Of both life and property will be
much more serious than il is now
thought to be. During the storm the
wind blew i'm fearful blasts, and trees
were uprOOted in a twinkling as if they
were saplings, and barns and sheds
were carried into the air and landed
hundreds Of yards distant, as if they
were as light and feathery as down
The gentleman informed Us that on Sun
day morning about daylight, when the
storm was severest, the roof was blown
off the stone house OF a Mr.. Snyder, re-
siding near the east boundary of Cloud
county. Part Of the building was also
blown in, but fortunately none Of the
inmates were injured by the falling
walls. They were then left TO a
more terrible and heart-Tending fate
than this, oue that did not bring death
f swift and sure" bUt that tortured out
their lives in slow degrees. The snow
was then several feet deep, and the
flakes continued TO fall so fast and in
such binding drifts, that the house was
soon filed with the {" feathery fiakes,n|
and which were TO be their winding
sheet. The blowing away of the roof.
left them exposed 10 the snow and wind
and they could not have survived any
great length of time. Mr.. Snyder'sI
family consisted OF himself, wife, five
childlen and laborer who was there to
assist him in his farming duties. The
remains OF Snyder were found several
feet from the building, and it is thought
from surrounding circumstances that he
iefr 10 stone unturned nor spared no
mains to succOr his perishiDg family.
Finding Lhat he could not shield them
from the storm or get them TO any place
where they would be safe from the keen
and biting blasts, il seems that be start
cd north in the hope Of obtaining as
sistance and return yet in time to save
his family. Alas. how vain are earth
" hopes. He could not have gone but
= few PAGES when lie was OverpOwered
ny the chilling winds and deprived OF
his life. When found, the children
srenl'ed TO have had some additional
y--apg 'ogs and coverings that had been
baefiiv NrOwn over them, and it may
h. that the mother survived for some
fine after the roof was taken away by
fbe wind. Tue scene that presented it. |
sslf Monday morning when they were
discovered Ieggars description. The |
vounpest child, a young boy OF tender |
years was enclazped in his mothers |
arms. His little lace, now cold in death, |
did not betoken any signs Of anguish in |
his last moments, snd smile rather |
seemed to play upon his countenance as
he slept so peacefully and quiet latter |
Iife's fitful fever" The other four chill /
dren were sleeping in couples, and had
nestled near to each other, as II in an |
edar. 20 keep warm. The remains were
taken To a neighboring farm house, and
were 10 have been inferred yesterday
evening.
ANOTHER FAMILY FROZEN.
A few miles west Of this another
family, seven IN all, met with similar
fate. Mr.. Ulricher, a native Of Ger
many, WAS residing in a small frame
building that had baen imprOvised until
his means would allow to build more
comfortable one. Uirieher seems to
have gotten up aud with his wife made
az effort 10 reach the barn, which was
built Of heavy timbers and was more
.ase in storm than the dwelling. 1T,
,gas d2ubtless his intention to try to get
ais wife there and then return for bis
: isterand children. They never reached
heir destination, however, and were
-ound dead beneath The snow, halfway {,
,etyeen the corn-OTib and the house.
The children wee on frozen to death
in their beds.