, 1873-05-05
THE STORM.K!NG.
Another Terriblo 9n0sy-Stor11 in Knfn-
sns--F'iftcon Persons Frozon to Dcnt1a
md Tsurtcd lKo1lofitla tho En0svs

sna.-Eiftoon Persons f'roxon to Donth
unl Buried 1Eo1tctltlA tho srf0svs
From. Tho st. Joseph tdfo.) Gazette.
From gontlonlan Mllo canlo In on tho Donv6r
Road yesterday, RIO lonrncd the particulars, in
part, Of another torriblc storm in Kansaa, in
wl,iol, flftoon rorgons nro known to hayo boon
killed IL CLOUD County, and rep reports qf e. other
its ogfta waB never known in that section before,
md fcnrs aro entertained that, whom the worst B
known, the loss Of both lifc and property will bo
During tic storm tito wind blow in fearful blasta,
and trooa woro uprootod In twinlling, as II |
tIaoy wore aapltnEn, and barns md slioan wore
carried into tito a{r aud landoa hnndrodpo Of yards
distant as il thoy wore rs light and foathory
nB down.
Tho gentleman informed ls that on Sunday
morning, about daylight, whom tho storm waH
eoyercat, tho roof was blown on tue stono house
Of CLOUD County. Part Of tho building wns also
blown in, but Fortunately mono Of tho inmates
woro injured by tho falling walls. Thcy wero
left to d more torlible md heart.rondpg fnto
than this, ono TINT did not bring death 'swift
anu sure, but TINT tortured out their nyoa IN
| slow togroea. lilo Bnow was thon several foot
doop,a tho tlakos continuedto foil 80 fast and In
| such binding drifts that tho llouno WAS Boon
woro to 10 their winding sheet Tho blowing
nway Of tho roof loft them exposed to tho snow
md wind, and they could not hnvo survived any
grent longth Of time:
five children, md o laborer who was thoro to
aBBist him In hiB farming dutios,
The romans Of 6ynder wore found several
feet from tho building, md 1t 10 thought from
surrounding circumstances that he loft no Btono
unturned nor spared no pains to Buccor his per,
ishing family. Finding TINT he could not shield
them from tho storm or got them TO any place
! where they would be gafo from tho Aoon and
tho hope Of obtaining assistance, and roturn
yot in tl1no 10 save his family. Mnal how win
all earthly hopes. Ho could not have gono but
q few PAGES whom flo was ovorpowered by the
chilling winds and deprived Of Ills life. Whom
found, tho children aoomed to hnvo Ind aome
additional wrappinga and covering that had
boon hastily thrown over them, and II
may DO that the mother survived for some
time utter tho roof wAa taken away By
the wind. Tho Heone TINT presented itself Mon
ilay morning whom they were discovered bcggart
description. Tho youngest child, young bo,
Of tender years, vas onclaHpod in hB mothofl
! botokon any signs Of auguish in his last mo
moptB and q smile rather aoonlod to play upot
Ills countonance as 10 slept 80 peacefully ant
,, uuiot after 1ifo's fltful feyor."
! Tho other four children were sleeping II
! couples, and had nestled near to each other, a
| II III an effort to keep warm. Tho remains Wof'
! talsou to q noighboring farmhouse, and wore t.
have boen intorrod yesterday evening. ;,
, A few miloB west Of this anothor family, so7el
in all, mot with similar fato. Mr.. Uiriohor,
native OF Germany, was residing In n s1nall fran
! building TINT had boon improyiaol until III
means would allow to build more comfort
, abe one. Ulricher accmR to havo cotton up m
!; with hiB wife made m effort to roach tho barr
q which Tas built Of heavy timbors, and WAS NOR
i safe in n storm than tho dwelling. 1t wa
doubtless his intont to try and got hs wife the1
and tlon return for Ills sister and children. Ihe
d mover reached their destination, however, an
wore found doad benentf, the snow, half way bt
twcon tho corn-crib and tho house. Tho CHI
IS dren woro MI frozen to death in their bods.