The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-21
A Great Amount of Suffering Among
Cattle on the Ranges.
Casualties Caused b. the storm IN Kan

D. hiEko was lOuuu O66u near hcu-
dali. He had passed within q few feet
Of house where he might have found
shelter.
The two Beecher girls persisted, as
previously reported. Their mother will
recover.
H.O. Ward and George Chapman, of
Syracuse, and Isaac Static of Window,
we're out together. Chapman and
Static are dead. Ward had both feet
frozen.
a report mentions two women dead in
Seward county, two brothers in Ford
county, Gwo unknown in Ellis county,
and one man In Lincoln.
1t is possible that some OF these are
included in the above list.
These casualties occurred in the
sparsely settled border counties, where
communication is often difficult.
1t is feared that other fatalities will be
added I'd the list, as reports continue 10
come In.
The loss of cattle is considered to be
very heavy
GARDEN CITY, Kan, Jan. IA The re-
ports OF the casualties OF the recent
storm are beginning to be brought 10
this city. Heretofore no positive lntor-
nation could be received, but to-day
the news is more authentic.
On every side IL is acknowledged that
the blizzard of last week was the
most severe ever experienced on the
PLAINS. Every daY since Friday last,
news of people being frozsu TO death,
have been received here. 1t Is thought
that fully one hundred settlers of west
ern Kansas have frozen to death
Robert Downing, residing near Scott
| City, Scott county, was severely frozen
while making his way TO his claim, and
he now lies IN pecarious condition.
A party named Hunt, who had a
claim near town, started for it last Sun
day. Since then his whereabouts are
unkno Wn, and 1t is thought he was
| frozen to death.
Two unknown parties, young men,
| started for their claims near the edge OF
FInney county, Friday. To-day q
searching party was organized to see II
IL was possible to find their bodies or as
certain their whereabouts.
Parties arriving from Scott City to-
day, bring information OF the terrible
suffering of two men who attempted TO
Pacific road to Scott City. They were
named Mellor and Powlson, and left Wa
Keeney on Saturday. They Travelled IN
til night when they went into camp
about 8 O'Clock the wind began to blow,
and in a short time the blizzard struck
the camp and swept the light articles
| away. The horses were unmaDsgable,
so they we're cut loose with the
harness on and allowed to DRIFT with
the storm. The men wrapped them
selves up in the blankets as best they
could and started in a soulheTly direct
ion. They travelled together until abo-
1 O'Clock Sunday morning, when Mellor
gave up and sank to the ground. Powl.
L triad HIM mako another
trial, but he replied that If he must die
he would die where he was. POwlsnn
finding his entreaties of no avail, started
on alone in his solitary journey. Mellon
remained where he had fallen until
about O'Clock in the afternoon, when
ne summoned up strength to rise to his
feet He walked a short distance, when
he stopped and cut his boots off his
ieet and, found that one of them was
frozen stiff. He hung his boots around
his neck and started on. His glove
were on frozen he could not get them on
so he was compelled to go bare handed
He kept on his journey until the breaks
OF the Smoky Hill river were reached
when he struck the camp of a number
OF Scott City gentlemen, who were pros
pecting for coal. The ytoOk him into
their camp and poulticed his feet, hands
and face, which were badly frozen.
When he had related his story one of
the spectators started for Scott City in
Quest of aid tor the frozen man, and tor
men to search for POwlson When he
reached the city aud related the state of
affairs to the citizens, a large numb Der
started in search of the missing man,
but he has not yet been found.
DODGE CITY, Kan, Jan. 14.-Willam
and Elbert Hyter are employed 90 the
| ditch this nlana Sa9nF-
day they came to town and in returning
to their home several miles from the
city, to the west, they were frozen to
/ death The first named leaves a wife
and one child and the latter a family of
six.
IN OTHER STATES.
At Jackson, Tennessee. a colored wo-
man froZe TO death last Saturday night,
and the suffering among that race has
been great on account OF their poverty
end inability to obtain clothes sufficient
for the exceptional cold weather
William McLoney, aged sixty, =
| wealthy farmer, was fOund dead in his
sleigh by the roadside, near Akron, o.,
Tuesday. The body was frozen stiff, and
It is supposed McLoney was overcome
Dy the cold while drying.
Frank II. Frost, German, 30 years
OF age, a piano tuner, was found frozen
to death on the prairie, SIX miles north
of Denver, Tuesday night. He left
Denver on a business trip to the noun
tain towns December 80. and has not
been seen since he Is supposed to
have met his death while suffering from
mental alteration and persisted in the
recent storm.
the bodies Of two men were found on
Duck creek, in the Territory, Monday,
where they had evidently perished in
the terrible storm of last Thursday.
One of the men was named VIM GIL
bert, the name of the other could not be
learned. They lived in Sumner county,
near the line, and started for the terri
tory before the storm came on for load
of wood. Each of them had a good
team and wagon. Whether the teams
persisted or not is unknown. Particu-
lars in regard to the affair are very mea-
gre Both men were well.to-do farmers.
Thomas De Lisle IS farmer residing
ten miles south of Council Bluffs Iowa.
On Saturday his son LOUIS came to
town TO do trading. In the evening he
started home. When some distance
from here his team took fright ami run
away, throwing De Lisle out. He got
np, gave chase aud caught the team 10 |
a sn0w.drift three miles from the city
He extricated them and white hitching
up they started, throwing him down |
One wheel passed over his breast. He
again gave chase but he soon fell ex-
hausted from his injuries. The mule
team finally reached home. Ar. DE Lisle
aud party FASTENED in search of his son.
The search continued all night Sunday
Louis was discovered near Willow
Slough Bridge, both hands holding to
wire fence, his arms frozen stiff. he
VAS In kneeling position, both legs
frozen and could not move. The Their
momeier was 25 degreesS below zero.
He had dragged himself tor a mile. he |
was carried home and died Monday
eight
New RIEeeoLD, Pa, Jan. 12-Yester-
day morning, Mrs. Hetty Manrer and
her year.old child were found on the |
roadside, two miles from Mrs: MaureF's
house. and near the house of her father
John KIinger, in Rain Township. froze n /
20 death. Mrs Maurer hsd been a pet |
ted child Her mother died five yasrs /
ago. In 1888 she ran away and married
Her father sent her word never 10 let |
him see har again. Her husband has /
SINCE died, and being destitute snd /
thfnkink that time hsd softeped her
fathers heart, she went to his house
Sunday and asked &c be taken back
with her child The old man refused
to hear her When found the babe was
wrapped in her shawl. The Coroner
refuses TO let old man Klinger see the
to1v IF his daughter
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. ia Fpecisl
10 the Times Democrat from the Indian
territory says: Reports from the ranges
are to the effect thst the cold weather
hiss been particularly severe on the cat
tie interests in the Cherokee nation,
where the greater part of the stock Is
centered. The loss is heavy, nearly
every stockman losing q number Of cst-
Ile-
The Mcclellan cattle company has
lost many head Of cattle, as has also all
the members of the Cherokee Livestock