The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-01-27

~ aibiHO HIS ciHhTSe- liz uoTIuTS VI
the situation of these two on the opcn
prairie that night in the pitiless storm OF
freezing snow can neither. he imagined
nor described. The horses were cut
loose. but remained III the vicinity nll
night. One oftthcm was found frozen
to-dcath the next morning and the other
the darkness of the night disappeared
together Il house was seen near by to
which the driver at oncc went for aid.
The occupants were Mrs. RAFT and her
som With the help of the boys he re.
turned to the sleigh and carried his lady
passenger to the house. Both the driver
and the lady were found to be badly
frozen. the injuries being confined
mostly to the hands and feet. The
driver suffered the most from the nights
exposure. Aid was sent ont from town
ms soon ms news of the casualty was re.
ccived. Monday they were brought into
town and taken to the Kilnbalt House.
The drivers name is Chas. Gingcrlr. Of
Waterbury. and the young lady's. Miss
Addie Allen, of Boone, la. She had
been To Waterbury, to attend the we'd
ding of her sister.
While the above tragic events were
being enacted within a few miles Of
town. others equally rs serious and more
so We're ira spring elseWhere-the ex,
tent of which, at this writing is not
known save in n few instances. The re-
poit by wire comes that n farmcrliving
! | miles from Mt. Vernon was found
his house aud barn. Two children near
lnwood, Iowa, a small station a few
miles east of Canton. troze to death com
ing from school The report also comes
that four children at Lennox-this terri
tory-were also frozen to death while
coming from school. They were found
within forty yards of n house. Joseph
Beyers. living Is miles north of town,
was found dead on the prairie within ten
rods of Mr.. Aultwickcr's barn. Friday
mom!ng-4l miles + ON his own home.
He was driving seven head of stock to
water when the torn struck him. The
cattle scattered and in trying to gather
them he lost his way. The sock per
ished with him. James Mcclure. living
five miles east, got bewildcrcd while go
ing from an outbuilding to his house and
remained on the prairie all the afternoon
badly frozen. A farmer by The name of
EHingson. near Tory Lake, lost several
head of stock and had his leg broken by
n kick from one OF Il team IF horses he
wa using to drive the stock. Two men
left Alexandria the morning of the storm
for Mt. Ncrnon-24 miles wcst-and re-
manned out all that day and night.
TIL y found shelter the next morning at
Il farm house IL few miles south of Mt.
Vernon. They had II covered sic 81, and
received no serious injuries. One of
them danced in the sleigh for 10 hours
to keep from freezing. The other frozc
has to $ \ lttle girl about ~ years OF
age was found dead on the. prairie in
Richland township the next morning
after the storm. 1t is supposed she was
on her way to a neigihors. We are uI.
able to learn her name. A lady school
irachcr between Washington Springs and
Waterbury started from TIE school house
with ! pupils the afternoon of the storm
and all got lost. They fortunately ran
on to II hay ST. ok auti passed The
afternoon and night in safety. aDdcaths
are reported from The vicinity of Parker.
AS narrow an escape rs wc have vet had
reported is that Of Thomas Furlong and
wife who reside Is miles south. They
started during the storm to 70 to a school
house near by for their oh ldrcn, an rs
n matter of course. missed their way and
got lost. Mr. Furlong dug II hole in II
big snow bank and got his wife into it
and tram ped around her MI that after
noon and night. Both came ont t,s their
strange aud perllous difficulty all right
next morning, In Hand county, II
school teacher. after building Il i:re in
the school house. noticed il storm brew
ing and started across the Prairie to tell
some pupils not to come to school that
day ard lustrthc route. He traVe'ed with
mis- back 10 the storm for ~ straight
hours aud turned up at The Duncan (I5mf.
ialo county, postoiltce next morning I'M
injured but in an exhausted condition.
HIS name is Kinney, A little girl,
daughter of Mrs. Nels Anderson, near
Bijou Hills, got lost and frozc to death
awhile going to a neighbors. Her body
was found % miles from Mr.. Colbert $
place
The loss 10 stock was very severe in
many places and occurred in almost every
instance while the stock were being
driven a short iii lance across the prai.
ric to water. 1t WAS a calm. pleasan,
morning, and those farmers whose wat
ering places were n distance away en-,
braced the opportunity to give the stock
L IL GoDu uTlnh luG SlpTIl caUlt. Win tlt
suddenntss OF a cyclone and within {
very few minutes the air was illed with
a binding driving snow that stampedeC
the stock ut once. To try to gathcl
them was imposslblc-nothing could Ii,
seen ten feet away-and away the,
went. II is highly probable that nine
tentl,s OF ali the stock that pcrishrt
smothcrcd to death in the deep snow in
stead of being frozen. Every draw int
gulch WIS fl led tn to the depth Of from
3 to 10 feet and into sucl. places the,
%flnundcred. The driving, wet snow 500,
cliokcI their eyes and n%ostrils and deati
quickly followed. Had The praille
been free from such places the stool
would have Travelled with the Storm, ~
is customary with them. and escaped
In tins Immediate vicinity the creates
losses were thosco Clias Savoi, 81, G
l.. Mckittrick, 10 head and two horses