The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-15
THE STORMS VICTIMS.
Thirty-Six Deaths in Minnesota and Da-
kota, and the List Constantly Growing.

kota, and the List Constantly Growing.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 1.-THE loss of life by the
great blizzard Of Thursday is shown to have
been very great. by far the largest number of
casualties being reported from Dakota points
The Evening Dispatch has the following sum-
mary of dead and missing thirty-six in all but,
as will be seen by special dispatches received
to-day and to night, the list will be largely aug
mented when the returns are all in.
At Adrian, Mimi, John Caring; Hitchcock,
OAK, Emil Gilbertson; Mitchell. OAK, Geo. AL
len. jr., and Jos. Anderson; Minot, OAK. Jas
Smith and two sons; Raymond, OAK, VIM.
Drivers two sons and Charles Heath; Omaha
Neb.. Fred Eller. cigar maker; q Young lady.
David City. Neb.. child of John Den,
ogsr Sioux Gsy ia un Mapvs1,a ns II
r., Patrick Hanley; Huron, d. T.. Thos. E.
Gilkeson and Rowland Chambers; Luverne.
Mimi. John 10y; Inwood, Ia Mr. Ei'zseralds
two children: Aberdeen. ID. T., William Love
and Judson Westeate; Bowdle, D. T.. Mr. Paine;
Roscoe, d. t., Peter Terhume; Vergin, d. T..
Iroquois, D. T.. Mrs. Devine, Adam Gerner and
g. w. Goslee; Berkston, d. r., w. b. Headley;
Delamere, D. T., Miss Cora Curtis.
A Brooks, Oak, special says: IA young man
started from here to go into the country. Thurs
day, and cannot be found. 1t is feared he has
persisted. Several others had narrow escapes"
Claremont. Dak dispatch says: Reports
have been received here of four persons lost in
the blizzard. but without particulars. except in
the case of Missi Stineburner, of Amherst, who
was out all night and can hardly recover
On Thursday forenoon, just before the biz
card struck. party of seven farmers, living
twenty-five miles northwest of WATERFOWL. D.
t., started for home. The report comes that
the bodies of four of them have been found,
dead. Searching parties are looking for the
others
The school at Inwood. Ia, Was dismissed in
the midst of the binding blizzard. and two Fitz-
gerald children were lost In the storm. Others
are likely to have persisted. Two farmers started
from Bridgewater to Marion Junction, and per-
ished on the way.
The dead body of a man was found near Sioux
Falls. Oak. last night. frozen solid, as also
the team of horses with him. His face
bloated to be unrecognizable, and he has not
been identified. The horses had been unhitched
from the sleigh with the harness on. and the
man had no overcoat on, and It is supposed that
he, with Others was riding, and that he I'M
htched the team to go for help, leaving the
others in the sleigh covered by his overcoat.
Hunting parties are out. Another heavy snow
storm is now in progress.
Three young men living on the Jim river, east
Of Mitchell D. T.. are still missing. Trains will
be blocked for a week.
Besides Thomas Gikinson. Emil Gilman,
Robert Chambers and an unknown man were re-
ported dead at Huron up to last night Thomas
and William Nelson were found frozen to Death
this morning. They lived nine miles west of
town. Joseph w. Wilson, living in the
neighhorhood. is also missing. Chambers saved
his son by burying him in the snow, but himself
persisted When found they were half mile
from the house. and large St Bernard dog was
with them. The boy says the dog barked all
night and his father called for help; that his
father did NOT die till an hour before the rescu-
ing party reached them. The boy is only
slightly frozen. party of four that started
for Lake Byron an hour before the storm has
not been heard from.
At Yankton. in the storm of Thursday. sew
eral school children were lost while returning
from school. Many farmers returning home
from town were overtaken, and wandered help
lessly over the prairie during the night Two
men were frozen to death at Lesterviile. and
others at the same place now lie in critical
condition. Two children were frozen at Waken-
da, a small town near Yankton.
Mr.. Davis and his ffteen-year-old son were
found by searching parties two miles from
Minola, Oak, frozen to death. Several others
Five victims of the blizzard have been found
near Sioux Falls, viz: A. lady teacher, named
jacobson, and pupil, named Ginde 81; q.
Crustrom, farmer, and two others. names not
known.
At Lestervlle. Jacob Krutz died from the
cold and his wife was badly frozen. Fred B.
Millberger may die from exposure. Another
man, unknown. is known to have been frozen.
Three deaths reported from Tindall. Bon
homme county, and two girls near Wakeuda,
Clay county.
1t is reported that a LADY school teacher was
frozen to death near Flandreau.
The body of J. w. Cassie, wealthy farmer
lost in Thursdays blizzard. founu this
morning about two miles from his house. in the
vicinity of Miller. D. T.
Emma Lamer, a school teacher southwest of
Faulkton, and Carrie Auman. pupil were
frozen to death Wednesday night.
Will c. Garthwate, farmers son residing
near Doland got lost in the blizzard Thursday,
going from his fathers house TO the barn. and
was found dead in the snow. yesterday.
At Raymond Willie and Harry Driver were
frozen to death.
MITCHELL D. T., Jan. IA farmer named
Allen, five miles north, was caught in the storm,
with his son. while getting hay for the cattle,
and the latter was frozen to death, while the
father will lose both arms Joseph Anderson
went to the country after hay before the storm,
and has not been heard from. A freight crew
is blockaded nine miles north on the c. & D.,
with nothing to eat since Wednesday.
ABERDEEN, D. T.. Jan. 14.-Judson Westgate
and William Love, of Nina, fourteen miles west.
started home by team Wednesday afternoon.
Several kilograms were received from Nina.
asking for information, and it is probable both
persisted. Information from Bowdle shows
that nothing has been heard from
Mr. Paine, who left there Jan. 4. Mr.. Hume,
a farmer living near Roscoe is supposed to have
perisned in the storm. Reports from Hitch
cock fifty miles SOUTH state that Emil Gilberts,
Swede. from Chicago. was found frozen to
death mile east of town. Virgil, Frank and
William Nirison and Joe Wilson lost in
the blizzard. The bodies of the Nirisons were
found, but trace of Wilson.
lost at Worthwhile, name unknown.
FERGUS FALLS. Mimi. Jan. 14-Nfiss Cora
Curtis school-teacher. was frozen to death COM
ing from school, at Delamere, ID. T.
BRAINERD, Mimi, JAN IA man was struck
by snow pillow, yesterday, having his leg and
arm broken. He crawled a mile through the
snow to the station, and died.
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