St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-16
The STORM'S VICTIMS
II Is Now Believed That the
Death List Will Exceed
One Hundred.
Scotland, Dak., Reports a
Large Number Of Dead and
Many Still Missing.
Casualties Very Numerous
About Huron, Dak., and
Adrian, Mimi.
The Terrible Story Told by
Persons Rescued in the
Nick of Time,

The list of casualties from the great
storm of Thursday is still far from COM
plete. Already the names of ninety
three persons who periShed have been
printed, but new names are constantly
being added to the long roll, ,and:it is.now
believed that more than 100 went down
to death before the terrible blizzard.
The following additional reports have
been received:
AN AWFUL STORY.
Special to the Globe.
SCOTLAND, OAK, Jan. 15.-The great
storm of Thursday has left the railroads
and wagon roads in such a blockaded
condition that it is impossible to get
full reports, but enough has been
learned 10 place the list of fatalities far
above that of any storm in the history
of the country. At this writing the
bodies of twelve people, frozen to death
within distance of thirty miles of
Scotland. have been found. Within the
same radius six or seven people are
missing. and it is feared that they too
bodies of six have been found. They are
those of Joseph kOc0ren, a farmer ten
miles west of ScOtland; NelSe
Halliburton. a farmer, living five miles
west of Springfield: the eight-year-old
son of Michael lIoff and Mrs. Frank
Balfbos, near Tyndatt. This afternoon
the dead bodies of A. J. Winters,a trav-
cling man from La Crosse. Wis, and
his driver were found Oh the prairie
hear Tyndall. Parties have been dis
patched for the bodies and they will be
taken to TyndaIl. The loss of stock has
been large all through this section and
VIII aggregate many thousand dollars.
The weather has been intensely cold
since the storm and there is great Suf-
fering in many places. Tie work of
opening the railroads was commenced
this morning, but it will be several days
before traffic will be resumed.
IN THE VICINITY OF HURON.
Special 10 the Globe.
Huron. Oak. Jan. l5.-Partles
reached here from Alpena this after
noon and report finding j. +. Wilson in
house five miles from home and three
from where he left the NirlSon boys,
who were fr0seI To death. 1t appears
that Wilson was at Nirisolr'S Thursday
morning doctOring q horse. He had
sent his children to school before leav-
ing home. lie became uneasy about
them when the storm came up and de
teTmined TO go afteC them. The Niri-
SONS tried TO diSSuade him, but when
they found it was of do use, both started
with Wilson for the school house, a
mile and half distant, which they
never reached, the NirisOn boys losing
their lives endeavOring to assist
a friend. The Nirisons' father
is a prominent carriage manufacturer
in Chicago, and sent his boys here
10 run his stock farm years ago. The
parents have telegraphed to send the
bodies to Chicago on the first train.
They will be brought here tonight. but
1t Is not likely they will be started for
Chicago before "Wednesday. as the road
is not open. Wilson reached the house
with his face, hands and feet terribly
frozen and his cheeks cracked open.
1t is thought he will get well. The
same parties bring accounts of the
freezing to death of Mrs. Phillips and
her fourteen-year-old son. They lived
near Alpena, twelve miles southwest of
here, and were returning home from
Alpena when the storm set in. 1t is sup
posed they got lost, turned the team
loose and got under a sled box and re-
manned till daylight, then started
home. The woman was found eighty
rods and the boy twenty rods
from the sled, both dead. Ezra Fuller
left home, near CayOur, to get a hired
girl. Returning he was caught in the
storm and remained out all night When
found Friday morning Fuller was Dur-
led in the snow except his left arm and
the top of his head. The girl was sew
eral rods away nearly buried in the
snow. Fuller was badly frozen and will
lose his left arm. The girl, if she re-
covers, will lose foot and possibly a
hand. Both limbs were frozen above
the knees. George Matthews and ].
Wheeler. iii the same neighborhOod, left
Cavour for McNurmey'S, four miles
away, and We're lost within four rods of
McNurmey'S house. They wandered
around till nearly dark. When they
reached the house they were badly
frozen, Matthews especially.
SEVERAL MORE DEATHS.
Special 10 the Globe.
ADRIAN, Mimi, Jan. 15.-AS the re-
ports come in from various parts of
Mobiles county, the list of casualties and
deaths from the storm of the 18th is
really appalling. The following is q
list of those who are known to have
frozen 10 Qealn or were very severely
frozen: John Lay, who lives about
nile miles west of this place, was
caught while watering herd OF cattle
al Elk slough. His body was found the
following day.. He was a single man,
Two schOol-children are reported lost al
Magnolia station, six miles west OF
here. A Mrs. Knudden, living at Rush.
more, was also frozen to death. Hel
husband had gone to the store, some
thirty rods distant, and, moi
returning, she, in company with
a young man who was there
boarding, started in search of him
They were soon overcome and sank
down. The young men buTrowed hole
in the snow, and into this they crept
In the morning the woman was folInC
dead. They were found only forty feet
from a. house near a depot. 1t is re
ported that John 0'Connor, a grair
dealer. of Ellsworth, this county. is lost
John Drencamper, living two miles
from Adrian, was caught about half &
mile from his house while watering hi.
horses, and, after vainly trying TO reacl
the house again, turned his back to the
howllng storm and commenced to re
with It, He struggled on through the
hight with remarkable courage and Ell
durance. and finally reached the house
of Col. Guernsey, about fifteen miles
from his home, arriving there about {
o'clock the following morning, hay
ing been ont nearly twenty hours in the
storm. His feet we're terribly frozen