Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-01-19
TALES OF The STORM.


created sad havoc with life and prop
erty in the great northwest has gone far
toward redeeming the regulations for
truth of . large number Of old s~ettiers
who have in the years past held them.
elves up as positive information bureaus
upon the subject OF great storms. Many
new corners have positively refused to
believe the old settlers who sought to
enlighten them with regard to the freaks
OF the weather. Bat now there are no
skeptics, and the old settler g statements
are all believed.
Among the skeptlcsl class was Otto
Peemiller, of this city, who by his own
confession has always taken the stories of
biizzards with grains OF allowance. But
on Thursdaylast he experienced a change
OF opinion and is now willing TO believe
anything. Last Thursday he was snow
bound ct belmont, Dakota, with his
wife. No trains we're running and the
prospects were that none would run for
weeks. MIR. Peemiller, after learning
these facts, left belmont with two COM
panions. for Trip, ten miles away. After
four and ~ half miles of hat distance
Ware passed. the wind. which had been
blowing from the south. shifted sudden
ly to the west and in q few moments
afterwards changed again to the north,
Then light now began falling and the
breeze became stronger. The party had
the railway track for q highway and were
making good time. At precisely twelve
O'Clock and six minutes the blizzs7d
struck them, and for two hours they
walked before reaching Trip. They
kept tho track and having the wind
at their backs were tolsrably comfort
able, considering all things, One,of the
party, named Joseph Martin, lived west
of the track, about one and one half
miles north Of Tripp and when he
thought that he was about opposite his
home he left the party and in spite OF
their entreaties and arguments started
across the prairie. He succeeded IN
reaching home alive and not much
frozen, but the men on the track watch
ed him disappear in the storm with any
thing but pleasant feelings. Mr.. Pee
miller had nov but one companion and
these two started again. In going
through a deep cut they lost the track
and we're temporarily lost. During a
luli in the storm Mr.. Peemiller sighted a
telegraph pole and knowing it to be on
the west side OF the track he arawied
away from it until he found he track
again. After this the saili:s.;.s better
and when the junction Of the Mitchell
and Armonr tracks was reached they
we're almost tempted to yell. Mrs. Pee
miller remained OF belmont until the
storm subsidized.
Andrew J, Faulk, living near the
Gsyvllle road, rode four miles on horse.
back during the storm and succeeded in
reaohlng home.
a man from Utica this morning re-
ports w. F. Baade still missing.
The boy Baker, who is missing from
the MsolsRan ranch in Nebraska, has
not been found,
H.. b. Wynn returned o.day from
Harrington. He reports a school teacher
and three children frozen to death near
Creighton, Nebraska.
WI. Darling. of the Duluth surveying
party, Is IN Yankton to day ON business.
He says that during the forenoon OF
Thursday the weather was SO Disagree
able that his party did not leave its
quarters and thereby escaped the
blizzard.
Mrs. 81. l.. CLARK is ~agreeably disap-
pointing her anxious friends by rapidly
recovering. Her injuries are not as
serious as at frat supposed.
Mrs. Jacob Kursz, who was SO severity
frozen 81 Lesterviile. was brought to
shis city to day for treatment.
The remains Of A. j. Winters passed
through Yankton this afternoon, in
charge OF his son DIR. A. j. Winters, Jr.
A team and two men from Kincel's
barn went to Tyndaii yesterday after the
body Of j.. o. Robson, and is expected
to arrive tonight.
Tho Death Roll.
The following is the list OF known
victims of the blizzard OF the 18th inst,
corrected to date:
BON RoMME COUNTY.
10. Robinson, Al. Winters. Nels
Halliburton, Mrs. F. Bambas, son of
Michael Huff, Mrs. Bose, Joseph
Kocorek, two children OF John Bonza,
Mrs. A. ]. Wilson. child Of Matthew
Weisse, three children OF Christian Kaul,
five children OF George Gishert. Total,
10.
YANKToN COUNTY.
Jacob Kurtz. Mrs. Elizabeth Meth,
Frederick Milbeyer, Frank Weisner.
Total, 4.
TURNER COUNTY.
Four children OF Peter Wrenzs, Lizzie
Dryer. Total, 4.
LAY CoUNTY.
Miss Shoefeidt, Miss Annie shoefeldt.
fetal, >.
HUTCHINSON COUNTY.
W. B. Hsdley, three children of John
Kaufman, child OF John Albreoht, child
Of Peter GRADER, Mrs. John Gum
| J.oahpa Savlor son of Ioshna Savlop