The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-01-27
THE KIMBALL GRAPHIC,
BY c. R. TINAN.
THE DEADLY BLIZZARD.
Later Particulars OF the Atorm-lt Ex-
tends Over the Entire Northwest
md Reaches Texas-The Death List
over &DlD.

Later Particulars OF the Ht0cM-lt Ex.
tends Over the Entire Northwest
and Reaches Texas-The Death List
over &OO.
As particulars from the outside world
come in-from other POINTS in Dakota
and from states cOntigous-thc late
storm or blizzard seems to have been
the worst in the history of the north.
west. After leaving the northwest it
appears to have left it's blizzardly char
acteristics tehind it and settled into an
intense cold n which swept the
country from the Rocky Mountains to
Lake Michigan and extended as far
south as Louisiana and Texas. In both
thelatter states the mercury fell below
zero and there was a great loss OF stock
in consequence. Throughout Wiscon-
sin, Iowa. Minnesota. Michigan, Nebras-
ka and Illinois the mercury fell. in 10
c~alities, to 400 below. The blizzard
swept Minnesota, Nebraska and Iowa AZ
well MS OAK ota. The loss or life in the
last three states named and in the terri
tory ~ in the ncighborhood of 200, over
half Of which occurred in Dakota. The
loss to stock was, OF course, enormous
everywhere. Dispatches from all points
in the northwest tell of the same tragic
and sorrowful deaths, the same miracu.
lous escapes and the same h roic self
sacrifices and deadly conflicts with the
raging blizzard as those in IL W
county (Brule) accounts of which are
published elsewhere in this issue. To
publish the report from one county is to
tell the tale of all The greatest loss of
life was among school teachers and pu.
pills who vainly sought to find their way
home. More than one school mistress
has heard her last recitation, and the
number OF little onGS who sank upon the
broad p~rairies in the binding snow to
rise no more is sad beyond expression.
The tales of heroic achievements and SAC
ritices made by the brave young teach
crs to protect their charges from death
would fill d volume, and could they be
correctly told, create a monument I
their memory more enduring =! :.
granite. Even within the l;mit. q.
cities. with their well defined real, md
lana marks, more than one unfor. nate
fell ots)ra the b.i.:ari's Graz elast.
AT Omaha there were several lives lost.
In Sioux City All employee of one of the
packing houses wandered seven miles
oul of the city in the storm. Another
victim Of the storm in that city was q
lady who got lost and remained buried
in a N drift all night. The agent II
the Milwaukee road fell unconscious
upon reaching his house.
The railroad blockade extended owe,
five states. In lows and Dakota it was
the worst ever known on the Milwaukee
road save in II instance West OF
Mitchell 1t was the worst. The storm
caught two engines and train crews AT
Aimbnll. One of the engines (3sl) with
q snow plo attachment blew out a CYL
inder head while buefing snow the
night hefor. me storm, ;sssgaa he driving
saow forsetl the engineer and fireman
from the other, so that died, too. Five
dag after The storm the almost ,apossi
biz task OF t.ri2g up tax sncw pillow en-
einc as accomplished b. running hel
INTO a deep cut. roofing her over ane
,liawing Der out by fires BUILT under her
The broken cylinder head was replaced
by one from the other engine. The
train crews and section men Their wen
to work with u will and succeeded in
nla,ling Plankinton-24 miles east-afte1
four days of hard labor. The train
rev and small force of 80 section mcr
q d shovelers in charge Of Conductor
oleson and Road Master Kindelan die
excellent work. Frank Wood IN, the
engineer of 3Sl, got his back up and the
way he would send his machine into tn.
cuts was a caution. AT Plankinton they
met the big mogul, No. 635, with snow
plow from SanbOrn, which had beer
just a week making 1855 miles. The
snow pillow outfit consisted of No. 935
with another engine to assist, two car
loads OF coal. two cabOoses and tru
crews and IS shovelers. The train came
through to KimbalI Sunday night, max
ing the first train to arrive from, Mitchell
for IL days. The next morning it start
ed west to opa the road to Chamber
lain which it accomplished Tuesday
The snow plnw cltit br xat nc mai
and it was = r.ti.. that thu
delayed n"'' Scr &!
hich &c; OYER