Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-20
FROZEN TO DEATH.
Awful Record of the Great Storm That
Has Swept Over the Northwest
Nearly Every Place Has Contributed
Victims to the Wrath of the
Storm King.
Renoris From the Worst Points.


Reports from Yanktou, D. T, say: The
blizzard which ended Thursday morning
was the worst e7e- known. The railroads
and wagon roads are blockaded, and re
ports come in slowly. Twelve miles north
west of Yanktcn jacob kurtz and an un-
known man were frozen to DEATH Mrs.
Kurtz had feet and hands badly frozen
Frederick Milbeyer had feet, hands and
face badly frozen. A party was Iost on
the prairie in the blizzard five miles
| northeast. Two girls named Shoefeldt
were caught on the open prairie and
frozen to death. Two men in the same
neighborhood are missing. E. L. Bruce
has been brought in from ten miles north
badly frozen, but will recover. report
comes from twenty miles west of Yank-
ton that three persons were frozen to
death in that neighborhood during the
blizzard.
From Sioux Falls, d. I. Five deaths
from freezing in Thursday nights bliz-
zard have been reported here, three being
farmers who were from fifteen to two rods
from shelter, but could not find it, and
school teacher and one of her pupils.
who were q few miles north of this city.
The two latter started for their homes
half mile distant, but wandered in an op-
posite direction. Hundreds of head of
cattle, horses and hogs perished. One
entire drove of nlnety-seven cattle were
frozen, most of them standing up.
There is great suffering among farmers.
From Aberdeen, D. L. No casualties in
this immediate vicinity are reported from
Thursdays storm. Specials from North
field report the death of Miss Bessie
Stansville, a teacher near Worthwhile, who
was overcome within few yards of her
boarding place: also of Homer May, aged
fourteen, west of Redfield; also that Miss
Sternburner, in Marshall County, was so
badly frozen that her life was despaire1
of. great many narrow escapes are re-
ported, mostly among school children.
From Delamere, D. I. Miss Cora Cur
tis, teacher in the public schools of this
city, started for school yesterday morn
ing and became bewildered by the driving
snow. She wandered aimlessly about un-
til exhausted, when she lay down in the
snow. Her lifeless remains were found
this morning. She was not ten rods from
the school house when she fell.
From Gary, D. 7. Peter Staltzenberg,
of Altamont Township, left Thursday for
Altamont for a coffin for his son, who
had died the day before. He was caught
in blizzard, aud has not yet been heard
from. Word has been brought to town
that two children of Joseph Hutchinson,
who lives three miles west of Gary, had
persisted in the blizzard while returning
from school.
From Lenox, ID. T. On the prairie,
near this place. the stiffened corpses of
four school children were found in a
snow drift. They were caught in tie
blizzard Thursday on their way home and
perished.
A st. Paul despatch of Friday says: At,
st. Peter and other Southern Minnesota
points the streets are blockaded and busi-
ness is practically suspended. Following
is list of the dead and missing gathered
from reports from various Minnesota,
Dakota, and Montana towns: Minnesota
AT Adrian. John Daring; at Luvernil
John Joy. Dakota-At Hitchcock, Eme
Giibertson; at Mitchell, George Allen, Jr.,
Joseph Anderson; at Minott, James
Smith and two sons; at Raymond, Will
liam Drivers two sons, Charles Heath; ;
at Aberdeen, William Love, Judson West
gate; at BoWdle, Mr.. Paine; at Roscoe,
Peter Terhune; at Hitchcock, Emil Gil
berts; at Vergil, Frank Nirlson, William
Nirison, Joseph Wilson; at Iroq uois, Mrs.
Devne, Adam Gerner, j. W. GJslee; at
Barkston, ". B. Heady; at Huron,
Thomas E. Gnkeson, Rowland Chambers;
at Belg grade, William Overman; at Mary
vile, Patrick Hanley.
Chester Mimi: Six children of James
Baker, of this place, while returning from
school succumbed to the cold wind, and
when found they were frozen to death.