Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-03

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Anown We're frozen to death in that sec+; nv:
at baskerville Jocob Krutz died from, tho
cold and his wife badly frozen and Freaar.
i lex Mllourger may die from exposure: M
o.her man, unknown, is known 70 have
oeen frozen; three deaths are raS
ported from Tyndall, Bon Homme conntv
and n, two girls near Wakonda, CLAW CONT.
riandreau, it is said reported that lodyr
school teacher in the northern part of tha
county was frozen to death; Miller. the
pody OF .; w. Gassler, wealthy farmer.
l'.ost IN the blizzard, was found two miles
nom MS nome; At Faulkton, Emma Lemar.
q scnool teacher southwest of there. and
9arrle amman, pupil, were frozen to
aeatn; Doland, Will G. Carthwaite, far
ners son, got lost i'll the blizzard when
| and was found dead in the snow.
very pathetic story is told of the suf.
1erlng, bravery and death of Robert Cham
pers, who lives six miles southwest Of
huron. Mr.. Chambers, with two sons.
| one and the other IL, went to Rush. n
place one mile distant, to water the cattle.
Chambers was on foot and each of tba
boys had horse. The father seeing indi-
cations of storm sent the older bow home.
as he was troubled with rheumatism. This
boy reached home safely. Chambers and
Johnny, the 9-year- old boy, undertook to
drive the cattle. They were soon bewildered
and lost. Johnny says that when his father
saw they were lost he made a place in the
snow for HIM and wrapped him up the
best he could. They had no overcoats
or extra clothing. Johnny says he was
so covered up that he was warm. The
father went out and called and the St. St.
Bernard dog barked, but no answer came.
Then the father and dog got into the snow
beside him. While he was warm and. knew
his father was getting cold, he urged his
father to try and find the trees, and then
they could make the house. The father
said: No, 1 cannot go and leave you
here" The boy urged, but the father would
do no more than call for aid, within q certain
reach of the boys bed in the snow. The
dog kept with the boy. Through the night
they had conversations about perishine, but
the father kept assuring the boy that
they would get through all right if he
would only lie still. The boy knew that
his father was freezing, but was quite COM
Portable himself. and finally fell asleep.
When he awoke it was near morning and
his father was still alive. Discovering that
Johnny was awake, his father said: Nov
Johnny, you pray. l will pray and then I
know God will take you through all right Z"
dead. The boy, entirely covered up except
a little Breathing place through the snow.
laid still. The dog stood sentry and af-
forded the clue by which the body was
found next morning.
Joseph kocawrek, who lived about eight
miles north of Tyndall,; the wife of Frank
Ballbor, and an Swear old son of Michael
Hotf, were frozen to death. Several
more parties are missing. 1t is feared that
more lives are lost and great numbers Of
stock.
farmer and team near Sioux Falls were
frozen; two men near Marion junction.;
one man near White Lake; four school
children near Lenox. Miss Lizzie
Ashton, aged about 25, residing with a
brother, five miles northwest Of Arte-
sian, was lost in the storm and per-
ished. She had gone to neighbours,
half mile distant, and was returning
when the storm struck her. Blinded by
the snow she passed within q. short dis
lance of the house and her dead body was
found twenty rods from the building.
The storm was very severe on stock near
Mitchell. At Ashton, Chas. Osman was
frozen to death. Worthwhile reports that
few miles south, persisted while attempt
ing to go to her boarding place, and was
found short time after near the school
house. At Athol German named
Buethen was out all night, and
will lose one hand Mr.. Swoyzl
and another man left Worthwhile to drive in
the country and bave not been heard Of
yet, and are probably lost. Westgale and
Love, of Nina, reported lost, are safe. At
Miranda one man was found dead and
another missing. Bowdle reports that Mr..
Pine, stage driver, is lost, and no trace of
the team or mail bags has yet been found.
At Roscoe Mr.. Terhune is lost, and has
probably persisted. At Raymond two sons
of Win. Driver were found dead few feet
from the barn. Chas. Heath is missing,
and T. H. Clatf badly frozen.
o. E. Stearns, teaching school six miles
north of DeSmet, with his three children,
were caught in the blizzard and were out in
the storm twenty four hours. A boy had his
feet frozen to the ankles. He walked d
mile in this condition. his feet giving out,
and then crawled half a mile to Porter
Lewellen's. He will lose both feet. A
girl was SO badly chilled that she was I'M
conscious five hours after being found.
Stearns was not badly frozen.
| The storm was the worst ever known in
the vicinity of DeSmet. The mercury was
80 below zero. Cattlemen anticipate
heavy losses on the ranges.
| Lewis Merriman, aged 60, and his son,
living fifteen miles northeast of Hitchcock,
persisted in the storm.
Mrs. Joseph Netf, twenty miles north of
Yankton, started a short distance to get a
child home from the school-hou and got
bewildered and froze near her home. In
the same neighborhood Henry Tate lost
twenty-seven head of cattle, and other
farmers lost smaller numbers. The dead
body of man was found at Utica, seven
miles north. A man named Bruce
deserted his team near his homo and wall
dered some twenty miles, when he was
found badly frozen in the hands.
feet and face. J. o. Robinson, OF
Yankton, and "A. j. Winters, of La
Crosse, sewing machine men, who left
Yankton by team, were found dead be-
tween the villages of Tyndall and Spring.
field. One farmer near Lesterville lost 3oo
sheep in the storm. Mrs. 3. Bumbas,
living four miles north of Tyndall, was
lost While going to feed her chickens and
frozen to death. Bohemian woman,
name unknown, living south of Tabor, has
been found dead. A Bohemian woman
| named Boss, one mile west OF Tabor, was
frozen to death. man belonging to the
| p ro,ch twenty miles south OF