The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-01-17
STORIES OF SUFFERING.
How the Victims Of the Blizzard Per-
Ished In the Cold.
School Teachers Heroic Efforts TO
save Their Young Charges.
Worst storm on Record In the Home
of the Blizzard.

Worst Storm on RECORD In the Homo
of the Blizzard.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 16.-The terrible
storm which has swept over the Northwest,
blockadng railroads in five States, Is now
over, and the victims Of its fury are being
counted. The pitiful list Is growing every
hour. 1t is not improbable that when the
record is complete it will show that a hun
dred lives were sacrificed to the awful fury
of the blizzard. Next TO this, the worst
blizzard that the Northwest ever experienced
occurred January Z, and 0, 1873. In that
storm seventy people were frozen TO death
and thousands Of dollars worth Of property
destroyed. The recent storm promises to be
even more terrible in its results.
The telegraph hourly brings the most pitt
full stories of suffering. terrible struggles for
life and heroic deeds by the brave men and
women Of the stOrm-stricken sections that
have never been equaled. Mary C0nneil,
little school teacher near CaVour, started
nome with two Of her pupils, boy girl
Tie boy left them and pefished. Miss Con-
nell put her dress folds about the little girl
and made her walk all night, sheltering her
charge with her body. They were found
the next morning alive, but horribly frozen.
Another LtdcUtT. MISS OdLOOoohs hSaA
loft. started home with a little girl and both
perished. When found, Miss jacobson was
erOuched in a hollow In the ground with ner
arms about the little girl and her dress skirt
was wrapped about her Der own D9nnet
was Of her head and her hand clutched her
dress at her throat, but there was a smile on
TWO children, boy and girl, Of Joseph
Hutchinson, near Gary, were lost IN going
home from school. Twenty-nye men Az AZ GHSe ,Se
mother could not be kept from going along;
The woman was awith the party VINO Iound
them. They were lying close together, ana
the boy had his sisters hands between MS
own. -
Thursday forenoon, Just before the bliE-
zard struck this point, a party OF seven
farmers, about 25 miles northeast OF here,
started for their homes, having been here
with wheat. The report comes that the
bodies Of four Of them have been found dead.
| Searching parties are out looking for the
others. These are but Few OF the many
| terrible stories which have come In, tine ma
| iority Of which have been briefly mentioned
before In these dispatches. Anumber OF the
| dead had the appearance Of having died Oh
suffocation. Some had torn their clothing
away from their tnroats and others had
| thrown away their head covering and were
cutehing at their throats, as though strug,
Cling for breath During genuine Dlizzara
the air IS filed with fine icedust driven with
terrific force, which chokes the unfortunate
victim in a short time IL he attempts to stand
against 1t.
Suffering In Nebraska.
NEBRASKA Cry, Neb., Jan. 19.-Twenty-
nine degrees below was registered this morn
ing, but 1t was higher during the day. The
indications are that the extreme cold spell Is
over. The body Of the little daughter Of
Chris. Bodine, a farmer, living II miles
southwest Of here, missing since the blizzard
Of Friday, was found in ravine mile
from the house She was overtaken BY the
storm while returning from school, within
sight of her home, but lost her way and
wandered about until she froze to death.
Henry Goldig, a farmer, returning home
from the eity was overtaken by the storm
and frozen so badly that his hands and feet
had TO be amputated. Numerous cases Oh
suffering are reported.
The BIlzzard's Fag End.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. 16.-A snow storm
here yesterday was the most phenomenal
weather occurrence in the recollection Of the
| Oldest citizen. It was the flag end Of the
western blizzard with the wonderful accom-
paniment Of thunder and lightning. The
mercury stands at about 10o above and the
| ground is now covered with four inches Of
/ frozen sleet, making excellent sleighing. 80
/ glad were the people to get sleigh ride that
| the old and young, good and bad. even some
| Of the staid church-goers, were breaking me
/ Sabbath Yesterday to the extent OF slegh rid-
| ing and some Of the sleighs were maryeis OF
| construction.
a "Norther's" Antics In Texas
AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. 16.-A terrific norther
struck Austin Saturday night. AT o'clock
| in the evening, when the cold wave struck
| the city, the mercury stood at about "a
| above. At $50 the thermometer registered
sSs; at o'clock. 2s'; and at midnight Inc
temperature had fallen to 1O' above, the low
est the mercury has ever been knswn o 70
| register in Austin. The Indications were
| favorable for a still lower temperature.
The rapid change, the intense cold and the
badly constructed houses have caused in
tense suffering among the poor In the city.
All Missouri Pacific trains were from "a 70 20
| hours late.
GALVESTON, Jan. 16-The blizzard struck
| the Gulf at / a. m. Sunday. The mercury
| fell 80 degrees In two hours, and heavy
| sleet iced the streets and carried down the
| telegraph and telephone wires, cutting on
| the city's communication for "a hours.
chlcago's homeless Poor.
CHICAGO. Jan. 15-It was 16' below zero
in Chicago at midnight by the government
thermometer. Four below was the highest
temperature reached during yesterday.
There is much hardship in the poorer dis
tricts Of the city and police stations and oth-
er public shelters are crowded 70 their utmost
capacity, by homeless people.
Frozen to Death In Texas.
FORT WORTH, Tex, Jan. 16.-The storm Is
abating, and reports Of losses are beginning
TO come in. A farmer, named Williams, was
frozen to death in Fannin county. A negro
how was found frozen to death In a dry goods
box at Cleburne, johnson county. A negro,
named johnson, was frozen TO death In
Cook county.
WlsconsIn's Experience.
MILWAUKEE, Wiss.. Jan. 16.-Last night
was the coldest in Wisconsin for years. At
Madison il was 30 below, at Eau Claire, As
| below; at Richland Centre, So; Shafta, 90
| Chippewa Falls, 60. Only one fatality is re-
The Death Roll.
MINNEAPoLIs, Jan. 16.-The Journals re-
yised list Of the blizzard fatalities shows 81
| dead In Dakota, II In Minnesota. six in
| Iowa. IL in Nebraska, two in Monsana, total
125. Fifty-fve are reported missing.
Digging Out the Roads
The openingof all the blockaded roads
throughout the northwest was begun In
earnest Yesterday and good progress was
made. Despite the continued cold weather
trains will be running as usual In day OF
two.