Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-01-26
DEATH IN THE STORM.

and Montana came pitiful stories OF suffer-
| ing and death from the 10y blast which swept
down from the regions OF Boreaa The wind
blew at the rate of fifty miles an hour, and
the snow, fine ~ powder, was hurled along
by the gale On the prairie an object forty
feet distant could not be seen A mans voice
could not be heard six feet distant The air
was full of snow as fine as -four, and the
roaring Of the wind and the darkness caused
by 30 much snow in tho air made the
scene the most dismal, drear and forssken
that man ever looked upon. Every railroad
in Dakota and Minnesota and many in Iowa,
Nebraska and Wisconsin were blocked. Tel
egraph wires everywhers were down, and it
was not until Sunday that the awful results
of the storm became known The following
is the list of deaths 80 far received, while fifty
more persons are missing:
In Dakota-Emil Gibertson, at Hitchcock; O
Sioux Falls man, two sons OF William Driver, at
Raymond; two Mitchell youths, Emma Lamar,
Carrie Auman,. William @. Gathwaite, Cora
Curtis, at Delamere: Mr.. Davis and son, w. Il.
Headly, at Barkston; Rowland Chambers Il.
Gelksrson. and James Newcombs son. az
Wilson, at Virgil; Mrs. Devine. Adam Corner,
and j. w. Joslee, at IroQuois; George Allen,
farmers, two Bridgewater men, Emil Gilman.
Lewis Merriman and SON, at Hitchcock; Miss
jacobson, - Ginde, q. Grundstrom, three un-
known men, two children OF Joseph Hutchin-
son, three Tyndall people. two Wakonda girls,
Jacob Krutz, an unknown teacher, j. Paine, az
Bowdie; Peter Parkune, at Roscoe; a White
Lake man, four school children james Smith
and two sons. ut Minot
In Minnesota-John 10y at Luverne Mrs.
Knutson; Ole A. Egge at Albert Lea;
In Iowa-Two children q Mrs. Fitzgerald In
Inwood two boys; an unknown man at Sioux
City.
City Fred Eler. Woxwell Beck, and young
lady, at Omaha; Mrs Il. Smith at Lincoln |;
John Sparks OF Gage County; Emil Grossman
of Peru; Mrs. Chapman and her two little
grandchildren ut Stuart Mr.. Mason near Stu
art; - Matthews near sutton; acbild named
Bodino. Others are reported lost and num-
Der OF escapes with frozen feot and hands are
In Montana-Patrick Hanley ct Marysville;
William Overnan at Belgrade.
In kansas--James Kennedy, in Sherman
County.
The following special dispatch from Huron,
d. T., tells graphic story of thrilling scenes
in Southern Dlkota:
TIL mas Gilk erson and man named Gose
W ent n shot dis lance from town. When the
storm struck them hey stated Tor hon but
their horses TO the wagon and each stareI Tor
shelter Gose got to the Louise much irozen
alter ander nS around six hours. otlkerson
has not got home yot. A force OF neiGhbors
has searched for him all day, but found no
traco OF him.
Junius Newalvey went to his slaughter.
house and killed some sheep. Then he tried
TO ride home, but his horse would not face the
storm: The man left the horse and tried az to
ing the severity Of the storm he tramped
around in the slaughter house aud tried to keep
warm but could not. Later no made a fire
with some tallow but could not get warm.
Then no lay down on the sheep pelts and got
nearly TO sleep. The cold aroused him ana he
kept on his feet till daylight. He then walked
home with his feet and hands badly frozen.
Signal-Servce Sergeant Glenn started to go
over an open block, which had q sidewalk, des-
tined for home, and instead OF going q block
west he brought up against a fence block
southeast. He then stumbled along as well az
a man could and soon fell over drift In his
own yard, not knowing where he was.
There were many cases OF persons lost IN
crossing streets. Every railroad is at present
packed full Of hard snow, and there are drifts
to the leeward of every spear Of grass and
fence post. The passenger train that 10 IN tno
drifts four and half miles east east; OF BaIaton , Is
ty-four passengers. Nine relief trains were
sent to them from Balaton, but could pot get
there.
Then the people turned out with lSag rope,
and the man at the head Of the rope stood ut
the first telegraph pole. The second, with the
rope, took his place at the next pole, and SO ON
till the last man had reached his pole. Then
he notified the one behind him, by shouting,
which was repeated till the first man was noti-
fed, who then started on ahend. This round
was followed till the train was reached. The
passengers rejoiced to see them, and
to eat the food they had brought. When It came
to return there were q dozen OF the travellers
who preferred staying in tho cars. The others
went back in safety to Balaton. The station
hands carried a quantity Of provisions TO the
snow-bound passengers, who said they were
gay and happy. Another train from Hawarden
was caught on the fly two miles north OF Villas.
Its passengers were rescued III much the Same
manner as that of the Balaton train.
Two men named Pierson and a man named
Wilson started home from Virgil. The dead
bodies of the Persons have been found, but
Wilson's has not.
Mary Connell taught at school eight miles
northeast OF Huron. She and Sames Newcombs
son and daughter started home together, but
were soon lost. The boy, aged Is, insisted on
striking out for himself and leaving the girls.
the i prairie, and we're found next morning
badly frozen. The boy was found too--dead.
The death of Robert Chambers is the most
pathetic reported, He, with his two sons, ono
9years old and the other IL, went together one
mile distant to water some cattle. Mr.. Cham
bers was on foot and each Of the boys had
horse. The father seeing indications OF
storm, sent the older boy imme diately home,
as he is troubled with rheumatism. Mr.. Cham
bers and Johnny undertook to drive the cattle
home. They were soon bewildered and lost.
Johnny, who lived through the storm, says
that when his father said that they we're
lost, the father made a place in the
snow for him and wrapped him up the best he
could. They had no overcoat or extra clothing
Johnny says that he was 30 covered up that he
was warm. His father went out and called and
called and st. Bernard dog which wac with
them barked, but no answer came. Then the
lhOneI anu bne uOg got 1ntO the snow eblue the
boy. While the boy was warm he knew that
his father was getting very cold. He urged
his father TO go on and ind trees and then he
could make the house. but the father said
mo, l cannot go and leave you here"
The boy urged, but the father would do no more
than to call for aid within certain reach Of the
boys bed Of snow. The dog also kept by the
boy. Through the long MIG hit they had
conversations about perishing, but the father
kept assuring the boy they would get through
all right IL he would only be sure and lie still.
The boy was quito comfort able and finally fell
asleep When he awoko IL was nearly morn
ing
His father was still alive aud discovering
that Johnny was awoke the father said to him:
Now, Johnny, you pray and will pray, and
then 1 know God will take you through all
right They prayed and ION after the father
died. The boy was entirely covered up, except
little breathing place in tho snow, and be
laid still. Tho deg stood sentry and afforded
the clew by which the bodies were found soon
after daylight by searching party Johnny
thinks his father had not been dead more than
an hour when they we're found. The boys
hands and feet are only slightly frozen.
A Brainerd Cainn.) special says: "A swede
coming in from remote Swedish set lement
to the southeast of Mile Laos Lake states that
q Swedo farmer named Henry Olstron butch
cred his whole family, consisting Of his wife
and seven children. The deed was done be-
cnuse tue father found that all Of them wero
going 70 perRh I'm tho "a "a anne c0ld N aathAr