Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-01-18
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moaE IN DETAIL
Accaun;s from the Eteid OF the Blizzard
Giytnx Fatalities and l~actdents OF

MORE IN DETAIL
Accaunss from the Field of the blizzard
Giving Fatalities and Incidents OF
suffering.
Hufop, Jan. 16-As far as reported,
thirteen deaths have resnitsd IN this
county from thursdays storm. They
are as follows: J.W. 9oslie and Adam
Gsrner, near Iroqnois; Mrs. Phillips,
naed 70, and grandson. ageu IA, banned
Bardei; Robert Uhamb ef, sgsd 30, iIviug
six miles southwest OF Enren; Ihos. II.
Gllkerson, aged 45, u mile snd q hall
south Of Hnrop; John Newcomer, aged
8, nesr Gavoar; William and Frank Nuf-
ton, aged Is ana %, eight miles west Ut
Heron; Emil GlDsrtson. aged 90, near
Altoona; Lewis Merriam, aged 6O, and o
son aged Is, fourteen miles from
Altoona. Besides these the body of an
unknown man at Alpenn, making thir-
teen IN ell. Many are reported badly
frozen, but none aeriouly except Mrs.
Pearson, neal Cavour, who. if she
RECEIVERS. will lose Que or both limbs ct
the knee, J. f. Wilder, will get we'll.
Ezra Fuller will lose his lett
arm at the elbow. The bodies
of the Rierson brothers were
brought here this afternoon, frozen solid,
cheeks cracked and eyes protruded.
They presented o horrible appearance.
They sre ct the undertakers', being pre-
pared for shipment to their parents in
Chicago. A brother is expected here to-
morrow. The body of Thos. Gilksrson
was found and brought in'this afternoon.
He Yves only twenty rods from his resi-
dence. John MoWhorton was found
four miles from his own house. The
funeral of Roberts Chambers occnre to.
morrow. Wilson'S account of his ex-
perience with the Rlerson brotheIs dur
ing the storm is that he was over to their
place Thursday doctoring a sick horse,
when the storm same up. The boys,
fearing the storm started back with
Wilson, to go to his place two miles east
Of the Rieraon place. Each Of che boys
leading q horse and Wilson on foot,
travelled two miles east, missing Wilson's
place less than forty rods. They
travelled around over the prairie
In search of shelter, the
boys part of the time riding
the horses and part OF the time leading
them. Wilson did all in his power to
saaist the boys on and off of the horses,
continually encouraging them with hope
Of reaching shelter. After wandering
some hours frank fell exhausted and ex-
Ipired in o few minutes. Wilson and
| Willie Rierson then wandered on 10
hope OF reaching shelter, and after some
time William also succumbed. One horse,
being exhausted, refused to proceed
after William persisted. Wilson stall
proceeded, leading the other horse, which
soon got down IN . deep drift and per.
ished. This WAS near daybreak. Wilson
proceeded along until about exhausted
when he took shelter In 3 deep drift in .
cornfield. When he got chilly again be
~procesded and continued along, walking
and resting on snowdrifts. He proceed.
ed till from exhaustion his knees gave
way. About 10 o'clock Friday morning
he crawled On his hands and feet to tht
house of John Brenerman, having gont
ten miles from the starting point. VIII
son froze his faoe. William Rlerson wa
found Friday about 10 o'clock by Geo
Heher. and Frank ssss tenna Ss.:.5S:
forenoon by Bad Broot.
At Miller to-day was reported the
finding OF the body Of Alex Thompson
He left Huron on Thursday morning
The body OF MR.. Holtz, . farmer who
lived northwest OF Miller, has been
found. He started for aid for his sicE
wife and was overtaken by the storm.
A lady who went to attend his wife was
also badly frozen. Mr.. Horton, who
lives north OF Miller has not been seer
since tbs storm.
Mitchell Jan. 16-The total eaaual-
tiea Of Thursdays storm, reported up 70
tonight, are the death of Frank Alien,
q ~13-year-eld boy, from exhaustion,
Walter Munger, q farm hand; Davis and
wife, near Woonsooket; q ST. Pau
travelling manin Bon Homme county
swo school children near Ms. Vernon
teacher and i've children near Tripp
e large number OF cattle and hogs wer,
destroyed through this section. Th,
total loss is impossible TO estimate now
Mrs, Dodds and o 6.year.old child 8
Ethan were on the pyairie sixteen hour
before rescue. The mothers feet wer
badly frozen, aud the daughter wa
not much injured. Several parties sup
posed to be Lost have turned up q
neighbors' after rough experiences.
The. first tain in several days came il
oyer the Hastings and Dakota last nigh
from Aberdeen. The Iowa, Dakota an
Sioux City line will be open to morrow
The weather 10 warmer tonight with il
dicntions of another storm.
: Sioux Falls, Jan. I6 Three add
tionRI victims OF the late blizzard wei
reported to-day increasing the humble
to seven for this region. Eric Ericso
. heretofore reported among h victIml
Is not dead. The body of John Beeslel
which wss found in Lincoln count,
about eight miles south, WAS brougr
in To-day. Mrs. Kennedy and her /.
. year-old son, iiving four and 9 half mile
west, persisted in the storm OF Thnrsda
. night. The remains OF the mother We,
discovered in q cornfisld near her honss
on Sunday. The boy is still in the sno,
During the storm Mr.. Kennedy, til
husband and father OF She victims, wer
= after . pail OF water, and not returnin
his wife went in quest OF him, and M
returning herself the boy went after b
mother, leaving four younger broths
and q sister in the house. Mr.. Kenned
: took refuge in q haysfack and was save
The mercury is nov 6 above zero on
going up steadily. The Burlington
running regular trains In and ont /
Sioux Falls.
Aberdeen, Jan. 16-The fret case
death in this vicinity from Thursday
blizzard came TO light to-day. IT
ylctims name 10 William T. Morrill,.
appears that Morrill, was stopping
Samuel Spiers', i've miles west Of Abe
deem, and attempted to 60 to the ba
20 feed the stock, in company with n
Westgate, The lstter became scar,
and returned. Morrill, plunged on OIL
met his death, The body was found ty