New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-18


TKxAs-sToRIEs or SUFFERING AND Thrilling
KxPERIE> CEs CONTINUE.
CHICAGO. Jan. 17.-Aa Austin. Tex, dispatch
says: The Colorado River for the first time
since the settlement of the country was frozen
over yesterday, the ice being from four inches
to foot thick. Reports from the stock ranges
are mcagre, but stockincn fear the loss has been
great on the plains and prairies Stocl<men
reached here to-day from No Mans Land and
report cattle all right there, but they fear they
are losing great many on the plains of the Pan
Handle. On Saturday Tom Jackson and Bob
Smith left Gainesville a wa gon for John Linn's
farm, sixteen miles west OF there When within
mile OF the place jackson sal he was nearly
frozen and could not live much longer. Smith
put jackson IN the wagon and started for assist
ance, but dark coming on he lost his way. Finally
Smith found the house of farmer named Hitch
cock and was cared for. jackson not found
until the next morning, and was corpse
BELLEVUE. Tex. Jan. 17.-Charles Jones col-
orcd) living six miles from town started to walk
home Sunday night in the teeth of a blizzard.
lie was found frozen to death near his house yes
6rday morning.
BrYAy. Tex, Jan. 17.-All the prisoners, nine
in number, in the Jail of this G}razos county,
made their escape last evening by burowing
under the wall. One of them came in and sur,
rendered after few hours. saying it was so cold
he could net stand it in the woods. Among the
the postonicc at MTlican, for whom the sheriff
offers reward of 81 900.
MEMPHIS, JAN 1.-THE blizzard which set in on
Saturday morning is still on and business is al
most entirely suspended. 1t is still seeting and
the grolnd is covered with ice to depth Of eight
inches. There is much suffering among the poor,
as coal has advanced from 60 to 10 cents
barrel in two days and coal famine is threatened.
a. l.. Davis, drummer Of this city, was found
dead this morning in diney room in the negro
quarter Of Ball-st. where he had frozen to death.
SIOUX FALLS. Oak, Jan 1.-THE eighth victim
in this county Of the recent blizzard was heard
Of yesterday. 1t was Eric Erickson, a farmer,
six miles from the city. He but short
distance from his house when the storm struck,
hauling hay. lie was soon blinded by the storm,
as was every one who was out in IL. and lost his
way. lie unharnessed the horses and unhtchcd
the front portion of the sled, but was probably
then too much exhausted to do anything further
The horses were found next day, but Ericsons
body cannot be found.
Henry Bliss a farmer near Montrose went to
the barn TO do chores. His wife put light in
the window to guide him back, but he never came
James Kennedy, who passed the night in
who went out to find him were both fr0zen and
the boys body has not been recovered.
G. Grandsroms body was found last night. lie
pcrished within twenty-five yards of his house.
A German farmer in Lincoln County perishcd
while attending to his cattle. Another farmer
at Brandon and an unknown tramp were lost in
the storm. IL is estimated that over 5000 head
of cattle in this county alone pershcd in the
storm Several railroad cuts were filled with
their frozen carcasses.
ST. PAUL, MIMI, Jan. 17.-The Pioneer Press dis
patches tonight give the following storm news
AT Gary OAK. CHRISTOPHER Stolzenberg. reported
lost in the blizzard while on his way 70 AltamOnt
to procure coffin for hIs dead son, returned home
yesterday. After travelling fourteen miles with
the storm lie found ShantV. Hugo Sheafe a young
German living with Christopher Wagner IN the
northern part of this county, was found dead
YESTERDAY No tldmGs from the Hutchinson lads
i.,,et ho1
kent mp whenever it has been possible to 20 out on
the prairie.
found frozen To death four miles west of the city
yesterday afternoon proved to be William MOrTell,
a farm la6orer, about siyty years of age. He
started with anoi her man on Thursday afternoon
to 90 to the barn, not more than ten rods
from the house. HIS companion turned back.
bur MOrTell, who insisted that he could find the
building, wandered away to his death beside a
lonely snow fence.
"Yankton Oak, reports the following additional
casualties tonight: Mrs. +. BumbaS, living four
miles north of Iynda. lost while going TO feed
her chickens and frozen to death. nme-year-
OLD son of J. NJ. Half living west of ryn-
dali, was caught bv the blizzard while 60
ing home from school and frozen to death. A
Bohemian woman: living south of Tabor, has been
found dead. A Bohemian woman, named Mrs.
Base, living one mile west OF Tabor frozen TO
death. The body has not yet been found. man
belonging 10 the Brown ranch, twenty miles sout h
of YanktOn in Nebra,ka, was lost on the prairie
and is probably dead. Mr. Stout, school teacher,
living four miles west of lyndall, Is lost and prob
ably frozen Charles Goddard, age sixteen, was lost
III the snow and has not been heard from. wO
unknown men. near Iyndall, missing The
body of an unknown man was seen on Bon Iomme
Road. twelve miles from the city. this afternoon.
One man was frozen TO death near Armour Another
decd body was found near Springfield. In most of
the school districts of Yankton County. teachers
kept the chi dren in all NIGHT and thus saved many
lives. The Rev. II. IL. Ilurd is missing.
GRAND Forks, OAK, Jan. 17-An old English
man lost in the blizzard buried himself in the
snow, and land there all night and escaped with a
few touches of frost.