St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-19
THE BLIZZARD.
Further Reports Received From
the Great Storm.


Special to the Globe. -
LUvERNE. Minn., Jan. 1S.-The re-
mains of Erick Olson. farmer living
eight miles west of Luvere, were found
on the prairie yesterday. He was not
far from home when the blizzard over
took him, but the storm was so great he
was unable to reach the house. His
body was found four miles distant.
Olson was unmarried. Only two
deaths have resulted from the
storm in Rock county, and this nm
doubtedly completes the list. The loss
in stock is comparatively small, the
only serious loss being that sustained
by George l.. Cole, north of Luverne,
who reports loss of forty head of
cattle. =
A FALSE REPORT.
Special to the Globe.
ABERDEEN, Dak., Jan. 1S.-The vel
come news was received here to-day that
the reported case of freezing of teacher
and sixteen children in EdmundS county
was false. 1t seems that the entire
school remained in the school house
during the night of the storm, and at
the time the report was started that
they were lost they were on their way
No ACW CuSCS have
VelOped in this section.
THE FIRST TRAIN.
Special to the Globe.
HURON, Dak., Jan. 18.-The first st.
Paul and Chicago mail for the week ar
rived this afternoon. The road is open
through from Chicago to Pierre and
YanktOn to OakeS. No additional deaths
are reported in this locality from the
great storm. The frozen are doing
we'll. The two brothers of the Nerison
boys arrived from Chicago this after
noon to take the bodies of Frank and
William to that city tomorrow, where
the parents live. Thomas GelkersOn's
funeral will be held tomorrow.
ANOTHER DEATH.
Special to the Globe.
CANTON, Dak., Jan. 19.-The only
new report of death from the storm to-
day is that of a herdman of Ludwig
Seibert, twelve miles northwest. Sci
bert lost forty head of cattle. A child
is reported lost seven miles south OF
Canton. The driver of the team found
frozen west of here has not yet been
found. =. =
YANKToN VICTIMS.
Special to the Globe.
YANKToN, OAK, Jan. 19.-There is
one more death from the blizzard
EreQorlcK MlleVerne, VINO was frozen
near LeSterville. Two unknown Rus
SLAMS were found yesterday on Manual
Creek. The bodies were standing up
right in sled to which the horses We're
attached. The whole party, men and
horses, was frozen.
OTHER TRAGEDIES.
Special to the Globe.
BIG STONE CITY, Dak., Jan. 49,
Otto KOechertZ, fifteen miles southeast
of here, and his hired man, Rogers, on
the 18th inst. went after load of hay
and got only forty rods from home
when the storm overlook them.
They left the sled there and
are not yet heard from, although twenty
or more men are out every day hunting
for them. The horses came to King
mans place, two miles from there, on
the 14th and were nearly gone, but. will
be saved. Mr.. KOehertz leaves wife
and four small children. August
Zerll1e, twelve miles northwest of here,
on the 18th drove his stock to water
twenty rods from his house. and he as
well as his stock perished. John Walsh,
a mail carrier between here and Travar,
has been gone week and not yet heard
from. Grave fears are entertained. IEe
is a single man and about twenty-eight
years old.