Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-03
Nebraska,

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]. V. Hines, living in the northern part
of Schuyler, started to bring his children
home from school. On his return he be-
house and had to be helped in. He soon
after died from the effects Of his exposure
The storm at Neigh was the worst ever
known, and the weather changed from
pleasant, with the wind from the south, to
northwest blizzard, and the temperature
fell twenty degrees in twenty minutes.
Large numbers of cattle have been frozen
to death. The only person known to be
seriously frozen is F. w. Taylor, of Clear
water, who was picked up barely able
to speak, and will probably not recover.
W. j. Austin, Of David City, had his
hand terribly frozen, and three children
belonging to John Denlinger, of Garrison,
who had attempted to so home from school,
lost their way and were out all night.
When found they were partially buried in
the snow. One of them was frozen to
death, and the others, though suffering in
tense agony, will likely recover. Judge
Geo. w. Post and another man, who were
out hunting, were caught in the storm and
ore yet missing. In several school districts
scholars and teachers were compelled to
shelter themselves in the school house dur
ing the night.
Two persons are reported lost and two
children badly frozen at Atkinson.
The thermometer was IL degrees below
zero at Lincoln, and the storm very severe.
Among the fatalities reported are: Mrs.
P. Smith was frozen to death at Woodlawn.
John Sparks, member of the legislature,
was found frozen dead nine miles west of
Beatrice. Emil Grassman, of Peru, q
farm laborer, was found dead within twenty
yards Of his house. A child named Rodine
is reported missing near Nebraska City.
The death of an old man named Matthews
is reported from Dustin. He was lost in
going from the house to the stable to feed
his stock.
The body of q little daughter of Chris
Bodine, farmer living twelve miles south
west of Nebraska City, who has been miss
ing since the blizzard, was found in ra-
vine more than mile from, the house. she
having been overtaken by the storm when
returning from school, and within sight of
her home, but lost her way. Henry Gondig,
farmer, while returning home from the
city, was overtaken in the storm and frozen
so badly that he had to have his hands and
feet amputated.
The dead bodies of Mrs. Malinda S.
Chapman, aged 81 years, Eddie and Minnie
Faust, the former aged years, the latter
II months, have been found. Mr.. Mates,
Dustin, was found frozen to death twenty
rods from his house.
The body of Frank Metz, lad - years
old, was found near Columbus. Young
Metz left Ewing to drive home, a distance
of twenty five miles, with his mother and
little sister. The party got lost in the
terrible blizzard and became separated.
The mother and little girl were badly
frozen, but eventually found shelter and
are alive.
Other Points.
An old man named Erick Olsen,
Swede living mean Beaver Creek, Mimi,
started after load of straw with large
handsled, and the blizzard struck him.
He wandered mile and half, just miss
ing stack of hay. He was found frozen,
his feet sticking out of the deep snow.
His head and shoulders were buried. A
large number of cattle have persisted.
Farmers driving stock to water in several