The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-27
WORSE AND WORSE.

Of life in last weeks storm continue to
come in and the lists up to last night
showed from 153 to $50 victims and it would
seem probable that tue final summary, il
such can ever be made, will show quite ~
names.
Sarah Dolan, q school teacher Of Good
win, near Clear Lake, Oak, and Hugo
Schef, q farmer Of Altamont, DaK., have
been found frozen to death. ind 80 far four
deaths have been reported in that section,
but it is feared there were many more.
News reached jamestown, Oak, Of the
freezing to death o. II. A. Ryan. farmer
living near Windsor, where he had a claim.
His body was found by q searching party
near q hay stack, about eight miles from
Windsor. He had been in the stack anG
had come out, unbuttoned his coat and laid
down on top of snow drift near the stack.
He hands were in a position indicating that
he met death while praying. His horse
was found alive. He had matches in his
pockets when found, and friends wonder
why he did not set fire to the stack and
warm up. Mrs. Ryan is nearly crazed.
At Alexandria, Minn., the frozen body Of
Hanly, a ccuntryman, was found about ten
rods from his home. He had left Alexan-
dria to walk home, CARRYING forty pounds
of provisions, and had stepped several
times to rest and had at last fallen back
upon The snow and died. He served in
company F, Seventh Minnesota
1t Is reported that thrty-one school chit
dren are miss ng in Turner County.
Three children Of Mr. Heines, northwest
Of Lennox, persisted while gong home from
school. The lady teacher pleaded with the
scholars not 10 leave the school room and
finally locked the doors, but they were too
many for her and had their own way. One
scholar. aged seventeen, was among the
lost. Mr. Heines wanted TO kill the school
mistress, but the explanation Of the balance
OF the scholars exonerated her. This
makes seven children lost in the vicinity
of Lennox.
A team of horses, with q cow tied to the
rear Of the wagon, all frozen stiff. were
found in the western part of the county.
The driver probably persisted.
The death of Edwin Kvlling, a farm boy
of seventeen years, has just been reported
from Canton, Oak. He went after hay and
was caught by the blizzard.
SIOUX FALLS REPORT.
Sioux FALLS, Oak, Jan. 1S.-The eighth
victim in the county of the great blizzard
was discovered yesterday. 1t was Eric
Ericsson, farmer. six miles from the city.
He was but short distance from his
house when the storm struck, but was soon
blinded by the snow and lost his way. He
embarrassed the horses and unhitched the
front portion OF the bob-sled, but was
then too much exhausted to do
any thing further. The horses were found
the next day. but his body can not be found.
Henry V. Bliss. farmer near Montrose,
next county, 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
a haystack, is but slightly frozen. His wife
and son, who went out to fuG him, were
both frozen and the boys body has not
been recovered.
g. Grands:rom's body was found last
night. He was driving home from this
city and being overtaken By the storm I'M
hitched the horses and then abandoned
them. He finally fell in the snow and
persisted within twenty-five yards Of his
house.
A German farmer, name unknown, in
Lincoln County, persisted while attending
to his cattle.
Another farmer at Brandon and an I'M
known tramp were lost in the storm.
1t is estimated that over 500 head Of
cattle in this county alone persisted in the
storm. Several railroad cuts were filed
with their frozen carcasses.
In Northern Hurd County a farmer who
started for a doctor was found thirty-six
hours after with his horse standing beside
MS dead body. "A man six miles west OF
Willard left his house telling his wife that
f the storm increased he would stay at the
barn. He has not yet been found.
The report Of the death Of Il school teacher
md sixteen c.Ildre1 near Lake township
n East Edmund County, at first discredit-
ID, is probably true. Parties who came from
Warner, Oak, state that the teacher and
liz children have been found. III. s. Chaplin,
If Minneapo is, supposed to have been lost.
las arrived in Aberdeen.
Mrs. Anthony Haby, of twenty five miles
north. IS reported lost. Word came from
Nolsley, near Huron, OF two more deaths.
A boy of sixteen, Burdett Schofield, left
yolsley just before the storm set in with d
Dad of coal, going to his home, five miles
outh Of town. He unfastened the team
rom the sled and went some distance.
when the horses got into a snow1rift
There he left them. His body was found
i've miles from the sleigh. The Druse
1--we vi u u'Ec west Oh |
yolsley. Katherine Druse. with a sister, |
we're at the barn. about sixty rods from
he house. when The storm came up. She |
started for the house but lbs. her way.
the next morning her body was found |
forty rods from the house. Those reported !
most severely frozen are improving and |
nay recover.
NEBRASKA LIST.
NEIGH, Neb-. Jan. lS.-A school teacher |
md eight children, names unknown, were !
ost in the storEi in the northern part Of |
Holt County.
Five brothers named Sickle were frozen |
o death six miles from here and an old |
nan named Close also persisted.
A boy named Miller was frozen to death |
md his mother will lose both legs and an |
rm. They were returning from the fune- |
al of relative.
Miss Louie Royce, teaching school near
Foster, Neb., attempted to go from the |
chool house to farm house twenty rods
way, with three children but lost her way
n the storm and all laid down in the snow.
me three children died during the night, |
nut Miss Royce reached the house in the
morning with both feet frozen, and they
vii. have TO be amputated.
Henry Keichhafer and his son also lost
heir lives near the same place while try
ng to find some cattle. Their bodies were
ound within ten rods Of farm house
wing side by side.
Fifteen persons persisted in last Thurs
ay's storm IN Custer County alone. The
Dss Of stock is said TO be enormous. Par.
icuiars are not obtainable.
Burned Alive.
RALEIGH, n. c., Jan. 17.-Near Dobson,
'homas Marion, u we!lknown farmer, met
cath Saturday in a manner both singular
nd horrible. He was drying lumber IN a
obacco barn. The heavy planks were
Imported on poles at height OF eight feet