The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-01-25
Indian Agent KEnsy's Story Of ths Fatalities
OF the Blizzsrd.
, Statement o. the Humber Of Des!hs Dsnisi By
TIE Minneapolis Journal.
Nor. Geld WsathSr Reported in Various POI
tons Of ths Northwest.
Thermometer Still Inclined to Keep Well
DOwn-Severe Weather in the New
England States-Notes.

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., January 2l.-Judge
j. +. Kinney, agent of the Yankton Sioux
Indian Agency in Dakota, arrived here yes
4erday, after being nine days OF the road.
Five days were necessary for the party TO
travel thirty miles. The thermometer
during the five days was at 100 below zero
most of the time. The Judge says the loss
of life in Dakota has been greatly under
estimated. as the Dakota papers have tried
20 cover it up. He describes the scene
which took place on board the cars. The
coal was running low. The passengers
were crowded into one car trying TO keep
warm. Two babies persisted. The
men discarded ell their outer gar.
ments they could snare and gave them to
the ladies and children. Finding these not
enough they brought mail sacks from the
postal car and wrapped the children up In
them. While st one station in Bonhomme
county, the Judge says, nineteen frozen
bodies were brought into the depot in one
day. In Bo1homma county the list Of dead
will reach fully 100. The estimates "a
made at HanktOn, yesterday, of the loss of
life throughout the Territory figure up
over 1000. The counties where the loss of
life was the largest, are: Bonhomme, 100;
Hutchinson, IA Lincoln. 10; Beadle, 25'
Sphinx, II; Hand, &c; Ward, 10. The
northern and central parts of the Territory
have not been heard from fully,
incidents relative to the wanderings of
those who went out in the storm. Mrs.
Browning, of Turner County, went from
her house to the stable, a distance OF 100
feet, and her body was recovered Sunday,
seven miles from home. Charles DOllinger,
farmer Of Turner County, peIished seven
feet from his house An unknown woman
of the same county went to care for her
chickens, and was found two miles from
her house. Roads from the agency to
Yankton are lined with dead cattle, many
farmers losing all they had. One man lost
over IU0. The loss of stock can not be es-
timated. 2. Clark and wife, of Yankton
County, were driving toward Yankton
when the blizzard struck them. The horses
refused to proceed aud were turned loose.
MIR. Clark took a strap and fastened one
end to Mrs. Clark and the other end to him
self, end turning their backs to the wind
wandered at random. They came to a hay
stack into which they burroTed and re-
manned all night. Ia the morning Mr..
Clark crswled out and proceeded to house.
He was obliged to crawl on his hands aud
knees, as his clothes we're frozen stiff. He
procured assistance to go after Mrs. Clark.
She was dead when found. William Refs
Tag and hired man, living near Trip,
were found frozen TO death within few
feet of the stable, 10 which they had gone
10 care for stock. Joshua Taylor and two
sOns started to water their stock before the
storm came up. Their bodies have not yet
been found. Judge Kinney has received
word from the agency, and he says, while
large number of Indians were out hunt
ing and hauling wood, none are missing.
Judge Kinney was accompanied ali
Through the scenes of suffering by his
wife. Bcth were slightly frozen about the
hands and feet.