The Progress., 1888-01-21
SEVERAL LIVES LOST.


SEVERAL LIVES LOST.
Deaths by Freezing During the Lato
Blizzard in the Northwest--A Number
of Persons Missing ana Thought to Have
Perislied-R Railway Traffic Suspended
The Thermometer Goes Away Dow.
Rshchins from 10 to 40 Degrees Below
Zero. 5f# II as 35 s
FAULKroN, D. T.. Jan 4 - The most ter
lifc storm ever witnessed in this Latitude
has been npon us for the last two days 1t
reached its worst Thursday, and
from 10 o'clock until dark
there was not ten minutes that
buildings on the opposite side Of the
street could be seen The air was fun
of snow and the wind was blowing q gale
from the northwest The mercury gradu-;
ally dropped from about 10 above to lB
below at dark Thursday night The
teachers and most of the children.
Of the Two lower departments OF our
schools were compelled to remain ii,
one of the school l-rooms all night
provisions being carried to them. Bones
were stretched from the CORNER Of Main
street to the school house to enable those
carrying provisions to go and come with
safety. 1t was impossible to reach the rail-
and several others were compelled to remain
over night without dinner or supper No
definite reports of loss of life have been re-
ceivedl though it is believed some must
have persisted Emil Gi1bertson, formerly
OF Chicago, was frozen to death two miles
west Of Hitchcock, D. r Thursday night
while on his way to his claim
HURON, D. T., Jan IA The body of an
unknown man was found near Virgil, twelve
miles from here, and taken to the depot in
that town. ROLAND Chambers, who lived six
miles from here, started for the school
house, mile away, for his son Both got
lost while returning home. The father
was frozen to death and the son is SO badly
frozen that he may die Other fatalities
are likely to be reported when people get
out All railroad traffic is suspended.
HELENA, M r., Jan. 14-The thermome-
ter regis stered 40 below here last night
The cold wave extends over the entire Ter
rltory, ranging from / 5 to 40 below. No
trains are moving. Stock is not suffering.
but serious results are feared il the cold
snap continues Two men have been
frozen to death at Marysville. twenty miles
from Helena
RAYMOND, D. T., Jan. l4-The damage
done to 1--we stock by the storm will be
death are coming in. Two sons
Of William Driver were frozen
to death within few feet Of
their barn Charles Heath is missing
and J. II. Clapp has been discovered badly
frozen, he having been out all night wan
der1ng upon the prairie The elevator of
Archer d Howe has gone down, with 13.-
600 bushels of grain Other minor casual
ties are reported
MNoT, D. T., Jan. Ia. 1t was 38 degrees
below zero yesterday morning. There is
fourteen inches of snow on level James
Smith and two sons, aged Is and II, start
ed Tor a load OF hay six miles from town on
the 11th and have not since been heard
from. Search parties are out Several
other people are missing, but are supposed
to have taken refuge in claim -shanties
JAMESTOWN, D. T., Jan. 14-The storm
still continues although it is much abated
The thermometer atnoon marked ~ below,
The Northern Pacific main line and
branches are all blockaded, and all trains
are delayed from twelve to thirty-six
hours
SIOUX FALLS, D. T., JON 14-Many people
We're calght out in the storm. One citizen
lay all night in a snow bank, within half q
mile OF town. between his team Of horses
escaping with h1s Lie, though frost-bi en-.
Another man was found dead yesterday
standing at the side Of barn northwest Of
town
OMAHA, Neb. Jan. Ia The effects of the
present storm in Omaha have been most
disastrous Fred Ener. a cigar-maker, was
found frozen to death ats O'Clock yesterday
morning within a block of his boarding
house Two school ohildren-Wex Beck
and George Allen-started for their homes
about o'clock Thursday afternoon and
have not been heard of sinca
Three children of John Denlinger, of Gar
rison, Neb., were lost on their way
home from school Thursday One was
frozen to death, bat the other may recover:
George w. Post, of Paxton, Neh, lately In
ternal Revenue Collector for Netraska, and
another gentleman went hunting before
the storm Thursday and have not been
heard of since