Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-01-19
The WORST YET.
Returns From the Late blizzard Show IL "a
Have Been the Worst for Years-Mauy

Aef, was IOund frozen to death at the corner
OF Twenty-third and Leavenworth street.
within block Of his boarding house A
little boy. WexeH Beck, started for HON.
from school about three o'clock Thursda,
afternoon and has not been heard Of since
Another little boy, George Allen, started
from school from his home on the militar,
road about mile west OF the city limits a,
about the same hour. He did no,
reach home and all efforts to fine
him since have proved fruitless. Ora
ham p. Browne, q wealthy fine stock
raiser living in the suburbs, went to Coun
Gil Bluffs with a sleighing party Thursda y
accompanied by young lady. On the
way back the team ran away throwing
them both out. In the storm they los,
4 each other and the young lady has not been
heard OF since. Snow plows are busy on
all the roads and trains are moving to
some extent but all are very much behind
time.
John Sparks, farmer living twelve
miles west Of Beatrice, was in that town
Thursday afternoon and started home
about the time the blizzard came up. The
next morning his team was found his
place, but he was missing and nothing has
yet been heard of him.
Three children Of John Denlinger, Of
Garrison, near David City, who attempted
TO go home from school during the storm,
lost their way and remained out all night.
When they were found Yesterday mornin.
one was frozen to death. The other two
may recover.
AT Poston, George w. Post, late Internal
Revenue Collector OF Nebraska and an
o her gentleman started out hunting before
the storm came up and have not been heard
OF since.
IN DAKOTA
Huron, d. T., Jan. l4.-Ail the school
children caught in the storm have been &C.
counted for, none of them being hurt. At
a coal shaft a mile north OF here, workmen
were snowbound until the morning without
food No special suffering. julius No
wettuy was at his slaughter house when
the storm broke He tried to get home,
but was forced back and had to stay at tho
slaughter house all night without Ere or
food and with slightly frozen hands,
AT Virgil, southwest Of here. an un-
known man frozen to death. The coroner
has been sent for. That is the only loss OF
life reported. 1t is expected that several
missing have persisted.
AT Mlneol no trains were moving. 1t was
thiriy-eight degrees below zero yesterday
morning. An atteG.pt will DC made to-day
to open the cuts and move passengers.
There l. fourteen inches OF snow on a level,
badly Grlfted. James Smith and two sons
aged fifteen and seventeen, started for
load of hay six miles from Mineol ON ths
llth, and have not since been heard from.
Search parties are out Several other par
sons are missing, but arc supposed TO have
taken refuge in claim shantes
AT Raymond damage to live stock will
be great, while reports OF Suffering and
death are constantly coming in. Two Sens
of William Order were frozen to death
within a few feet Of thar barn. Charles
Heath Is missing and J. H. Clapp has been
discovered badly frozen, he having been
out all night wandering upon the prairie.
The elevator OF Archer t. Howe has gone
down with Is, 600 bushels OF grain. Other
minor casualties are reported.
Emil Gilberton, formerly OF Chicago was
frozen to death two and one-haIf miles west
of Hitchcock, while Ola his way t. his
claim.
IN MINNESOTA.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, jan. H.-The blizzard
OF Thursday was succeeded by pcrioi Of
intense cold. Railroad travel is democrat
ixed all over the State. The snow is packed
solid and much difficulty is experienced in
clearing the tracks. Several farmers liv-
ing twelve to fifteen miles north Of Adrian
started home from there about three o'clock
Thursday and have not been heard from.
John Boring Campera, farmer living L
mile north Of the Same place, was at a
ncighEor's quarter of q mile away, started
home and Was lost Some fifty villagers
started out TO find him.
IN COLORADO
DENVER, Col, Jan. IA cold wave
struck this city at noon yesterday and it
has been steadily growing colder. Snow
began falling at five O'clock yesterday
afternoon. Alltrains ON the Union Pacific
IRE snow bound at Columbus. Neb., none
having arrived here in the Iast thirty-six
hours. Trains on the Santa Fe are also
blocked and from twenty four to twenty
sex hours behind. The Burlington road is
running trains on nearly schedule time
being delayed from two to three hours.
MOTHS.
Two children OF Mr.. Fitzgerald, at In
wood, Iowa, were caught Ia the blizzard
while going home from school and
persisted.
A heavy snow fail between Flagstaff and
W illiams, Ariz., on the Atlantic d Pacific
railroad has suspended business on this |
road, and nc trains have left Albuquerque
Tor thirty eight hours.
Spec ais from the interior of Wisconsin |
show that many cities were completely |
shut of from railway comnu n cation with |
the outside world. No trains have reached |
Madison since Thursday afternoon. Twenty |
below zero
A heavy snow storm with strong wind |
set in Thursday night at New York. The |
storm was severe throughout New York |
aud the New England States and traius
from all directions Were from two to four
hours late. Temperature mild
r 1t was 10 below zero at Helena, Mont.
Thursday. The cold wave extended over
the entire Territory and no trains We're
moving. Two men were frozen to death a.
Maysville and serious results were feared
If the cold snap continued
William H. Jewell local Republican
politician and extensive Turner. WAS Iouuu
Ia the court house yard, AT Hastings. Mich.
Thursday, with his arms and legs fruzeu
solid, and died sooL aftcrward. Ho was
Commander Of Cox Post, q. A. Il.
Thursday morning s..e honse Of Theodore
Preston, a farmer, near Plot Mound, Man.
caught fire and was entirely consumed
Mrs. Preston. Miss Preston and servant
boy We're badly frozen through being ex-
posed to the blizzard aud were found help
less in the stable.
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Wreck Near Pittsburgh.
PITTsBCRGH, Pa, Jan. 13-The New York
Limited express eastward on the Fort
Wayne road met with . serious accident
this morning at Rochester, twenty-five I
miles west Of Pittsburgh. The tram was