Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-16
MANY LIVES SACRIFICED TO THE
 GOLD WAVE IN THE WEST.

Johnny, who lived through the storm and is l not 50 badly frozen as at first represented, | tells what followed. He says that when bis | father said that they were lost he made @ | place in the snow for him and wrapped him l up the best he could. They had no overcoats l or extra clothing. Johnny says that he was @ covered up that he was warm. His father | went out and called and called, and their St. Bernard dog parked, but no answer came. Then the father and dog got into the snow beside him. While he was warm, he knew that his father was get ting very cold. He urged his father to go on and find the trees, and then he could make the house, but the father said .tNo; cannot go and leave you here" The boy urged, but the father would do'no more than go out and call for aid within a certain distance of the boys | Through the long night they had converse | tions about perishing, but the father kept l assuring the boy that they would get through 1 aH right if he would only be sure and lie still. The boy knew his father was freezing, but was quite comfortable, and finally fell asleep. His father stood in the terrible storm, and called for help until he was exhausted. He then | crept to the side of his boy, and sheltered him | with his body. When Johnny awoke it was almost morn l ing His father was still alive, and discover ing that Johnny was awake, the father said to him: 'Now Johnny, you pray and will through all right" They prayed, as proposed, and soon after his father was dead The boy was entirely covered up, except little breath ing place through the snow, and he laid still. The dog stood sentry and afforded the clew by which the bodies were found soon after daylight by a searching party. Johnny thinks his father had not been dead more than an hour when they were found. The boys hands and feet are only slightly frozen.
 A Newfoundland dog came into Minot Saturday and attracted attention by his howls. A party followed him two miles into the country, where his master, named Davis, and his son were found, both frozen to death. The dog had paved the snow away and had tried to drag them out Many of the persons found dead showed plainly that they had died from suffocation. Some had torn their cloth ing away from their throats and others had thrown away their head covering and were clutching at their throats as though strug gling for breath. During genuine blizzard tho air is filled with fine ice dust driven with terrific force, which chokos the unfortunate victim in a short time if he attempts to stand against it.
 From reports thus far obtainable the follow ing fatalities are reported:
 III DdkObtt-ELl1lll ISOA, o OlOuA Falls; two sons of William Driver, Emma Lamar, Carrie Auman, William G. Gaith- waite J. W. Gassler, MT. Davis and son, w. B. Headly, Rowland Chambers, Frank Neri- son and William Nerison, Mrs. Divine, Adam Gerner, 0 son of George Allen, unknown man, four farmers, two men ill Bridgewater, Emil Gilman, Lcwis Merriman, Miss Jacob son, W. Ginde, G. Grundstrom, two unknown men, three children of Joseph Hutchinson, three Tyndan people, two Wakonda girls, Jacob Krutz, unknown man, an unknown teacher, son of James Newcomb, a White Lake man, four school children.
 In Minnesota-John Loy, Mrs. Knutson.
 In Iowa-Two children of MT. Fitzgerald, two boys
 In Nebraska-A child of John Delinger, Fred. Eller, Mrs. Chapman and two children, Mrs. P. Smith, John Sparks, Emil Grossman, a child named Bodine
 In Montana-Patrick Hanley, William Overman.
 STUART, Neb, Jan. 16.-Mrs. Chapman, aged 51, and her two grandchildren, little girl of Il months and boy 5 years old, chil- dren of Henry Faust, of this place, were found frozen to death, twelve miles north of this town, yesterday. On Thursday morning ponianand sled. The ponies were still stand ing hitched to the sled when found. A farmer named Mason, living twelve miles southwest of here, was also found frozen to death. Others are still missing.
 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan. 16. - Reports from various Dakota towns show that large number of deaths from freezing occurred dur ing the blizzard. Railroads are badly blocked, and it will be days before the list is com- pleted The dead thus far brought into Yank- ton number nine, while several persons were
 IT. 1s---l- 1--Il E-~--- and ampptation rendered necessary. Other deaths are reported, and searching parties will go out as soon as practicable.
 At St Olaf Miss Brady, @ school teacher, and pupil lost their lives. The body of an unknown man was found mile from Sioux Falls, standing erect in the snow. Bodies of four men have been taken to Sioux Falls. Nine people living around Huron are known to be dead. Four farmers, who left an hour before the storm broke are missing, and there is no doubt but that they perished. Two school children at Carom died, and their teacher was badly frozen. At Claremont four persons were lost. Only one fatality is reported from Minots, but there are rumors of numerous others. At Parker, Miss Lizzie Dwyer and four of Peter Wiergan's children lost their lives. At Faulxton, Miss Emma Lamar, school teacher, and Carrie Aulan, a pupil, are dead. No loss of human life is reported from Pierre. Johnny Walsh, young son of John Walsh, living four miles south east of Avoca, lost his way coming home from . neighbor's, one mile distant, and was found frozen to death. The thermometer for the past three days has ranged from 20 to 4(
 below, and 1t is growing colder.
 WA1xRTowN, D. T., Jan. 16-News has
 reached this city of the death by freezing ot
 Miss Sarah Doland, school teacher in ar
 outlying district. The young lady left he1
 boarding place. Thursday morning and tha,
 WIS the last seen of her until her body wa.
 found Saturday lying in snow drift only
 forty rods from the school house. The
 weather continues extremely cold, the ther
 mometer registering 42 degs below Walter
 Munger, young man of 9, was found dea6
 twelve miles northwest of Mitchell yesterday
 ALBERT LEA, Hinn., Jan. 16-SaturdaJ
 night was tho coidest of this winter, the thea'
 mpneter registering as low as 42 degs. below
 ssro.. Ole A. HGge,, who lived at Hhrtlash
 this etQpar, wa4 4btAn6 deht3t, but fo da
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