New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-22
NO INDIANS ARE MISSING.
THEY WEATHER BLIZZARD WITH EASE.
CONFLICTING ESTIMATES OF THE NUMBER OF DEAD

THEY WEATHER A BLIZZARD With EhSE.
CONFLICTING ESTIMATES OF THE NUMBER OF DEAD
IN DAKOTA.
NEBRAsKA CITY. Nsb.. Jan. 2l.-Judge ]. r. Kinney.
agent OF the YanktoA Sioux Indian Agency in Dakota,
arrived here yesterday after having been nine days on
the road Five days necessary fer the party TO
travel thirty miles The thermometer at 40' below
zero The Judge says the loss OF life in Dakota has been
greatly underesmatsd the Dakota papers have tried
to eever 1t up He describes the scene which took
place on board the cars The coal was run
ming low. The passengers crowded into
car trying TO keep warn. Two babies
pcrished. The men all The outer garments they
could spare the and children. Finding these
not enough they brought sa SACKS roa the postal car
and wrapped the children up in them.
While at sns staiisn in Bon Hon~e County the judge
says ninetesn rszsn bsl.s brought sto the depst
in day Ia Bon IIomns County the st OF dead VIII
reach fully 161 The estimates nads at Yanktsn yeser
day Of the less Of life the Territory figure mp
ever 1000 The counties where the loss of life was
the ltrgest Boa HOmm,, 16O; Hutchinson. IA
Lincoln, l3; Beadle 25; Sphinx, II; Hant 10; ward
Is. The northern ana central part, Of the Territsy
have so been heard from fully. Mr.. Kinney named
Of incidents relative to the wansernss
OF those whs went ant In the storm Mrs Browning oil
Turner County went froa her house to hs sable dis
Of 100 feet, and her belly recovered on sunday
several miles from home Charles Dolingor, "a
farmer OF Turner County. perishsd seven feet
his hOuse. a weman. unknown, OF
the county, out To for her
chickens and found two miles from her house
Reads frsm the Agency Yankton linod with deal
cattle Many farmers losing all they had One man lost
ever 100 p l. CLARK and wife. OF Yankton County.
driving toward Yaskton whsa tse blizzard struck
thsm Tae horses refused 10 and were turnsl
Loose Mr. Clark to.k strap and fastened end 10
Mrs Clark aud the Othsr end himself and turnin.
their hacks to the winl wan Tered at ranlsm. Thsy
TO a hay stack into which they barrovel aud re-
maine all sght In the m0rang Mr. Clark craw oil ont
and went to house He was obligea 10 crawl on
his hands and knees. as his clothes were frozsn
stiff He reached the house and prscured assistance to
20 after Mrs Clark She dsad when found William
Reswag aud hired man. living Tripp found
frozen wths few feet OF the stable to which
they had fer stock Joshua Taysr and two
sons Scotland, their stock before
the STERN caaeup THAR bodies have not yet been
found Judge Kinney has received wsrd from the
Agency, and he says that while large number Of In
dsns were out hunting and hauling weed none are rsss-
ing. Judge Kinney was accompanied all through
the scene OF sdnering by his wife Both
slightly frozen about the hands AMI feet.
MiNNEArOLIs MInn., Jan 2l-In reg ri to the Ne
braska City. Neb dispatch quoting liam Agent Kinney
the effect that the loss Of life in Dakota ny the blizzard
has been greatly AMI the loss will h-urc
up to 1000. j. ). McLais, editor OF The Journal says
" This statement l. evident asSuriity Future re-
ports rather likely to decrease than increase the
list. Overa wsek has aow psssei since the blizzard
broke and The Jorndi has had complete returns from
its corps of eorrespsDdcIs in important point In
the Territory 1t is simply impossible that the news has
been suppressed for The Jour,aFS reports have bscn
verified by those OF the m.rnn. papers How man
who having been showed fer the last nine
days estisste the loss of life with more accuracy
than newspapers in constant teegraphie communication
with the whole territory is incOnp nprehsnsibe."
This is the coolest day that has ever been knovs here
Last pght reab thermometers showed 4S' below, and
at : a. to-day sta,dari Government thcrmemster
showed 4Oo below lowest that can he registered
II. There was dense fog this morning which is new
lifting AChIppewa Falls Wis dispatch TO The Journal
SAYS 1t was 6So below there last night.