Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-01-25
THE STORM.
What Has Been Found in it's Blight
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Yesterday the wind whirlcd suddenly from the
southeast to the northwest, and the fierccsi
blizzard ever known prevailed until past mid.
night. All trains are abandoned and bust
ness generally suspended, The thermomete,
stood % below this morning, but the weather
Is clearing and the Hind has gone d6Nn con.
sidesabisi 4 ftfiiief nafied Alien, fre fitilet
north, was caught In the storm with His SD
while getting hay for his cattle, and the latter
was frozen to death, while the father will lose
both arms John Anderson went to the
country after hay yesterday, before the storm
SGT In, with two teams, and has nst been heard
from. Children were unable to get home
| from school and were kept In the building all
night Mrs. Asa podds, of Ethan, was out
tending cattle and froze both her feet. Other
casualties are heard of, DIS the storm was SC
staddsh Il ssas impossible tb get Under shelter
| If anyone was caught on the prairie any
where. A freight crew is blockaded nine
miles north on the Hastings and Dakota, with
hoehinS W cut SiuCe "wednesday.
TWO CHILDREN FROZEN.
CANTON, Jan. 13.--The blizzard that abated
this morning was the worst ever known in
this Territory. No trains are running and the
Wifcs afe tile 6hlS rtedns If standardization.
Snowplow gangs will not cohiiiiehGe H5tk
until tomorrow. Two children of Mr.. Fitz-
gerald, at Inwood, Iowa, were caught in the
blizzard while going home from school and
perished,
FROZEN TO DEATH.
PARKsToN, Jan. 13-The worst storm IRE
vailed yesterday that was ever known here
w. b. Hadley was frozen to death. Many
men and teams were caught out. Dozens Of
head Of stock persisted.
THE RAILROADS.
ST., P4Bt, Ihp4 13.-The Rock Island aban;
doned all trains last night, and up To noon
today no effort had been made to move
wheel. Except the short-line trains outgoing
trains had been abandoned, but the officials
intend to start out a through train tonight,
unless reports show this to be inexpedient.
On the Northern Pacific the storm is the
worst that has been felt, and today there is a
regular blizzard raging in Idaho, with the
thermometer at unusually low points. The
last overland train reached st. Paul Wednes-
day, and officials cannot say when the next
xill seae ssat hege, Thas STERN bss been severe
all through Minnesota, Dakota and MUntaii8,
A Duluth special to the Dispatch reports
that yesterday afternoon the st. Paul trains,
due this morning, had not been heard from.
No Northern Pacific trains have arrived or
departed.
A Clear Lake, Minnesota, special says that
the north and south bound Northern Pacific
trains are showed in there.
A groUHstpp, MINNESOTA, special says that
no trains fof TVS aas5 Haze artitedl ,The
snow is piled up eighteen feet high and it is
bitter cold.
STAGE COACHES.
special to the Dispatch from Bismarck,
D. T., says that The stage left Washburne,
fifty miles Northwest of. here. Yesterday for
this ests; and Should have .asf;Ted hefe. last
evening, but nothing mas Dis yet beef Heard sf
it. 1t is supposed that it is lost In the biz
card. The stage left for Winona this morn
ing, and great fears are entertained for its
safe arrival. The wind last night was about
forty miles an hour and the mercury stood rs
below. This morning 1t WIGS 80 below.
Section gangs are working on the showdfifts
gn THE Northern Pacific, The. sncW.,s backed
fety nafd, ana, as the sffowplSws Will hdt 40
through it, 1t has to be shoveled out Of the
fessl E y sSs de gss eg s ssy b to
k )ta pioneers pronounced the storm u iass!.
night the worst experienced in many years.
Trains will not reach here till next week The
city schools are closed for several days.
MOST TERRIFIC.
TAUNTON, o. Il. Jan. 1s.--The tt,cst ter
rifle storm ever witnessed In this latitude has
been JUROR. tis fsr the last fsrty=eieht hotirs.
ft.reachedt is aofst 5estefdaE. aiId tfaiH 10
O'Clock until dark there was NOT ten minutes
s sast PE s9 T. # g0jFs sas & th D
snow and the wind blowing d gale iF9M lie
northwest. The mercury gradually dropped
10 above to 16 below at dark last night. The
teachers and most of the scholars of the two
lower departments of our chools were com
PEELED to remain in one of the school rooms
all night, provisions being carried to them.
Ropes were STRETCHED freM tie eprnen OF Main
street to the school house 10 enable those
carrying provisions to 20 and come with
safety. 1t was impossible to reach the rail
road station after O'Clock, and the agent
and several others were compelled to remain
over night without dinner or supper No
definite reports of loss of life have been re-
ceived, though 1t is believed that some must
haze refIsites.
FROZEN NEAR THE BARN.
RAYMOND, D. T., Jan. 13.-The damage to
live stock will be great, while reports of suf-
fering and death are constantly coming In. |
Two sons OF VIM. Driver were frozen to death |
within few feetof their barn. charles Heath is |
missing and J. H. Clapp has been discovered
badly frozen, having been out all night wan
dering upon the prairies. The elevator of
Archer d Howe has gone down with 1900 !
bushels Of grain. Other minor casualties are |
reported.
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