Wichita eagle., 1888-01-15
DOZENS DEAD.
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St. 6ef0arO dog was WITH GueHl.
The boy says the dog barked all night ana
did not die until an hour before the rescn-
ing party reached them. The boy is only
slightly frozen. A party of four that
started for Lake Byron an hour before the
storm has not been heard from.
WELLINGTON, Kan. j an. 1.-THE blizzard
struck this city at midnight. The ther-
mometer was ten degrees below zero at l
a. m. The winds are blowing thirty miles
an hour, and the cold is increasing.
SYRACUSE, Kan, Jan. 1.-THE cold wave
from the east reached this section last
night. The mercury was ten degrees be
low at 8 O'Clock this morning.
CHICAGO, Jan. Hast night the the
mometer registered nearly twelve degrees
below zero. The weather is now moderat-
ing rapidly, but the signal service officer
says another blizzard is on the way. The
temperature at various points in MinneSo-
ia and Dakota last night ranged from
twenty-five to fOrty-two degrees below
zero.
GARRISON, Neb, Jan, 14-Three children
of John Denlinger. who attempted to go
terday, lost their way and remained out
all night. When they were found this
morning one was frozen to death. The
other two may recover.
SIOUX CITY, Ia. Jan. Nv. B. Head
ley was frozen to death near BarkstOn,
Oak, yesterday.
ST. JOSEPH, Jan. IA great deal of
distress is reported from the country trib-
utary to this city, owing to the recent cold
weather. Between here and the Iowa line
and in Southern Nebraska and Northern
Kansas. farmers are reporting great loss
of live stock, which last night froze to
Iantb IN FOL efn frai hot h II
been delayed, arrived at ST. Joseph last
night with every head of cattle dead. Most
of the passenger trains are abandoned.
The Missouri Pacific between Omaha and
Kansas City is closed and SO is the Bur
lington e. Missouri River road from St
Joseph to Denver.
YANKToN, Oak, Jan. 14-In the storm
of Thursday several school children were
lost while returning from school. Many
farmers returning hame from town were
overtaken and wandered helplessly over
the prairie during the night. Two men
were frozen to death at Lesterville, this
county, and two others at the same place
now lie in a critical condition, Two chill
dren were frozen at Wahpeton. Oak, a
small town in an adjoining county.
OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 1.-THE snow fall
during she recent severe storm was very
heavy along the line of the Union Pacific
road from the Missouri river to Grand
Island. West of there the fan was COM
paratively light and caused no trouble.
The weather along the line is now cold and
clear. The storm had no appreciable
effect on live stock on western ranges SO
far as reported No trouble is anticipated
now as the weather is moderatipg steadily.
GEUDA SPRINGS, Kan, Jan. 1.-THE
heaviest blizzard of the season struck this
section last night. High wind and light
snow from the north. The thermometer
this morning is seven degrees below zero.
Trains are not delayed.
ID. r. Holland and brother of this city
have just returned from the Oklahoma
country. The doctor reports cattle IN line
condition in the territory and says cattle
men all say they expect the territory soon
to be opened to settlement.
ST. PAUL. Jan. 14.-All the railroads to
Chicago got their trains through today ex-
cept the Albert Lea and the Minnesota q
Northwestern, which are still blocked.
The st. Paul & Duluth is open, but the
roads north and west are still having
trouble, the Omaha & Sioux City line and
the Manitoba being still blocked. The
Northern Pacific main line Is open except
on the Missouri river division.
The Pioneer Press has specials giving
additional loss of life to the great biz
Zard as follows:
Gary, Oak, Charles Statzenberg, of AL
lamont, started to procure a coffin for his
dead son and has not been since heard
from. Two children of Jos. Hutchinson,
living west Of here, persisted while going
home from school. Minol OAK, Mr. Davis
and his 15-year-old son were found by
searching parties two miles from town
frozen to death. Several others are
missing.
SIOUX FALLS, Oak, Jan. 14.-Five vic
tins of the blizzard have been found in
this region, viz: A lady teacher named
jacobson, and pupil named Gende, G.
Grunstrom, Il farmer and two others,
names not known.
YATES, Oak. Jan. 14-At Lesterville,
Jacob krutz died iaom cold, and his wife
is badly frozen. Fred Miller died from eX-
posture. Another man, unknown, is known
TO be frozen. Several deaths are reported
from BOnhOmme county and two near
Wakenda, Clay county.
MILLER, Oak, Jan. 1.-the body of j.
w Cassie, a wealthy farmer, lost in Thurs
days blizzard was found this morning
about two miles from his house.
FULTON. Oak. Jan. 14.-Emma Lamar,
a school teacher southwest of here, and
Carrie Amman, pupil, were frozen to
death Wednesday night.
DOLAND. jan 14-Wm c. Garthwey, a
farmer son, got lost in the blizzard Thurs
day going from his fathers house to the
barn and was found i'll the snow Yesterday
DENVER, Jan 1.-THE weather here con
tinues clear and cold with no snow. The
thermometer this morning registered
twenty-siX below and tonight is twenty
nine below As yet stock has not suffered
to any extent, and if as anticipated, the
cold shall be over in Il day or two the loss
will not be more serious than usual. Rail
road travel is not much interferred with.
LINCOLN, Neb, Jan. 1.-The weather
today has been the coolest of the season,
the thermometer going down to eighteen
below and ii has not been above sixteen
below for the past twenty-four hours. Re
ports of fatalities from Thursdays storm
are still coming in. Mrs. 5. p. Marsh was
frozen to death while returning from a
neighbours at Woodlawn. John Sparks, eX-
member of the legislature, was found
stiff and within quarter of a mile OF
his home, nine miles from Beatrice. Emil
Grossman, of Peru, a farm laborer, was
found dead within twenty yards of his
house. \ child named Bodine is reported
missing from his home near Nebraska
City Railroad travel is again badly in
terrupted.