Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-01-28

of loss OF life have been received, though it is
believed some people must have persisted.
THE woRsT YET.
MILbASK, Oak. Jan. 1.-THE big blizzard
Of October, 1880 about which all the OLD set
tiers tell, viii have 10 take q back seat for the
one that whirled like a f%erocious beast across
the country yesterday afternoon and last hight
from > O'Clock until dark. IL was Impossible
to see objects IA rod distant. Main street is
drifted from eight to ten feet high. Travel
has been completely suspended between town
and country, and it will require hard work to
break the roads. Nothing has yet been heard
from the country concerning the storm, but
some apprehension is entertained that a few
persons may have got caught out ON the
prairie. There have been no trains since
Wednesday, and the railroad is very badly
blocked. Orders have been issued by the
company to work Immediately al
along the line ard open W the road.
LOST.
Minor, Oak. Jan. l4.-Mo trains are NOV
ing vet. The storm has abated, but the wind
is still blowing. II was IS degrees below zero
this morning. An attempt will be made to-
morrow to open cuts and move passengers.
There is fourteen inches Of snow on the level,
and IL Is badly drifted. James smith and two
sons, aged fifteen and seventeen, started for a
load OF hay six miles from town on the 18th,
the day before the storm, and have rot been
heard from. Search parties are out today
but can get no tidings. Several other person'
are missing, but are supposed TO have takcl
refuge IN claim shantics.
MINNESOTA SHOWED UNDER.
DULUTu, Jan. 1.-THE snow storm ane
wind blockaded Duluth pretty etfectually. Al
trains sent out yesterday for this city were
from fifteen to thirty hours late, and today al
trains were abandoned until evening, when
the 81. Paul d Duluth sent out the limited al
Z O'Clock, which should have left ut O'Clock.
II consisted of two coaches a mail car and
two locomotives. The train which left st.
Paul on the Duluth road at 8 o'clock ycster-
day morning did not reach here until nearly
3 o'clock tonight, the train due this morning
coming in right behind IL. The limited due
last night was fortunate enough 10 pass yes
terday's train at Oneta, reaching here at 10 a.
m, fifteen hours behind. Lastnight's Omaha
train was twenty-eight hours behind, but
there have been no trains on that road today.
The Northern Pacific abandoned its trains
today. Tho blockade is the worst known here
for years. The weather is very cola here to
night. II il now about 20 degrees below zero
and growing colder.
DEADLY WORK
STUART, Neb., Jan. 15.-At ] O'Clock the
dead bodies OF Mrs. Malinda $. Chapman,
aged ffty-one years, Eddie and Minnie Faust,
the former aged five years the latter eleven
months, were brought into Stuart by Mr.. An
drew Robertson and A. {. jerks, by whom
they were found frozen TO death at II O'Clock
about two and a half miles southwest Of MIR.
Robertson's. Mrs. Chapman started for hei
nome about twenty-five miles north OF Stuart
on Wednesday, staying over night at Mr.
Statford's, and continuing her journey toward
Stuart Thursday morning, stopping a few
minutes at Mr.. Robcrtson's. About twenty
minutes after she left the house OF A. Robert
son the storm came on. Not arriving a
stuart search was made by Mr.. Robertson ano
neighbors with the result above stated. Mrs
Chapman vas lying in the snow 10y the side OF
the sleigh, the two children were in the seat
the baby had fallen over on its face In tn,
seat that Mrs. Chapman had vacated, The
wraps had fallen off, leaving it exposed to the
storm. The boy was well wrapped up and no,
so badly frozen as the woman and baby. Mrs
Chapman was the mother OF Mrs. Harry
Faust, whose husband is mail agent on The
Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley rail
road. They had recently moved 10 Stuart
leaving the two children with Mrs. Chapman
TO bring them on when the weather should be-
! come more mild. The ponies were still stand
ing to the sleigh with two tugs unhitched.
Mr.. Mates, residing two and one half mile'
east OF Dustin, this county, was found froZei
to death twenty rods from his house. Mr.
Mason, residing eighteen miles south O
Stuart, who left here Thursday morning, wa!
found frozen TO death. Mr.. Burtrand Il Son
living five miles northeast Of Stuart, wen
out Thursday morning after a load OF hay ant
have not yet been found. NJ. b. Sisley anC
Enoch Bowman, residing In Stuart, left tow
Thursday morning for a load OF hay tire
miles south Of town. The storm struck then
as they got to the stack; they turned anI
tried To get back, but soon became be.ild
cred, unhitched their teams and started Wit
the storm, wandering until night, when the
came onto a haystack, which they crawled IN
to and remained until morning, r%eturnin.
next day about noon with faces and fee
badly frozen. The horses are gone and prof.
ably persisted.
Frank Skinner, residing on the Niobrar
river, north Of Stuart, started from tow
Thursday morning on foot. When abou
nine miles north OF town he was caught ,
the storm, and being unable 10 face it, turne
back, passing east Of the town. fell into
cattle shed belonging to Mr. Clevenger, wheG
he lay until the following day. Dir. SkinnC
had his face badly frozen. 1t Is feared thu
many more in this county have persisted.
AT
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan 15.-Twenty-six bclo
zero was registered by Lincoln THERMOMETERS
early this morning and the intense cold con
ing In the wake OF the blizzard has cause
more than usual suffering. 1t is yet who'll
impossible 10 estimate the loss OF life an
stock and the casualties IN this section frol
the storm. Intercourse by rail with CutlyiD