The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-01-25
FROZEN by the Score.


ST. PAIL. MIN, Jan. 1s.-The aggregate
Of victims in the recent storm now reaches
207.
OMAHA. Szl- Jan. f3.-The number of
deaths in the great blizzard has certainly
been nndenestimated 4 school teacher ard
eight children. names unknown. from Ne
ligh, and five brothers named Sickle are re-
ported TO have been frozen to death also an
old man named Close and boy named Mil
Ter. Mrs. Miller, the boys mother, was also
badly frozen and will loose both legs.
Charles Gray, living near Tekomah, died
yesterday from exposure in Thursday nights
storm.
Miss Louie Rayce. q school teacher, eight
miles from Plainyiew, started with three
children for house about 20 rods distant,
but lost her way. Miss Rsyce wrapped up
the little ones as best she could but they all
succumbed. Miss Rayce managed to reach
the house, but ler feet are badly frozen, and
they will have TO be amputatcd,
dispatch from ,0Neil says Is persons
perished in Custer county. The loss of stock
is said To be enormous
The report that ex-Collector of Internal
Revenue George W. Post and two compan-
ions perished in the storm Thursday while
hunting in Butler county proves to be un-
true.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Jan. ls.-The fatalities of
the late blizzard on the prairie district of
Iowa are being gradually made public.
Byron Cleveland of Manchester, Delaware
county, has received information that his
two sons. aged 10 and IL years, were frozen
to death during the storm together with 90
head of cattle. John olney has been found
in snow drift near Marthon, frozen to
death. Miss Hay Henning and boy named
Julius, II years of age, started in a sleigh to
attend party, in company with two young
men. When The storm struck them they
lost their way, and the young men deserted
the lady and the boy and reached u farm
house in safety. The young lady will loose
both legs, and the boys hands and feet were
badly frozen. He was saved from death 10y
the brave girl, who wrapped him in the only
blanket left them.
ALEXANDRIA, MINI, Jan. ls-The frozen
body of Hanley Countryman was found this
morning about ten rods from his home. He
left Alexandria at ) o'clock last night 10
walk home. carrying about 40 pounds Of
provisions. He served in Company F, Fifth
Minnesota.
Near Adrian it is reported that.Balzar Par
talung, a German aged ., was lost in the
storm.
ABERDEEN. OAK, Jan. 1s.-In northern
Hurd county farmer was found with his
horses beside his dead body The report of
the death of a school teacher and Is children
at Clear Lake township in eastern Edmund
county, at first discredited, is probably true.
At Highmore Sister WiImera of stephen
Mission was frozen TO death while on her
way from the house of the priest.
At Wolsey Burdett Schofield and Gather
crime Druse are known to have been frozen
TO DEATH
Only two deaths are reported so far in
fankton county and two in Clay. In Bot
romme county - deaths are reported. In
Bonhomme county two hundred cattle
were counted in a place and 40 in another.
From south Dakota l0i deaths of persons
are reported. Dead cattle and hogs may be
seen along the road from Yankton toSprins-
aieid. Some persons missing are yet unac-
counted for.
FoRr WORTH, TEX. Jan. 1s-Three re-
ports of freezing to death were received last
night A negro named John Jackson and
saaother negro were frozen to death near Wa
al- In the Pan Handle the loss in stock is
aisown to be great. One ranehman in Tar
giElf county lost 10 head of tine stock