New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-19
MORE VICTIMS OF THE STORM
HERDsMEN FROZEN WITH THEIR CATTLE.
YOUNG MEN WHO LEFT TENDER GIRL AND
CHILD TO FREEZE-CAsUALTIEs IN IOWA, Me-
BRAsKA, DAKOTA AND TExAs--ONE RAILROAD
STILL BLOcKED-sToCK SUFFERED LITTLE IN


STILL BLoCKED-sToCK SUFFERED LITTLE IN
MONTANA.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Jan. 1s.-The fatalities OF the
blizzard In the prairie districts of Iowa being grad
ualy made public. Byron Cleveland, of Manchester,
Delaware County, has received Information that his
two sons, ages fifteen and seventeen, were frozen to
death In the storm with ninety mead of cattle. The
boys were driving tho cattle t. water, about mile
from the house, when the blizzard struck them, and
their dead bodies have just been found The cattle
were frozen stiff.
John olney found in a snow drift near Mara
thon, frozen dead Miss Mae Hennlng, and boy
named Julius, twelve years OF ago. started in sleigh
to attend party In company with two young men.
When the storm struck them they lost their way, and
tho young deserted tho lady and tho boy and
reached farmhouse In safety. The deserted pair
remained I'm the storm all night. and In tho morn
Ing wcre found partially covered with snow. The
young lady will lose both legs, and the boys hands
and feet were badly frozen lie was saved from death
by the bravo girl. who wrapped him In tho only
blanket left them
OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 1s.-Charles Gray, who nved
Tekomah, died yesterday from exposure In Thurs
days storm. lie walked all night between his horses
to keep from freezing and was found half mile rom
home by neIghbors badly frozen.
Miss Louie Royce, a school teacher, eight miles
from Planvlew, had only three pupils on tho day ol
the Storm She started o'clock with the children
for house about twenty rods distant, but lost her
way. All lay down In the snow, and MISS Royce
wrapped up the little ones as best she could. Early
in the night one child died and later second one, and
lust as morning broke the third child succumbed 10 the
cold. Miss Royce then managed to roach the house.
less than twenty rods away Both her feet are badly
frozen and will probably have to be amputatcd
A scboolteacher and eight children, names un-
known are reported from Neigh to have perished'
Five men named schle, brothers, are reported nom
the same place to have been frozen TO death; also
an old man named Close and boy named Miller. MIS-.
Miller. the boys mvthcr. was also badly frozen anu
viii lose both legs She was returning rom tho
funeral of another son when caught in the Storm
ST. PAUL Mimi, Jan. 1sAn evening paper hgures
ont list of 217 deaths by the blizzard and adds that
the bodies of many people who are reported missing
NAV not be found until the snow thaws in the spring
DISPATCHES TO "The Pioneer Prcss' tonight gave the
names of a number Of additional victims.
A man six miles west of Millard, left his house
telling his wife that If the storm increased no would
stay at the barn. He has not yet been found. Iho
report of the death of schooIteacher and sixteen
children in Clear Lake Township, Edmund County,
at first discredited IS probably true. Persons VINO
came from Warne, Dakota, tonight state that the
teacher and six children have been founo. H. u
Chaplin of Minneapolis supposed to have been loSt'
arrived in Aberdeen tonight
Sister WillImeva of stephen Mission, twenty miles
-
on her return from the home of the priest where sho
had been experimenting the laundry work. Tho
quarter section I'm which the Mission buildings are IS
fcnced and when she found by searchers she was
standing up and still alive. She was carried 10
her room where she died The two Indian boys sent
first TO look for her were scarcely saved from freez
ing to death. Mrs. Anthony Haby twenty-five mics
north of Highmore. is reported lost
Word comes from Wolsey, near Huron, OAK, OF TWO
more deaths. Burdett schoheld, age sixteen left
Wosey Just be before hr the S storm m @ south M Of town He
unfaStened the team from the Sled and went SOM some
he loft them His body was found five miles iIom Ire
sleigh The Druse family live on farm m, nhe mn miles S
southwest Of Wolscy Katharine Druse, with slSter
were at the barn. about sixty rods from the house when
the storm came up Katharine started for the house
hut lest her way The next morning her body was
found forty rods from the house. 49,
A Yanlron pax. cores pondrnt SAYS: only two
deaths reported so far in Yonh9n county ana ayo
reported From eonth Dakota 10l deaths are reportGd
In Bon Iomme County goo head OF trozoh Ga,.e d
and hogs may be along rhe read from fankloh
to Springfield The snow drifts are said TO DE th'r'y
In Adrian. MINI, Balzcr PartaIung. German,
age twenty-five was lost In Thursday storm
o'vrrLr. Nch Jan. s.--Fifieen persons nershel In
last Thursdays storm I'm CuSer Comfy alone The
loss Of stock IS said to be enormous.
FORT WORTH. Texas Jan. 1s.-Two reports OF frecz
ing to death wcrc received last night in addition TO
those sent out on Monday. tramp whose name IS
unknown, was found stih near Henrietta Jnhn JACK
son and another colOrcd frozen to death near
Waco
MILES CITY; Mont. Jan 1s.-The storm in this portion
Of the Yellowstone Valley not so violent as 1t was
oast ~ tbis nlace The greatest snowfall IS about ten
inches light and dry, drlftcd by wind and exposing
Inc elevated ground All reports from the stock range
arc favorable. The cold has been intense, but mOder
acd to-day
Booze, Iowa. Jan. ls.-The worst blockaded road In
Iowa IS the st. Louis, DcsMolnes & Northern, which
has not had train over the line since last "Wednesday
Tho last train left this city for Des NOnes on Medns-
day and the train Lom Des Molnes was oNoItdheh "
ne snow storm and remained stuck in a DR. Fl TWO miles
from that city the train hands being obliged to walk
Friday but after blowing fifteen miles. the second
storm filed the cuts once and the train has been
showed ia since.