St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-23
BLIZZARD FRAGMENTS.
Struggling Reports Coming in
From the Districts Where the
Storm Was Fiercest,


New ROCKFORD, OAK, Jan. 22.-This
city has been isolated from the outside
world by the heavy fall of snow of the
last three weeks. The first mail in six
teen days arrived Friday night, brought
by four engine and large steam rotary
pillow. There was no communication
with the outside world for three days
during the blizzard. the telegraph line
being down. A report reaches here
that the section foreman at TOtten sta
ton. Mr.. Reese, was caught out in the
storm and frozen to death.
JORDAN, MINI.
Special to the Globe.
JORDAN, Mimi, Jan. 22-The cold
wave struck here again yesterday and
thesthermometer indicated 81 deg. be-
low. Many farmers who came to town
to-day have frozen toes and hands.
= HASTINGS. MINI.
Special to the Globe.
+ HASTINGS, MIMI. Jan. 22.-Ther-
mometers here indicated SO deg. below
zero Saturday morning, the coolest of
the season.
e BROWNSVILLE, MINI.
Special to the Globe.
BROWNSVILLE, Jan. 22.-The mercury
went down to a deg. at o'clock this
morning, the sun shining brightly
through the day. The little daughter
of David Morris, whose hands and feet
were frozen in the blizzard, is doing
well! No other suffering worthy of
mention in this vicinity
+. -: SY! CLOUD, MIMI s-Gl..i5.% = ..
Special to the GLOBE.
of the season was experienced here Fri
day night. The mercury kept falling
until it reached So deg. below at 6
O'Clock this morning. At noon to-day it
was % deg. below zero.
LANSING, 10.
Special to the Globe
LANSING, Jan. 22.-YeSterday morn
ing was the coolest at this place in
tbirty-twO years. At z o'clock this
morning it was 45H deg. below zero.
Monday mOrning last. the 10th, at a.
m: it was 45 deg. below. This is the
coolest since Jan. Is, 1858, when it was
43 deg. below. There is three feet of
snow on level in the timber.
ADRIAN, MINI.
Special to the Globe.
ADRIAN, Jan. 22-The blockade
caused 10y the unprecedented storm of
the 18th inst. has been raised. Trains
are now running regularly and on time.
The casualties and loss of life in
this vicinity, as far as aScertained by
your correspondent, are as follows:
John 10y, of section 16.Danvers town.
ship, Rock county, frozen to death. His
body has been found. He was an I'M
married man.
Mrs. Ole KnudsOn, of Rushmore, this
county, was frozen. She leaves hus-
band and a family of small children. A
young man who was lost with her will
loose part of each hand as the result of
his terrible experience.
John O'Connor, of Ellsworth, who was
reported lost, is now known to be safe.
John DOrenkemper, the German who
was Overtaken while watering his stock
about half mile from the house. and
wandered about thirty miles before
found, may loose a part Or all of both
feet.
Mathew Hurting, who was caught
without oyercoat, overshOes or gloves
the day being warm-was found after
some time, but was badly frozen and
will lose part of his hands and feet.
How either Hurting or Dorenkemper
survived is certainly remarkable and al
most Incredible.
Two school children are reported lost
at Magnolia, Rock county, and two more
are known to have been frozen at Larch-
wood, To-, Just across the line.
Samuel Eastman, living near Rush
mere, saved his life by crawling into
straw stack, but was severely frozen.
Benjamin MidbOw, living near ELS
worth. was lost in the storm, but found
his way to deserted shanty and was
ethuS ipr0videntially saved.
Y Scores OF other narrow escapes could
-ibeI given, all showing the suddenness
eand Severity of the storm. Hundreds of
cattle were frozen. The loss will be
considerable.
e STILL BI.OCKADED.
Special to the Globe.
i TRACY, Mimi, Jan. 22-The road is
tblockaded between Huron and Kasota
fand all trains suspended. The passenger
train from the west, due here last even
faing, is blocked in at Bookings. The
snow has been blowing to-day with the
: wind in the southwest, and a heavy
storm is predicted to reach here before
itO-m6rrow night. The weather is very
moderate and pleasant tonight, but the
barometer ia lis quite rapidly.