Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-01-19
IRE BLIzz ARDS vIorIms,
rhs Terrible Story OF Death, Dissstsr
aod PrivAtion-rhe Chapter OF aor-
rors whieh Comes from the BIiuzard-
strieEep DistrictA,

| nno frtvntion-The Ch0pt0r Of HoF-
rors whieh Comes from the BIisz ard
strieEep DistrictA.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 1s.-Trom Aberdeen
Dakota, the Plonetr Press has e port,
OF two more victims OF the storm. Iu
Northern Hurd County o farmer who
started for Doctor was found 80 hour,
after with his horse standing beside hit
dead body. A man six mtlea west oI
Millard left home telling his -ife thai
II the storm increased be would stay NJ
the barn. BE has not yet been found
The report OF the death OF A sohoo
teaoher and sixteen children 10 Clear
Lake Township, Ia eastern Dadm uu
County, was hrst disored itad, but 10 4.
probably true. Parties who came from
Warnoob, OAK, Atate that the teacher
and six children have been found. II.
U. Chaplin Of Minneapolis, supposed 10
have been lost, arrived In Aberdeen
las, night.
Highmors, DAtots. reports that Sister
Wilimevs, o. Stephen Mission, twenty
miles south Of there, was caught by
the blizzard on her return from the
home Of the priest, where she had been
snperintendine the laundry work. The
quarter seo,ioD, within which the mis-
sion buildings are, Is fenced, and when
she was found BY Hearohere, using q
rope to guide them. she WAC standing
up and still alive She was carried u
her room, where she died. The tao In.
dian boz y sent first 10 look for her were
ecarcely saved from fretstng 70 death.
Mrs. Anthony HRby, OF Is miles north
IL reported lost Word comes from
Woolslsy, near Huron, OAK, OF two
more deaths.
A boy Of i6. Burdette sobofe left
Woolhsly Just before the storm set in
with . load OF GOAL. going to bis home,
ive miles south OF town. He unfay.
Tened the team from the o ed and went
some 6istanoe, when tie horses got In to
a apoN.drlft. There he left them. His
body was found Eve miles from the
sleigh. The Druse family live on .
farm nine miles south west OF Woolst ly.
Katharine Druse, with . sister, were
sent to the barn. about sixty rods from
the house, when the storm came up,
Katharine started for the house, but
Lost her way. The next morning her
body was found forty rods from the
house. Those reported most severely
frozen are improving and may recover.
A JAnkton, Oak correspond ent say !:
only two deaths are reported so far
yet In YAnkton county and two In Clay.
In Bon Homme county nineteen deaths
are reported. From South DAkota IOl
deaths are reported, In Bon Homme
county 200 cattle were found In one
place and l40 la smother. Dead hogs
and cattle may be seen along tho road
from YAnkton to Bprinafield. The
snow drifts arc said to be 80 feet deep.
Some persons missing are yet unAo-
counted for"
THE STORM IN THB YHLLowsToNR
VALLEY.
MILES CITY, Mont. =, January 18-The
storm In this portion of the Yellow.
stone Valley IL not 80 violent as east OF
here. The greatest snow fall 10 About
ten inches, light and dry, and drifted
By wind and exposing the elevated
ground. All reports from stock ranges
arc favorable, No loss yet. The cold
has been intense, but is now moderAt.
ing and 30 above z sro Stock went into
the winter In fine condition. The gen
ersl belief is they will come through
all right unless unusually cold aud
stormy weather follows.
BLIZZARD FATALITIES IN IOWA.
DUBUQUE. Iowa, Jan 8.-The fatal.
tea OF the late blizzard on the prAtrla
districts OF Iowa are being gradually
made public. Byron Cleveland OF Man.
chester, delaware County, has received
Information that bis two sons, aged Is
aud II years, were frozen To death dur
Ing tbe storm, together with ninety
bead OF cattle. The boys were driving
The cattle TO water, about . mile from
the house. when the blizzard struck
them, and their dead bodies have Just
BEEN found. The cattle were fIosen
stiff,
John olney WAS found In \ snow drift
Hear Marathon, froAsn dead. Miss May
Henning and . boy named Julius, IL
years OF age, BtArted In q sleigh TO at.
tend q 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
refched farmhouse In safety, The
deserted pair remained ont In the storm
all night. and In the morning they wero
found partially covered with snow.
The youns lady will lose both legs aud
the boy's hands and feet were badly
FRI zen. He was saved from death By
tho brave girl, Who wrapped him In the
cnly blanket left them.
STORIES FROM Nh
BRAsKA.
CHICAGO, Jan. 8-An Omaha,
Neb., despatch sAyt: Charles Gray,
living near TekomAh, died yett srdHy
from exposure In ThursdAy'H storm. j
He walked all night between his borses
to keep from fret zing, and WAS found .
bali mile from home, By neighbors,
badly frozen.
Miss Louie Royce. . school tescher,
eight miles from P.Ainview, had bus
three pupils on the day Of the storm.
She started st 2 O'Clock with the chill.
1ren for house about twenty rods dis.
tant, but lost her way. All lay down
In the snow, and Miss Royce wrapped
up the little ones rs best she could.
u r,y In the night one child died and
later second one, aud Just rs morning
broke the third child snccumbed TO tho
,old. Miss Royce then msnsgsd to
reach the house, less than twenty rods
away. Both her feet are badly frcEs sn
lnd they will probably have 10 be am-
outated.
A school teacher and eight children,
iames unknown, are reported from
Neigh TO have peIieheG. Rive men
FAMED btiokle, brothers, are reported
rom the same place TO have been frozen
o death. Also an old man named
Hose and boy named Miller Mrs.
Miller, the boys mother, WAS also
BADLY frozsn, and will lose both legs.
She was returning from the funeral Of
mother son when caught in tAe storm.
FIFTEEN PERSONS PERISH.
lincoln, Nsb. Jan. ID "A despatch
rom oniilA, Nsb says 10 persous per.
sned in last Thursdays storm In Cus.
er County alone.