Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-01-17
Increase in the umbe- Of
thursdays Bl zzald
Victims.
Te rible Experiences on The Pr4iries
Of DAKOTA While. the Storm
Rsged.

N1S@S ~ WSSSA SA0k4O2IA
Was on foot and each Of the boys had i
horse. The father seeing indications Of
. storm sent the older boy home, vs. he
was troubled with rheumatism. This
boy reached home safely. Chambers
and Johnny, the 9-yesr-old boy, under.
took to drive the cattles They were
soon bewildered and lost. johnny, Who
lived through the storm and was NOT 40
badly frozen ~ ct frat reported. saya
that when his father saw that they were
lost he made . place 10 the SNOW for him
end wrapped him up the. best he could,
They had no OyerooRte or extra clothing.
johnny says he was &C covered up
that he Wal warm. Tho father
vent out and called and the
st. Bernard dog barked, but no
answer came. Then the father and dog
got into the snow beside him. Whiie
he was warm, and knew his father was
getting cold, he urged his father to 40
try and find the trees, and then they
could make che house. The father said:
f"No, i cannot 20 and leave you here."
The boy urged, but the father would do
no more than call for aid. within certain
reach Of the boys bed Of snow. Tho
dog kept with tie boy. Through She
night they had conversations aboat
p~erishing, Dut the father kept assasinR
the boy that they would get through
all right il he would only lie still, The
boy knew tha5 his father was freezing,
but wse qaite comfortable himself, and
finally fell asleep. When he awoks II
was near morning and his father Wa
still alive. discovering that Johnny vas
awake his father said: "Now, Johnny,
you pray. I will pray and then I know
God will take you through all right"
They prayed and soon after the father
was dead. The boy, entirely covered up
except q little breathing place through
the snow, laid stall. The dog stood
sentry and afforded the clue
by which the bodies we're found soon
after daylight by . searching party.
Johnny thinks his father had not been
dead more than an hour when found.
Johnnyis feet are slightly frozen, and
also the tips OF his fingers. and one
thumb badly. DR.. Smith, who was CALI
ed, says no doubt shat he will be fully
restored In Q Short timc.
Mary Cornell, o school teacher, seven
miles north OF Oavour, left the school.
house Thursday afternoon with Two OF
her pupils, Kittie Brodiok and Johnny
SO : E;ss Sonns;;s srssi.
lux HlUSC3 - u AaAAO AkbtUnts AA0J u0-
came be wildered, lost sheis way, passed
Miss Conneii had the children lie down
end che covered them the best she could
with what wrapa tt.ey had end snow. and
took . place beside them The boy
would not lie atiil, but kept
rolling from beneath tho coverings.
The three unfortnnAtes remained In
the snow all night and when morning
came the boy Was frozen to death. They
were found FRIDAY morning and taken
home. Minis Cornell and Kissie Brodick
are moge or less frozen.
a searching party has been out most
all day but failed 10 find q body. Thos.
Gilkerson the milkman, and Frank and
| Wsn, F5iereon, brothers, living on .. T..
Styck'6 farm, sight mlles west OF Huron,
we're found frozen to death this morn.
ing. Joseph f. Wilson WAS with the
Frierson brothers, but cannot be- found.
They were out with the stock Adam
Gerner, living rear Iroqnois. reported
lost and no trace of HIM can be found.
Aberdeen, Jan. 1A-Many persons sur-
vived the terrible storm, escapin with
seysre freezing, in some cases the loss OF
one or two extTemitieB. AT Ashton,
Chas. Oeman was frozen to death. North.
vile reports that Miss Bessie 6tsnsaald,
q school teacher, q few miles south, per-
ished while attempting to 90 q hsr
boarding place, and was found q short
time after near the school house. AZ
Olaremont Miss 6toneburner, twelve
miles east, wal ont in she stosns last
night, and will probably die. AT Athol
. German named Buethon was oat ell
night. and will lose one hand. Mr..
swoyEt and another man left Worthwhile
10 drive IN hot country ThurBday morn.
ing and have not been heard Of
yet, and are PROBABLY lost. WestRsls
and Love, Of Nina, reported losts arc
safe. At Miranda one man was found
1880 another 10 missing. Rowals
reports that MIR. Pine, Q stage driver, ia
lost, and no trace Of the team or mail baRs
has yet been found. At Roscoe NV.
Terhune 10 lost, and has probably peEish.
ed. At Raymond two Soma OF VIM.
Driver we're found dead q few feet from
the barn. Ohas. Heath 10 missing. and
T.. q. Olaf badly lrezen.
sioux Fslls, Jan. 14-Five victims OF
sho recent blizzard have bssn dis.
covered IN this section mp 10. date. A
lady school fescber named jacobson, and
. pupil named Girde, we're found dead
in the road to-day near Ut. Olaf, fifteen
miles north OF here. g. Grundstrom, 4
farmer living eight miles northeast Of
town, 10 buried IN o snowdr;zt ON bis
farm, Two other parties, whose names
are not learned, have been found dead
several miieB north west from Sioux
Falls.
Canton, Jan. 1.-THE following deaths
have been reported so far from the
1 storm: Two men near Pfinghns, To-;
two school children Of Inwood, To-; >
farmer and team near sioux Falls; two
men near Marion function; n man
near White Lake; two boys and ninety.
nye head Of cattle nese Larohvood. To-;
tour school children near Lsnnox. this
county.
Artesisn. Jan. M-Intelligencs hiss
iust besn received here shat during the
terrible blizzard on tho 12th inst. Miss
Lizzie Ashton, aged about %. Sesiding
With . brother, dve miles northwest OF
this place. Was Lost ia the storm and per-
ished.
Mitohsli, d. T., Jan. 14-No furshsr
caauslties from chs storm have besn re-
ported to-day.. John Andersen, who
was thought TO be loss, Vas found et 2
farm house, having turned his tshna
loose on the prairis. Two ycang men
who started home begore the Storm snd
were caught In 10, are ~unaOOounSsd Tor.
AloYQo number Of CAtfI0 ara P6pCgted