Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-03

"a the same part of Yankton county, EtAnk
Miller lost twenty th10e head of ea&tle;
0Ottlieb 1entchin hamsr, ninety head of
sheep: Joseph Pasek, Afteen head Of cat$le,
md Thomas i1ls, i span Of h9rssg.
I've boys of John Teblius hays
been found ffuxen seven mills
north q olivet. Two girls named
Hallibastson, i've miles west Of Springfield;
JACOB Krutx, three OF four miles southeast
g Lesteryille; three children q Christian
Klaus; one child of Matthias Wiser; ave
children Of Geo. Gishart, two children At
Tabor; two boys Of Henry Bumbaeh,
near ~ lt*enbusg rank xuceslivmg Nv
miles east o. Scotland, aftedi 20 water His
ponies, and neither he nor his ponies hare
been heard Of since. Winters and Robin.
SON were working 70 get ont Of drift be-
x0xe the storm, md were afterwards dis
covered dead "a the Same drift. The team
was q tho DRIFT frozen.
Walson's account Of his experience With
tho ktetson btothers, near Huron, during
ne 9, stcrm y that he was over 70 thsiI rlacss
I:hufsday doctoring sick horse, whsn The
storm came mp. The boys, fearing the5
storm, started back with WILSON. 20 10 %.
his place two miles east Of the niereons
plaoe: Each % the boys leading : horse
and Wilson on foot, Travelled two miles east,
missing Wilson's place less than tort rods.
Ihey Travelled around ovsr the #prairia n
of shelt tho boys part 81 Tho ti1ne
riding the horses and part c1 the tins lead
Ing them. Wilson did III ii his power ~
assist The boys on and on of the horses,
continually encouraging them with hope
OF reaching sheltsr. After wandering soma
hours Frank fell exhausted and expired n:
4 few minutes. Wilson and Willie Rierso1.
tor, and after some time William also suc-
cumbed. One horse, being exhansted, re-
fused TO proceed after William periehsd.
Wilson still proceeded, heading the other
horse, which soon got down In =
deep drift and persisted. This Wa
near daybreak. Wilson proceeded alone
until about exhausted, when he took
shelter il . deep drift in E corn-
I field. When he. got chilly again he
proceeded and continued along, walk
ing and resting in snowdrifts. He pro-
ceeded until from exhaustion his knees;
gave way. About 10 o'clock Friday Inorn-
ing he crawled on his hands and fest to
the house Of John Brenerman, having
gone ton miles from the starting point.
Five children were found frozen to death
near Freeman, thrse belonged to John
Kaufman, one to John Albrecht and one
TO Peter GRADER. The wife Of John Gums
was found on the prairie frozen to death.
Several parties are missing. There Is
great loss Of stock.
@ Nebraslka, tn
]. ". Hines, living in the northern part
Of Schuyler, started 70 bring his children
homo from school. On his return he be-
came exhausted just before reaching the
house and had to be helped In. He soon
after died from the effects Of his exposure.
Tho storm at Neigh was tho worst ever
known, and the weather changed from
pleasant, with the wind from the south, to
70 northwest blizzard, and the Temperature
fell twenty degrees in twenty minutes.
Large numbers OF cattle have been frozen
TO death. The only person known 70 be
water, who was picked mp barely able
[ to speak, and will probably not recover.
w. J. Austin, Of David City, had his
hand terribly frozen, and three children
belonging to John Den1inger, Of Garrison,
who had attempted to 60 home from school,
lost their way and were ont all night.
When found they were partially buried In
the snow. One Of them was frozen 70
death, and the others, though suffering in
tense agony, will likely recover. Judge
Geo. w. Post and another man, who were
out hunting, were caught in the storm and
arc yet missing. In several school districts
sch0lars and teachers were compelled to
shelter themselves in the school house dur
ing the night.
Two persons are reported lost and two
children badly frozen at Atkinson.
The Thermometer was 10 degrees below
zero at Lincoln, andthe storm very severe.
Among the fatalities reported are: Mrs.
j.. Smith was frozen to death at w oodlaw1l..
John Sparks, ex-member Of the legislature,
was found frozen dead nine miles west Of
Beatrice. Emil Grassman, Of Perm, o.
farm laborer, was found dead within twenty
yards Of his house. a child named Rodine
is reported missing near Nebraska City.
The death Of an old man named Matthews
is reported from Dustin. He was lost in
going from the house to the stable to feed
his stock.
The body Of little daughter Of Chris.
Bodine, q farmer living twelve miles SOUTH
west Of Nebraska City, who has been miss-
ing since the blizzard, was found in d 10.
vine more than mile from the house, she
having been overtaken BY the storm whom
returning from school, and within sight Of
her home, but lost her way. Henry Gondig,
q farmer, while returning home from the
city, was overtaken in the storm and frozen
so badly that he had to have his hands and
feet amputated.
The dead bodies Of Mrs. Malinda s.
Chapman, aged 81 years, Eddie and Minnie
Faust, the former aged 5 years, the latter
i ii months, have been found. Mr.. Mates,
residing two and one half miles east Of
Dustin, was found frozen to death twenty
rods from his house.
The body Of Frank Metz, q lad ~ years
old, was found near Columbus. Young
Metz left Ewing 10 drive home, 8 distance
Of twenty Ave miles, with his mother and
little sister. Tho party got lost IN the!
terrible blizzard and became separated.
The mother and little girl were badly
frozen, but eventually found shelter Ind
are alive. szstg
Other Points.
81 An old man named Erick Olsen, .
Swede living neafe Beaver Creek, Mimi,
started after . load Of straw with large
shandsled, and the blizzard struck him.
He wandered mile and half, Just miss
ing q stack Of hay. He was found frozen,
his feet sticking ont Of the deep snow.
His head and shoulders were buried. "A
large number Of cattle have persisted.
Farmers driving stock TO water in several
naeAs had In abandon krvinp tn fynf than