The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-20
THE WORST YET.

at its height young cigarmskcr, Fred Ell
ler, was found frozen to death at the corner
OF Twen,y-third and Leavenworth streets
within y block Of his boarding house. A
little boy. Wexell Beck, started for home
from school about three o'clock Thursday
afternoon and has not been heard of since.
Another little boy, George Allen, started
from school from his home on the military
road about mile west of the city limits at
about the same hour. He did not
reach home and all efforts to find
him since have proved fruiuess. Ora
ham p. Browne, q wealthy fine stock
raiser living in the suburbs, went to Coun-
Gil Bluffs with a sleighing party Thursday
accompanied by young lady. On the
way back the team ran away throwing
them both out. In the storm they lost
each other and the young lady has not been
heard of since Snow piows are busy on
all the roads and trains are moving TO
some extent but all are very much behind
time.
John Sparks, a farmer living twelve
miles west of Beatrice, was in that town
Thursday afternoon and started home
about the time the blizzard came up. The
next morning his team was found r his
place, but he was missing and nothing has
yet been heard of him.
Three children OF John Denlinger, of
Garrison, near David City, who attempted
TO go home from school during the storm
lost their way and remained out all night.
When they were found yesterday morning
one was frozen to death. The other TVS
may recover.
At Poston, George W. Post. late Internal
Revenue Collector OF Nebraska, and an
oher gentleman started out hunting before
the storm came up and have not been heard
of since.
IN DAKOTA
HURON, ID. T., Jan. 14-All the school
children caught in the storm have been at
counted for, none of them being hurt AT
coal shaft mile north OF here, woriSmen
were snowbound until tine morning without
food. No special suffering. julius No
wettuy was at his slaughter house when
the storm broke. He tried to get home.
but was forced back and had to stay at the
slaughter house all night without fire or
food and with slightly frozen hands.
At Virgil, southwest of here an I'M
known man frozen to death. The coroner
has been sent for. That is the only loss of
life reported. 1t is expected that several
missing have persisted.
At MIneol no trains were moving 1t was
thiriy-eight degrees below zero yesterday
morning. An attempt will be made today
60 open the cuts and move passengers.
There Is fourteen inches OF snow on level,
bad y drIfted. James Smith and two sons
aged fifteen and seventeen, started for a
load Of hay six miles from Mincol on the
18th, and have not since been heard from
Search parties are out Several other p-r-
sons are missing, but are supposed to have
fal .an y-of,.f lain
At Raymond damage to live stock will
be great, while reports Of suffering and
death are constantly coming in Two sons
of William Order were frozen to death
within few feet Of thar barn Charles
Heath is missing and j. II. Clapp has been
discovered badly frozen, he having been
out all night wandering upon the prairie
The elevator of Archer & Howe has gone
down with Il, 0oO bushels OF gram. Other
minor casualties are reported.
Emil Gil5erton, formerly of Chicago, was
frozen to death two ami one-half miles west
OF Hitchcock, while on his way to his
claim.
IN MINNESOTA.
ST. FAuI, Mimi, Jan. 1.-THE blizzard
of Thursday was succeeded by per,oi Of
intense cold. Railroad travel is democrat
lied all over the State. The Snow is packed
solid and much difficulty is experienced In
clearing the tracks. Several farmers liv-
ing twelve to fifteen miles north Of Adrian
star ed home from there about three O'Clock
and have not been heard from
John Doring Campera a farmer living Il
mile north of the same place, was at
quarter of {, mile away, started
home and was lost Some fifty villagers
started out to find him.
IN COLORADO.
DENVER, Col, Jan. IA cold wave
struck this city at noon yesterday and i,
has been steadily growing colder. Snow
began falling at five o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Alltrains on the Union Pacific
are snow bound at Columbus. Neb., none
having arrived here in the last thirty-six
hours. Trains on the Santa Fe are also
blocked and from twenty four to twenty
sex hours behind. The Burlington road is
running trains on nearly schedule time.
being delayed from two TO three hours
MOTIFS.
Two children Of Mr. Fitzgerald, at In
wood, Iowa, were caught Ia the blizzard !
white going home from school and
persisted
A heavy snow fall between Flagstaff and
" illiams, Ariz, on the Atlantic & Pacific
railroad has suspended business on this
road, and no trains have left Albuquerque
Tor thirty eight hours.
Spec ais from the interior of Wisconsin |
show that many cities were completely |
SHUT OF from railway commun: cation with |
the outside world. No trains have reached |
Madison since Thursday afternoon. Twenty |
below zero.
A heavy snow storm with strong wind |
set in Thursday nIgat at New York Tn" |
storm was severe throughout New York |
and the New England States ana trains |
from all directions were from two TO four |
hours late. Temperature mid.
1t was 70 below sero at Helena. Mont. |
Thursday. The cold wave extended over
the entire Territory and no trains We're |
Two men were frozen to death al
Maysvillc and serious results were feared ]
if the cold snap continued.
William n Jewell a local Republican
politician and extensive farmc-. was fouuG
an the court house yard, at Hastings, Mich.
Thursday, with his arms and legs frozen
solid, and died soor afterward. He Was
Commander Of Cox Post, 8. A. Il.
Thursday morning the house OF Theodore
Preston, farmer, near Pilot Mound. Man.
caught fire and was entirely consumed
Mrs. Preston. Miss Preston and a servant
boy were badly frozen through being ex-
posed to the blizzard, and were found help
less in the stable.
Wreck Near Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 13-Thc New York
limited express eastward on the Fort
Wayne road met with q serious acc dent
this morning at Rochester, twenty-five
miles ives, Of Pittsburgh The tram was