, 1888-01-19

eldest Weather Ever Expe-
rienced In San Francisco.
SEMI.TROPICAL.

sEMITRoPICAL.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14.-The cold
snap extends throughout the coast.
Az SissOn, Cal, it Was 10 below this
morning. All the rivers in Oregon
are frozen and steam boats laid mp. 1t
is ~ above here to-day, the coolest on
record.
CHILLY IN COLORADO.
DENVER, Jan. 14.--The weather here
continues clear and cold, with no
snow. The thernluineter this morn.
ing registered 26 below, tonight o be-
low. As yet stock las not suffered to
any extent, and as ii anticipated the
cold spell issover in ~ day or two, the
loss VIII not bc greater than usual.
Railw"y travel has not been greatly
intericlred with. Mountain trains are
on time. Burlington trains are on
time, The Missouri Pacific was into
Pueblo but II few hours late. The
Santa Fe and Union Pacific are not 30
fortunate. They aIe reported from
twelve to eighteen hours behind.
FROZEN TO DEATH
YANKToN, Dakota, Jan. 1l.-In the
storm OF Thursday several school
children were list while returning
from school. Farmers returning home
from town were oyertaken and wan
dered hel plrssly over the prairie during
the night. Two men were frozen to
death at Lestervillc, in this county,
and two others ut the sume place now
lie in IA critical condition. Two child
rem were frozen ut Wakonda, II small
town in an adjoining county.
THE DEATH RECORD.
ST. PAUL., Jan. 14.--The loss of life
by the blizzard Thursday is shown to
have been very great. BY far the lSrg-
est number Of casualties are report,d
from Dakota points. The following
summary made shows the names Of
those who perished, but later dispatch.
es will show others:
In Observation-Disclosures Emil Gil
bertson Mitchell, Geo Allen and Jos.
Anderson MinOt, James Smith and
two sons Raymond, VIM. Driver and
two sous and Chas. Heath; Hnron, II.
+. Gilkenson, Rowland Chambers,
Emil Gilman, Thomas and William
Nelson and an unknown man; Aber-
deen, VIM. Dove, Judson Wes gate
Bowdle, NJ. HAine;. Pascoe, Peter
reerham ; Virgin, Frank Nirison, VIM
Nirison, Jos. W'son; Iroquois, Mr..
Devine, Adam Georner, j. w. Gosiee
Parkston. w. B. Hadley; Della
ware, Miss Cora Curtis; Brook.
irgs, an unknown young man;
Clarendon, Miss Steornourner, of
Amherst and three others missing;
Watertown, four persons dead and
three missing; Lesterville. two men
and two children, names not known.
Iu Minnesota, Adrlin-John Dar.
ing; Luverne, John 10y.
In Iowa, Sioux City-An unknown
man; in Wood, Mrs. Fitzgeralds
twn children.
In Nebraeka.-Omaha-Fred Eller,
n cigarmaker, Al young lady, name not
reported, WeXell Beck, age s years.
Porter-Geo. w. Post. David City
Child OF John Denlinger.
In n.--Belgrade-Wm Over.
man. Marysville-Patrick Hanley.
DEsMET, OAK, Jan. 14-C. L.
Stearns, teaching school about six
miles north of Desmet, with two chill
dren, were caught in the storm.
They were out in the storm
twenty-two houis. The boy had
his feet frozen solid to the ankles. He
walked mile to n house. lie will
lose both feet. The girl wasoso chill
eel that she WAS Unconscious for five
hours after being found.
LOST IN THE STORM.
MITCHELL, Oak Jan. l4-Three young
men living on Jim river, east Of town
are still missing
FATHERS SACRIFICE.
HURON, Oak. Jan. 14-Rowland
Chambers saved his son by burying
him in the snow but he him
self lfperished. When found they were
hall mile from the house and large
ST. Bernard dog with them. The boy
said the dog barked all night and his
father called for help. His father did
not die until an hour before the rescu-
ing party reached them. The boy is
only slightly frozen. A party OF four
that started for Lake Byron an hour
before the storm have not been heard
from.