Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-16
Heavy Loss of Life Reported In Oak Ota
and Other Parts Of the Northwest.

and Other Parts Of the Northwest,
The loss OF life by the blizzard in the Northwest
was very heavy, and reports OF the dead aud miss
ing are still coming in. Most OF the deaths were IN
Dakota the names OF thrty-si persons being given
In Saturdays dispatches to st. Paul papers IL is
\ thought that many more names will yet be re-
ported. Chas. staltezenberg, OF Altamont, OAK,
started 10 procure a CONN for his dead son, and
| has not since bren heard from. Two children Of
Joseph Hutchinson, living west OF there, persisted
wnile going home from school MinOt, bak.-Mr
Davis and his fifteen year-old son were Ound by
searching parties two miles from town, frozen TO
| death. Several Others are missing. Sioux Falls
Dak.-Five victims OF the blizzard have been found
| In that section. w.: lady teacher named jacob
| son and pupil named Ginde; G. unstrom,
| farmer; two others names unknown. AT Lester:
Vile, OAK, jacob Krut- died from the cold and
| his vile was badly frozen. Frederick Millberger
may die from exposure. Another man is known
ported from Tyndall, Bonhomme County, and
two girls persisted near Wakenda Clay County.
AT Miller. Dakota, the body OF j. w. Cassie, q
wealthy farmer, lost in Thursdays blizzard, was
1oun saturday about miles from his house. At
Faulkton, OAK. Emma Lamar, School teacher,
southwest, and Carrie Aurnan, a pupil, were frozen
TO death wednesday night. Near Doland. Oak,
VIII {. Carthwate, farmers son. got lost In the
blizzard Thursday going from his fathers house TO
the barn and was found dead In the snow Friday.
AT Raymond. While and Harry Driver were frozen
TO death. Mrs knutzen, OF RushmOre, Minn., was
found frozen 10 death within 40 feet OF her own
door Her husband was absent and she started to
LOOK for him. Two men al Primghar, Iowa; two
Marian Junction and Brld2ewaters; on man near
White Like; Two boys and ninety-iive head OF
cattle near LarChwO q. Iowa: four school children
near LehnnN. Dtr ..c also anon. those reported
Ia aHye los; tn,ir lives
q. F. >;y.:rn-. teaching scaoo! six miles north OF
DcsIn"i, Dih.. WAN 80, Two CIiirra vas caught
ia a bALlri AM H.,s ca, IL jtr stU.Tl tWcIty-JwO
hour. Ia" bIy atu M. ic,i GrgZrn ,J!.d to the
ankles ne walked a mile IN THIS condition, and
MS feet Then - ElS h.' rel hair mile 10
house. lie viii ,o-y' BON feet. The girl was so
Chilled she was Unconscious HE hours after being
found.
FrRTY-FIyE BELOW ZERO
At Helena, Mont, sunday morning the Their
mpmeter registered h degrees below zero. The
highest point reached during the day was p be-
low. At Belgrade, east OF Helena, 1t was 30 below
Friday night. Railroad Traffic is still suspended.
Al Nebraska city. Neb., Saturday night, the tiIer
m0Ineter registered - below zero. Two deaths
from freezing are repOrted-Emil Grossman. a
farm laDOrer, near Peru and u child OF a farmer in
the Hendricks precinct
THE BLIZZARD IN NORTHERN TEXAS.
The blizzard reached Northern Texas saturday
afternoon, and the mercury fell from 40 TO 81 de-
grees reaching almost to zero at some points A
high wind prevailed and sleet and snow fell in an
unprecedented manner. AdviceS from the Pan
handle the mercury fell TO degrees above
Zero and that cattle were drifting before the storm
and suffering badly.
Trains are beginning TO run with some regular
ity on the Northwestern railroads again.
PROBABLE THAT OVER ONE HUNDRED Persisted.
The latest dispatches received at st. Paul from
life the awful blizzard of last week will be over
one hundred. The storm was thus far more dis
astrous than the memorable blizzard OF January,
1878, when seventy lives We're lost in Minnesota
Many incidents are given illustrating the appalling
nature of the blizzard and the suddenneSs with
which IL swept down on the unprepared commu-
nifty. signal Service Sergeant Glenn, OF Huron,
OAK, started TO go over an open block which had
sidewalk, destined for home and Instead OF going
block west he brought up against a fence block
southeast He then stumbled along well a
man could, and soon fell over drift in his own
yard, not knowing where he was. There were
many cases or persons lost in crossing streets.
RRsCUING sNow-BoUND PASSENGERS
st. Paul dispatch to the Philadelphia Press
says: The passenger train that is In the drifts Az
miles east of Balaton is dead and waiting for
spring time. 1t had thirty-fo passengers
but could not get there. Then the people turned
out with a long rope and the man at the head OF
the rope stood at the first telegraph pole The
second with the rope took his place at the next
POLE and Till the last man had reached his pole
Then he notified the one behind him by shouting
which was repeated till the first man WIS notified,
who then started on ahead. This round fol-
lowed TILL the train was reached. The passengers
re1olced 10 see them and 10 eat the 1ood they had
brought. When IL came TO return there were a
dozen OF the travellers who preferred staying
ia the cars. The others went back in safety 10
BalatOn.
SACRIFICED HIMSELF FOR HIS BOY.
The death OF Robert Chambers Is the most
pathetic reported He, with his two sons, one
nine years old and the other eleven and ST. Ber-
cattle. Mr.. Chambers was on foot and each of the
boys had horse. The father, seeing Indications
OF a Storm 5 Mt the oldest boy Immediately home,
as he Is troubled with rheumatism. Mr.. Chambers
and Johnny undertook TO drive the cattle home.
They were soon bewildered and lost. Johnny, who
lived through the storm and is not so badly frozen
at first represented tells VIII IT followed. He
says that when his father said they were lost he
made place in the snow for him and wrapped
him up the best he could. They had no Oyercoats.
Johnny says that he Was SO covered up that he
was warm. His father went out and called, and
their dog barked, but no answer came. Then the
father and the dog got into the snow beside him.
While he was warm he knew that his father was
getting very cold. He urged his father TO go out
and ma the trees. and then he could make the
house, but the father said: "No, cannot 20 and
leave you here
Through the long night they had conversations
about perishing, but the father kept assuring the
boy that they would GIT through all right TX he
would only lie still. The boy knew his father was
freezing but was quite comfortable and finally
fell TO sleep. When he awOke it was nearly morn
Ing. His father was still alive. and discovering
that Johnny was awake the father said to him:
Snow, Johnny, you pray and Will pray and then
i know God VIII take you through all right"
They prayed proposed, and soon after his father
was dead The boy was entirely covered UP, ex-
cept little breathing place through the snow,
and he laid still The dog stood sentry and
afforded the cue by which the body was found soon
after daylight by searching party. Johnny
thinks his father had not been dead more than an
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