Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-28
MISERY In KANSAS.
Temperature Below Zero and
Fuel and Food Scarce.
MANY VICTIMS OF TIE BLIZZARD.

Sad Story of a Death and Insanity strIek-
en- Home-A Brave Man Attempts Re-
lief and Loses His Llfe-Nore Than q
Dozen Deaths Reported-EForss to Nit
tgate the Rigors of Destitution-win-
ter wheat Probably Injured-The Ris-
ing Rivers-Ihe Hasssyampa Horror.
WICHITA. Kan. Feb 2s-An yesterday
the mercury lowered about 10 degrees below
zero, which IS degrees colder than il was
81 any time last year. A violent northwest
wind Add greatly 70 the discomfort The
winter wheat il badly damaged A hunting
party from the Cowskin, thirty miles west,
returned yesterday morning. All were
badly frostbitten and Thomas Sileat and II.
c. Logan were nearly unconscious Il Il BE-
1eved amputstion Of the legs viii Be neces-
sarv, The news from the southwest indl-
Gates great suferiDg Of cattle in the Chsro-
kee strip and In the western part Of tue
state. Cod weather 20 late 10 sba season
sumed Many hundred head Of cattle have
already died. and should the blizzard con-
tinUe few days cattlsmen say the ICES viii
Be as great a. that sustained eight years
ago.
People DestItute of FueI.
The situation in Morton. Stevens aud
HOdgsman COUNTIES Is pitiable. The author
ities here had a MESSAGE from the county
commissioners Of Stevens yesterday stating
that their most pressing need is for fuel.
The fusl has ali been consumed, and the in
tsose cold has caught many people VINO have
sc7Dty supply q provisions without fuel
Aost Of the supplies sent TO tie distressed
districts have consisted Of corn and four,
and now that u has been received there is 10
fuel 70 cook il with. The section most in
need Of ait IS from fifty TO one hundred
miles from railroads The distributing
committee in Stevens has had out many
wagons and agents looking after the poor,
but tie cold Is 20 intense that 1t Is inposs bic
. make long drives
Undertook Desperate Service.
One instance created universal attention.
and called forth much sympathy wsdnes-
day night James Glover left WoodsdaIe,
Stevens county, with some coal and food in
wagon for twenty-m drive south to the
dugOut IN which lived his sister and two
children Her husband died few weeks be-
fore from exposure, and Glover, who had
been east, reached Woodsdals only an hour
before leaving 70 rescue his sister. be was
afvlset not 70 attempt the trip, but he could
not reuse 70 90, for he was certain that his
sister and two children would be suffering.
The night wss dark, and he trisd TO get
some one 20 20 with him who knew the road
ostter than be, but no one wanted TO al
tempt the drive
Mother insane. Children Dead.
Ne-'eriay tbs committee dispatched q
load of supplies 10 a family within four miles
Of waere Clover vas going. ami the man in
charge vas instructed % astertain II Glover
had reached his destination. He did 50 and
found Mrs Tomhn insane and 50 badly
frozen that she died coon afUerward Both
OF h-r 1i.dren had diei ami nothing could
hs sesn % Clover OF his team. There IL no
doubt that be Is dead The most direct road
was tlavsiei, but nothing could - seen Of
Glover or the team
Eight Other Deaths Reported.
II J. qua -rstooi that, aside from Ars
Tornlin and hsr two children, sisat deaths
have occurred In the northwest part Of
Stevens county sam Wooislale. his wife
snd thres children were found dead ysster-
day. Two meu-Ira CanAeld and Henry
Webb--who hvel in the western part of the
county were als5 found victims OF the big
zard IL Is believed 5 c. Campbell was
caught In the storm Wednesday night and
psrished while trying TO reach = 'Oasdale.
A BslEted Blizzard Blowing.
MINNEAPOLIS, Fen. 2s.-SpeciAls to The
Tribune from Lyons, Ia, say: TIE first
hard snow storm OF the season struck Us
yesterday Il was not very cold, bat last
night regulnr blizzard from the west ss:
IN. The snow i several inches deep and
drifting badly.
CLEAR RAPIDS, Ia. Feb. 2s-A heavy
snow storm prevailed al yesterday Last
night heavy wind was drifting the snow,
snd blocksdes are inmiosnt II was grow
ing colder rapidly
BURLINGTON, la, Feb 2s-A fierce biz
zsr1 Of wind and nov struck Burlington yes
tsrday afternoon, ami several inches OF the
Inter were deposited in q short time The
snow Is drifting badly, and there Is appre-
heusion that trains will be DELAYED. Re-
ports from points in eastern Iowa Indicate
rough weather, with unusually low barom-
eter