St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-11
DEATH IN The STORM.
Several Persons Are Frozen
to Death During the Big
Blizzard.
Trainmen Injured in a North
ePn Pacific Collision Near
Lake Park.
Reports Of the Damage Done
to Property in Several
Places.
Important Supreme Court De-
cision in a South Dakota
Bank Case.

Special to the Globe.
MOoRHEAD, Mimi, March 10.-No. l,
the through passenger from the East on
the Northern Pacific, was run into this
morning by snow plOw and two en-
glnes going at high rate of speed at
Lake Park, thirty-fYe miles east of
here. The trains were TO pass at that
place. Engineer Carr, of the passenger
train, was severely scalded, aud Fire
man Flood. of the snow plow, was
slightly injured. All three engines
were demolished and the mail car
stove in. The injured were taken to
the Brainerd sanitarium.
ALBERT LEA, Mimi, March TO-
Nelson Blackmer, brother of DR.. Black
mer and Judge Blackmer, living with
DR.. Wedge, his brother-in-law, started
in the storm yesterday forenoon
for his farm two miles west. He
has not been seen since. He is believed
to be lost and frozen. Many are hunt
ing for him, but can find no trace.
JAMESTOWN, n. D., March TO- Frank
Braithwaite, wife and two children, liv-
ing seven miles west of Oberon, were
lost on Wednesday when one mile from
home. The team was unable to go tur-
Their, and Braithwaite frOze to death
while trying to lead the horses. The
woman and children were covered in
the sleigh with blankets, and arrived
safely at Oberon to-day.
BRAINERD, Mimi, March 1O.-In a
railroad accident last night George
Carr, a Northern Pacific engineer, was
injured by escaping steam. a double
header ran into freight engine while
clearing the track Of snow. Mr.. Carr
was brought to the Northern Pacific
sanitarium in this city today.
GRAFTON, n. d., March 10.-A man
and his team were frozen stiff between
here and the depot of the Great North
ern railway. They were found by the
station man. The man was lying down
in the wagon box. A couple married
Tuesday came near suffering the same
fate. They were oyertaken by the
storm two miles south of town. Their
team wandered fortunately into a warm
corner. In the city considerable dam
age was done. The smokestacks of the
waterworks and electric light plant
were blown down and the city was in
darkness and at the mercy of fire
Roofs were blown off. fronts blown in
and the driveway of the Northern Pa
citic elevator was carried across the
street, breaking the windows of hotel.
DEVILS LAKE, n. d., March l0.-W.
Nj. Griffin, farmer living near the city,
was found frozen to death half mile
from town. Griffin was returning from
the farm and was caughtin the blizzard.
A mile from town he abandoned his
team and started to walk TO the city.
One OK was found dead near the wagon.
The deceased leaves wife and three
small children. Other abandoned teams
are reported and searching parties are
out in all directions.
MARVEL, n. d., March 10.-Thomas
Nugent, aged sixty-fve, the oil dest set
tier in this vicinity, returning from
Grand Forks Tuesday night. was over
taken two miles from here by the storm.
He was found this morning frozen in
his wagon. The horses were both dead.
DEVILS LAKE, n. D., March TO-
The storm of Tuesday and Wednesday
was the worst known for years. Sew
eral persons are reported missing. w.
+. Griffin was driving in from Ontario
township, west of here about fourteen
miles. His body was found eighty rods
east Of the city this morning. He leaves
a wife and four children.