River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-02-15
1T BRINGS DEATH.
The Wide-Sweeping Blizzard Finds
Many Victims.
Loss OF Life and Great Suffering i'm Okla
homa-Trafic Interfered with and
business at a Standstin in
the No. Invest.
HORRORS OF THE STORM.

HORRORS OF THE STORM
GUTHRIE, o. T., Feb. 14.-Reports
come from the strip of great suffering
among the homesteaders residing there.
Several persons. it is reported, have
persisted in the storm, among them two
families residing near Cross. No par
tieulars can be obtained. Humid reds of
head of stock were frozen to death.
Many people are still living in tents
and as fuel is scarce the condition is
awful James Mulligan, living miles
south of Perry was found Monday
evening frozen to death, and his
partner, Harvey Newcomb, died from
exposure and cold fifteen minutes after
being found. At Ponca Mrs. Jennie
Cramer and Two children, Lizzie and
Sallie, were discovered frozen stiff in a
coyotes burrow, 10 yards from their
abode.
An Awful Alternative.
Word comes from Cross that Sherman
Stone and family, consisting of wife
and five children, were found sitting
about a stove with their throats cut
from ear to ear. The following note
found on table near by Stone gives
horrible story of murder and suicide in
connection with the storm.
wood all gone Mollie frozen to death, the
rest of US freezing l have killed my family
and now kill myself TO prevent further suffer
ing. God have mercy on US. !"
Stone was homesteader and lived in
a tent 1t is thought that after the
snow melts hundreds of dead settlers
will be found, along with the remains
of thousands of cattle
other Fatalities.
Col Henry Melton, cowboy, who
was with Buffalo Bill at the worlds
fair, was discovered by a party of
hunters early Monday morning dead
under his horse. At Anadarko two In
dian pupils were found Sunday even
ing buried under a snowbank. Upon
being taken 20 a house one of the chill
dren Immediately expired. The other,
however showed signs of recovery. A
report has reached here that family
named Sears, residing on a claim near
Woodward, was found frozen to death,
but no particulars can be obtained.
A Missing schooIma'am.
Miss Jennie Johnston, young In
dian teacher, who came to Alva re-
Gently from Scranton, Pa, let her
school Saturday for her loarding house.
She has not been seen since. No re-
ports have been received from other
west side towns, but ii is certain the
suffering is great, as the west side peo-
pie are living mostly in tents All trains
are delayed.
Miss Johnston's case is rather a ro-
g. L.;
so, 900 at her old Pennsylvania home,
and was Immediately surrounded by a
score of admirers Miss Johnston, of
course, thought all of her lovers were
mereenary, and, feeling piqued, gath
cred up ner effects and came west,
where she secured school
A courier just in from Alva, another
strip town, reports great suffering
among the homesteaders near the river
One hundred head of horses and cattle
were frozen and volunteer relief com
mittees are now securing the country
gathering together the people and
caring for them in the schoolhouses.
Worst Ever Known In Kansas.
EMPoRIA. Kan, Feb. 1.-The worst
storm ever known here began Sunday
and lasted through the night Not less
than feet of snow has fallen, and it
has drifted so that in places it is 20
feet deep. Railroad traffic is stopped,
trains being showed in at numerous
points. Thousands of head of cattle
are endangered aud great portion of
them will die of cold and lack of food.
Wheat raisers see a CLEAN of hope in
that the snow covers their crops and
protects them.
Trains showed In.
WICHITA, Kan, Feb. l4-Traiu serv-
ice in this section of the state has been
abandoned since Sunday. The Mis-
souri, Pacific and St Louis e San Fran
cisco trains stuck in the flint hill and
are still there. The storm has been
extremely severe. and by reason of
high winds the snow varies from to
Is feet in depth,
Worst Since 1885.
RACINE, Wis, Feb. 1.-THE worst
blizzard that has struck Racine since
the memorable winter of 1885 has
ragged here with terrible fury. A
fierce gale has swept over the
city and vicinity from the lake,
driving ice like snow particles, so that
pedestrians were nearly blinded.
Street car traffic is paralyzed and since
o'clock Monday night no car has been
running. Great banks of snow nearly
as high as the doors block the entrance
to many business houses, while on the
other side the walks are swept clean.
The steeple of the First Baptist church,
one of the handsomest structures
-, ~
ing a loss of s3, DOC. John Janaschauck,
As years old, while intoxicated, nm
dressed upon the public street and lay
down in snowbank 10 sleep. He was
discovered and taken to a hospital,
where he died inside of an hour
In Chicago.
CHICAGO, Feb 14.-The storm which
ragged here all day Monday was the
worst ever known in the line of biz
yards in this vicinity. The wind blew
at rate of from so to 20
miles an hour. Business came to
standstill, while the wild storm tossed
mountains of snow across deserted
streets and boulevards. 1t swept
the city during the early hours
of morning, heaping white mounds
dIAOSF Cat AtuChos pdothlNht
stores and swirling up heaps along the
sidewalks. BY 8 o'clock nearly all the
street car lines and many suburban
trains had been choked to a standstill.
The oldest inhabitant could not
recollect when street traffic was
blocked as 1t was on Monday.
Horses and drivers suffered equally,
and not a wagon more than was absO-
lutely necessary was sent out Express
companies delivered only perisha BILE
freight and valuable packages yester
day and most of the wagons were
drawn by four horses. Hundreds of
wholesale and retail stores did not send
out a wagon. A number of persons
were blown off their feet by the high
wind and seriously injured. BY IL
o'clock p. IN. the storm had died and
cold wave enveloped the city.
other Points In Illinois.
Dispatches from various points in this
state tell of the effects of the great
storm. Street car and other modes of
transportation wer@ paralyzed and
business completely olockaded.
Indiana showed Under.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. IA bliz-
zard, the worst indianapolis has ex-