Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-14
THE RECENT STORM.
WIDESPREAD OBSTRUCTION OF HU-
MAN LIFE AND OF PROPERTY.
The Lose Of Cattle and Other livestock
Grest-The Skies Clear, However and
Trnfic IL Resumed.

DALLAS, TEN, February B.-The
thermometer was at q above zero this
morning. The wind fell to a moderate
pace during the night. The ground was
frozen to-day.
Passengers from Kansas, Oklahoma,
| the Cherokee Strip. and the Indian Ter
| rttory report tho most terrible blizzard
on record. A great many lives have been
lost and the suffering from the cold is
Intense. The greatest loss has been
,, among the Shippers, who are poorly pre-
pared for the winter In the way or
houses and clothing.
DEATH-LIST. THIRTY.
KANSAS CITY, MO-, February 49,
Reports received here to-day from Okla
homa and the Indian Territory make 1t
almost certain that at least thirty lives
were lost during the great storm OF Sun
day. Many isolated homesteads, where
the families were poorly prepared for the
winter. cannot be heard from for days.
and possibly weeks. and there is reason
to believe that thirty will not represent
the total number OF the dead. In West
ern and Southwestern Kansas there was
great suffering. and It il probable that
will some day be found.
The worst of the storm was over in
the Missouri Valley to-day, and as 1t Is
growing warmer and Is cloudy, II Is not
unlikely that the snow will be melted
suddenly, causing floods In many streams.
CHICAGOS IMPRISONED CRIBMEN.
CHICAGO, February l3.-About fifty
workmen who were imprisoned all day
yesterday and last night In the temporary
crib, four miles out in the lake, were
rescued by tug to-day. The fierce
storm rocked the frail structure, the
spray put out the fires. and the men suf-
fered intensely from cold, but none of
them were seriously frozen.
TRAFFIC BEING RESUMED.
ST. LOUIS. MO-, February l3.--The ad-
vices to-day from all parts OF Missouri
Southern Illinois. Northern Arkansas
Iowa. Nebraska. and contiguous territory
are that the storm has been replaced by
clear. cold weather and that traffic Is
rapidly resuming it's normal condition.
MANY FATALITIES.
GUTHRIE, o. T.. February I3.-The
worst OF the great blizzard seems 10 bs
over here. and business is again being
resumed. Four trains that have been
snow-bound near Red Rock in the Chero-
kee strip, for thirty hours. came in early
this morning. Besides two families re-
ported frozen near Cross an unknown
man was found near the Ponca Indian
agency frozen stiff. Near Saltwater a
man was found frozen TO death under
his house. and south OF Cleveland. in
county Q. family Of three pershed
Two Tonkawa Indians are reported TO
have been found dead in hut Near
Anadarka three Indian children who were
caught out I'm the storm perished. There
are rumors of many other fatalities, but
so far they have not been confirmed
Scores Of cattle and horses perished in
the Strip. and I'm the big pastures In the
Usage and Kiowa reservations. The num-
Der of dead cattle will reach thousands
Tho temperature did not go as low as
on January sd, but the wind and sleet
were so bad that people caught out could
make no resistance.
DESTRUCTION IN KENTUCKY.
BARBOURSVILLE, KY, February 13.-
The seyere storm of yesterday afternoon
and Sunday night caused considerable dam
age In Eastern Kentucky On Red Bird
creek, on the edge OF Harlan and Clay
counties. the storm made a cyclonic path,
destroying life and property. The report
from the scene of destruction, as brought
by the United States mail-carrier Is that
two women and boy OF years were
killcd. The two women were Mrs. Evans
Johnson and Mrs. Berich. Great num-
bers OF live stock were killed and crippled.
The cyclone seemed to have followed the
creek for about eight miles. The distance
from here is so great that further particu-
lars are unobtainable