The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-15
SEVERE WESTERN WEATHER.
TIE COUNTRY AT THE MERcY o.
THE ELEMENTS.
At Least 20 Persons Frozen 10 Death
in Oklahoma Territory.

II hss been many wears sine. the West
has experienced such blizzard as ragged
without intermission Sunday and Monday
Tbe snowfall was very heavy ard huge
drifts ompleted the work OF blocksding
travel on all railroads. A cold rain which
frole ms fast as IL fell. added not little TO
the terrors of the storm and n raging biting
wind forr ed a strong climax to the winter
kings denomination. The wind at times
rising TO a velocity Of 20 miles an hour,
WICHITA kAN-The worst blizzard that
this section OF Kansas has experienced in
many years, commenced Sunday morning,
and by night II was IL inches deep. All
trains with the exception Of the Rock Is.
land have been abandoned. The Missouri
Pacific east bound stuck In DRIFT IN the
Flint bills and the Frisco westbosnd stuck
in n drift in Greenwood county. The Santa
fe main line trains are all tied up. The
suffering on the bleak western pra g, and
in the Cherokee strip will be terrible.
HENNEssY, q. IA terrible norther
never before edualed in this part of the
country, struck Oklahoma Sunday In some
places on the railroad tracks, the snow IL II
feet deep and traffic has been entirely
abandoned. The wind blew 90 miles
an hour, the thermometer stood two de
grees below zero. and the suffering among
the poorly clad and half housed new settlers
on the strip and among the cattle ON the
grazing lands will be fearful.
GurnRIF, q. IA terrible blizzard struck
this territory early Sunday morning.
Reports oi death and suf.
fering come in from all parts Of the territory.
Mrs. Fannie Spencer, homesteader, twelve
miles from Cross was frozen stiff All her
fuel had burned out. Many people are still
living in tents and as fuel is scarce their
condition is awful. James Mulligan, liv.
ing -four miles south Of Perry was found
frozen to death and his partner, Harvey
Newcomb, died from exposure
and cold ffteen minutes after being
found. At Ponca Mrs. Jennie ramer and
her two children Lizzie and Saliie. were
discovered frozen stiff in a coyotes burrow
ten yards from their abode. Col. Henry
Melton, cowboy, who was with Buffalo
Bill at the Worlds Fair. was discovered by
party OF hunters dead under his horse
near Newkirk, At Andarka two Indian
pupils were found buried under snow
bank. Upon being taken TO "A house one OF
the children immediately expired. A fam
iiy named Sears, residing on a claim near
Woodward was found frozen TO death
Word comes from Cross that Sher.
man stone and family consisting of wife
and live children, were found sitting about
a stove with their throats cut from ear TO
ear. The following note found ona table
near by Stone gives a horrible story of mur.
der and suicide in connection with the
storm:
Wood all gone Molle frozen TO death
the rest Of us freezing. ! have KILLED my
family and now kill myself to prevent
further suffering. God have mercy ON us"
stone was hOmestender and lived IN
tent. 1t is thought that after the snow
mets hundreds Of dead settlers will be found
along with the remaius of thousands OF
cattle
CHlCAGo-Chicngo was visited Monday by
ne widest hurricane ever experienced in
the city, The wind was strong all night
but along toward o'clock in the morning
II suddenly increased in force and an
hour later small cyclone was on the
dtv.
The VI shed through
~ men reeled
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