New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-14
LIVES LOST AT THE WEST.
THE STORMS FORCE SPENT AND TRAINS
MOVING AGAIN.
AT LEAST THIRTY PEOPLE AND THOUSANDS OF
CATTLE BELIEVED TO HAVE PERIsHED IN
OKLAHOMA AND THE INDIAN TER
WAUKEE CRIBS UNFRAMED


RITORY-THE CHICAGO AND MIL
WAUKEE CRIBS UNFRAMED.
Kansas City, Feb. 13.-Reports received here
to-day from oklahoma and the Indian Territory
make it almost certain that at least thirty lives
were lost during the great storm of Sunday.
Many isolated homeste ads where the families
were poorly prepared for the winter cannot be
heard from for days and possibly weeks. ana
there is reason To believe that thirty Will not
represent the total number Of the dead In
Western ard Southwestern Kansas there was
great suffering and II Is probable that in more
than one sod house dead bodies will be found.
Tho worst Of the storm was over in the Missouri
Valley to-day. and it is growing warmer
and is cloudy 1t is not unlikely that the snow
Will melt suddenly. causing floods in many
streams.
Guthrie o T. Fob 13.-Thc worst OF the
great blizzard seems 70 be over here. and busi-
ness IS again resumed Four trains that nave
been snow bound near Red Rock. in the Cherokee
strip. for thirty hours. came in early this morn
ire BESIDES two families reported frozen near
Cross. IN unknown man was found near the
Ponca Indian Agency frozen stiff. Near still
water a man was frozen to death under ms
house. and south Of Cleveland. in County q, a
are reported to have been found dead in hut
Near Anadarka three indian children who were
caught in the storm persisted There are rumors
Of many other fatalities, but SO far they have
not been confirmed.
Scores ~ cattle and horses persisted In the strip
and I'm the big pastures I'm the Usage and Kiowa
r,-crvatlons The number ~ dead cattle VIII
reach into the thousands. The temperature was
not g, low as on January 20. but the wind and
sl,et were 50 bad that people caught out could
make ~ rcssilnc"
III Reno. O. r. Feb. l3-Thc storm OF sunday
was the mos, seve-c In twenty years. There IS
much suffering % man and beast everywhere IN
this section but only few fatalities are reported
I'm IN. immediate ncighborhood. Three indian
school children lost their way In IN" heavily
falling snow ald persisted on Saturday night
m tho sparscly settled town west Of here the
suffering ana fatalities are greater than in any
previous winter since the opening OF oklahoma.
overland mail routes are blocked by tn" storm
and ail communication Is cut of by lines 10 ms
city from the West Al railroad traffic IS I'M
pedod.
Chicago. Feb l2-Ch.cago woke Up this morn
.u, expecting t. find the thermometer down 10
zero and the wheels II all the surface roads
blocked But an agreeable surprise was In store
The mercury was hanging around the twenues
AMI the cable and horse car lines were running.
although making slow ume. Nearly all the IN
coming trains are late to-day. some OF them
are reported as much IA ten hours behind ana
others are lost completely
The tug Welcome which started with a relief
party on board at o'clock this morning for the
SiNty-clg hth-st tunnel. whore tTiy Workmen spent
Yesterday and last night In the temporary CRIB
house has returned. and reports that the men
are an right The Lake View crib OFF Montrosc
Boulevard. was apparently unframed by the
wind and water. -Four men spent the night there
without experiencing any danger or discomfort.
:. -idcnis Of Harvey. suburb OF this city. VINO
Wee reported as missing last night were ac-
counted for this morning. Yesterday afternoon
tho electric srcct-car line was blocked. and many
workingmcn did not try to rcacfho until this
morning Their absence gav" rise 20 the story
that th.y were lost in the storm.
Detroit Feb. l3.-Ycsterday's severe storm has
subsidized but the streets are still I'm Il blockadcd
condition. Uorse-carS are moving slowly ana IT.
regularly. with four horses t. each car. The
Michigan Central Railroad reports things In
better shape and trains are running nearly on
i,me The Detroit Lansing ana Northern road
Is stll in bad shape Reports from all parts
81 the state show that tn" blizzard has spent
its force. leaving traffic in demoralizcd con-
dition
Milwaukee. Feb. l3-Contractor Murphy Of the
intake tunnel says that the storm last night
shook the building on the crib badly and carried
away an outside building platform. Except for
= little water which came through the sides Of
he house the men were comfortable. They did