The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-02-17
SWEPT BY WIND.
Terrors Of One Of the Worst Blia-
yards on Record
"A Man Kills His Family In Oklahoma to
Prevent Their Freexing-Wide Sweep
of the Storn-An Modes Of Traf-
fic lnterfered With.
VICTIMS ARE MANY.

among the homesteaders residing there.
Several persons, it is reported, have
persisted in the storm, among them two
families residing near Cross. No par
ticulars can be obtained Hundreds 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 4 miles
south of Perry, was found Monday
evening frozen to death. and his
partner, Harvey Newcomb, died from
exnnsure and cold fifteen minutes after
beng found. At Ponca Mrs. Jennie
Cramer and two children, Lizzie and
S;,ie, were discovered frozen stiff in a
coyotes burrow, 10 yards from their
"A bOdr. .e,
An Awful Alternative.
Word comes from Cross that Sherman
Stone and family, consisting Of wife
ami five children, We're found sitting
about stove with their throats cut
from ear to ear The following note
found on table near by Stone gives a
horrible story of murder and suicide in
conn elton with the storm.
Wood all gone. Moll.e frozen to death, the
res, II us freezing. l have killed my family
anu ~ W kill myself to prevent further suffer.
ing God have mercy on us v
s,,one was hornesteader and lived in
a tent. It is thought that after the
Snow melts hundreds of dead settlers
will he found, along with the remains
OF thousands of cattle.
Other Fatalities.
Col. Henry Melton, a cowboy. who
wa, with Buffalo Bill at the worlds
tulr, was discovered by party of
hunters early Monday morning dead
uu.ter his horse. At Anadarko two In
dian pupils wers found Sunday even
7ng buried under a snowbank. Upon
,e.Ag taken 60 house one Of the chill
&,rcn Immediately expired. The other,
however, showed signs Of recovery. A
report has reached here that family
named Sears, residing on a claim near
v oodward, WAS found frozen to death,
but no particulars can be obtained.
a. Missing Schoolma'am.
Miss Jennie Johnston, a young In
dun teacher, who came to Alva re-
gently from Scranton, Pa, let her
school Saturday for her toarding house.
ports have been received from other
\, est side towns, bat it is certain the
suffering is great, as the west side peo-
pie are living mostly in tents. All trains
are delayed.
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
pnittees are now securing the country
gathering together the people and
caring for them in the sct,oolhouses
Worst Ever Known in Kansas.
EMPoKlA, Kan, Feb. 13.-'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 III places it is 20
feet deep. Railroad traffic is stopped,
trains being showed in at numerous
points. Thousands of head of cattle
are endangered and great portion of
them " i'll die Of cold and lack of food.
Wheat raisers see CLEAN of hope in
that ,ne snow covers their crops and
protects them.
CHICAGO, Feb. 18-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
az a rate Of from 50 to 70
miles an hour. Business came to a
stantstill. while the wild storm tossed
mountains of snow across deserted
streets and boulevards. 1t swept
the city daring the early hours
of morning, heaping white mounds
across car tracks, filling basement
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.
Indiana showed Under.
lNpLANAPoLIs, Ind, Feb. ia biz
gard, the worst indianapolis has ex-
perenced for years, ragged for eighteen
hours. It sleeted, rained and showed
alternately. The snow is over foot
deep. Street cars have been running
only occasionally and traffic is practic-
ally suspended. What is true Of In
dianapolis applies to all points in this
state
CLEVELAND, O.. Feb lathe bliz-
card which ragged with such severity
throughout the west Sunday night
reached this city at a. M. Monday. A
fierce gale, accompanied by a heavy
fal! Of fine, cutting snow, is in prog
ress and the storm promises to
be a severe one. At noon the
street car service was demoralized, only
an occasional car managing to get
through the heavy snowdrifts On the
Lake Shore road trains were reported
as more or less delayed from the west,
with prospect of serious blockades.
Iowa Gets Her Share.
BURLINGTON. Ia, Feb l3.-The worst
snowstorm of the season began here
sunday evening. Eight inches of snow
covers the ground and is drifting bad
ly. The weather is very cold and all
trains are delayed.
In Michigan.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Feb 13.-The
blizzard which arrived here early Mon
dry morning was the worst in several