The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-14
DEATH IN THE BLIZZARD.
Settlers Perish in Their HutS on the
Plains Of the West.

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hona and Indian Territory-Signs
That the Worsta of the Storm is Over.
All the Men in Peril in the Cribs OF
Chicago and Milwaukee Safe.
Kansas City, Mo, Feb. 13.-Reports re-
ceived here to-day from Oklahoma and
the Indian territory make it almost GER
tain that at least thirty lives were lost
during the great storm of Sunday. Many
isolated homesteads, where the families
were poorly prepared for the winter, can
not be heard from for days and possibly
weeks, and there is reason to believe that
thirty will not represent the total num-
ber dead.
In Western and Southwestern Kansas
there was great suffering, and it is proba-
BILE that in more than one sod house dead
bodies will some day be found. The
worst of the storm was over in the Mis-
souri, valley to-day, and as it is growing
warmer, and is cloudy, it is not unlikely
that the snow will be melted suddenly,
causing foods in many streams.
FINDING THE CoRPsEs.
Guthrie. 0. T., Feb. 13.-The worst Of
the great blizzard seems to be over here
and business is again being resumed.
Four trains, which had been snow bound
near Red Rock, in the Cherokee strip for
thirty hours, came in early this morning.
Besides two families 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
perished.
Two Tonkawa Indians are reported to
have been found dead in hut.
Near Anadarka, three Indian children
who were caught out in the storm
perished.
There are rumors of many other fatali-
ties, but so far they have not been con-
frmed.
Scores of cattle and horses perished in
the strip and in the big pastures in the
Usage and Kiowa reservations.
The number of dead cattle will reach
thousands. The temperature did not
reach as low as on Jan. 20, but the wind
and sleet were so bad that people caught
out could make no resistance.
ALL SAFE IN MILwAUKEE's CRIB
Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 13-The storm
having broken during the night, the in
take crib was visible this morning and
soon after dawn smoke was seen issuing
from it, which showed that the men
and a companion came ashore. He re-
ported that the men worked as usual all
day.
MANY BOOMERS PERISH.
Dallas, Tex, Feb 13.-The thermome-
ter was at go above this morning. The
wind went down to moderate pace dur
ing the night. The ground was frozen
to-day. Passengers from Kansas, Okla
homa, the Cherokee strip and the Indian
Territory to-day report the most terri
bic blizzard in recorded history. A great
many lives have been lost and the suffer
ing from the cold is intense. The greatest
loss has been amongthe strippers, who are
poorly provided with houses, food and
clothing
GALE OFF NEW YORK.
New York, Feb. 13.-The full force of
the storm was felt in the harbor this
morning, where the gale had full scope
Tor its wild rush. Incoming steamers are
doubtless getting their full share of it off
the coast.
NANTUCKET UNDER THE SNOW.
Nantucket, Mass, Feb. l3.-The worst
easterly storm of the winter has pre-
vailed here since yesterday afternoon,
the wind attaining a velocity of sixty
miles an hour. Nantucket is covered
with nine inches of snow on the the level,
and about as many feet in drifts No
wrecks have occurred.
ALL RESCUED FROM CHIoAGO's CRIB.
Chicago Feb. 13.-About fifty work.
men, who were imprisoned all day yester-
Gay and last night in the temporary crib
Iour miles out in the lake, were rescued
by tug to-day. The fierce storm rocked
the frail structure, the spray put out the
hres and the men suffered intensely from
cold, but none of them were seriously
frozen.
CLEAR AND COLD.
st. Louis, Feb. 13.-Advices to-day from
al parts OF the state, Southern Illinois,
Northern Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska and
contiguous territory, are that the storm
mas been replaced by clear cold weather
irafhc Is rapidly resuming its normal con-
dition.
THRLE KILLED IN KENTUCKY.
Barboursville, KY, Feb. 13.-The Sc
we're 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
pain, destroying life and property.
me report of the scene of
destruction as brought by the
United States mail carrier, is that two
women and boy were killed. The two
women were Mrs. Evan johnson and a
Mrs Berich. Great numbers of live stock
were killed and crippled. The cyclone
seems to have followed the creek for
ABOUT eight miles The distance from
mere is so great that further particulars