, 1897-04-06
IN THE STORM.
THE BODIES OF THE UNFORTUN-
ATE JOHNSON BOYS TAKEN
TO CHEYENNE.
Terrorized by the Furious Blixxard
They Leave Wagons, Bedding and
Food and Attempt to Cross the
Plains-Found Sixteen Miles From
Their Wagons.

The bodies Of Edward and David
johnson, who started from their ranch |
in Nebraska to come to town with four 4
wagon loads Of hogs and were overtak-
en- by the furious blizzard on the prairie,
were brought to the city today by Coro-
ner Turnbull, says the Sun-Leader.
Sidney Murphy, a Texas cowboy, who
was recently employed by the Warren
Live Stock company. at the east Wind
Mill ranch, was in the party who discov-
cred the bodies. and his description of
the terrible storm on the prairie and the
sad fate CT, the unfortunate Johnsons
was given to a Sun-Leader reporter TO,
day.
Il left Texas a few days ago. said
Mr.. Murphy, 60 come to Wyoming,
where I had employment in view. You
can imagine that I struck quite a change
when l got here. having been in a coun-
try where the people are planting corn
and already are suffering from heat. I
arrived at Warren's ranch on Pole creek
last Thursday. and the woman at the
ranch hired me, and acting on the In.
structions Of Mr.. Gleason, l was sent to
the east Wind Mill ranch, and staid
there all night. On Friday morning two
men and myself we're detailed to start
out in a search for a sheep herder and
some sheep. The Mexican had started
from the camp in the morning to look
after some sheep only a short distance
Off. He never came back and hence we
started out to find him. Our little party
separated on Friday and 1t soon became
evident that instead OF looking for 9TH
ers we had better seek camp ourselves.
The blizzard was raging, and the blind
ing snow made 1t impossible to see six
inches in front of your face. and even
the horses became nearly crazed and
could not be controlled. My comrades
all got back to camp all right, but I was
out SO hours. during which time my
horse al into a barbed wire fence and
| was thrown and my neck cut"
Mr.. Murphy's neck is badly lacerated
and his neck swollen.
Proceeding with his story Mr.. Muir
ply described the damaging effects OF
the storm as observed as he ran across
them during his morning ride.
sheep by the hundreds are scattered
across the prairies," said Mr.. Murphy,
land from n camp 1900 are estimated
to have been lost"
During the So hours that Mr.. Murphy
was out he at M time saw a black OBJ
ject in front Of him, which he at first
thought to be a bear, but which proved
to be a wandering hog, no doubt n Of
the hogs from the johnson wagon. The
rider alighted and patted the hog for a
while, glad to find any kind Of life IN
der the circumstances. Mr.. Murphy wal
much surprised at finding the beast 80
far from any ranch, not knowing at the
time that the wagons had been discov-
cred.
Mr.. Murphy finally found his way
back to the ranch after spending two
days and a night on the plains. The
next day a party in charge Of Bert Glea-
son started out again in search Of the
lost Mexican, not knowing at the time
that anyone else was lost. What was the
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