The Globe-republican., 1908-04-30
THIRTY-FlRST YEAR. VOL. XXX. NO. 29

ehoWuTIt aDout Two miles from the city.
A family OF emigrants, five persons In
all, we're reported frozen to death about
10 miles from the city. Several persons
are reported missing Amount OF snow
fall, ~ inches. January TN. Heavy
snow bega" during the night and ended
5:4O p. m. The wind blew a gale from
the north during the entire day, ayerag-
ing 40 miles an hour with mean tenn
peratnre Of l0l below zero. This was
one Of the most terrible storms that has
been experienced In this locality. The
snow was binding, SO that at no time
during The Gay could q person see rod
before his face. Pvt. Miller narrowly
escaped beln4 lost in the Storm while on
his way to take the IN nj. observation.
lie rooms but short stance from the
Office, but the snow was SO binding that
ne had no idea when be Ieached the
Dodge House Garner and kept on until
be reached the river, about quarter Of a
mile distant. During temporary lull in
the storm he saw the Dodge House lights
and with difficulty retraced his steps.
Sgt. Lanouelte. who lives on the hili
about three quarters of mile from the
office, was unable to get to the office on
account of the binding snow The West
ern Union wires are down and the trains
are all blocked. Amount Of snowfall
during the day 8 inches. The atmos-
phere was highly charged with electricity
during the entire day, SO much so, that
the batteries were taken off and mes
sakes sent between this office and Csnp
supply. The sky being obscured, no
aurora was visible, but 1t had all the
characteristics of an auroral storm. The
operator at Supply was knocked down by
severe shock while changing the wires
and the operator at tn Ii office had his
fiogers severely burned Ly accidentally
touching the wires. The electric storm
WAS very noticeable on the Western
Union wires, sparks flying from the KEY
five or six inches in length. Two young
ladies by name of Bouchei living near
Appleton about twenty-five miles south
of this city, were frozen to death while
going adistance of about three foutths
mile. They, with their mother, start
ell to go to their brothers. house, but the
binding snow combined with the intense
cold, prevented them from reaching the
house. The mother was found near the
door 10 an insensible condition and the
bodies of the two daughters were found
within fifty feet of the house. The
mother is not expected to live as it will
be necessary to amputste both feet and
nands. In the city several persons were
lost in passing through familiar streets
and narrowly escaped being frozen to
10 death. The stage driver from Englewood
to Appleton never knew when he reached
the latter place, but had driven through
the town when some one met him and
turned him back AS Appleton is the
terminus of the stage line this will give
some idea of the binding snow. Large
numbers OF sock were frozen 10 death in
this vicinity aud the losses TO cattle men
will be greater during the last storm than
all the losses experienced last winter"
The next most notable blizzard was
that of February llth, 1905. Referring
to this, Observer Emigh says "Today
was made memorable by one OF the
worst northers in the history of this
section, from the effects of which much
stock, weakened and enervated by the
long severe winter must inevitably sue
cumb. Snow continued throughout the
day and though comparatively light. 1t
was reinforced by the drifting of snow
already upon the ground by high cold
northerly wind. The temperature stead
lily decreased until it reached 8 degrees
below zero at midnight.