The Julesburg grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1907-1972, 1909-03-12
Sad Sequence of the February Storm.

The Sidney, Nebraska, Telegraph publishes the fol-
lowing complete details of the loss OF life in the Feb
runry storm, which proved disastrous western
Nebraska:
No sadder history has been written in Cheyenne
county than the event of Monday, February 22nd and
its sequence. On that stormy morning. Miss Viola B.
Fellows teacher IN the Vack distrtc stsee contrary
to the advice OF E. Zalesky and his wife to her school
house. Like many conscientious girls who have
little ones in charge she had anxiety for fear
child might go to school and find it cold, her
responsibility drove her duty, she it,
Jared forth in the face of she told them
not to worry she going with the wind and if she
found 1t very bad she would that night along the
fence to p Y. Gentry's who lived but half mile and in
the direction Of the wind. AS the increased in
fury Mr. Zalesky had thought what was safe
at Mr.. Gentry's. Tuesday they supposed she still
there, the snow being too deep for school, Wednesday
about time for school to be Mr. Zaesky to the
school house to help her home through the drifts and
found the house cold but indications showed she had
laid in big supply Of coal and kindng Monday Still
without any presentiment OF evil he continued to Mr.
Gentry's TO get her. She had not been there Both Mr.
Zalesky and Mr.. Gentry, now alarmed began a search
till dark hopeless with drifts six to feet high in every
direction The next morning these men with Mr.. Soda
and Mr. Vacik (a that could be reached in the walls of
SNOWY renewed the search, digging tunnels and
turning drifts and all dav Friday 1t impossbleto
reach other neighbors to get telephone
to alarm the authorities
Friday evening exhausted and without hope, the
parry started nome. In crossing MS pasture, Mr.
Zalesky found a white hand sticking out of deep drift
within two hundred yards of his home and he soon I'M
buried the rigid body of the lost girl her lifeess hand
still grasping the little compass which had guided her
right but had prevented her from turning
and passing the house.
Saturday J. W. Mcdaniel and c. NJ. Wright went
under the greatest difficulties, and brought the body
Sidney, where it was placed in Harper Il Wright's
dertakng parlors pending word from her sister and
only relative Mrs. Fl. r. HOrner at Blairstown,
Iowa Miss Anna True of the Bridgeport high school,
and Miss Fellows only intimate friend came down. and
left nothing undoue which the living may do for the
dead.
Tuesday nighL upon the advice from H. r. Horner
the body placed No and shipped to Bairstown,
Iowa. sad accompanied the casket the
1t was composed of the Sidney teachers in body
number of citizens Of them ladies, and pail
bearers The latter F. L. VanGorder, J. L. McIn.
toSh, Geo. Moore, E. C. Stpckdck j. A. Bently, J. w.
Mcdaniel. Flowers profusely furnished by Mrs.
yesterday, Mrs McNIannis Miss True, Mr.. Buzza.
The Sidney teachers unable to secure flowers
in time. Every tenderness possible was bestowed upon
the eless clay, and sadness has prevailed the
whole community since the tragedy became known.
number of the teachers of the county were obliged
spend the night of February 22nd in their school
evening. Among them Miss Janestc Clark of the
Happier district, Miss Sadie McFadden decided to
main in her sch,ol house at Suhol and had provided
plenty Of fuel. Lee Howard the Howard ranch where
Miss McFadden boards, took out team and started
after her but the horses refused against the
Lee then started foot AS they attempted u return
Mr.. Howard finally admitted that he mad lost his bear
ings and they wandered aimlessy until they struck.