Karen Kilgariff

No food, no water, just hoping, like, hoping to live in a haystack. That's too long. So she lives then, but then once she's discovered, she has to go into surgery because she develops frostbite on her feet. And she actually dies due to complications from the surgery, but survives like that time.

No food, no water, just hoping, like, hoping to live in a haystack. That's too long. So she lives then, but then once she's discovered, she has to go into surgery because she develops frostbite on her feet. And she actually dies due to complications from the surgery, but survives like that time.

Up in the northeast corner of the state in Plainview, Nebraska, another young school teacher named Lois Royce gets stranded on the open prairie. She's just run out of fuel at her schoolhouse, so she attempts to make it to the nearest home, which is only 200 yards away, with three students, all under the age of 10.

Up in the northeast corner of the state in Plainview, Nebraska, another young school teacher named Lois Royce gets stranded on the open prairie. She's just run out of fuel at her schoolhouse, so she attempts to make it to the nearest home, which is only 200 yards away, with three students, all under the age of 10.

But because of the whiteout conditions, Lois and the children can't see where they're going, so they end up walking past the house. And then they just keep walking. And the children, of course, are freezing. None of them can go any further. So they just stop in the open prairie mid-blizzard. And they're just kind of stranded just in not knowing where they are.

But because of the whiteout conditions, Lois and the children can't see where they're going, so they end up walking past the house. And then they just keep walking. And the children, of course, are freezing. None of them can go any further. So they just stop in the open prairie mid-blizzard. And they're just kind of stranded just in not knowing where they are.

Speaking generally about the children who get stuck outside that day, David Laskin notes, quote, Yeah. Yeah. Lois does everything she can to keep her students warm using just her body and her cloak. But the children die as they're pressed against her. And somehow she survives. But she has to have her feet amputated because of frostbite.

Speaking generally about the children who get stuck outside that day, David Laskin notes, quote, Yeah. Yeah. Lois does everything she can to keep her students warm using just her body and her cloak. But the children die as they're pressed against her. And somehow she survives. But she has to have her feet amputated because of frostbite.

So all of these tragic stories are from Nebraska, which is especially affected by this blizzard. But the storm touches much of the United States. According to the Minnesota Post newspaper, quote, the upper Midwesterners lost the most. The blizzard was truly a nationwide phenomenon. Ice skating was reported in San Francisco on January 14th. Which is, ladies and gentlemen, unheard of.

So all of these tragic stories are from Nebraska, which is especially affected by this blizzard. But the storm touches much of the United States. According to the Minnesota Post newspaper, quote, the upper Midwesterners lost the most. The blizzard was truly a nationwide phenomenon. Ice skating was reported in San Francisco on January 14th. Which is, ladies and gentlemen, unheard of.

Along with frozen water mains in Los Angeles, Fort Elliott, Texas registered a seven below zero temperature on the 14th. And for the first time in anyone's memory, parts of the Colorado River in Texas froze over. Damn. So it was extreme and insane.

Along with frozen water mains in Los Angeles, Fort Elliott, Texas registered a seven below zero temperature on the 14th. And for the first time in anyone's memory, parts of the Colorado River in Texas froze over. Damn. So it was extreme and insane.

So back in central Nebraska, Minnie and her students are still out trying to find their way through this blizzard, trying to make it to any kind of shelter. And Minnie's doing everything she can to keep her students moving forward. Elements of her story are spotty. Some are disputed.

So back in central Nebraska, Minnie and her students are still out trying to find their way through this blizzard, trying to make it to any kind of shelter. And Minnie's doing everything she can to keep her students moving forward. Elements of her story are spotty. Some are disputed.

For example, we don't know exactly how long her trek lasted or how long she and the students hunkered down before the children were reunited with their parents. Even their destination is a bit unclear. Some sources say the group successfully made it to Minnie's house. which was the initial plan.

For example, we don't know exactly how long her trek lasted or how long she and the students hunkered down before the children were reunited with their parents. Even their destination is a bit unclear. Some sources say the group successfully made it to Minnie's house. which was the initial plan.

But according to an article that ran in the Omaha Evening Bee just days later, they say that they instead ended up at one of Minnie's students' homes, which is a bit closer to the schoolhouse than Minnie's was. Either way, they made it. It's the important thing. It's like the idea that Minnie makes this plan where she's like, fine, we'll just go to my house.

But according to an article that ran in the Omaha Evening Bee just days later, they say that they instead ended up at one of Minnie's students' homes, which is a bit closer to the schoolhouse than Minnie's was. Either way, they made it. It's the important thing. It's like the idea that Minnie makes this plan where she's like, fine, we'll just go to my house.

And then like somewhere along the way, I bet you some kids like, Hey, there's my answer.

And then like somewhere along the way, I bet you some kids like, Hey, there's my answer.