Statewide County WA Archives Obituaries.....Lindholm, Fred  March 1893
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Oregonina March 6,1893
Frozen to Death
Tragic Fate Of A Greta Northerbn Laborer In The Great Storm
John Henry,a Great Norhtern laborer,arrrived in the city yesterday,says the 
Seattle Post Intelligence,and brought news of the finding of the body of Fred 
Lindholm,or Holem,under 15 feet of snow near Madison station,about 17 miles 
from the summit of the Cascade mountain.The body was perfectly preserved,and 
now lies in a wooden box in a snow grave six feet deep.
There were 27 men in the camp the night the big snow commenced,and Lindholm 
was absent on an errand.With the incease in the fury of the storm the men 
commenced to feel worried about their companion.Time went on and he did not 
return.Someone suggested that they  make up a searching party.The suggestion 
was immediateyl acted upon,and out into the blinding storm with lanterns 
started themen.Along the track they went,yelling his name and kicking through 
the snow in th ehopes of finding hisbody if fallen.The serch was unsuccessful 
and,when the rescuers were almost frozen themselves,they returned to camp.
Duirng hte long days that follwoed food became scarce,and at the first break 
in the storm theycommenced to work there way out in earnest.Eight days later 
while digging through a cut where the snow was packed to the depth of 15 feet 
or more,one of the workmen felt his shovel strike some object that appeared to 
give way in a peculiar manner.He kept on sholveling,and soon laid bare to the 
eyes of his fellow workmen the frozen body of Fred Lindholm.The head was 
almost on the rail and in about five inches of snow.Som eof the men made a 
rough wooden box,while others dug a grave in the snow by the side of 
thetack.The intrnment was then mae and the work on the railroad resumed.
The dead man was a Swede,22 yers old,5 feet 11 inches tall,and would weigh 185 
pounds. The doubt as to his name arose from the fact that was put down 
differently in two time books. Coroner Horton was notified of the cae by the 
police last evening.

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