Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-12-04
SNOW STORAl


SNOW STORM
Fx'rlc firm the report nf Lieut. J. w. Abe-'. n
New Nsxco. TIE Lieutenant and his parry has lift
Be1ts Fnrt The return to It. Luis he 2Gh Jan
Such Suffering IS here detailed has seldom been
excaeded.-
FEBRUARY 2 All night tile storm ragged with fury
as aNr as that VI the ormeue~' If MI Bland. The
particles Of snow beat win wild rare against my tent,
while he tra structure 4uvered and the poles that sur
rte II creIkrdau rr0ln-d much that it was i'm
psSble f,r me ID sleep. Such the force Of the
wind that il dr We he iov through the canvass walls
of tent and una my bed and papers covered with
it. During the nigh! heard one Of the men. who had
got his feet in attempting o cross the river, im aor
ing song fhs cpnplniYns let him get into the way
On with eam. He might terribly CIT end i-ars
ID TINT al th7 animals wuui trldlrn to death before
morning. A. length tnjrullr came, but when luuhed
The drifting along in dence clouds Of harl
icy parcI that few along with extreme velocity. A
the sun began p appear. the storm cea57 and It was
fortunate fur ii dill cas- ! now forced my
way ont of the tell, which was banked with snow
When looked around scene # utter destruction PIE
sentei si,one OF my men had laid down on the ground
sleep. but'now not Of them could be seen.- cal
led auu they heard ne not, being covered beneath the
deep >nu.v. nrw went to the wagons; in one found
Plika and Lang III tie other two or three men. Of
whom had been very i'll since leaving Deus Fort
He came rushing towards me half des'raceG, his shirt
covered with snow, his head BARE and crJucnI al my
an,,t ,oLa,,ot h.,sr shaI r-asza l.. de,,br III,
fre4z. ~, I,m f-ezioo,' Hi, arms were drawn III
a.I s,i-roaJ bi i,iT Inns. ror,l,7.I NH IJ +
tool, the por fellow and put him in my beI and
covered hin with blankets and buffalo robes, was all
| could do
,yeno,v scratched ah,, and frrl tta r,cn Il, ,to ia
of the tracks On TIC urCc f he soo caused by the
movements, f the restless sleeDers covered bv Tho haa
W mantle snow. they had been extremely warm, and
now the chill ar felt 70 hem more intaeratle.
February 2I. This m0rnior i the first time FIR
,hry-sx EouTs INT auv nne has venurd An Az rsr
had heir r,yi,i ms rradv r,,Ld and shared i. ~, n
Mr. Browu's Marty. of ali The tents that ba4 hean I
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