Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1848-02-19

E.nethipg mysser,ous-A Woman Frozen
60 OeotA.

TO Death.
The Utica Herald gives the particulars Of q
strange affair which has jus, come TO light IN
Oneida county, New York. About Elk weeks
ago. German named Anthony Hines. residing
in Coos,sblevlle. Lewis county, married
young womou residing ., Deerfie,d Corners, in
Oneida county. He took her TO his home at
Constsblevl;e, and some ,lays sfter the msrrisge
vac heard to declare that they would not live
together six weeks Abnut one week ego Hines
appeared, some what intoxicated, OF the House
Of his wite's parents in Deerfeld, and reported
that his wife had perished Of cold. 10 the woods
on tho l6 h, nnd had been buried. Hines &C.
count Of hia wifc's death wse ia substance az
follows: He said they had been together at
church on the afternoon Of Sunday, the 10th
ult. They were returning home in company
with two men. and hat reached within forty
rods and in sight Of their own house, when
Hines and two men stopped to talk with some
other men in relation 10 building school house
leaving Mrs. Hines walking towards home.
He coon followed on, bu, could get no sight of
his wife. On reaching home he prepared bis
own supper, and made inquiries Of the neigh
bors, but none had seen nis wife. She did not
return during the night aud the next day
search wos made for her. which was hot
successful TIL near nigblial. when she was
found in dense piece Of forest about six miles
in direct line from the house-dead and frozen
stiff. Though within so few miles OF home, it
yod f hort troc la fl,af oho
had wandered about forty miles through the
forest.
The body was buried witbou, the kno~le ledge
ofany of the wonan's friends or parents. though
in the neghborbood and other circumstances
seemed to render the whole affair supicious.
On disinterring the corpse, appearances sus.
tained The story Of the husband. The case
caused good deal of excitement.
The Liberty Press says: "A correspondent,
sends Us q painful account-too long for our
columns-cf the death by freezing ofa Mrs
Hines, of Leyden, Lewis county. Mr.. and Mrs
II. went on Sunday, on foot, five miles to meet.
ing. On their return home, Mr.. II. stopped for
few moments at the house Of an acquaintance.
and Mrs, H. passed on. but the country being
new and the wood. paths indis,nct, she became
bewildered, ubd wandered about until overcome
with fatigue and cold, she sunk down and died"
Our correspondent eays:
"On Frldey the men who were in search,
occiden,ly crossed her track, which they rspid.
~ traced until they found her o corpse. II
seems that the poor woman continued 10 travel
about. never making. during all this instance
Of suffering, but one bed. This bed made with
40 much care, she no doubt, designed as her
death couch-.snd such it was. 1t is supposed
that she was conscious that she was falling, as
along the last part Of her wearisome journey,
-he had employed herself in tearing her cravat
~ pieces and occasionally suspending the frag.
ments on the bushes, as she passed along. in
order no doubt, that her body nigh, be found
Her book was found but short distance from
where she made her final bed. 1t is presumed
that she had walked until her limbs were either
frozen or quite 6enumbed and that trying TO
get over log. or root, she had fallen, and find.
ing herself unable to rise, had deliberately ad-
justed her clothing, and had lsid down to die.
II is probable that she was considerably fro,
Zen before she finally sank under her snfierings
's several pounds OF ice were frozen 70 her
emitting IN snch a msnner as TO render il Ger.
tain that il must have accumulated while she was
travelling. Of course, any opinion as TO when
the poor sufferer died. must be mere conjecture.
Cons jderIng the weather, she probably could
not have survived the suffcrings of Tuesday
night She had travelled a good many miles.
and crossed several dreadful swsmps. She had
pair Of new shoes, one of which had became
entirely useless. having no outsole, and the in.
sole being turned back. and hole being worn
through thick woollen stocking, leaving
norton of the loot bare.
DANGER ATTENDING PRncocioUs DEVELOP.
aESr-There can be no doubt that many q
-hIld hns hepn sacr,6cnd in vlv uon,b IN ,ho