The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-01-23
DISTRESSING. ACCIDENT.

Brown, young man sged 90 lett ihs vii.
lsge Of Quasqueton, Bychannnn Co., or
horse-back, 10 transact sone business az d
grove soi,e twelve miles distant ,--bsfweeu
the Wabsipinicon aud Cedar rivers.
On his return, whsn about four. miles
from Quasquelon, while riGisg over I, strip
Office, the horse felI, precipilatipg Dsown
on bis right eide, his foot remained iigh,
10 the stirrup, which was a small one.--
The horse fsgsined his. foot before Brown
recovered himself aud ssn Of At iuil speed
To preserve. his head from injury. be clasp
ed both hands about his right thigh, thus,
in part sustaining his body, whilst his left
leg swung Immediately behind The horses
heels. Incredible AS il may, seem, ia this
horrible position he was dragged three
miles; the horse in tho mean time BY re-
peated kicks had fractured both bones Of
The left leg about -four inches aboye the
ankle, and bruised the leg from the knee
down, into perfect jelly. Al the end os
three miles the horse b1coming fatigued
abated bis speed, and BY severe efforts The
young man succeeded in extricaiing 6is
foot from tho boot, the istter remaining ID
the stirrup. sA sss ssaa ls7es q
lie was dropped upon the open prairie
three miles from sny house,, mile and .
half from road, aud ia such ! fractured
bruised and spfained state that be was en-
tirely unable either 10 walk Of crawl. In
that truly distressing cohdiiion, and on
that desolato spot, he remained from one
o'clock, ill Saturday noon, at which time
he was discovered III halt frozen con-
dition, BY bis numerous friends, who for
two days had been searching the prairie in
every direction for him. 1T
Both legs were frozen as high ~ the
knees, the injured ono much more severe
Iy than the other, his Hands aud ears were
quite stiff but not 80 bad condition . his
feet. Two of the nights we're as Indictment
as any during the season, so much 90 that
it is astonishing how he survived through
them. The frost wss removed BY means
Of ice water, and every effort made - re-
siore vitality 10 the paris. This was done
with the exception Of the injured limb,
which in spite Of every thing mortified %
high as lhe knees. On Saturday the 26th,
his thigh was smputatcd by Or. Carpenter
nf Cedar Ropids, assisted by DR.. Br,dwell
Of Marion, and at present, we learn, strange
as il may seem, that he . dofrg a. Wsil as
could be exported, and will In ail probabil-
ity reeover.-Io,ra City Republicans.
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CaRRy THING TnRoUGu.-Carry a
thing through. That's il; don't do. any
thing else. Ii you once sounilly, wide
awakedly begin athing, let K be carried
through though il cost you yo0r best corn
fort, time, epergiss. ind all that you Gun
We heartily abominats this
turning backward, this wearying and faint-
ing ot' sou! and purpose. II bespcsks i'm
beelity Of mind, want Of character; cour.
age, true manliness. s 1900
Carry = hing lhrousl. Dant begin
till sou are fully prepared for its scconl-
p'ishn,ent.. Thiale, tudy. dig, till you
know your ground, sec your way. This
done, launch oot with AZ your soul, nlr,
heart, and FIRE, nsiiherturning to tho right
nor left. Push on gian.ly--push ~ though
you we're born for the very. work you are
about beginning; as. though creatioa had
been waiting through all time for your es-
pecial hand snd spirit Then you'll DO
something worthy Of yourself md kidd.
Carry thing through. D.n't leap and
daily from one thing 10 another. No man
ever did anything that way. You can't
Be strong!nsinded. Bc pluckisb, patient,
cohsistsni. Be hopeful, s.ern, manly -
When once fairly in d aswork don't give u up.