Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-03
VOL. 4---N0. fO2
DAILY VIRGlNIAN.
Thrilling Stofy

Thrilling Story
The following was conmuuica,ed by Mr.. +.
Merriam to tn prrt-rnouth Journd: aa7
As early AZ 99a Errick Rande. an lcelandio
chief fitted out expedition of twenty five Rpl-
lcys at Seutell, and having manned them with
sufficient crews Of colonists set forth from Ice
hnd to what appeared more geniul climate.
They sailed upon the ocean fifteen days, and they
saw no land. The next day brongnt with IL a
storm, and many gallant vessel sunk In the
deep. Moutains Of loo covered the water ~ fnr
as the eye could rea, h, aud but few galleys es-
capped destruction. The morning Of the seven
tcenth day wns clear and cloudless; the sea was
calm, and far away to the northward could be
seen the gareof the ice fields reflected on tho sky.
The remains OF the shattered feet gathered to.
gether to pursue their voyage, but the galley Oh
Errck Rande was not there.
The crew Of the galley. which was driven fur
ther down thn,, the rest, reported that us the
moroing broke the large fields -of ice that had
covered the ocean were driven ny the current
pust them. and that they behsld the galley OF
Errck Rande borne by resistless force and speed
Of the wind before tremendous field ot iee--her
crew had lost all control over her---they were
tossing their arms 10 wild agony. SoMroely
moment had elapsed before It was walled in BY
hundred ice hills, and the whole mass moved for
ward. and was soon beyond the horizon. That
the galley of tho narrator escaped was wonder.
fu--it remained however, uncontrndioted and
the vessel Of Errck Rnnde was never more seem
Half n century after that, u Danish colony was
established on the western ooast OF Greenland.
The crew Of the vessel which carried the colo
nsts thher, in their excursion into the interior,
crossed n range Of Mills TINT stretched to the
northward; they had approached nearer to the
polo than any preceding adyenturers. Upon
looking down from the summit of the hills they
hehed II vast and intermnahle held OF ICE, uhdu-
latng in various places, and formed into thou
sand grotcsque shapes.
They saw, not far from tho shore figure like
an iced vessel, with gittering icieles Instead of
mas,s rising from it, Curiosity prompted them
to approach, and they beheld dismal sight
Figures of men in every attitude OF woe were
upon tho deck, but they were icey things then;
one figure alone stood erect and with folded
arms, leaning against tho mast. hatchet VIVA
procured. and the ice split away, and the TEA
lures ofa cbieftain disclosed, pallid and deathly
aud FREQ from decay.
This was dsni,tlcss The vessel and that the
frure and form of Errck Rande. Benumbed
with cold. and in the agony Of despair, his Grew
had fallen around him and the spray OF the
ocean and the fogs had frozen, as 1t lighted upon
thom; and covered each figure with an ICY robe,
which the short lived glance OF Greenland
sun hnd not time To remove. The Danes look
ed upon the spectacle with Troubling fhey
knew no, but the scene might be their fate--
They knelt down upon the dec and muttered a
prayer In their native tongue for tho souls of the
frozen crew, then hurredly left the place ,.f
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GENERAL LAFAYETTE SWIMMING N0H'TIIs LIFE.
From Loyd's forthcoming Steamboat Direo-
tory we learn that Gen. lufay yette came very near
boinp lost during his lat visit to the United
States The Steamer Mechanic on which he
had embarked at Nashville, struck a suag on
dark and tcmpes,ous night on the 9th OF Janua-
nv. 1925 when 1870 miles below Louisville. tear
ing out her entire hull. and and causing her 70
sink out Of sight in less than FIVE minutes. Cap
tain Hall rushed to Gen. Laiayette's state ROOM
| kicked open the door and had barrly time to hur
| ry the old hero to the hurricane deck before the
water was all around them. Gen. Lafayette vas
too feeble to swim any distance, bat managed to
keep himself afoat until rescued by the yawls--
He lost his hnt, clothes and fine carriages and
came very near losing his life '..aa ~ 10 -
How TO BE LovED.--Here is n secret worth
knowing William Writ in letter to- his
daughter thus insists upon the Importance OF
the small sweet courte-ies of life. Depend up.
on il, he IL right He says: IL want to tell
YOU seor,,t. The way to make yourself pleas
ing TO others, is to show that you care tor them
The whole world is like the miller of Mansfield
who cared for nobody-no. not he because no
body cared for him. And the whole world Will
serve YOU so, il you give them the same care.---
Let all persons, therefore thGt you do care
for them by showing them what Sterne 80 hap
pily calls the small, sweet oourtesies IN which
there is no parade; whose voice is too still to
tease, and which manifest themselves by ten
der and affcctonate looks, and little KIND aots
of attention, giving others the preference IN
every little enjoyment at tho table, IN tho helo'