Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-02-23
NEWS FROM OTHER COUNTIES.
Centre County.

NUH1C NOuhtSs
The Democrat says that on Thursday and
Friday, 9th and 10th inst, man by the
name of Mash, was nearly frozen to death on
the road leading from Eckenworth's Saw Mill
to the Bear Meadows. The facts as near as
we can learn are as follows: Mr.. Mash had
been choppng wood near Pleasant Gap for
the Messrs. Valentines, and left on Thursday
to visit some friends in Stone Valley. When
about fifty rods back of the Saw Mill, on the
road leading to the meadows, he was seized
with a violent pain in his stomach. Finding
that he was going to fall he threw himself on
pile of brush near by and losing all power
OF his limbs lay there during the afternoon,
all night Thursday, and most of Friday
Near nightfall on Friday slightly recovering,
Mr.. Mash, by crawling on his hands and
knees and rolling his body along over the
stones and rocks reached the saw mill where
son Of Mr.. Eckenworth was working. As
sstance was Immediately called, the unfortu-
nate man taken up and kindly cared for To
reach the mill Mr.. Mash had to cross the creek
twice where the water runs over a foot deep;
neither of the crossings being bridged he
dragged his body through the stream The
preservation of Mr.. Mash's life is wonderful
when we recollect that he was exposed to the
cold for nearly As hours Thursday night
the season ; yet during the whole of that ter
rible night yhe poor man lay exposed to the
storms AMI winds N a bleak wilderness, far
from any hab;tation, conscious that be was
freezing, yet unable to move hand or foot. and
waiting only for the cold hand Of death to
close his eyes and end his misery forever.
We understand that both Of his legs have
been amputatcd one above the knee and the
other at the ankle joint. His life is not de-
SPARED of, however, and with the exception
of the loss Of his legs he will sustain no fur
ther injury.
A man whose name we do not know, one
day last week was lifting q stick of timber III
the Barccns near Pennsylvania Furnace, when
the stick slipped, knocked him down and fal
ling upon his head. crushed out his brains,
and killed him almost instantly.
As Mrs Womer was leaving New Germany
for Boalsburg, her horse became frightened,
and rearing plunged forward and threw her
upon the ground, breaking one Of her legs
just below the knee. She received no further
injury, and is now rapidly recovering.
The Press says that on Saturday morning
man by the name Of James Huey, a resi-
dent Of Bellefonte was seriously injured at
Mr.. Mann's axe polishing shop. Mr.. Huey,
in the beginning of the week, was engag ged as
polisher, and was informed that the strapping
and machinery was required to be in order
before the gate was hoisted in the morning
On Saturday morning seeing that the gate
was about to be drawn, he endeavored to put
his strap upon the wheel, and in the same
moment the gate was hoisted, and he being
caught in the strap, was instantaneously
whirled around the wheel and thrown dis
tance of ten or twelve feet. As may be sup
posed, he is very much injured. DIR. Potter
was Immediately sentfor and the wounded man
is doing very well. 1t came near costing him
his life, for had the strap not slipped over his
head, his neck undoubtedly would have been
dislocated. AS it was, a portion eff his ear
is taken off and there is a deep, long cut in
his head.