, 1864-01-13
Death from tFrcczinG.-AN Night Of Ifors
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from the Whitesiae uu.) Sentinel, Jan. 7th.1
During the prevalence Of such 4 storm Is
| that Of 1hrrsday Inst, it Wou1d seem almost
| home, not even In the case Of the most ur.
gent necessity. Very fortunately, VIC think,
but few had tie bardihood to Venture out,
and to this fact, may be attributed the small
list OF casualties in This county that, happily,
attended the feurful visitation. Would that
VIC were spared the task of recording eTcn
tne instance Of such suffering and horror as
that which 1t becomes our painful duty to
perform.
On tho morning of that memorable Thurs
day, Two girls, Miss Paine and Miss Love
Joy, and brother Of The latter, about IS years
OF age, left their homes in Newton township,
scmc II miles from Morrison, as VIC gather
stores. They succeeded In rcachfug MoEri-
son without difficulty, and after completing
their purchases, started, late in the aftegnoon,
and ngainst the earnest rcmonstrancta Of a
number Of citizens here, for their homes
Their course being In aouthwester!y dircc-
tion, they were, Of cOuTse, exposed to the
kccnest seventies Of the storm. How
ever, they succeeded in getting with
in SONIC three miles of home, when
They lost their road. and soon became
enve1oped IN snoU-drift, from which, in
tic darkness, they found It impossible to cx-
1
Of the sleigh and after tloundering around for
4 considerable time, in the drifted snow,
succreddn, with the hid Of Mics Painc, in un-
1itcbiDg tic horses md getting them turned
round TO the sleigh, to which they secured
them. Tho three then seated themselves in
the eleigh, wrapped whatever they had Of
blankets or robes about them, and there in
the "waste Wilderness amid the snow and
cold and darkness, unprotected from the
chilling blasts Of the mCrciless storm, they
resolved to pass tlat wild winter night low
they survived the ngors Of that long, peril
Gus aight-thelr feelings and sutierings, NE
leave 10 the imagination Of the reader. That
they could live to behold the light Of morning
seems indeed miraculous.
The elder Of the girls, Miss Paine, about
sixteen years Of age, and about two years
the senior Of Miss LoyeIoy, says that she did
mt permit herself to go to sleep. md frc-
quently aroused the Others, when being over
conc By drowsiness, and cndcavorcl to keep
them rubbing: their nr1ns and limbs in order
to prevent their becoming completely torpid.
AS eoon us 1t was Hight In the morning, young
Loyejoy left the girls in the sleigh, to endeav-
OF to find some house and procure assistance.
4, After Wsalking, or rather Dragging himself for
B. F. Hubbard; in the most pitiablc condi-
ton; his hands both frozen like two balls Of
ice; also his feet and legs frozen nearly to
the knees, and SO benumbed and exhausted
that It was with difficulty he related his
story. MIR. Hubbard Immediately hitched
up hie team and went for tho girl s, whom he
brought to his house In Us short time as
possible, but not before becoming himself
Considerably bitten BY the frost-ffeezins his
ears, nose aud part Of his fingers. Dr.: Tay-
lor, Of this town, was summoned to the as
distance Of the unfortunatcs, and all possible
mid rendered. Miss Loyejoy WAS found to be
the worst sufferer. md oil efforts to bring her
10 consciousness proved fruitless. On Tues
day last death relieved her Of her su;lerings.
The brother ie still in critical condition,
and If his life is saved it will be- 1t Is thought
By the physician, with the loss of his hands,
and perhaps, his feet. A1tea.Paipe fared much
the best, owing, most likely, to the fact that
she kept awake, and kept her arms and limbs
in motion. AS It was, she was badly chillcl,
but not much. frozen, and, It is said, will
speedily recover.