Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-03-02


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Call back the bright hour when the Nation was
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The rivers Of peace through our valleys shall run,
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THRILLING SCENE, ON, THE ICE.
The St. Louis Republican relates the
following $50 q la143tit 4"
Monday afternoon, about two o'clock,
an exciting scene was witnessed by thous-
ands who were gathered upon the levee.
The landing was lined with throngs of
people, congregated, in expectation Of the
immediate breaking up Of the ice in the
harbor. Presently was heard the scream of
steam whistle from.a ferry boat moored
at the. upper end Of the levee, 1t was
long and loud scream, and before it's un-
earthly echoes had died away the sound
was taken up by boat far up on the
other side. Then all along the landing
steampipes joined in the harsh and unme-
lodious chorus, The multitude passed
closer. The ice is moving Look Look "
many voices scarcely more than whispered.
And so it was moving, very slowly, and
with a dull, grating noise.
utOut on the river, midway between ell
thert shore, was, at this perilous juncture,
deserted the form of a woman, the only
being there was to be seen on the ice.
She had stopped picking her adventurous
way, and stood motionless, except as the
cold floor bore her gently on. All eyes
were bent earnestly and anxiously upon
her, and the crowd watched with almost
breathless interest. $50 back 60 back"
was shouted from hundreds of threats
seemingly unheeded, from the fact that at
that distance the advice could not be
heard. Thegwomen was beckoned to with
hands and handkerchiefs, but without re-
SPONGE of any kind. Once she was seen
to raise her hands as if in despair, and a
moment after she sunk to her waist. The
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plying silence on shore that followed the
scene was quickly succeeded by loud
shouts and clapping Of hands as the
trembling female scrambled again to her
feet, only to look wistfully around, but
not to take another step. By this time
the ice had ceased to move, and the spec
tators began to experience a sense of re-
lief. Still the woman stood as though
transfxed, her clothing hanging loosely
around her, and she probably shivering
from the cold her immersion must have
produced. s4 g;.la, ......t ,..f.
Just as the woman had gone down,
three men were observed to start from the
other side. One of them. after going a
short distance, turned back. The others
made straight for the lonsobject, and on
a run. 1t was venturesome undertake
ing. They had got half way when the
n woman fell again, and this time it was
longer before she presented herself to
full view, her boly having almost entirely
disappeared. Yet once more she stood
erect, not, daring to take step in any
\ direction. AT last the two men. got near
her. They hesitated, and were seen to
motion her to them, but she seemed CON-
. pletely paralysed from fear, and daring
! to do nothing A moment after one Of
the men sprung to her side and then
woman and men both went down. When
the eyes that involuntarily turned away
Ito avoid witnessing u painful sight looked
/, again, the woman was on the solid ice,
and the two men were on either side Of
her supporting the drenched form, and
hurrying her to the Illinois shore. 1t
was not till the trio reached the dry land
that the multitude grye vent to their joy
in loud hazzas. s'ii4tpaslss <iao
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