The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-01-23
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DEATH FROM FREEZISG-A NIGHT OF
HORROR. During the prevalence of such {
storm as that OF Thursday last, it would
seem almost incredible, that any one should
venture from home, not even in the case
Of the most urgent necessity. Very fortu.
nately, we think, but few had the hardi-
hood TO venture out, and to this fact, may
be attributed the small list of casualties in
this county that, happily attended the fear.
full visitation. Would that we were spared
the task OF recording even one instance OF
such suffering and horror as that which il
becomes our painful duty to perform.
On the morning Of that memorable
Thursday, two girls, Miss Paine and Miss
Lovejoy, and brother of the latter
about Is years of age, left their homes in
Newton township, some IA miles from
Morrison, 81 we gather the sparticu!ars, to
do some trading at the stores. They sue
ceeded in reaching Morrison without diff
liculty, and after completing their purchas-
es, started, late in the afternoon, and
against the earnest demonstrates of mum
Der Of citizens here, for their homes
Their course being in southwesteriy di-
rectiOn, they were, of course exposed to the
keenest seventies ofthe storm. However,
they succeeded in getting within three
miles of home, when they lost their road,
and soon became enveloped in snow
drift, from which, in the darkness, they
found it impossible to extricate themselves,
Young Lovejoy got out of the sleigh and
after foundering around for considerable
time, in the drifted snow, succeeded, with
the aid of Miss Paine, in unhitching the
horses and getting them turned round to
the sleigh, to which they secured them
The three then seated themselves in the
sleigh, 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 merciless storm,
they resolved to pass that wild winter
night. How they survived the rigors of
that long and perilous night-their feelings
and sufferings, we leave to the immagina-
ton 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 LOvejoy, says that she
did not permit herself to go to sleep, and
frequently aroused the others, when being
overcome by drowsiness, and endeavored
to keep them rubbing their arms and limbs
in order to prevent their becoming COM
pletely torpid. AS soon as it was light in
the morning, young Lovejoy left the girls
in the sleigh, to endeavor to find some
house and procure assistance. After walk
ing, or rather dragging himself for about
two miles, he reached the house of Mr.. b.
F. Hubbard, in the most pitiable condition;
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. Mr.. Hubbard Immediately hitched
up his team and went for the girls, whom he
brought to his house in as short a time as
possible, but not before becoming himself
considerable bitten by the frost-freexing
his ears, nose and part of his fingers. DIR.
Taylor, Of this town, was summoned to the
assistance of the unfortunates, and all
possible aid rendered. Miss Lovejoy was
found to be the worst sufferer, and all eff
forts to bring her to conscience proved
On Tuesday last death relieved
her of her sufferings. The brother is still
in critical condition, and if his life is saved
it will be, it is thought by the physician,
with the loss of his hands, and perhaps,
his feet. Miss Paine Jared 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 chill
ed, but not much frozen, and, it is said. |
win recover rapidly Wh;teside (IlL) Sen.
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