Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-01
THRILLING ADVENTURE.
Rescue of n Young Lady from an
"Air-hOIe'' i'm the Mississippi.

On the evening of the 28th of Decem-
Der party of four persons started from
Winons to Trempelesu, Minnesota. The
party consisted of Mr.. Sheldon c. Carey,
one of the publishers of the Winona Re
publican, and Miss Mary Harrington in one
sleigh, and Mr.. W. W. Williams and Miss
NJ. F. White, in another sleigh. They
were out for a pleasure ride on the river.
When near Trempelesu they made mis-
take, which has often been made by parties
not perfectly familiar with the road, and
instead Of turning to the left short dis.
tance above the village, and taking the
channel of the river leading to that place,
they passed to the right of the island oppo-
site the place, and discovered their mistake
only when, having passed the island, the
lights of the village appeared in the dis
tance to the left and behind them. The
party then turned and directed their course
across and up the river, guided by the
lights Of the village. Mr.. Carey was
ahead, and driving at brisk trot, his spir-
tied horse holding his head high, and de-
pending wholly upon the bit for guidance.
he remarked to Miss Harrington that, as
as they had strsyed away from the beaten
road, th6y had been fortunate in escaping
air holes in the ice Hardly had he finish
ed the words, when the fatal plunge was
made, and the dark and ice-cold water
closed over their heads. Mr.. Williams was
only about two rods Behind. He instantly
reined his horse, sprang from his sleigh,
and ran to the edge of the ice. He saw his
friend struggling with his horse in the rap
i'd current and called to him: |Where's
L
the reply. Williams now saw the young
lady on the surface below him, floating
rapidly down. He ran below and endeay-
ored to approach the edge of the ice, but
-tice he found himself sinking on portions
of the ice broken off by his own weight,
and from which he leaped back on the solid
ice. She was now so far under the dark
current that he could see but little more
than her cap, and this but dimly. He sue
ceeded in getting below her, dicovered q
projecting portion Office, under which should
she pass, all hope would be gone. 1t
was the work of an instant to PROSTATE
himself on the ice, and push out so far as
TO reach beyond this edge. He was now
ready, and, as the sinking girl foated tow
ard him, he could hear her repeating q
prayer that she might be saved. IL can
save you now, Mary" was the word of en- |
couragement. and as she came within his |
reach, firm grasp upon her cap with his !
left hand was all that he could get. The |
long reach which he was compelled to |
make, the sinking of her body as the |
weight of his hand rested upon her head, |
and the force of the current came near
drawing him entirely off the ice. But, |
carefully balancing himself, he succeeded |
in getting her head out of the water. and |
by taking hold of her arm with his right |
hand, and placing his left hand upon the |
ice, the glove of which instantly froze fast, |
he was enabled TO get her in such posi-
tion that he could hold her until help, at
tracted by their cries, arrived, which was
about half an hour. The village was about
half a mile of, but by the assistance of |
Miss White, some one was made to hear
the cry.
How long must have been those fearful |
moments before help arrived While |
holding on in this way, the horse swan by |
them, probably with the sleigh hsyg yging |
below in deep water. There was great |
danger of his coming directly against them |
and sweeping the lady away from the firm |
grasp by which she was now held, but the |
animal passed them, and went under the
ice below.
Mr., Williams now called to Mr.. Carey,
but received no reply. He had also dissp- |
pesred below the surface, or under the ice. |
Help at length came. The people on hear
ing the cry, supposed it to proceed from an |
opening little further down the river,
and proceeded to this place first This
mistake heightened the distance and the |
time. A rope was first thrown, but Mr..
Williams was unable to adjust it. A pole |
was next extended to them, and in some
way, by the aid of this, they succeeded in
drawing the young lady, now unconscious,
upon the cold ice, and Of rescuing her pre-
server from his perilous position. 1t was
not until several hours after Miss Earring
ton had been removed to comfortable
room in the village, that she so far recoy-
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