The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-02-09

siga party of four persons started from Wi
-auona TO Trempeleau, Mimi The part.
,, consisted, of Mr.. Sheldon G. Carey, on
,as Of the publishers of the Winona Repub
81 ltcan, and Miss Mary Farring.; in ONT
-, .sleigh, and Mr.. w. W. WILLIAMSBURG
/ for short time last summer WIS com
mercial editor of the Dubuque Daily
!, Times, and is now foreman of the Winona
ri Repa6lscas ofice-and Miss NJ. +.
White in another sleigh. They were
out for pleasure ride on the river
When near Trempeleau they made mis-.
take, which has often been made by par.
ties not perfectly familiar with the road,
and instead Of turning to the left shor.
|, distance above the village and taking the
channel of the river leading to that place,
they passed to the right Of the island OPP
posite, and discovered their mistake only
when, having passed the island, the lights
of the village appeared in the distance to
tho left and behind them. The party
then turned aud directed their course
across aud up the river, guided by the
lights Of the village. Mr.. Cary was
ahead and driving at q brisk tros, bis
spirited horse holding his head high and
. depending wholly upon the bit for guild
sncc. He remarked to ,AI:ss harrington,
that, as they had strayed away from the
beaten road, they had been fortunate in
escaping air holes in the ice. Hardly had
he finished tho words, when tho fatal
plunge was made, and the dark and ice
cold water closed over their heads. Mr.
Williams was only about two rods be-
mind. He instantly refined his horse,
sprang from his sleigh, and ran to the
edge of the ice. He saw his friend
struggling with his horse in the rapid
current, and called to him "Where's
Mary?" "Oh, God. I don't know -
was the reply. Williams row saw the
young lady on the surface below him,
snd floating rapidly down. He ran be.
low and endeavored to approach the
edge OF the ice, but twice he found him
self sinking on portions of ice broken off
by his own weight, and from which he
leaped back, to the solid ice She was
nov 50 far under the dark current that
he could SEQ but little more than her
cap, and this but dimly. He succeeded
in getting below her again, and discov,
cred a projecting portion of ice, under
which or beyond which should she pass,
all hope would be gone. 1t was the
work Of an instant to PROSTATE himself
N the ice, and push out so far as to
reach beyond the edge. lie was now
ready, and as the sinking girl foated !
towards him he could hear her repeating
q prayer that she might be saved. 81
can save you now; Mary was tho word
of encouragement, and as she came with
in his reach a firm grasp upon her cap
get. The long reach which he was com I
PEELED to make, the sinking of her body
az 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
water, and by taking hold of her arm
with his right hand and placing his left
hand on the ice, the glove upon which
instantly froze fast, he was enabled to
get her in such position that he could
hold her until help, attracted by their
cries, arrived, which was in about half
an hour. The village was half mile of,
but by the assistance Of Miss White
some one was made to hear the cry
How long must have been those feorf,,,
minutes before :: cue nc ip arrived. While
holding on in this way the horse swan
by them, probably with the sleigh hang
ing below him in the 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.
g Mr.. Williams now called to Dir. Cary
but received no reply. He had also dis
appeared below the surface, or under the
ice. Help at length came. The people
on hearing the cry supposed it to pro,
coed from an opening little farther
down the river, and fastened to this
place first. The mistake heightened tho
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 with much Difficult.
ty in drawing the young lady, now un-
conscious, upon the solid ice, and of res,
cuing her preserver from his perilous
position. 1t was not until several hours
after Miss Harrington had been removed
to a comfortable room in the village, that
she SO far recovered as to be conscious.
Such presence Of mind and hcrosm as
were thus displayed by Mr. Williams,
deserve the highest commentator. 1t
is true that most any one would willing
~ risk his life to greater or less extent
to save a person from drowning, but We
,. spprehend very few would have the
courage, presence of mind, nerve and
:, skill necessary to accomplish feat such
as this. Miss +. also manifested not a
0 little presence of mind 1t occurred to
her when she rose in the water, if she
would float, she must remain mo.ionless