Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-25

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S..l-'..-..i.< ~ s"s nofement OF Ice
~, ..i xvs s's va je,nes' iof tne trlp oy
man ha'nea w esren, foreman under thecon-
s.asoas :. s1s ..s'e anu ,N'asafa n n, VINO
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p-;J--s - ..;s : ~ ram 70 suspension
y NJ so.'s n9.'e 70 ms 'amiiy az PRESCOTT,
80 ~. k...is ~ ,es'a.'s as ''e rIeel s'ne Ar: L.
s .-.s i1 h1-as "a 'ns as'e,hpe az crossing,
anu ...s "ya,u ~ na'e ieses'e' put MI. warren
P.essv1 -. nm 70 20 on ano ne was prevailed
uPeh oy MS so'upanions snxieties.
e' ~ naii. pas' q, .loek she tnree pushed
es'.,. ees hn'e 'ue sa.ean; ihey ioana mitch dif-
nSei,y IN making 'neir way through the Ice
,,,' wnich ran CLOSE 70 shore, ana again Mr..
thompson ADVISED return. But presently
se'u1s 'nloush 'he shore pack OF ice they
sS., svsnu e'eas .a'er' anu went Forward con-
noen'iy, meeting no obstacles until they
AGAIN nearea the shore ON the American
sue, near the Erie Mills, when the ice
Presseu ABOUT tnem thicker than IN the first
instance Mr. thompson then gave an inn
Perasive oruer 10 the Doy TO back away and
return, put II was TOO late. They had en-
.sreo ,1s, so iaf tnat return was impossible
iney were caught by the ice, wedgcd fast
De.weeh rs grihaing CAKES, and could go
neither ios"aru nor PACK; Another mo-
mem i'en'' anu ~ nae crushed tne sides Of their
.'ss' - '"a' ~ began 10 MI rapidly and
S'er, m
- nc g snlee lmmsuia.eiy ieaped olt upon a
CAKE Oh ice nearest at hand, which proved
TO De bat a small one, scarcely larger than a
uoor, ana Grew the boat partly upon Il after
them. Their hope was in being able to turn
ne crait bottom up and mount its heel, IN
which position they might be hoated by it
put inc mass was not large enough to per-
mt sucn an operation. Mr. Thompson then
auemP.ed 70 eaii out the boat with his cap
n fa hs.r IN inff -. IL
ont tnat the ice was upon them again. and
.ney nad barely Tune to throw themselves
into tne nan hiied boat when the piece upon
which they had stood was crushed BY anoth-
er mass coming down upon it. An instant
more =, ana the boat was also struck, turned
pouom upwards, and Mr.. Thompson and
Mr. warren plunged into the water. The
negro ooy succeeded In ieaapfng upon an ice
CAKE. Mr. thompson sank once and came
up, when ne ciutcned the boat made his
way 70 the stern and climbed upon the kees.
nere = ne saw MS companion Warren sinking
lor Ine las, time, short distance away, and
drowning before ms eyes, while he was us-
teriy poweriess to help. lie had scarcely
witnessed this when death rushed upon
MN again. Inc boat was once more struck
ana rolled over Again he sank and again,
Z on rising, ne clulchea tnc poat, which again
nae ls;., lishlsu tlssii: ShmDing INTO us siern
~,'el' li ssnk Win ~ se'fi't 'so or three ieet
'z'oN s'S sos,.ce' nc sa' 'pf t''he with me
water n % ms en'n-
~ tnis t''hs y ma ionY grown dark. ne
'ould see Du. iiltie ABOUT INN. PRESENTLY,
axe oi ice 9rining Gown upon MN, ne put
'u, ms nahd 20 ware !. away, ana feeling Il
- oe seserai ihches ,hick anu apparently Oh
'ome size, ne eoneiuoea II pest 70 escape, II
poSs,oie, IRON. Inc ooat 70 ,he ice lie very |
neariy iaiieu IN aoing 50, pareiy getting his |
breast upon ,he cage OF the cake when he |
'Rrang rom tlie boa1 ana hndlng II impos-
,,ole 70 ~, ms Dody ABOVE 'hat position.
rrosiuenuany' however, the poat IN rising
us' 'oucneu ms iooe ana gave MN siight
Pe1h iorwa,o, ai'ef WHICH ne was enabled
Y ions anu Nnaassiiis ehos's 70 crawl upon
lc csAe' iele ne s,ooe uprighb ah9 not
<nowihg 5ne slze 81 thc ice rait dared not
sose. ..,, iialhhg 'he ooy Dart,e't ne iound
In ss'.. a'iosa u'o, M o''o " iee, hundreu
!. ~ a'aa a"",' ''"''s e"sasea III almost
ia.u1 piaysl'
Ai'a i'o" ossai' INC "on1eriui voyage on
ae river through .he aafkhess ana the
~. ming ~ i.eszsns siee. which ieii, upon
,'e'' ,ia's sa''s " iee ihose VINO were OUT
'aIurday evening wlii remember what a
'i''cr nlsns :. sas. nns rain, ariYen oy
4 zen 'of'n ~s,u', S'uns 'ne iaee OF the srav-
.eI ai'a c:,r''u u eseIs'"lns e1Poseu win
.uleN 's'a'i " fee- M TINS peihng
tola, 'S.s., e'eSe "e' an" e1iausleu eas'awsyS
'lii''ns =. aio,g ane eoiu currents OF the
,laSa.a' si'n 'is hoIr,u ufead o. imminent
ea'i 80 uesze tseir heafts "ithtn them,
.sre I, sRposee ZOE shfee moFiai hours. MT.
.nomPson had lost both cap and gloves.
lis ciotning was trozen into the rigidity OF
ron afhor, anu ne became incapable OF
notions except as ne siighliy swung his arms
keep them nexiDie. All thai ne could do
y =, n,n,seii was 70 snoa1 ana cry Tor help,
'hica ne aie s'eadiiy' ana Win ihe whoie
lrength OF ms lungs Tor hours. foriu-
ateiy, Possessed OF magnificent physiqae
? every reapect his voice was capa-
ie of the Jexertion. Once. somewhere, in
he vicinity of Lower Black Rock, be receiv-
response rom shore, but 70 his appeal
DR. rescue the voice, ont Of the darkness,
epiied that 1t had no oars and could do
othing Ihe miserable fool, or worse who
card and hailed seems to have made no
Hort to rouse his neighborhood and set its
nergies to work for the rescue Of the PEELED
les who appealed 70 him. And 20 they
riited on beyond black koek, beyond
Island, past the head OF 6rand
siand, ana steadily on towards those cur-
enis OF the great cataract where no hand
ould save them. steadily the cry for
hesp0 rang out across shewater and through
he black night and no ear heard and no
'ngue answered. Three hours had passed
tvcn milos OF the river ffayersed--if was |