Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-03-02
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4 Woman Buried i'm 81 SNOW lDrif.
Thirty hiours?

re and daughter being lost on the prairie ~
that county durin, the se.ere snow storm
storm Of the lseb aud lib OF last month.
The name OF the father was Il T. Rufnion,
and Of tho daughter Mrs + b. Weed, she
having been recently married. Mr. X
who resided at New Hampton. had gone
with his team TO jacksonville, eighteen
miles distant, and on returning, his daugh.
ter, Mrs Weed, who was stopping at a
houe one mile from in ksonyi lc, proposed
to accompany linn, but Oh going out II III
house, il was discovered thai the horses
had started, though yet in sight. We c9py
from the Courier
'Pursl hing the team for some distance
and findng II imInpossible to ovcrtake 1t,
Nr. RnnDion impiorcd his daughter 10 re.
turn, while be would make his say home
alone This sne would no, consent TO do
unless lie should accompany Her and re-
main f1r the ni4ht. Ais was between
seven aud eight o'clock evening o. the
l3th,) : lie weather was hen comparative
mild. They pur-ntd their journey for d
time without difficulty, but the night be
ing quite dark aud thc snow having oblite
ated the track, they 49, the road. Both
were conscious that they were lost, yel
neither brcathci it 70 tho other, daring tho
long hours FROM thsir departure from Nh
BeAch's honse until Twelve o'clock lii
storm which had been Gathering pow bursf
forth in fearful fury kenunbcd, lest upon
the trackless waste, Their steps followed rs
pack of prairie woiycA. ~ hosc quick shar
I.sx In. |ss I'D l=.t.-
wind, each WAS Conscious of their peln.
yet encouraged each other. AZ last, *
haustcd nature cuu.d ID Ho NOR both were
tired out, and ay dosu heHca i dfift ~
snow to watch for daylight. Mrs. Woed
wore bower hood, q scarf about hei
neck. a shay AID Blanket. which sh,
had thrown on her arm when lJaviug The
house.
The dawu came, and w.ih i The - o
the storm ncreas J. ilr Ru MON knew
himself to b. on Plum Creek, and resolved
to strike FOR the nearest house some t~o
miles distant, but Mf- Weed was 50 Chill
ed that She could not walk, and after be,ne
carried some thirty or forty rod she begged
her father 70 leave her aal seek assistance.
They sa, d wn and calniF talked the mat
ter ovcr-shc freezing Il. iho whnc, r.
leave his chlid thus vac 81 bitter fn9Asht
n"owlhA thAt NNt 'nAe. Y ''A N',ieSs s'ie
COR came ne s'H1' ~ ti4't ~ is'fe asl
Breaking til l'p rs las aHppo-Ci ut a itiIt
bayou, from which thr Wti-r iisd tccedtti
and maxim cavity 81 ssine 'Yo let ~
ecpth aud o. susi. tt ngtn he lhi her
~ ~ ~iippng tAe blanket an' shaw
around her and the @eaii about her iaee.
They Kissed md rAsfM1 lN.n paea#its
her with seeN', marking Tic SPOT via wd
low t"igsas eri' lftee,ssi, Ar na is hrs VA
10 the hnise't *r. '.r}, '.Ht mf
from tn"n' "i'NinS 1Hett htai > ig \, =
m, s.h aetN sNi4n, Hh VAIN y
hand ana 'Aee i'e"aA, FNH array haAilr
HIS story VA so'a -''9 fiH'. .''i 'nsh i''
storm was fes'ns rie.iK, a'd 'Ie b 9e
finding ,le lD'r er', ssne !itce n'ic d S
tant' on tae h.aA 'NAiAas. eenei ,'ee Pr
Ing against nnte, y Il sn VS. hr'm es4 ae1
Mr. uhoett Nineett ano MI n. NJ tfice
with Mr. konuon, s'mtcd ,fF 'He rescue
Finding Tie F'ace Wi'rc tae party had .ti
beneath the dtiu du ieg Inc night, the,