Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-03-23
Three Persons Frozen TO DEATH.

what, but the following from the CaIe0o-
nian, we think, is quite as complete and
reliable as any we have noticed;
"On the night Of Thursday, March
l4th, three persons persisted in the snow
on Marks Mountain, in Peacham-all
within one-half mile of Mr.. Franklin Far
rows residence. Their names were Mrs
Esther Einmons (aed AZ, her daughter
Mary, Jagged By, and her grandson Viii
lie, Jagged s years.. Mary was engaged
to work for the season in Peachain, and
was returning to her place ofscrvice ard
as near as we can learn, the old lady
and child were trying to reach her sis
tiers house in the extreme south part OF the
town. Her son with whom she had SO
far resided this winter, in Woodbury. or
HardSaick, BY cut with an ak was dis
abled, and had TO apply to the town. 1t
would seem that something in this con-
uection made lie I'D lady undertake this
fatal journey en- fcot. They Jared ex-
ceeding!y hard on the route, and it ap-
pears, tried to end shelter for the night,
and were refused. They were recognized
by a citizen of Peacham, when thoy were
over to Bruce's mill, and the kind offer
made to carry the aged woman, but she
rosolutely refused to ride unless all three
could do SO, which in that state of the
travelling and the increasing storm, was
impossible; as it was as myDh as horse
coumdo to draw sleigh Up the noun
tain, The marks of fatigue appear in
that she frequently sat in the snow to
rest. About o'clock they were seen to
pass Mr.. Stewards who lives upon the OPP
en- hight, At between I and 8, Mr.. Kim
ball heard a single cry, he being lecward
of where they persisted but hearing no
more after listening,he concluded he must
have been mistaken and the storm was
50 violent that all sorts Of noises were
made by it. On clearing cut the road
the next morning, the old lady was found
in the path about half mile from Mr.
Farrow's. A bundle in the road which
had evidently been carried farther, start
ed the search for others, and soon Mary
was found, lying on her back across the
wall m sight of Mr.. Fs window, toward
which she was evidently going. And
from there path as straight as an arrow
toward the window was left by the boy,
who had evidently crept all tae way TO
within forty feet Of the house and turned
back little and lay withhis face toward
whence he came, 1t appears that either
he was sent forward by Mary, or crept on
she was following, and that by
falling or sliJing down the side Of drift,
he lost sight efthe light behind the bee
house, and turned back because he did
not know what to DO
The above are the material facts as fur
as can be known 1t is shocking event,
and conveys strong lesson on remember
ing the poor. Most of our readers recok
lect the cold bleak night of March 4th,-
the mercury standing at "a degrees below
zero On Friday morning-but few who
live in warm houses and who walk out,
If at all, only in good paths, can realize
in the slightest degree the terrible diff
culties, fatigue and suferiugs of those
poor people who traycrsed back road,
in an almost unbrokcn path, amid PIERCING
cola aud furious blast until wearied, be-
numbed, denied shelter, and utterly for
saken, they persisted within sight Of a
dwelling then exhausted bodies were un-
able to reach. II is one eft the saddcst
cases it has ever been our duty TO ehroui-
Gle.
Funeral services were held at the Con-
gregational church in Peachsm. on Mon
day, and a touching discourse was given
by Rev. p. b. Fisk, from the text: "Wbe
can stand before His cold z"
p. S.-Since the above was in type we
have learned some things more definite
in regard to this sad affair. The proffer
of ride to the old lady was made early
in the afternoon, and before there was
any appearance Of a storm. 1t was az
ter this that they were refused shelter at
two different houses. not far from Bruce's
mills. There is naturally great indigna.
ton at such a heartless act but if il
will lead people to consider more careful
ly their duties to the poor, the Lesson
of this shocking event will not be wholly
lost"
Sad fate indeed; Far from pleasing
must be the recollections of those who de-
MED these poor unfcrtunates, shelter aud
a fire. For those hard-hearted wretches
we imagine ,ery comfortable fire will be
kept up hereafter and with no charge to
them for fuel eithcr=i-Nenpe Express
We give the above not is news,--ws
arc aware thatit should have appeared two
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