, 1870-07-16

4 10 their can,,;ba1;sj,c d;at },,1 ,,..ro. :. :.
-wholasome food when net hef.ra ttarn ~, +.
lie natural :sstcs Of aome % of the.a xseIt na a. -
come reryerte;] tb,t ther nnahaa peG9,e aae t1 Pc
11onr az! bscnn +arda,a;3 Xxx, alen. asiue y
or ~ marsha ~ ~" Sn~S 49,, 49,. enooSans Ea1n
Lad 20 long been u a.enstnrno1 nV ' p, o. Mcn ne
seen feeding on tie Temains Of T thsi. sI iii I'll
Here wife was lro,nr I nn ta W caa,s Pa1ens
Of her hns5anJ .d ssasha, Sn 1ae eoaaa sae nasi
wera nalinr ro,,alt auu aa, ~ ean3mpan,
5o,1 sa-,r,1; Paet upi loas.ea llnp Q
fction seemed s.a ia naa 1%a u Rasens ~ IN ~
p1eseryatinn Tc;1n;q anrror,a Ts1';d,n u s ssa
81 those most wfetcRed Creatures % we're beint Do%s
t5aalfo5ned iato ghos1s sd dsnoas, hssnE ii
manty HauSsS o. ~ lne sttaS,.t nnef sfts , OF aa
but ltie WIFE tc;l al'n ioass and tney spokt
r;Jd scS rmoast T.s tnen AooA7 anooeaoeano1 were
Tho ;ncrot,;1ta ~.
Of The ravenous ,sJ oor oxh;ItaJ e.9taes hE so.a
these Starving rratcbea ona ~ tvh9,n G oG"e ~
to have eaten the entire body Of chi,d Snr;no S'
the courae NJ sua,a n;1ht. .hi1a ~ .aaital
sisted On - S;a Ho omn o,nss as n ~
hearts and other yiscrfn ri l,;s f7pai comn,n.
ions. On the ether hand. many refI,aai fo
touch the flesh of these Who i,ad perished nnt;i
the very last, and then partook Of Il spsr,nriv.
and with evident feelings of Lorror. The diY,'
ferent phases. which fhe snfYerines Of thaso
6EO1G n m in NHf1 oh
they met their doom. were ueculiar to e.ch'
Some, 'bouing in meek rescuation. nsssed
calmly away. Some, their countenauces
radiant with divine aspirations. died s1nr;nr
songs Of trump, and praise. Some beVsile3
their hard lot with wild lamantntiona and
tears Of acguieh while othera, shrinking
from notice, per1shed in sto1ld And cloomS
silence. A few raved wildly, roproacbine
themselves. unraidine Others or fmn;onsls Q
curainc God for their fate Snmo s1nr ~
from dreamy stupor. wou1d ta]k incnharcntiS
Of the bountifuI Gables and fhc f-Tnon sald1
they had Been. or nerhans adfrass ,hsan9
friends aa present. in fha r,ost ton5ar eous "1.a
affectionate LANGUAGE, IN sona r,sas auu
iust before death tba mSnte, 9aavs' faau1'
lie. would onnos- - = A9out
httain n Wonder5ni o1a1tst;o, 0RanI 1ho ~; ane
esr,h fa5ad softi. uA.,oa ~ tle tmnes OF
lectnhia r;e;ons arnso =, qnoIo,,Iad n ptaso ue
q, a. s'e3oas a!ose n nnc!oaded splendor
,ras ~. n psi Pe1sa ane ~ years gone ny
t%o M inn9t tnsy e1piatneu, ena tho thlnes ot
t,aToxe taT top.lso'e9r,en .la M past psouGat TVdly
n1raa5.' .nnm n1,u ne panSs OF munger seemed
A'A3a1y allS5 eu-I0e SOUL nnFlnE become SO
nearly ,s dise@bodied M ss to no longer recognize
1ne Nants ol rs earLhly tabernacle.
UnAb!e 10 take al WITH them, the rascuing
Pasty se!ecbe9 sucn as were most de-
sifons OF gong, or az seemed to havo
tne strongest clalns cn their sympathy, and
s'at!ca on theH return oTer the mountains;
.e.asang y. 1.a a%enty.mne behind; al Of whom, or
At least as many as we're still found alive, wore
afterward taken out BY other parties sent in
for tho purpose, and the first OF whom reached
the snow -beleaguered camp Of the sufferers on
me hIst day OF March. This party, taking
with them seventeen Of the immigrants, seiect-
ing them ~ had been done before, hsstened
;2I PACE WIN n ~ expedition. A snow.storn COM
three children on the road, these having been
packed out on their shoulders.
As soon as the weather would permit, the
company LETT behind was sent for. Thrae of
their number were al when the relief
paIty reached them. and tic remainder were
f66nd sustaining their lives on the flesh of
those who had perished. These, together
with the remnant before left in csmp-ex-
ceptiDg three Of their number-wcre now
properly fed and cared for; after whicn they
no Hss' esis1ns ss1a}z Conducted over the mountains
The three persons left behind consisted Of
George Donner Captain Of the emigration
party his wife Mary, and Louis Keisbutgh-
the two men being too weak to travel over the
mountains.
these terrific suferings, tho parting of Urs,
Bonner with her children is described IA hay.
ing been the most deeply ntfectinr. The last
rescuiug party had arrived at the cnmn whern
ehe, her husband and their cAildren ware atom.
ping. Mrs. Bonner, naturally vigorous and
able to gaSe IS 81 also s5 hog elen But
e omng 70 te
nlete]y nroetYnted ss to ta nnah1o T 10 'e stsnd
Or even sit mn: and hia delivcrera h,5 ~
mesnE far ctrrs;nc him H. ra,,et .t,.n ~
foTs n1s e % afa h;na hn musI thosa
the wife aud mother had IN cbnnsa ha.
tween remAininc and nerish;nc W7th h;,,
~ arromnanT7nT bar c1,!iJron .6 -Sa,aat 1
safctv an abundance n Wea ~ p,1te ~
her that little food could he loft fnr thn rs. nf
those re,n,n;nc nn5 that u uoni ~
lcfore anv morn con1d ha scnt y, fra Es,;tnr
pia. TO stay there Was tn 1ia. wh;io ",n tn ~
vas tn nhant{on onn In zrbor, si,a io,,61;i -;
by The struncest ties Of dntr and nfTac+;nn iu IN
the hour nf Ria airest eytramrr 'A
There WAS no t,mo to b. lost -nono
for dallinoco or DELAY, Tho nrovisiops
Of the ralief nartT vere act,,tv nt,1
the days we're short. Already fhe noon
was passed. and the shadows ri the rrast
Slerra we're beginning to fall over them The
winter climate. in these elevated regions wss
tickle, md, oven then, tho Old mouutaIneer
who headed the party discovered in the atmos-
phere the signs Of . gathering storm. They
must, therefore. up aud away. The children
must be mounted on the backa OF the naen,
and the adults hurried of. It was necessary
that this poor woman should mako up her
mind quickly Her children chung to her; and
her husband counselled her to 60 II she re-
her OWE Life, without being able to
Rave his and their children
would need her caro- and her presence. She
waK almost persuaded that 1t WAS her duty to
~ Ely M'.n -. .nem. Dut noT e9ula hna tu5n her
him to ii;e in this rioomr wiidernass 1 hein,css
and slnna. Wa. nrcr Lnman ha.-t Hid iiGa
this ar sny mero mortal forced to nndorro
An o1ae.l 50 eevursT
Her wifely instincts triunphed decision
~
separation with her children had comc. Look
ing tende1Iy into tho eyes OF each. she ad-
dressed them with the deepest emotion, En-
bracing them in turn, and bathing them with
tears, ehe kissed them again and again. Aud
then, when ahe had turned forever away,
from seizing them again, gazing fondlY into
tteir eyer, and kissing suem once more. Then
she retired to the cheer]ess cabin where she
WAS so soon 10 end her earthly laboss aud her
life. The two men, and her now sole remain
ing companions, had been forced to undergo a
parted with his wife and children nnder circum-
Etances almost equally distressing.
Inafew da7a after the denart,,re nf +ha ras-
CHING party. Captain Dnnncr d1ed-his heroic
wife rernainiuc bv fis aida. goothinr and sus-
tanning him to tho last. When desd, she re-
moved his body TO another cabin. ind there
destined a the upus r.
pulture. How long this noble woman survived
her husband is not known, though probably
not more than : week at the most, as it ia not
doutb
Toward the latter mart ~ anr;1 ,notbar
small party was sent over from CaIifornia 10
eco II any of those left behind might per
chance still be living. To their SURPRISE thoy
found Keisbu1gh not only alive, but in good
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