Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-03-13

team, aud taking their provisions. appa
raius, etc, set cut on snow-shoes for tn,
= Hallway House, reaching there about
e p. NJ. The wind was blowing a perfect
: gale, ani not deeming ii expeiient to re.
main there, left their luggage and returned
to II. Harris aud rested for the night.
: These good people repeatedly asserted that
they had never known the wind to blow
so furiously since their soioum there.
Tuesday, I A. NJ, they again started for
the mountain. but the wind blew so furi-
ously that they had to return to the nearest
house and wait until 10 o'clock, when the
wind lulled, and they proceeded on their
way without much difficulty until their ar
rival at the Halfway House. They took OBJ
servalious at this point, and found at
/ Ills, 4. VI. the thermometer to indicate
lie below zero. The water in the spring
vas &C ahove,-qmte contrast They
advanced in their course TO the Rayinc
House there ihe snow was about ! ) feet
deep and the wind was terrific. To Illus.
trate--as they were walking along on
s1ow.shoes, q gust Of wind came up and
took Mr.. ODER in its gentle embrace and
carried him about Is rods. Halted at
this point about five minutes, aud then
with remarkable perseverance started cut
again. The wind at this place could be
hardly designated 4 zephyr for they were
one hour and-a.half taveling one half of a
mile from the Ravine to the sunit, or as
may be better known to some, IN going
"alOund the stairs" Arrived at the sum-
nit at 4 P. NJ Tuesday, the wind blow
ing perfect gale, In fact, this rough,
windy weather continued so long and with
so little variation that it. in the language
of Mark Twain "bccame monotonous. No
cessation Of hostilitcs seemed probable.
On entering the Summit House they went
TO work to build fire. One of the com.
pany, Mr.. Rice, went on to the top of the
house to remove fat stone from off the |
chimney. He had removed the stone, S
when a sudden and tremendous gust of t
wind swept across and literally bIeg the Q
orea'h from his body, and he fell 20 the roof
md slid down towards the ground, but was o
;aught by his companions, who we're sup t.
porting the ladders, and kindly cared for d
At b o'clock the mercury stood 27o be. Il
ow zero and the wind was hurricane,
Hessrs ODER and Rice froze their ears. z
'and and feet, but Mr.. Wright was more p
N
Wednesday the wind blew so furioous "
= they dared not 60 out of doors at all, &C
nut were content to remain by the fire. al
thursday was clear and cold aud the wind k
lore propitious. They venturcd out and fir
ook about fifteen different frost.vlews, a
nd Nature, seeming to wish 70 atone in til
leasnre for her hash treatment, favored nc
hem With some superior pictures: they ia
re deservedly unequallcd in beauty and vi
olendor. q
And here let me say, occurred one of pa
lose mysterious incidents which are often til
reduced by an over-wrought brain or an re
Exhausted frame, and which sometimes re. W,
hts in fearful panic as in this instance II
thursday night, Mr.. Wright was awak-
led by hearing some one cry, Get out tn
this, " and was startled by also seeing ST.
an trying with all his utmost strength to W
IN passage throu2h window which tn
It'll the crying and clawing at the win. We
w, and the cry Of fire" from the other sill
mrade, Mr.. Wright was fully aroused ha
ID appreciated with the requisite horror SCI
'eir position on such a night, on top of a clt
ountaiD, 20 water in the house and that alb
use on fire. There being large ket tw
OF snow in tie room, Mr.. Wright leaped wi
r 1t, and with kettle in hand rushed to
rough the house from garrett to cellar in tai
arch Of the devouring element. When on
!! no fire was about but that in the stove. H;
he cause Of this midnight confusion was o'c
dream by one of the artists that large
ok was about to fall upon him and his pu
mpanl9ns, and an cxertion on his part, 10
i only to extricate himself, but to urge gir
EN- to jump out of the window; where me
ION his broteer artist being awaked sud- Du
My, and doubtless opened his eyes SO Fr
lickly as to ''strike fire" and imagined thc
was in great danger Of death by fire. pll
cnce the combined attack served to bring ha
rikht to their rescue Such a morbid she
aglnatlon is not to be wondered at after am
lr days of plunging aud tossing on snoe- ex
ocs among the rocks of this region. Fri ira
y tie wind fteshened and they could not ho
ke any pictures out OF doors, few views on
ire secured by raising the window and sta
king them from the house. Started at bu