The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-01-31
Iao, NIgI.is lee q 8f.os0 Drg't.
\ DEAI HUSBAND AND a RAvISe WIFE,

The Minneapolis Aiinn., Times, Of jan
uary 16, says Among the many s2d IN
cidents We have been called upon TO chron-
icle during the last few days, with reSafct
10 the terrible results Of the-latc storm,
none perhaps viii excite more sorrow ard
sympathy than the story OF S.Ts- Mary
Townsend, & young married lady vino rc
Gently came with her husband from CeI.-
tral New ori1- to take up their abcds m
our State. just after the holidays the
voT,na couTIeleft this city for a visit 20 the
uncle Of tie bride, = gentleman. named
Murray. whe resides some Gve or six miles
from Fagming5an. y wee, ago last MON
day III Townsend and bis wife had coca
sion to visit Pennington, and for tits pUr-
pose team attached 20 light cutter was
furnished tlom ~ Nr. Murray. They
started of, saying, however, that they
might not return until TIE next day. They
did not attempt to return that night, but
oaIiy on TUESDAY morning they were OIL
their WY back. Il was very cold, and tie
horses were urged on, bUt suddcu,y the
wind a"Csc, fine particles Of snow began 10
fail, and before lsEg the great storm burst
upon them III ali It's terIiUie fury. Tor a
while the strong animals battLed against
the clements, but becoming eAis suatld -
. last, It 7:s& found Impossible to urge them
o.. vvs"d.
II lie meantime, the violence of the
storm increased Great drifts were form
iag around the sleigh, and il was iEAPoGsi-
BE to di.tirgUisl objects scsIcely q rod
distant. IL vas terrible dilcI.n'a 10 DC
placed in, and the hearts Of both occupants
Of the sleigh heat fast Nth fear a2d anz-
iety. As hours passed on with no abAtG-
meut Of The angry storm the FeiiIs Of their
situation began to increase, and while each
enGcayoGCd - cheer The other, both felt
that nothing but 4 rystaIiCIs Interpolation
OF Providence could save them from the
terrible fate Of freezing to death. At last
night cane, bat S.:I The fierce winds
blowed over AID about them, the drifts
7 grew larger aud The Temperature colder.
. Wrapped in thCir robes and blankets. they
hUGdicd together AT the bottom Of the
( sisis h, and passed tie n ght IN praying for
/ GsiiycranCe fcDm hat AwIul situation.
! As soon - dayli@l. &pEca;ed -GV. Town
/ send siguiaed his Intention Of making an
, attempt to find assistance If possible. lis
. wife made tearfnl TeInoustU.uccs, fearing
that he wculd meet with no success and
. perhaps perish with the cold. lie chee.ell
her rs best he could, however and packing
: the robes sti1 closer around her, took 90
Of tie horses and mounting him, drove
away.
Al day the lonely wife waited, her heart
beating faster with fear As the tedious
hours wore on, S0d tears AID prayers fall
: ing tCGs'hcr Night came again, but it
did not bring her husband nor relief
Buried in the folds OF blankets and bu
. ioes, she ceCid hear the waiGug OF he
vid winds As thevs"ept over ihe lone prai-
rie al through t!ts dismal hours. Ex-
Eausted. weary and Geuumbrd she At LIST
feel asleep, in which condition sic Was
found about 10 c'clock on the morning Of
Thursday, the 9,h inst, by = party who
were "a seasch or the missing ones.
She was. after considerable eZarsjor,
aroused and finding that her exhaustion
was caused by ,Sf!e and hunger. and ths t
She vas not frost-Jittea, the uei-hbors car
RED her to the residence Of her uncIa, only
a half mile d;esant. Hare she vas proyid-
ed Tish everything needed for her comfort.
but when upon the next day the lady Of
her husband was brought home frozen
and stiff ard stark. her grief gave way to
the wild ray:ngs OF insanity. Before this
she had told her uncle all that had hap
pened up to the time Of her falling asleep.
+ AS soon as possible physicians were sent
for, but at last accounts Mrs. Townsend
was falling rapidly, with nc signs Of IA
/ .ioaal Improvement.