The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1875-04-29
A Terrible Tale Of Suffering.

Tho ten men who have been bro't
to Baltimore from the schooner Geo.
). Fogs, OF the coast uI New FJuni-
land, tell sad story of sulrtriDg.-.
they and those who pcrishcd w'th
them had couprised nearly the en-
tire abic.b,Jicd male population of
the little town of St. Mary y. The
icc had been firm all the winter, and
'owe Of the villagers had gone out
upon it frequently TO hunt sea.birjs.
II had shown no signs OF moving be-
ioro that fatal day. Reports hal
been received for week from tho
headlands that avcss-l was seen drl'i-
ing about, and on the ~ of March the
brig was discovered two and a half
miles from the shore, ost ln the lee.
\ party Of thirty men wac quickly
gathered, aud they started ou o1 tho
ice to- her aud ~peut the day uu board.
/ Towards oyruin: they started home.
waid, bat they had not proceeded
far when tho terrible fat wa. pre-
s.utcl - them Tint tho ic' had part
Icl between them aud IT., -hugc. aud
INC "P'"''. WIS 'u'''"H','- 80
moment. Coo-'o'n'uon seize up'p
them as lhcy hn.tcnci forward, nui
cach threw away his heavy outer
4 clothing ~ he ran, to be- cncnmbrrri
rs li,tlc M possible When the brink
/ o' the zee was Fea'n'' '"o SP'CF Vt
water between th"in aoi tue snor0
wa. hal mi'c "'le'
! Tho ice hld hr'N'n one m'Ie olt
from ito land ami t'e 'mmen'o ne,i
npon which they s'"'i h''tod S''a''
} NY further ont to sol IL was no"
quito DARK, me party Wvre eNna ISL
ed and but hall rll ana th"y pres
pared Tor the lcrrlhic cold Wh',h soon
set IN. At first 1t ralned unu' thcy
were all wet to the SKIN, lho ram
then turned TO sleot anu snow, l"s
wind vecrdd to the nortnwar1' am
the cold became lOt'hs'' Tue u'I'o
blasts OF wlnl cutting MON u tho
bone. Then began thcir tn!rV 'or
life, the inca stamping thc'r i1e''
running madly about anu tue mo'e
sturdy encouraging Tue "ea" "nu ''i'
tcrlng.
The cold stu increased on'li u hau
reached dcSrec OF h'cn~lty noI
cqunlIcd before IN that la'liuic 'h's
winter. AT midnight the cold AMI
exhaustion began to tel upon tho
doomed ones III The niue parry f'rs.
one aud then another oil them wo"i'
',e down, saylug Nc eou'u go no iur-
'her' Inc others womb puck mem
up ana try TO Keep then Oh 'hrlr i'ct'
out after rse''ng ior snort uiS'ahce
IKE drunken mon' they wonli inH
'enNe''SS upon tnn Ice an q d'e W''h-
oue sruS9'o lhoSo ao,o 10 Keep
tneir ietI haa ehou;h 10 90 10 KEEP
themselves rom ia'ilnS '.t' the Ia
'a' iet'arSy' anu win sad hear's each
''c1iu was 'ciV 10 h,' 'a'e'
heh mo'hl"g "a d seven
eorp'es were counted ~ ihler'ai'
upon tue zee ana "l th1 REMAINDER
none couIH t'i' wao wa % oc tNa
next victim "A hc'd o' ice, t"cn'y
!Se' square, u "'a'ea near Tue or'n" V'
Tue 'ce ~ 'he open water upon ""'rU
n'ne o' them 60" hoP'"S Una wo"li
uoa. 'oWard the shor' lce' anu tn'y
conIi tnu' save themselves " neh
1t hai Hp'tea ooo y"ris rom lh' 'r'
upon W"'ch '"I'r eomr"re1 S'!'i' I"
Sro"hle'' ana inc UNI 'r'nn'tes TO,
ma'ne' upon II ,or tnreo uay' an"
n,'Gn,'S, "'r'h' w"',n ''hp S'No' ,nc'h
u.en' 'ac o.nrr 'nroe p',ns 'nos'
P.cHcn up o' ,n' Scn'o'''r "eorg' .
rosS on inc o,n o' haren' An '"o
'ooi 'h9y "n' III ,nAt I'm was "
'n",' "h'tr n'h' whicn |'T 'ro]'n ~
'he Ice ln'' was u'Vlceu o't"''n