The New York herald., 1876-12-24
FROZEN TO DEATH.
ANOTHER THRILLING STORY OF DEATH IN THE
WISCONSIN PINERIEs-A LEITLR IN THE

ANOTHER THRILLING STORY OF DEATH IN THE
WISCONSIN PINERIES-A LEITLR IN The
WILDERNESS.
From the Oshkosh WIS., Northwcstcrnl
STEVENS PoISr Dec. Is, 1876
One year ago they lett their land beyond the
sea seek home in the New World. About q fort.
night ago they left this city locate that long looked
for homo somewhere in the vast wilderness to the
north OF US, and in the spring time they were TO
take their families and settle down spend tho bal
OF their days But, alasl human calculations are
iu Of All that is left of X Kakol aged forty
and $. Bocrckc, aged thrtyave lying to-day beneath
the sod
From the best information | can gather 1t seems
that the two men, alter going about sixty miles up
Central Railroad, lett the track carly n tho morning
with the intention of looking around through the day
and returning 10 Mediord other station before
Eight But, instead they got iost AMI about week
alter this occurrence Two land hunters named respect
lively John Gross aud Nicholas Gravity, being on
hunt, came 10 spot where some had stayed
night some time before. A lire had been built and
some pine branches had been hid down for bed and
some placed against hall fallen tree to make shelter
from the wind What attracted the attention of the
hunters the absence of any marks of an axe
Everything had the appearance beng broken or cut
with small kniie. They stopped few moments 10
make a closer Inspection OF the place with tho nten
ton OF finding out, II possible, who had been there
They were about to 90 away when Gross picked up a
large TN tobacco box, which, on opening, they found
couiained eat torn out of memorandum book, with
the following with pencil written upon 1t III the Polish
anguage:-
DKcranEm 7.Is7G-My God lost and almost
frozen TO death. with nothing 10 eat. Try and find
N. kAkULL
). BOEkCkE.
1t Is evident that they left this with the nope that
some one would pick II up In case TINS would not be
found they had pinned paper TO tree near by with
the same as the above wrtten upon II, which Cross
aud Gravity discovered before they left the spot SO
many days had elapsed since the two unfortunate
had stayed there that the hunters but hltIe
hopes oil hnding them alive, II at ALL tor the note
written Just the day before the long to be be rod
cold Friday OF the sth inst They started Immediately
upon the trail but did not get tar before night set in.
Early the next morning they started again, aud,
before noon. from the marks IN the snow, they
to the conclusion that they would lind out tho
fate OF The two men, Now they would lind where
they had fallen, and staggered and stumbled along
a short distance. and then, AS IL they had gath
cred new Strength, wandered along in a half
they were taking or OF the wretched state they
IN. through brush and against trees until finally they
came to large fallen tree which. seems they
had strength enough to get. But Just the other
SIDE The body oil ktkou vas found, lying fiat his
face, and about eight DDS further that Doercke
was found lying on his side. The two hunters tied
poles together, las tened the bodies upon tn EN-
and sariea tor the track dragging the heavy loads
alter them. Tney were obliged, however, TO leave
them after the first day and 90 get help 10 bring
them out This should DO another lesson to those
who do not understand Uhe woods TO keep them;
Tor who ever imagine much less Know, the terri
Bile suffering OF those two mcn they wandered
through that wilderness " sure and terrible DEATH