The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-02-08
A Mint Of SUFFERING.

Jhe Middletown IN. W Ar9us
tells the following story Few Of the
rafismen aud lumber operators oi the
rrper Delaware have not been ia
nj Iiar for years with the leglcss fer
ry man, who Tor nearly bali ccntu-
ry, and until few weeks aao. gain.
ed livelihood by ferrying persons
across th" Delaware near E3sion, Pa
Thls man. whose name was Rinaldo
Mo'er, died lately, aged sixty-six
wears
When he was bov tho Delaware
river was nnvisa'cd Ivy the now al
most forgotten Durham boats, and
Young Moscr Moscr was cmpl1yed in
rdnnin. one. Furty-uine wears aro
this winter. Mosor Jacob. brother
f bis, II man bomei Jerome Miller.
aud boy about hi, own age, called
SHALLOW COPYRIGHT. were running
one nf :hes" boat. which was very
heavily laden. When near BRISTOL
they were caught 10 violent storm.
aud being dnatlc to guide their boat
20 either the peuus lyania or Jersey
shore. where comp He'd orun'it on an
i.'1ui. II was getting dark, and the
STORM incroaaei 10 fury. There was
."o'h.ug IN thc islagd with which to
'lild - iire. sod norhing that afforded
them any protection. IL was bite
cold, ohd the stranded crew tried to
kcon lhrnsclvcs warm by waIking
up npi down the islaui.
Their boat was loade with whisky
in barrels. 1t was suggested by one
Of the party tha, they roll one of the
barrels out on the island anil set
BreLto it. Jacob Mo.cr bal hi. feet
badly frozen 10y this time and the
coll storm was beginnin, to tell on
the others. The barrel was with
difficulty tal1n from tho boat audl
stoed on end Oh the island. The head
was knocked IN. So that tho lionor
might be set on fire. Then it was
discovered, to the horror, of oil. that
not ooe of the party had anything
whcrowith tn max" fire.
Foilcd in this last nttcmit TO save
themselves from freezing, Jacob Lost
ali heart, and succuhLed to the cild. |
d,spite tho eil'urls of his comraics
to keep Lin stirring. Ec died in
short tine. Cruriii .ht climbed into
the barrel ui whisky, and when the
party was rcscuet the next morning
he was the least blurred Df The wl,,le
His cars were frozen 50 that they
nj crward dropped OF, anl his face
was terribly frost bitten. Otherwise
he was saved ir1m the cold, but the |
whisky had maio one compact blis,-
er.ot his SSiu hom tho waist down.
loar9 Moser and Miller kept np
th,ir i-ht w'tb dua h all night long
Peorle ~uo remember that night SAY
i was thc most fearful ever Know Il |
ol.ng the Delaware. Tnc wind blew
a Luic. ani there wls a S. Orm, not OIL
.n'w, hrt actually ol pellets of ice
The merclry was at zero. Asains |
l'ill- nwlnI war ot elements tho b,y |
'nl Miller bore Mp until daybrcak |
Whom they werc di,cpverei, aud saw
I hoa' tr'ryiu. 70 their rrscnr.
young Mos'r fell scnscless T. the
,rounl, Nj ler never ln-t conscious.
1e's, although lis hands, cars AID
faDc we're frozen wLie.
Dira!lo lIoscr VIA restored ,o
'on-cl business hut hi. leg, were p,
terribly fr,2"n that ampulu,inn Of
10th OF them nj the ,high was found
% hr 'co'suy. II. recovered in
inr time and became ~ robust and
'cnr'y ~ upy unn "a tho river. lie
Nn' th" lu-t snrcWrr If that awfniII
IlIht, Miller having been drowned
h" following .umm,r and Cmr,.
lsh' d'io lew years agl 10 New
Jersey p'orhouSc.
hvrr sumo b. rccoe cred from the |,
'''.S o. 'hut nights cXperienc II
|Iau'in II ger -uppor,cd himself h\
.-h'n- AMI lcrryipc peop'e acros. the
I''r. lie ws- r'mIriahiy dexter
~ with hi, oar, and II sciru;ii; fsh-
rnln. IGs facility wrrh which he
'ol around on h's lcS.pss body was
, ,ondrriui He va. sixty-six years