Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-08-21

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toned in Sappow, accompanied by two
young men aged fifteen and seventeen
years respectively. left Tswischari to
walk to Sappow twelve miles,. Just
before starting out, at about twelve m. i,
I they partook of luncheon of rice,
I daikon and tea Each took with him
two handouts of cold boiled rice. Soma
had. in addition, enough shoga (ginger
| picked in plum vinegar and salt) to
serve for relish for two meals They
\ had no alcohol or tobacco about them.
They had no compass or means of max
ing fire. Each had snail half blan-
ket in addition to the dress of their
class in life-that is. a cotton towel over
their ears, an under kimono Ga garment
like tunic reaching to their knees.
opening in front, with large sleeves,
into which the hands can be DRAWN Of
simple cotton or cotton wadded kimono
and rough Aino coat, made from the
inner bark of forest tree, cotton leg
gins, cotton tabi or shoe socks and straw
sandals.
after coming about half way, owing
to the falling snow, they lost the path.
On account of the depth of the snow
they had become wearied: so they took
a brief rest. As evening was rapidly
approaching they again endeavored to
find the lost trail. After wandering
about until tired nature could do no
more they sat down on the snow amid
the high swamp grass and ate all the
rice they had, as well as most of the
shoga. They soon sank into a deep
sleep.
Elm the morning they had no sensa-
ton in their feet or legs. They were
unable to move from their resting place.
On the 23d, 24th and 18th they disposed
of all their food. On the night of the
2Sth the eldest ceased to speak; his
companion could not get to his side.
On the next day the middle one spoke
his last audible words. From this time
Soma lay in the same place. eating
snow while it lasted. slipping water out
of the adjacent pool, gesticulating and
shouting to keep the carniverOus crows
from their prey, his companions.
'sOn the 23d, ON account of the nom
arrival of the party, farmer soldiers
began to 60 out daily to scour the woods
and swamps for the young men. On
the morning of April -, attracted by
the swarms of crows circling about and
pcrched on the neighboring trees, they
found the two dead, and Soma speech
less, pulseless, hardly able to cOmpre-
bend the saving party, staring at them
with most vacant expression. They
crushed some cold rice. added little
water, which they placed in his mouth,
and little of it reached his stomach.
He was wrapped in blankets, and on
rude blanket litter reached the hospital
at five p. m, April 10, twenty-eight days
from the time he left Tswischari. and
twenty-five days since the last shOga
was eaten.
when he reached the Biyo-in he
could not speak, opened his mouth
with great difficulty, could not project
his tongue, which had white coating.
Movements of the chest or abdomen
were hardly detected; low. respira-
tory murmur was heard with the steth-
scope; no pulse at the wrists; impulse
of heart very feeble; valve sounds in
distinct. There was profound torpor
of the brain and intellectual faculties.
His body was excessively emaciated.
fat and flesh had vanished. Abdomen
was retracted, eyes sucken deep in the
sockets. No reflex action of arms or
limbs when irritated. The buttocks
were black and had begun to fail of;
the feet were black, and both legs were
dead as far as the middle third.
"Under the influence of warmth.
stimulants and mild food, the pulse
returned to the wrists the next day.
On the third day he was able to answer
few questions, but slowly and with
very low and indistinct voice. Since
the first week he has steadily improved.
intellectually aud bodily. The but
tocks are now sloughing. the line of