Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-31
Freezing 10 Death.


Nearly moatn $50 N 81 W as found 10 Ca.i
foruia guloh almost trcz,r. /. this cont!ioo he
| was tsken to the Sisters Hospital, where it was
found necessary, TO save bis life, to aupu!ate
the LETT foot az the aukle and the toe of the
right. He stood tho operation bravely, and 10
spite of great nervous prostratioa hu rallied
and was discharged q few days ago to bat.le on
! crutches vito the wide, wide w9rli--au uu-
even warfare, indeed. His story is as follows
Il was three miles up tae gutch tbo s.er-
| ooou before, iookltg aitor some prospect hocs
had up ltefe, anu dldn't start tor bou.e untll
quite late. l had DO more than started When
| me snow began to fall, snd 10 fifteen minu es
the storm wsS 10 full fury. / knew the wy
We'll. but tie 6,tc:be Ut thu s.crm alarmed
me, and the sulw fell SO thick and last that ali
landmarks were soon blotteC ou:, and it was
impossible 10 see more than twenty feet before
ones tsce. My principal guide mad been the
trail made by the oarfo's t0et. but It's thick
Whlts mantle that speedily covered tho Garth SO
entirely otsonred this Inst | hGd 90 earthly
means OF koOWl1g whether or not vas 90
the right pa.h. Attsr wandering biindiy on
for halt an hour l became convinced that |
Was not, ami, IN ieot, the extremely rough
| and rocky nature OF the path gave ne warls
log that | had strvysd far from The p:opcr
route. Up 10 this tIns rad i0.c d persist
| emily ahead, bua there J. stopped. M b;cs 10
the gusy wind. sad tr: to calmly o!usi6 n
The sltuation. TskiDg the & semo sup ooslion
thai l lad walked Ia an eXa.ilg opposite d;reo
tion from the Fight Que, | could no: be over
iour miles from homs. but 10 the tliniIDg snow
had 20 ASSURANCE ~tethor | would be iiyht ir
walking back or forward, right or lei:, ba5
hoally at random chose the fEat. and Continued
my journey straight sh ad. Up to this tine [
had felt no cold, but wheu | stopped 10 thirk
the warmth created by my ac,iVe ex.riiors Gleu
away and l began 10 feel seV,rlly tic bi,lcg
air. B-s'des ibis tic tcmpera.ue was pEaia =
falling lower, a1d eV9n loY VAIN breath be
gan to CONCEAL 10 brittle c c.vs 10 u,y baard
sed 90 NY SORT, lust 10 iruat oi NY mouth.
Still walk biiskiy Gu, but scmo III p Nv
utmost exert'Uas faxed 10 circulate ny o1sG acd
! warm me- as IL had before. Fen minu,rs stcr
begsu to feel s;lnslcg paiis in I3y Ee2t soc
| nsnGs AID the numb1o-s .naa /. variab!y fellows
extreme cold. 1t YVES ID at shla ;me that |
noticed ny eyes seemed swol(eu end tic lids ST.
heavy that | had difficulty 10 opericS ia,n
Wheo they were closed c0rs Gut sue ,e7Si0a Ok
brilliant lights 4 .shed before lie and urae
senly theso lights b5gan TO spear whec they
we're opsn. La every dic: c l1u | seemed
to sec thGm-zra a. pnrp g, rcd, bluo sDd
golden-uo,il With ClIhcuiy | could trace rhe
outline of my hand Us ae'd it octorc ny face.
Ii staggeret before, rectou bliodly pog, and
when pressed my ban1uded 6agors to nv
faos found i. c.vcred wGh ir;z tears, Bv
this time the ualu 10 mg Inn oS and f,et bad
grown to the mcs lnlcrse agony. The pf;ckling
&c asation felt at first was gone now. and 10 lis
place q long, steady keoa pbio as from . grea,
open wound. At oGe time | aroped ny way to
little sheltered place benesth sums rocks spG
pulled m7 mi;tens IF ia S raio attempt 20 warm
my hands by !r!cn3n. The q So Wss perfectly
ll7ld and blue 10 places, 81 it ii had siready
aud Quantities OF boOd seemed to havs ss;Iei
beneath them. Fl1diug il il! possible 70 create
coy war nrh. rGsa to my teet ard walked CD,
resolved to die, II [ must die, in "A desperate
| struggle. The pElsmaic c1l0ts had nUW faded
| before my eyes to oug parallel bars ths: secm-
| cd to sretca from the h0riz 10. As walked
| faster noted, too. with ioi, that ID pain iu
my feet was DOT ncary 80 intense Gs before
attributed this to tho rapid circulation
OF blard, but Was sadly deceived, for when
| sooped down AID touched u,y fout i.
responded no mere 10 the Gusers than a
block of nslbie. IL was IT OF lily dead
Up to this time my msutal spf rings. had
| equalcd my ph5 5sica!, but with n,y stiff f:ung uy
| mind seemed 20 grow dull sud t,rlit, loo.
Presently felt no more pain AID avy aud
drowsy sensation subsri uted itself tbs grew
! stronger aud felt as though it wouli be hea-
| ven itself to sl k down i1io ono Of TIE SLOW
| drifts and 60 10 sleep. A oiUst delicious scose
| OF lassltnde aod tired ease began TO craep ovar
| me, and it seemed as il the warm breath oil
| summer were playing 10 my Isc,. | keew
dimy and vaguely, as cns kGo~s Thugs 10
dream, that was frtez.ng 10 death, tu. had
20 care or anxiety sUous it Whs,cvr. Ny
out stretched hsLd. struck sueins. SO nethi. &.
Ii was the door Of cabiu-my owr, although
| did not know it-sad falling 10, rolled upon
The e ,or. The next thiug | re.numb,r was
sense of awful paio, aud. ope1ne my tyes, l
c,uld see people rubbing ne VIII sooH snG
screamed and begged them to desist. Tue
pain grew ksener and more iotense, aud il
seemed as ii my whole frame was beios rasped
apart. felt this pain for days, AID !hen they
out of my feet. The dec lr3ssid hat ten shtr:
minutes more would have made mes roz
pse-LeadviUe Chronical.
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