Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-02-26

you know We left on the morning
of the 10th inst. to hunt up the Oneida,
which we supposed was north of here
in the ice, and the Michigan was headed
accordingly ia that direction, We were
however, not long outside before a
tierco gale set in from the northwest
north, and by the time We were
about abreast Of Point Sauble the
wind blew hurricane and
turned our vessel completely around
twice In succession and we headed
southerly for Grand Haven, but on ac-
count of shift of wind to the south
westerly we could not make that port
and again tho fierceness of the gale
compelled us to run ahead of the wind
and we headed for Ludington harbor,
With terrible sea running ell the time.
About a. m. on the 18th inst, we got
fast in the vast ice fields from which
orr light loaded vessel was unable to
be extricated and change of wind
carried us in q southerly direction.
When we came to stand we were
about twenty-five miles off shore about
west of South Haven. The ice rapidly
closed in on the vessel until no opeh
water could be seen anywhere around
for days, which sealed our fate. For
the time we were prisoners. All
attempts to got FREQ from the surround
ing mass would have been futile, and
time, labor and material spent for
nothing. So we reconclled ourselves
to tho unavoidable and looked for high
winds 10 break up the ice and set us
free. How ever, day by day rolled by
without disturbing our monotony and
our hopes vanished as no signs Of an
early liberation appeared. We were
at last compelled TO look after our pro.
visions and compare Thorn carefully
with the uncertain time before u.s."
"You see," continued Kenny, ''our
crew, counting all numbers thirty men,
which requires each day between ninety
and 100 meals. This fact, with COM
parison OF the provisions on hand,
counting each potato and weighing
everything, pound for pound, showed
that IL the whole crew remained aboard
everything would have boon consumed
by Tuesday next and starvation would
have stared us in our faces, while close
calculation elected that the entire pro-
visions on hand would last thirteen mon
for thirty DAYS at the rato of two meals
per day. In order then TO avoid rep
etition or the Greedy arctic horror and
TO save the rest of the crew we all con-
cluded that seventeen should leave the
propeller and try 20 reach land II pos
Eible.
After Russell sighted land yesterday
Nyo s,s1% ON. twin lie
to thinking what intense suffering and
hardships lay before rs. The cold was
intense, but Notwithstanding this we
managed TO get ahead, and all went
well until about IL o. IN, when Kenny
broke through the ice with his right
foot up the knee, and his leg was frozen
stiff in less than one hour and he was
rendered almost helpless. He was as
sisted by the rest of tho crew as much
as possible, but being themselves, more
or less frost bitten they wore compelled
by approaching night to
summon other assistance. Kenny
fell asleep again and again,
but was as often aroused by Martin,
whom he st last begged TO leave him
alone and save himself. A portion ol
the crew at astreached land somo miles
north of South Haven and summoned
neighboring farmers 10 help Kenny,
wLo in tho last struggle crawled on
hands and knees for nearly two miles
before giving completely out. He was
found stretched on the ice asleep by the
two farmers who aroused him and
carried him distance of three-quarter;
o. @ mile when they gave out under his
weight near the shore. Curtis Dye, d
farmer living near by, transported hin
to the immediate shore, which st thai
point rises almost perpendicularly t.
hight of 100 feet. To get him TO s
house two ropes were lowered from the
top Of the cliff and securely fastened
around Kenny, when he was pulled
hand over hand by the timely rescuers
on top, apparently dead. BE was a
once taken TO Dyes house and medica
aid summoned. Under treatment h
recovered consciousness.
The entire party left this morning in
sleighs for Bravo station on the Chi
cago G West Michigan Railroad, arriv
ing here, all moro or les
injured by tho frost and exposure
Anputation OF ut least several toes II
Kenny's case will be necessary.