Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-10-26
SERGT. LONGS SHOT.
A DEAR KILLED WHICH SAVED THE
oRGGLy PARTY FROM STARVING.

geret. Francis Long, Il Brcokiyn, survi-
vor 81 the Grcely Arctic erisslition, tells the
following iear story, which has hitherso lsen
.c,r,elv nor, than meniionsl In the accounts
II Starvation camp lie saysi Tbs day
before We came % our last rouni of rations 4
hal disovcr.i the tracks ~ liar hal
followed them about until was exhausted
irving to met tho beast. but had utterly
fAilsi Thi. day light snow fel In TIE
morning, jusi enough a. ot~cnrr the uan'
but Sin hunted gave u M late IN We
afternoon anil rc;urncl % IL camp Brain.
erI hal gone 81 the shrinIpiny grouni AMI
vas aill al...nt when lah by my gun
Sa,Ilcnly D. api.arcl, running down Ceue-
tory RIG, NJ fast A. BIZ poor weak legs voui
hrinx him. We all siart~i up AMI waiiri
his COMING In Tho most painful erciiement
WHEN D. rachoi the camp h. fell b The
ground all Ut q bnath The men crnNle'i
81 nj. Assistance anil tvo u them rai-,i IN,
bad In tl.sir arms IL gaTsl anil lookei
~ Va willy.
-'Bnineri,' exclaimed IN lieutenant
what III
s'Beari barr was all h. coui answer. In
a choking WHISPER.
-'wherr, man. whercf cri~i, rraching
for my gun. all trembling AMI quivering with
hoTH ant fear.
-sTherv. h. said. family, pointing towards
ihe rhlge, ~ followed after me; hos
comin.
N 4 FrRTrcr rnHNEr
slow can tsll the terrible excitement that
rrrvalls.lf Tho men were inaT-rfeci fr,nry.
Criiol suffering had made uem wur-s Than
Unreasonable Snne n thcfu couh think ~
nothing bat curlng pcor hmincrl fcr ~"
killing the loar. ami w,rc with difficulty ~
s;ralns,l from falling upon him 81 wrtak ven.
guancc. lie ~ not take his gun with him.
So,.sly ever al who went shrimping. AMI
they ctlr4si anil ravo,i A. that AMI hurt into
tsars NJ thar last chance fur liie. others-
AMI they vcrc the wcakc't msn la ihe
rarfy-wcrc f1r starting cat a once for an
an nighi hunt over the snow iieiis ami io''
ber-s Nothing couh H. nporr foolhariy
nicy coullnt have gone lcyoni The top ~
the rlge without hrcaklng down. a. ny
nothing n Carrying a gun aui firing ac-
curately. Tho lieutenant u-sl hs authority
AMI my infucno. q qulct The men, AMI a.
lat the plan q ~ hunt was arrnnEni IL
was rcally only foN minuies, Tut q seu'''l
an hour Jan, III EsIuimau. anil ! s'aris'i
up tho riigo a. met The ts1r n b. should cnn'
tlnuc towards "a
Hardy hal W ga ri from Tho camp
vtrn ling white noss afTrar'i over an ir'-
coycr,,l ruck AZ ths top a the hlls Tho men
- up shout AMI think 70 unncrvci me,
lut Il wasa long ran-r shnt. nearly snyar's,
AMI iho tarrt was small ralssi nay gun,
AMI. takinr quirk aim. fr,i Tho tall mi nj,
bot /, al Mt 10 vile n u mark Tho lar
was s,artlsl lle pau-ri Just ioo hort q t.me
~ give tn Espulman a chance ~ him AMI
tufns.l TAIL ami ran beart thu bowls AMI
gr,ans q disappointment AMI nag tshlnd
r,a isil5ye that anms q tho.= tarr half
sfarval. half froErn mn vuuhl have sho, a'
rno In thcir angrr u they hal bail tbclr guns
a. lani
Jan saii hastily. 'taso tle ,our-s b. 3D.
IN AMI ~ r1unl th' ul.r AMI kop vel o.
The vrsi I'D as fo ~ lstvsen ilia l.ar AMI ih'
water. will go In ths same way GA ~
tasf'
ne faithful E.quirnau unlcrioei iho plan
a, oucr, ami 20 cat without wnrl
cravlod O. iho top ~ ihe riigo as fat a.
couii. AMI au tilr bar bong way cat 4
unsr ,ill on thr run ~ tnmol rouni ~
a .rOni AMI io.koi lack. ani then, as Il
satisfied that D. was pursuei. continual hl
fight I dllnt 50 straight after him, hu'
keeping cut of hls sight A. much a. possible
craNl.i. anil ran. AMI sid up anil down a.
~ slof.s. making all Tho tins flr the water
was foycrish with far. n -.ui~l a. d
every fsssilis oisfrucfl1n r0t Ia my way
AMI many tlmo feil % ths grouni. i
was a trrihls oha-, May nevtr hau
another lke M
i0Nu CHASE
II .sua lncrslihio now, but I aCtualll
wrnt ten mlies out q ms way q e in frun
n that bar knew that D. wouli s,op nun
nlnr When D. go, over his ..arv AMI aw no
holy In pursuit. ami hal o. take thls ruuni
about cuure a. tc,p ou' - sight M.sh'l
/ llitl, q that illianoo was Tas.rl on III run
/ Mo- AZ 10 Wa crariod but bal no hica ri
giving up plunged on. AMI 40 ia.i. tsl
huurl AMI half after having camp. raino
ths fasitI0n van's.i clmls,i Low ban
AMI thore was irun .oup yarls away. siiiin.
down after biz hani run. within thirty f.-.t q
of.n water hal Mt .uccs.'ici fully Ia ml
Plan. llc culI riil sap. lut bis lack va
tovarl ms anl | dii ne despair. Almost q
N. safne noment that saw the iear IA.
c0vsrvl Jan, The EzIuimau, ~ sluie distance
AMI wc both male Cor tho lsasf With th
utmost caro- uot o. alarm him We Cawis
over tho gruuni, afpraChlng n0arr rn
nearcr tO eur prgy. We hal gut p.rhaIs hal
ihe dls,anoo when Jan ral-si hl. gun an
hr,.i ihink u was bal judgment. for VI
mirhf have got much clr-r Bat thsr' va
~ tlm- f1r r.r,t Excitement gave un
morc sirngih. AMI ran with AL my nigh
straight t0vanl tho l.ar H. so up an
lookei NJ M. AMI --mel not a. know Whothc
D. run agaln ~ itanl ani make a iight u ~
r,sl.is.l The temptation % Ore at him unit
was within 10 yarls Then stopped run
ming. thnew my cap down, puiici on my nit
/ tens. AMI ac;s,i a. deliberately ~ n | wen
practising AZ a tarsgt. Ny excitement -sine
% leave M. o., rat 81, % make M s'osly.
took long. careful aim ami fn,l Tho la
turnsl slightly. bat 10 va eyileui that l Ia,
mlz-sl I lrsl again quickly Another mis-.
NY bart sunk low. Jan hal MT l.sn ahi
~ st an0iher sho', AMI was not n0w whcr
h. ouui hre with any hofs q hitting III
lsar tscan o. make Tor the water. Ready Z
d.s with despair u shouil fail again, tod
another long aim.
The bullet struck The bsar In H. hea,i, an,
b. tumhloi over Instantly. st0nc dat
1T was "a o'cicrs. AMI The plaoe when
hriln zen was thryc miles la a straight lin
from camp We LIT the 90 pounds u foos
lying on The icc and retumel % the anKiou
party a. ~ hclp Ina bringing the carcas
home. We dii not slesp that night until ih
dead hear was brought into camp Tie lieu
tenant gave oct extra miions 20 the men VIII
assisted In TIE work, AMI made up stew %
all tie s,raps that were left q the rcgula
raiions II wasn't much. hut IL -~'mci quit
feast tou< The bear sayci a., f0r Just u
| forc u Ia H. turn gave cut The ne-,ulng erpe
dillon found IA New York Letter