The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-12
FREEZING TO DEATH.
A Nights Experience In the Lumber
f.eeions Of Maine.


Zehv. al Ur.nuiown. 81 had au interest
in some lumhcr way up ia the Piscata.
qui, region. and had tO go mp there and
see how Things were getting along. 1t
was n long Journey. but the slclgihuS
was Ike glass. and had one of the best
horse, that ever stool inside the tmils.
On mv s.c0ni day ont tine Thermometer
stool no % dees below. and was inclined
10 60 lower. / knew | would reach one
of those queer little villages common TO
the Maine hachwools early IN the even
ing. There intended to stay all night,
AMI drive ON nest morning % the house
Of The agent of the lumtcr property.
twelve miles farther along. Preached
the village anil found that there was no
tavern there.
This. of course. upset my plans. 80
ate supper m the village and started on.
intending to proceed 90 the agents the
same ni-ht. Ii was "a starlight night,
but the air wa. hiIei with that peculiar
frozen mist frequently noticeable ON very
cold NIGHTS. IS we nclrcd the river this
haze became don-er. until finally 10 was
with difficulty could see anything ahead
Of me-. IL was like passing through q
st0rm of scaly Zee. Suddenly as | was
thinking ihat we must be almost ON tine
margin of the riser. there came crack
ling sound. q loud splash Of water and
the next second ms horse was founder
ing about in water. which also covered
the sleigh. the robes and myself up TO
my waist.
.The water spIashod about soon
drcachcl the rest of me, and i'm less
time than cal tell 1T / was coated with
a rapidly thIckeling armor of Ice.
Guess mv noble beast must have il0nn-
dere.l at leasta minute n chat hole before
he know exactly what bad happened.
When the situation did come 10 him he
became quiet. throw Dis fore feet up and
lodged them both n the Ice with a con-
cortol Blow like trip hammer. THE ice
was thick. bat beneath that blow ana im-
mcnsa cake was broken oil and WAS ear
riel down in under the elgc ol tae ice
below. flc horse swan onward, drag
cine the sleigh with it through ihe rap
idn freezing siu-h Once moro he
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"Durine all This time / was shouting
for help. / might. 40 the first break,
have turned and icapol back 90 shore. but
had NOT c1.t c.el myself DO time. twas
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