St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-10

from his terrible exercise, and his heart
sank within him when he thought of
the fate that awaited him.
He turned back toward the little town
in hopes of finding shelter there from
the bitter cold. He soon reached the
bridge1which spans small stream east
of the village. There it was that his
true condition dawned upon him. His
legs were numb and stiff with cold,
and he became unsteady on his feet.
When he stepped on the first lie of the
bridge he realized that he could rot
cross, yet he knew that upon this one
feat his life probably depended. 1t was
a terrible moment. He stopped to think.
Both his feet were frozen, and he feared
that in his weak and unsteady con
dition he would containly be blow from
the bridge and meet certain death in the
dark and yawing chasm many feet be-
low. Having to choose between what
he believed to be certain death on the
bridge and freezing to death further
back Oh the track while he awaited the
coming of train, he chose the latter.
Upon the coming of a train his life
depended; the next question was to stop
it when it came. He trusted to his
signals TO do that. Then he turned his
back TO the village. where few minutes
before so much hope had cents rd, to
reSame his race for life.
He was bewiidered and faintlng. He
, knew it would be fatal to pause, so he
ran. He could feel that he was slowly
freezing to death. He had handker-
chief over his ears, and they felt warm.
He united it to put itover his face. and
was hOrI orStricken to find his ears both
swollen TO the size OF his hand. He tied
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his weary tramp. If only train would
come-that was his single ray of hope;
but none came. For three hours he kept
up his race for life, but finally nature
succumbed to the inevitable and he fell
fainting in the snow. Bysheer force of
will the unfortunate man kept his
senses about him. He crawled off the
track and remained there in semi
conscious condition, he knows not
how long. He was fast losing
consciousness when sharp report
like the crack of pistol broke upon the
sill, cold air. A second and then third
rang out He raised his lanterns. which
nc still held in his hand; then he could
hear the putting of the engine, and soon
all was still save the bowling of the
wind. He thought the train had passed
him, and he gave up all hope, but in
another moment friends were at his
side. He was carried to the train and
placed Oh board. 1t was the fast mail,
whose coming he had awaited so long.
The mail train was going west, and
Fernisa was taken to Sedalia. Wien
picked up both his feet were so badly
frozen that he could not walk, both ears
were frozen aud badly swollen and both
hands were frozen hard and stiff. In
his right hand he carried his lanterns,
and these were frozen in his hand. The
trainmen rubbed the frozen members
vigorously with snow, and when the
train reached Sedalia the suf-
ferer was taken to the hospital,
where he received excellent medical
attention. He was kept at the hospital
there one day and then sent to this city
and taken to the home of his sister Oh
Poplar street. DR.. Halbrowe is his at
tending physician, and yesterday eX-
pressed fear that the patients left ear
and one or two fingers would have to
be amputated, and that probably one of
his feet could not be saved. Fernisa is
a deserving young man and is of a very
good family. He and younger brother
have been the only support of their
widowed mother, and for some
months past he has been endeav-
Oring to pay for their modest,
cosy and home.like little cottage at
Edgebrook, eight miles west Of the city,
where the family has lived since its
completion. Mrs. Fernisa is much con-
cerned for fear that through her sons
illness she may lose her home. They
have been making monthly payments
oil it since its completion. besides hay
ing paid some money down. Young
FerniSa is a sober, Industrious man,
and this terrible mishap will go very
hard with him. He will not be able to
leave the house for number of weeks,
if in fact he ever RECEIVERS.