Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-20

by the cold, jumped from the raft and
drowned. Others. sitting near the
edge, were swept away. and still
Others, frozen TO death, dropped into
the water. An hour after the raft
had been swept away from the top
of the steamer there were about 16
passengers on it and OF these only
eight were alive. Mrs. Feldman, who
found a place next to her husband.
was slowly freezing TO death. when
he begged her to move her hands
and feet continually in order that
she might keep her blood circulating.
She did not wish to do so. saying
that she would rather go to sleep,
as she wanted TO die 1t was only
by constant attention that Feldman
was able to save his wife from a
death similar to that which came
to others who sat near her.
For 13 hours the raft drifted about
hclplessly and when the schooner
Clara E came alongside and rescued
them, every person on board " as coy
cred with ice Mrs. Feldmal, was
the first to be lifted to the schooner.
but half insane. she leaped from the
hands of her rescuers back onto the
raft, screaming wildly that she would
not be separated from her husband.
Both Feldmans were taken to the
hospital suffering severely from the
frozen hands and feet.
Occupants Thrown Into Water.
Antonio Riezukiewitz OF Central
Falls, r. l.. entered the life boat
with eight other passengers. all men.
The boat had scarcely touched the
water when it turned partially over.
throwing all occupants into the wa
ter All but Riezukiewitz seemed to
have been frozen to death almost as
soon as they were immersed. for he
was unable to nkd trace of them
when he came to the surface. Riezu-
hewitz swan TO the boat and climbed
in. He said he did not remember
how he was saved He fell out. of
the boat twice but each time clam.
bered back. Finally he dropped in
TO the water in the bottom of the
boat and lost consciousness. When
he awoke he was at Block Island
He is now partially insane as a re-
suit OF his experience.
Son Freezes to Death.
A pathetic story of father and son
sitting side by side in a life boat
one of them surviving and the other
perishing, was told by James Flood
of New York. Flood entered The
life boat and at his side sat his son
Nathan. "a years old. The father
picked up an oar and rowed through.
out the night. occasionally stopping
to beg his boy to move his dimbs
and staye off death. Nathan. how.
ever, seemed in a stuDor and while
his father rowed, the son. frozen to
his seat. expired.
Schooner Captain Explains.
New London, Conn, Feb. 14.-Cap
tain Frank t. Haley of the schooner
Harry Knowlton, which collided with
the steamer Larchmont in a sworn
statement to Captain w. E. Whitney,
U. S. steamboat inspector, telling Of
the collision says he saw the lights
of steamer ahead and ordered the
man at the wheel to keep the Knowl
ton to her course. When he looked
again the steamer was crossing the
Knowlton's bow not more than four
lengths away. She blew her whis
tie, but the vessels came together
almost instantly. All of the Knowl-
tons headgear was carried away.
The steamer did not seem to
stop" said tIaley, "but to go right
along for IL lengths of herself.
When l looked at her again she was
covered with steam.
The schooner went ashore shortly
afterwards and was abandoned.