New-York tribune., 1909-10-31
TURNED HIS HAIR WHITE.


Although J. G. julius Langbein. New
York lawyer and former judge of a mu-
nicipal court. had a horse shot under him
at Antietam while he was a drummer boy
of fourteen In the Union army. had mis-
drum riddled with bullets and the tassei OK
hts fey shot AWAY and received a medal OF
honor from Congress for facing extreme
danger. his most perilous adventure oc-
Cured I'm civil life He declares that TINS
adventure turned his hair white In one
night.
Il was about thirtyfour years old al ths
time and Judge OF the 7th Judicial DIS
trict Civil Court" said Mr. Lansbein. IL
vas the day before Thanksgiving IN tho
year 1880 I had not been in good heaith
for some time. and went out with my STE
nographer, George A. Moulton. 10 Green
wood Lake. New Jersey, FOR a few Gays
shooting The lake was then. as now
favorite summer resort. On the opposite
side of the lake from the railroad statioh
lived VIII De Graw the mail carrier for
the settlement. whose father kept an Inn.
VIII was a fine specimen OF manhooo.
perfect athlete He met us at the station
and we went to his house, anticipating the
time OF our lives.
1.-The weather was very cold and the lake
was frozen solid except for some spring
holes in the centre. We spent the next DAY
bagring rabbits. At o'clock that night
VIII took out his sled and said ne was
going to cross the lake TO get the mall
He asked George and me to join him. ana
though 1t was a dark and stormy night we
agreed 10 go along We bundled up III
heavy overcoats and thick gloves. TOOK
charge of the mailbag and lantern ana
sat in front on the sled, which was an orol-
nary schoolboy's sled VIII sat behind me.
while George put on his skates to push US
along. Our speed was increased by VIII
using a broomstick spiked at both ends
giving fab and shove against the ice on
either side, alternately. The only object we
lad to guide US across the frozen lake was
the light at Hewitt's Station, which was
our goal and was about three miles away.
STEER TOWARD OPEN WATER.
"Between the pushing OF the skater be-
hind and Wits polling we made rapid
progress despite the sleety gale driving
against us with bitter force. 1t was not
long before we lost sight of the light In
furry OF snow. as we supposed, but, as we
afterward learned. because the station
master had put out the light and gone
home, thinking that VIII would not come
for the mail on such a night. We kept on
our course. however. as we thought. and
soon saw the light again This light was
really q farmhouse light and by steering
for 1t we were going straight toward the
open water in the middle OF the lake.
''On We sped. laughing and shouting, un-
conscious of the imminent danger ahead.
The ice began to crack. We went over 1t
SO swiftly that It did not yield. The warn
ing cracks were heard more loudly. VIII
asked George II he was not steering US too
far TO the left, but George replied: No.
There is the light straight ahead Of us.
Don't you see It? We are making a bee
line for it There was no getting around
the fact that we were heading straight for
the light, and none OF US dreamed that il
was the wrong beacon. We We're all laugh
ing over funny story about an lrishman.
when Will cried out again that We must be
off the track. The next instant the sled
went through the ice. followed by lantern
and mail bag, and We found ourselves
foundering in the icy water.
I'VE were going 80 fast that /, Is the
first man on the sled, was carried under a