The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11
Ice Foe Tragedies
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n felt swfuIly bed because he was man who had risked his life to save mine, and I thought it . ter- ribiy dirty trick that he should be the first one to die. I kept on beat. ing him, and rubbed his face and hands, but it was no use. Soon his body became as stiff as 0 log and when I passed my hands over his face I felt ice. Even as l worked over him, his body became caked with ice all over.
 "Ie died some time during the night, I don't know what time. My father-ir-law was just about dead then. wasn't sure for Q while whether he was dead or alive. l kept working on him and now then I'd get Q weak response. Finally to- ward dawn he no longer responded and I knew for sure that he was dead.
 Only One Alive
 "Day broke Monday morning and was in the skiff with two dead men. The boat was drifting and I tried to row to keep warm but the broken ice was 50 thick 1t was iri1- possible to make any progress.
 Finally the boat touched solid ice and 50 far as I could see the ice was solid. hoped 1t was the shore pack, but didn't know. All did know what that I was going to just sit there and become 6 dead man with them. So pulled my father in-law's body out on the ice and covered 1t over with . tarpaulin. I started to pull Cunningham's body out but I was too weak.
 T was SO weak couldn't walk so I started crawling on my hands and knees. kept right on crawling through what seemed days. I kept telling myself I was keeping warm that way and that was the way to live. Finally I got ashore and the Indians found me-"
 Indians Thawed Him Out
 Brown was taken to the cabin of Pat Anderson, who, with other 1n- dians, thawed his feet and his hands with cold water, rubbed his body thoroughly, and gave him whiskey. They estimated that Brown had crawled over the ice for eight hours averaging one mile an hour.
 Goodhart is 30 miles north Petos- key and Petoskey is 20 miles from here. Brown, after the Indians had worked on him, was taken to Petos- key in an ambulance where doctors worked on him, and then was brought to the hospital here.
 A party was being organized at Petoskey to 90 out on the shore ice pack today and return the bodies of Cunningham and Beardsley.
 Told of Their Hopes
 Later in Charlevoix hospital where he fought off sleep seeming to feel he still was on the ice. Brown told in more detail of the hopes of himself and companions for rescue. Their hopes were bol- stered by almost constant prayer and ended with the deaths, first of Cunningham, then of his father-in- law.
 Cunningham didn't say anything to us before he died; he didn't seem to realize he was going" Brown said. T tried to rub his hands, but he wouldn't wake up. Before he got that weak we all sat in the boat and prayed for rescue. We were sure someone would come and save us."
 Talking to the United Press cor respondent Brown appeared to fall away into the sleep of exhaustion. Then he would shake his head weakly, and his pale eyes would open again. Sometimes he heard questions clearly but ct others he would pay no atetntion and the question had to be repeated.
 At last Cunningham wouldn't wake up," he said. while Claude (Beardsley) looked on Cunningham died in my arms. Claude was wor- ried then; he talked about his fam- ily-his wife, his daughter who mar ried me and his other son and