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Newspaper
Galesville Transcript
Location
Galesville, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1860
Page
1
The passage describes a lone trek through a blizzard under dark skies. The speaker endures cold wind and sleet, keeps walking the dreary mile, and recalls a brighter past as the storm rages. The scene shifts to a somber return and lonely glen, with the traveler reflecting on change and lost warmth.
A narrator recounts nearly crossing the Atlantic when the ship meets a sudden ice field in April and a catastrophic collision cripples the bows. Passengers endure a brutal night on the ice, struggle for scarce food and heat, and witness the ship’s sinking before a rescue by a westbound vessel leads to Canada. The tale ends with years of memory and gratitude toward the rescuers.
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