 | Daniel Webster, Fred Newton Scott - Bunker Hill Monument (Boston, Mass.) - 1905 - 182 pages
...by catching hold of one of the Raft Logs. Notwithstanding all our Efforts we could not get the Raft to either Shore ; but were obliged, as we were near...to quit our Raft and make to it. " " The Cold was so extremely severe, that Mr. Gist had all his Fingers, and some of his Toes frozen ; but the Water... | |
 | Sarah Hutchins Killikelly - History - 1906 - 706 pages
...the stream threw it with so much violence against the pole, that it jerked me out into ten feet of water; but I fortunately saved myself by catching...shore, but were obliged, as we were near an island, (Wainright's, long since washed away), to quit our raft and make to it." On the sixth of January, 1754,... | |
 | 1896 - 728 pages
...out into ten feet water ; but I fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft-logs. Notwithstanding all our efforts, we could not get...near an island, to quit our raft and make to it." There is no personal comment in the whole narrative more than that implied in the words poor and fortunately... | |
 | George Washington - Presidents - 1908 - 500 pages
...by catching hold of one of the Raft Logs. Notwithstanding all our Efforts we could not get the Raft to either Shore; but were obliged, as we were near...Island, to quit our Raft and make to it. The Cold was so extremely severe, that Mr. Gift had all his Fingers, and some of his Toes frozen; but the water... | |
 | Wayne Whipple - 1911 - 434 pages
...by catching hold of one of the Raft Logs. Notwithstanding all our efforts we could not get the Raft to either Shore ; but were obliged, as we were near...Island, to quit our Raft and make to it. The Cold was so extremely severe, that Mr. Gist had all his Fingers, and some of his Toes frozen ; and the Water... | |
 | Pennsylvania - 1924 - 600 pages
...the stream threw it with so much violence against the pole, that it jerked me out into ten feet of water; but I fortunately saved myself by catching...but were obliged, as we were near an island, to quit the raft and make for it. The cold was so extremely severe, that Mr. Gist had all of his fingers, and... | |
 | John Thomson Faris - Pennsylvania - 1919 - 454 pages
...stream threw it with so much violence against the pole that it jerked us out into ten feet of water. Notwithstanding all our efforts, we could not get...island, to quit our raft and make to it. The cold was so extremely severe that Mr. Gist had all his fingers and some of his toes frozen, and the water was... | |
 | George Thornton Fleming - Pennsylvania - 1922 - 646 pages
...out into ten feet of water; but I fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft-logs. Notwithstanding all our efforts, we could not get...island, to quit our raft and make to it. The cold was extremely severe, that Mr. Gist had all his fingers and some of his toes frozen, and the water was... | |
 | George Thornton Fleming - Pittsburgh (Pa.) - 1922 - 642 pages
...out into ten feet of water; but I fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft-logs. Notwithstanding all our efforts, we could not get...island, to quit our raft and make to it. The cold was extremely severe, that Mr. Gist had all his fingers and some of his toes frozen, and the water was... | |
 | Ada Russell - 1922 - 210 pages
...me out into ten feet water; but I fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft-logs. Notwithstanding all our efforts, we could not get...island, to quit our raft and make to it. The cold was so extremely severe, that Mr. Gist had all his fingers and some of his toes frozen, and the water was... | |
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I put out my setting pole to try to stop the raft that the ice might pass by; when the rapidity of the stream threw it with so much violence against the pole, that it jerked me out into ten feet water: but I fortunately saved myself by catching hold of... 
