Lost in the Snow.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 42, 17 August 1895, Page 2

Lost in the Snow.

OxNE MAN DIES. (Per Press Association.) Weliinotok, August 18, The search party from Carterton found Lodder frozen to death where he was left. He was a strong young fellow, and the only support of his widowed mother. Smith says they were huddled together round a small fire, and had io stay there, as the snow was so thick they could not i see where they were going. His trousers had been torn away, and he had no hat. On Tuesday they became desperate, and waded through the snow, np to the armpits, on to the main range. They had nothing to eat since Sunday night. Lodder became exhausted, and Smith and Salisbury carried him until Smith himself collapsed. They left Lodder covered up with leayes, and made another attempt, but failed through exhaustion, and had to he in tbe snow all night. Next day they managed to crawl to a house, Salisbury having to lift Smith over a fence. This honse was Knutsen's. At the inquest on the body of .Lodder, Knutsaid the men did not lead him to believe that the condition of Lodder was critical, and he did not trouble much about him as he expected he was following them. The inquest was adjourned till Monday, the 26th instant.