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heart. They were placed into the hands of 

 three women who put them on beds, un- 

 dressed them and commenced an operation 

 of applying blankets and warm flannels, 

 constantly repeating them from 6 p. M. to 

 1 A. M. the following morning, when Peter 

 Woodbury, 1 the first who came to, opened 

 his eyes and asked, " Where are we ? Whose 

 house am I in ?" Shortly afterwards Low 

 came to, in the same surprise. I learned 

 afterward from the women that the water 

 that came from them was sufficient to pass 

 through two beds on the floor. It seemed 

 on application of the blankets that their 

 whole body had been a frozen body of ice. 

 They revived very soon. The only incon- 

 venience, was the loss of the skin from their 

 faces and hands, and such parts of their 

 bodies as were most exposed. My situation 

 was very bad. Owing to the suffering in my 

 joints and the raw state of my thighs, I 



1 Peter Woodbury lived at Beverly Cove. He was 

 afterwards master's mate on the " Constitution," and lost 

 his thumb in the fight with the " Java." 



