ohlsen’s accident. 
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injuring himself; but it would seem his footing gave 
way under him, forcing him to make a still more des¬ 
perate effort to extricate himself. It cost him his life: 
he died three days afterwards. 
PORTRAIT OF CHRISTIAN OHLSEN. 
I was bringing down George Stephenson from the 
sick-station, and, my sledge being heavily laden, I had 
just crossed, with some anxiety, near the spot at which 
the accident occurred. A little way beyond we met 
Mr. Ohlsen, seated upon a lump of ice, and very pale. 
He pointed to the camp about three miles farther on, 
