Marie V. B. Langdon, 20, housewife, saved Sophie, 21; Henry L., 4; and Estella M., 1, and attempted to save Gertrude S. Jacques, 2, from freezing, Telma, Washington, January 11, 1907. With the thermometer 14 degrees below zero and the snow 6 feet deep, Mrs. Langdon, without snowshoes, went 600 feet from her home, on hearing cries for help, and met Mrs. Jacques and two of her children, only partly dressed, who had fled from their burning home. She relieved the woman of Estella and carried her to her home, followed by the mother. Mrs. Langdon returned and got Henry and then struggled through the snow about three-quarters of a mile, where Gertrude was found, the mother having been compelled to abandon her after having removed the only skirt she wore and wrapped it around the child. When Mrs. Langdon had carried Gertrude halfway back to the house, she discovered she was dead, and, as her own strength was fast failing, she was compelled to abandon the child and was barely able to reach home herself. 1566-209
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