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the woods with the team and bob sleds. The ice was glib but the channel was partly open by the bridge. He sat with his back against the stake of the front bob—sled, and did not watch his horses too closely as they knew the way and he depended on them as they jogged along faithfully. Being very capable of composing poetry, Livie was probably in the midst of this when, instead of sitting comfortably on the sled, he was lying on his stomach in the channel. The horses had wandered off the track.

He was wearing a heavy coat with elastic at the waist and it helped to buoy him up, also saved him from getting wet from the waist up. He managed to get up on firm ice. The sleighs sank at once, and the horses floated with all their harness on.

L. D. ran as fast as he could, in frozen pants, to his neighbour's, Willie Baker's home. Mrs. Baker phoned for help to

the potato warehouse in Elmira, for one place. He raced to Willie's barn for rope and started back to the lake with Willie following. The horses were still afloat. He tied the rope around

his waist and with Willie standing on solid ice, holding the opposite end of the rope, he cut the top straps off the harness

and it all fell off except the bridles and collars. The harness and sleighs went to the bottom of the lake.

One minute only Livie and Willie were there and in the next instant a host of helpers had gathered as word was sent quickly

to all areas. Eventually, after much work, the horses were rescued. They were mare and son.

Although the horses could keep themselves afloat, neither of them could walk when rescued. They were hauled, one at a time, on a sleigh to Willie Baker's barn. Some of the men dried off the horses and Louis Stewart drove Livie home for dry clothes.

One friend at the scene went home for some "mountain dew" and a portion was given to each horse.

Dr. Ings arrived, gave them medicine and admitted the "medicine” given at first was a good help. The horses remained at Willie Baker's for a day and two nights before they were taken

home. They were none the worse for the experience and didn't even make a cough.

A rug, bag of straw (used for a sled cushion) and a pulp- saw were also floating in the water. Robert, L. D.'s son, and

some others went to the scene the next morning and secured these articles as well as the sleds and most of the harness.

Another Ice Experience

Walter Fisher was driving the mail and one spring morning as he drove along with his horse and road cart, he saw L. D. Rose