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May 28, 1878
The Daily Cairo Bulletin
Cairo, Alexander County County, Illinois
What is this article about?
A miner in the Black Hills finds a horse skeleton containing a man's skeleton, evidence of a desperate bid to survive last winter's snow storms by crawling inside the animal for warmth, only to freeze trapped.
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A HUMAN SKELETON INSIDE OF A
HORSE.
(From the Virginia City Enterprise.)
A miner in the Black Hills, writing to a friend in this city, tells of a horrible remainder of the fearful snow storms of last winter, and of the perils of those who were caught out and lost their way on the plains.
He says that recently, while he and two others were crossing the country, they came upon the skeleton of a horse, within which was the skeleton of a man, with the grinning skull looking out at them from between the ribs of the animal, like a prisoner peering through the bars of his cell. The two skeletons told the whole story. The man had killed his horse, cut him open and crawled inside of him, thinking to thus escape perishing of cold, but the flesh of the horse frozen solid, and the man was as much a prisoner as if he had been shut in by walls of iron. The wolves and carrion birds had stripped the greater part of the flesh from both skeletons. The miner concludes his description by saying: "It was a sight I shall never forget. I can see it now whenever I close my eyes."
HORSE.
(From the Virginia City Enterprise.)
A miner in the Black Hills, writing to a friend in this city, tells of a horrible remainder of the fearful snow storms of last winter, and of the perils of those who were caught out and lost their way on the plains.
He says that recently, while he and two others were crossing the country, they came upon the skeleton of a horse, within which was the skeleton of a man, with the grinning skull looking out at them from between the ribs of the animal, like a prisoner peering through the bars of his cell. The two skeletons told the whole story. The man had killed his horse, cut him open and crawled inside of him, thinking to thus escape perishing of cold, but the flesh of the horse frozen solid, and the man was as much a prisoner as if he had been shut in by walls of iron. The wolves and carrion birds had stripped the greater part of the flesh from both skeletons. The miner concludes his description by saying: "It was a sight I shall never forget. I can see it now whenever I close my eyes."
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
Survival
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Misfortune
Survival
What keywords are associated?
Skeleton Discovery
Horse Survival Attempt
Snow Storm Perils
Black Hills
Frozen Death
Where did it happen?
Black Hills, On The Plains
Story Details
Location
Black Hills, On The Plains
Event Date
Last Winter
Story Details
A man lost in snow storms killed his horse, crawled inside for warmth, but froze trapped; later discovered as intertwined skeletons by a miner and two others.