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Show FACE DEATH ON ICE FLOE. Four Men Tlott About In Open Lakt lor Thirty Six Hourt. Marinette. Wis. A aliocklmj experience expe-rience occurred to four I'eehtlgo bar Ixir flahermen liana Opaahl, William Johnson Nlrholnt Kelson and Charles l.ubaa while lifting nets nn the Ice south of reshtlgo point. They wero carried out on loose Ice into tho own bike, where they wero eiHMOd 30 hours Tho field of Ice began to aepnratit Into small piece and started start-ed to blow away The current waa ao twin that the four men were being carried out rap-Idly rap-Idly and with apparently no chance of getting back, the Ice breaking Into email pieces. Increasing the danger for them I'ortunately they had with them some Ice cutters, and these they used to detach small portions of tho Ice field Bach man In this tny man aged to out enough of the Ice to iloal upon, and succeeded In eroeilng the open tuaco and finally reaching tho shore the men had nothing to eat, and In facing the wintry blasts they wereal mott exhausted when they reached shore In the meantime their friends on shore ad become greatly alarmed about theili and had procured gasoline launches and set out In search Tho boats were unable to make any prog rest, apd the attempt bad to be given up. |