Dead and Frozen to the Ground

New York, 1895

The body of a man was found Monday morning on the old De Mott road, on the outskirts of Laurel Hill. The dead man was apparently about 50 years old. He had a gray moustache and light hair. He was face downward, frozen fast to the ground. There is a gash about four inches long above his forehead, which it is thought was received when he fell. A silver watch and $7.15 in money were found in his pockets. The money was in a plain envelope, and it is believed to have been the man's weekly earnings.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Feb. 1, 1895, p. 12.