They Searched and Called in the Freezing Blast

DESCRIPTION: "They searched and called in the freezing blast But gave up hope of the others at last." "We have lost our brothers, Bodrie said, Perhaps one of us will not be dead Before we reach Eagle River."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1962 (MidwestFolklore)
KEYWORDS: ship wreck death
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
Oct 13, 1845 - Death of Dr. Douglass Houghton, State Geographer of Michigan, when his boat capsizes near Eagle River, Michigan
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
MidwestFolklore, David D. Anderson, "Songs and Sayings of the Lakes," Volume 12, Number 1 (Spring 1962) p. 16, "(The searched and called in the freezing blast)" (1 text, probably an excerpt since Anderson says it is about the death of Dr. Douglass Houghton although the extent text does not mention him)
File: MWFC016

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