Oneofthehindmostgunsthatwasgoingontothedamturnedoffontotheice。Crowdsofsoldiersfromthedambeganrunningontothefrozenpond。Theicegavewayunderoneoftheforemostsoldiers，andonelegslippedintothewater。Hetriedtorighthimselfbutfellinuptohiswaist。Thenearestsoldiersshrankback，thegundriverstoppedhishorse，butfrombehindstillcametheshouts：\"Ontotheice，whydoyoustop？Goon！Goon！\"Andcriesofhorrorwereheardinthecrowd。Thesoldiersnearthegunwavedtheirarmsandbeatthehorsestomakethemturnandmoveon。Thehorsesmovedoffthebank。
Theice，thathadheldunderthoseonfoot，collapsedinagreatmass，andsomefortymenwhowereonitdashed，someforwardandsomeback，drowningoneanother。
Stillthecannonballscontinuedregularlytowhistleandflopontotheiceandintothewaterandoftenestofallamongthecrowdthatcoveredthedam，thepond，andthebank。
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