The cold season was now almost at an end, and it appeared as if this second winter was to pass without any unusual occurrence, when on the night of the 11th of August, the plateau of Prospect Heights was menaced with complete destruction.
La estación fría tocaba a su término, y parecía que aquel segundo invierno iba a pasar sin incidente grave, cuando en la noche del 11 de agosto la meseta de la Gran Vista se vio amenazada de una devastación completa.