Many people froze to death in this way, taking off their clothes, going into the river yelling, 'I'll go down the cliff so that I can reach Aomori', or walking toward trees yelling, 'I'll make a raft to go down the river to go home.'
発狂して服を脱ぎ始める者、「この崖を降りれば青森だ!」と叫び川に飛び込む者、「筏を作って川下りをして帰るぞ」と叫び樹に向かって行きそのまま倒れこむ者と、凍死者が続出した。