Emma vonLosch ~ "Dutch Em"

In May 1896, Emma von Losch (aka “Dutch Em”) and her companion, Annie McIntyre (aka "Peg Leg Annie") set out on foot from Atlanta to Rocky Bar. It was an eight mile trip along James Creek Summit pass, a major transportation route, and the pair were caught in a terrible late snowstorm. The blizzard raged on for two days. The women walked together on crusted snow, but at a crawl. After they failed to show up in Rocky Bar when expected, a search party was formed. Annie was found crawling through snow on her hands and knees, incoherent. Emma was found dead, covered by Annie’s underclothes. Annie’s feet were frostbitten and had to be amputated above the ankles, garnering her the nickname “Peg Leg Annie”.