midnight
Shawn stood by her chair ; the frost had coated his dark hair , his cheeks seemed aflame from the exertion through which he had passed . The news of the disaster traveled fast . The Alice Lee , coming up from Madison , stopped at all of the villages and took aboard doctors and those volunteering to help . At midnight they arrived at the scene of the terrible catastrophe . One of the first passengers to step ashore was Doctor Hissong , Brad Jackson just behind him . The old doctor had his saddle-bags and instrument case , and Brad carried a roll of bandages . `` I wonder if they 're still alive , Brad ? ''