There was a lot of screaming and yelling. It was pretty crazy. Tracy Murphy and his wife, Noni, say their new puppy from the Humane Society, named Stonewall Jackson, probably saved their lives. As they walked Stonewall up the trail, the puppy poked around and took his time. The couple never reached the falls.
People lay everywhere.
They had holes in them them from flying sticks. Rocks were on top of them. Murphy, a volunteer firefighter stationed with his wife at Wheeler Army Air Field, took his towels out and started putting tourniquets on victims. A nun visiting from Palm Beach County broke her arm and wrist and was missing a finger, Murphy said. He said he decided to focus on her and carried her down the trail to safety.