Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-11-09
q Young Baltimmian Re.Cuas a Citizen
o. New York from Death two NIGHTS
Of HoITor

In the spring Of 1871, when stories
of the great West and the Wonderful
Success achieved by cm,grgnts 10 lis
wide domain induced numbers oi
vOung men from the Eastern States to
go West" several from Baltimore
Joined the gold-hunIers OF Pixies Peak
Among them were Mr.. Spencer Han
ais, soa of Mr. Alexander Harms, aLunt
Of the B2ltimOre and ONO railway.
aud Richard W, Temp!emsn, Jr., sou
Mr.. X. W. TeMplemam, real estate
agent, No 81 Lexington street. TI!cy
saIlIvd near Manituu At the foot o.
Pixies Peak. Harris engaging IA the
occupation Of "hvrding, anal Temple
man, after becoming acquainted wi,h
the neigh OOrhUOd, aching as guide 90
pleasure parties and others who de-
sired 20 ascend The Peak, uUd was dis
liuguiShed iuI his daring and skill.
Mr. Henry II. Morris, wealthy
citizen OF New York, visited -ianitOu
during thy summer 10 lowing ihe set
tIcmeut Of The two young Glen ia that
plZce. lie bad been in delicate health,
and be, together with his wife, deter
mined 70 try the rfftc; Of Colorado up
Du bis disgaSe. HIS reuTjn rapidly
returning lie soon essayed to ascend
Pixies Peak, and providing himself
with days ratiOns, attempted the
ascent,
A snow storm arose and he lest
his ~sy, Eud taking The WEong.tru
was led To The brink Of the crater
Blinded by the driving sncW. sud he
WiidCred by the darkness which was
fast settling around him, he reached
the cha-tn, ard before he could check
his swift steps he fell a distance Of
twenty-five feet to a projecting ledge,
here, lie fortunately lodged. He
was stunned by the fall, but soon re-
covered his Consciousness and looked
about him for some means of escape.
Above him the rocks seemed perfectly
perpendicular, and below him just
over the shelf on which he lay was a
chasm two thousand feet deep. the
sight Of which appalled, his, sensrs.--
lie was imprisoned upon the ledge
and he knew he must patiently await
for assistance. lie divided his lunch
con into nine parts, calculating To eat
one part each day. During the night
terrific wind and hail storm occurred, ,
and he suffered intensely from the
cold The next day he saw two men
i'm the distance climbing trail, hut
though he O. led 10 them they failed
10 hear him. and disGPpeaTd behind
a ledge of rocks Rain poured III tor
rents during The following night, and
he was exposed to the fuii fury of the
storm, aud he states that so great was
his suffering that lie feared lie would
become delirlOuS and leap into the
II. III. mo- ~ THtt
three men appeared on a point of rocks
short distance from where he was,
and he succeeded in attracting .helr
attention, and after several hours ot
difficult and perilUus work, they reach
ed "A position from which they could
let down rope TO him which they
made by tving their coats together
lie was drawn up almost exhausted
The rescuing party were Richard w
Templemau, Spencer Harris, and IL u
ben Healey. It appears that Wht II
Mr.. Morris aid not return to the ho-
tel they volun .eered to 20 in search OF
him, at the earnest solicitation Of his
wife On the way to the. hotel they
were compelled 10 st pp several times
and take Mr. Morris from the horse he
was riding aud allow him ID sleep. As
they entered the town the inhabitants
turned out CH ulDSSc 10 receive them
Mr.. Morris recovered from the effects
Of his exposure and when about To re-
turn t0his home offered young Tenn
plemau, the leader of the rescuing par
ty, to whom he had become deeply at
tached, a situation in New YORK II ne
would accompany him His offer was
accepted and young Tempienan Is at
preseI.t occupying a responsible post
lion i'm the Office of the Diamond Line
Transportation Company, one OF the
freight lines of the Erie Railroad Com
pany, with which Mr.. Morris l. con
nected. To a gentleman risidmg IN
Baltimore who visited New York a
few DAYS ago Templeman related the
above particulars at his new quarters
on Broadway, near the AStor rouse
and lie also states that he is fully sat
isfied with present position and has no
further ambition 10 act IN the role ol Il
Pixies Peak guide.