Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-02
Il hazardous Escape.

As much interest as there. may be at
tached to the war between the contend
ing railroads in the Grand Canon O.
the Arkansas, no occurrence has trans
pired in that locality which has attract
ed 50 much attention and sympathy a
an accident which recently happened
to Mrs. E. J. Mallett, Of Canon City.
Mrs. Mallett is an excellent horsewoman,
and, having great confidence in her rid
ing skill, started out last Sunday after
noon with her husband and other friends
on horseback TO visit the scene of opera
canons in Colorado the Grand Canon Of
the Arkansas is the most awe inspiring.
The walls are 1000 feet high at places,
and almost perpendicular. Before oper
ations were begun within them by the
railroad men no one ever attempted to
pass through the gorge except during
the winter and then on ice.
i The laborers have, however, made paths
in the very sides Of the immense preci
| pieces, and it was along one OF these that
| Mrs. Mallett and her friends were travel
ing. She rode trusty horse, and was as
composed as any OF her party. They lad
proceeded to point beyond the horse
trail, and were descending a steep hill.
| The path was a narrow one, the walls OF
the canon shooting far up toward the
blue, clear sky, and down for hundreds
OF feet, until they dipped into the dis
turbed waters OF the rapid, rolling Ar
kansas. 1t was at this dangerous spot
that Mrs. Maliett's horse stumbled and
lell. There was no room for the least falt
er. This was, therefore, a fatal step.
Mrs. Mallett, with almost incredible
presence OF mind, disentangled herself
from her horse. Below her, ten feet, was q
shelving rock, about fifteen inches wide.
:, This she struck and caug It with her
hands. With nerve that would have
made the sterner sex proud Of manhood,
the lady held on to the end of the rock,
dangling in the air, gripping it with des-
peration. Had she lie. go, her next lodg-
ment would have been on another shelf
fifty feet below. To hold on was there
fore her only resort. With all the dis
patch possible Mr.. Ma!lett and others came
to her rescue, and succeeded in taking
her from the perilous situation, almost
uninjured, but Of course very much ex
hausted from fright.
Now comes the strsngest part OF the
story. The horse fell and lodged on thu
same shelf to which his mistress was cling
! ing. In falling he had turned complete
! ly around, but. there he's stood on the marrow
: ledge of stone, hugging the wall, an(
!, evidently realizing his posi::on,.i eve
: a,horse realized anything. He did not sti
: a muscle, hardly breatheo, for an hour o
: more, until ropes strong enough to take
: out were sent for and obtained at a CAM
) a mile distant. By the time these arrived
: fifty men or more who were engaged il
= = the canon had gathered along the trail
!. . and as many as could make themselve
: useful assisted in lifting the animal up
He seemed to realize fully that steps wer
) being taken for his relief, and did nc
: move to make resistance until he wa
: placed upon sure footing in the path.
The escape of Mrs. Mallett, under tn
: circumstances, is little less than miracu
: lous. and that the horse should have bee
= saved is almost Incredible The acciden
= and the rescue have proved proliti
= themes OF conversation in Canon, and til
: first report caused corresponding excite
= ment Mrs. Mallett, is the wife of Pro
: Mallett, who is the proprietor Of tn
e reduction works at Canon.-Denuer (Col
: Tribune.