, 1881-02-08

John Wilson lhlprisourh Without I.
1srcntiA Nf AIR for tf0rly. Hours
-~lEorf1Elc E1pnrlonco ct Ills IkrscM-


Tho Tfcrti|H rcHtlers will remember tho tie
tails Of Ill appalling disaster THAT were give,,
III tho Sunday inurning Issue, In which 1t WIS
stated tlHt .lo1ln Wilson had illuuri,cd uut
tito deatll-raite untter thu slDwy scpttGl,re
nj tho bottom Uf tile Alice Logan AtinG, near
Chalk leAhctI. Later developments CDllttn.
dict tho report Ut his tlcntl,, hut leave lin
upon subtle ntnl weak i1,rcn,l Of exfstcflcH
TINT 'nny possibly snip in twain eyc,l by tho
gent'est hrccxo uf his surroundings.
'fMre Is III event III Wilson'S career
that will rent1cr 1t immortal. even from
Its liorr,r No 0ne whnse destiny has mt
f1Iglfe,t him III n similar position and cnlanl-
ity ca, realize the terror Of bcing fmprisoncl
in |, mine, with tho sounding winds al)avn
moaning nit II tlirHG over tic grave Ut hne
MlIrc. but 10 nll minds and tho world dead.
1t will be Remembered that .fulth Wilson WIS
E9ysn 9 up yr by s"no .S' ,S soelmst%n r. ct IT, hs
cent slitlw4lst!e ncar Chal1s kAllcl: On Fri
tiny night Inst, a't.!!t II ..'coc!s ". Z. Gimp
min, WHO wins Wilson'S nssoctnte 1T the
Citizens MinilE Investment Company's
rnn1u i, thy Merchants building, notIliett t!e
friends nf Wilson III tlie occurrence Of tllu
morIlinE, III = 'io,nrnt they Siar:Gt! to their
old frlentl, tl!cy. determined to eo1ltront l'Ie
oDposi;fon Of Tight .sut tlowltng weather ntld
70 To tic rescilG.
tcs f'tEx & to EizSs s;s1 s il ysT co lts
patty, Chnrlns Crews. Cltnrtcs Downing, and
Mr. caldwell ntnnted tl!Gir horses, and wern
s9an pushing their WY, through the Storm
] ]fricnd was vas cltc",bc'. Thsy novel 10 Oh wifi
as gnod progress us tlle SHOW would admit
aid 'lnully afaM0liet thu waso,l roa,! fur tho
rAllluad truck, where they proceeded fpr
lttl,G trcsttc work. u sllrt distance this side
ut Chalk Ranch. Here they were compelled
to return to tlle wagon roatl, WHICH was some
distacc away, Nlnl leasing thu truck started d
Waists. Tho wii,l was blowing IL perfect
Eale' wls @ tug snow WV .s,t fniltE 4 t'ck n,M
nlut pushed ol.. ,flnally they arrived # :,
port[nn Of Tho road wl,esa snow l!a:l tlrtted
10 us 10 re',tnr 1t almost lnlmssihlg 10 pro-
ceeti aliy further. Tired out u'sd weary, they
make 1t rth ,for thclr horses. Soma tme
was spelt Ii, tllIs. anl t!lay ut last arrived at
chnlG Ranch, where they went tnto tho house
anu tliawrd out tlletr be,,llnbca limbs.
wl'at thny supposed was Wilson's Eraye. md
cnro1'mtercd tho m.st, hlsco,lruglng, lfI!ienl,
lies. Tho ,sat,w hail formed q must perfect
sfos1d !; @ aEa'St 'icn na Gt ayIseS 'dr " canh a
step. upon tho toaies Ut thu i,lell. 'rlmy were
instructed. to take it slow unu ensy, nlld by
t'lis ugtsoA ntuclt 'norc. would lt acco1!-
p!isilcd. The horses wo.ld ,s,nk down tuw
,lild tint, were svon III f1atli. 'ri ltei, uinyrtl
on, thoroughly fatiguc.t anil ntn!nst frozen.
until they rcnchtt !; lit;lu cai,in tllat hnd for.
merly been employed ~ saanOt ntlll rnHtl
lunch .liulise. by this time tho men bcgan to
} grow sleepy. ai'd tue evidences ut frrezlnt.
begun to asscrt themselves. Severn! times
previous Virgin nl!ti Downing hui laid dawn,
like resignation, beside tEle grave anil closed
their eyes In perfect and pleasant submission
to the cnll fingers thnt wcrc rapidly closing
themselves ar'nnl their victims. 'ihe tw!'
ft,t4rr
nous evidence :of DEATH. mud, yong to tlc
. ,nunt bcgan to Kick umI beat tllen1 until,
. o1cIling their eyes, they struggled to thel1
tse a wake H1 apare9tly =, ytnir 13.So'se1
Rcuchlng ilit, cabin al,osu referretl to, Virgil.
md Downing ngaitl surrendered nnd fell
: | prostratU upon tho snow, utterly refusing t.
!, ~ < short distance lip tho declivtty of the
nullntniM w,s tic cnb!s, to wllcl. Crews mn
t Caldwell cn:tcln!ns to reach, alid building u
r1 rStr or for hifE S,,ft; tr. @ nown EtrS
buwtlter TINT was ,,cnr tho road. ,sllA, support
inE to slceptnE sn to Il, tlle 1ne., q, star,e,
through the obstlnn,e element TINT see,tnct
TO exert itself III delaying tho men. At last
;. after terrlblg struggle. the men ntsaint..
spot within thirty ieet Of thc cabin. llcre Leg.
3 tuttc, yielded, ul!ti, sinking down ul0n tht
snow, was In 4 nlo!lIrnt unconscious Of tIt
i, tnct tint t!cath bud conquered a.li soon i!
i would l,o IL subject of another sphere. Caid
q hung the destiny Ut tile three llen WIN la!
j 1ahl .uwn to, l'c. lle pushed on through
the SNOW, Ut times nltnast conscnting to ti
!. dreaming 1etl'argy. a1. agaIn summarizing III
q strength md animation. \ flGr SDllo tEnc H.
: reached thu cahl, ami, pushing tlle door opel
was soon neht9vcr tilc stnyc startling i.;e tiEe
. Gained goods, and seixiniE can, Of pork a,l'
4 brains lie rushed frOtn the cabin nIrl run #
y Virgin nn.t Downing. After kicking, turn
y inE, md heating. tho men wcrc aroused nn
- started like Il hungry wolf utnt! thu scistilte
= for the pork NH. healis. Indeed IL wns r.
4 us you please" between tliU two nlell us I
who Should dcyour tlto most. After I'll:
strength eEa To- Tct,r,. # s,nw1y ,' Stnrt ; y
O thoroughly exhausted upon the blankets.
T. tho meantime, Crews l,ntl been ta ken IN an
n r!s strep!1E so1'n!lly., NJ ol'e knew my
thing Until tl!e foituwln1 SUNDAY 'Mo!r!l,i
= ertnMl
: Eating ',asty breakfast, they startetl fo
tllo n!ns % aud procect!g.! to :llEg''S Tor W.
i ioo'elocG. when they HAw Wilson III M "
Is held by his teft hasid. Everybody way, SUI
fia,s Il lis !sart %ers ssareeIy M usfesPtiIl:' IL:
u fell forwl,,l on lIs breast. I1s extrcnlitle
" %ssyr ss s cf 5 boa sIssy Il S Sq 9t ~
% spark ct ltfe was the breast, nlui eyoE III
1o 1sos head w;s bcnnmbctl md sehseless. III
= nr,ns wero rigl.l nnd % %ktiiienea, III 1 wHTe tl1
eyes Wern tlXe.l. anI thero WIS every eyldclc
tiMt deatt l,Atl taken pnsscss0n Ut tho t,la'
They eloyntcl him to to surface, md, wrt.l
10 p!nE the sumi-curpse In y blanket, started 4
,r tl!e cabin. Ills tcetli. whcl, wera ut u! u
IL Il cold cmIrance Of tacatl', Mers prle
= to Him. Finally they. arrlych ut y
l. cahIn, aEd. cutting his clohes from his sti
enrtl limbs, lln WAS pInreal In bGtl and n phys
elm sent tur frnm 1t0binsoll's camp. How
1t hut short tlistance tram eternity When "
t. Doctor arrived, who rot 10 work inInlMlntcl
30 at Ills restoration. After successive hDllrs |
~ work and curetnl nursing, Wilsum recuvere
ht his consciousness. uni, looking nroun'l,, wi
~ ~ apparently tsnnrAItn nf tho OCCURRENCE. Whe
y, Informed III what ilntl happened, u said t!ts
ta ~ a remembered nlng dnwn ilt thy mine, bl
ia Thought wllGlt the sllnw hlt lntfen III ult!,
no isint tut lie lln.l erM struck Violently Wit
IL s0,,u instrument lln said that ILLS cnlselnt.
ID ness held osst nlout eight hours, n!ltl klic