Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-17
DID SHE GIT THAR :
,.m Real Life that Rivals
I'M Hays Adventures OF
..I,,tle Breeclies."

4, HAYS Adventures OIL
aII,tle Breeclles."
raj, November 27.-J. II
y, president Of the Hum
son, hank and of the Eureka
an'kR River railroad company
family. accompanied by
n,;shed and pretty Miss
% arson. daughter of William
,Sa famous lumberman,. ship
". .'i' millionaire, were enjoying
d a. stay last July at Sam
u ''ioas,,re resort. on the Van.
J 'tributary to Eel river, and
,a'five miles from the city
~ uumboldt county. On the
"a inl,. 1888, the party started
VI ,,cu,es in Eureka with a two
n , carriage and IA buggy.
Ssst .eat of the carriage was oc-
'a Sr Miss Lottie Carson. Ida
w and the idolized pet of the
,waniy-one months old, little
Henderson. sitting between
Tbe front seat was occupied by
,aaderson. six-year-old George
on and Edward Henderson,
|sr ' acting as driver. Mr.. and
anderson preceded them a few
- huppy
.p 'wo miles Eurekaward from
|eug's place circles a deep canon
M under the base of the noun
|;,h the road eXcavated on the
The precipitous slope, close
the top brink of the
;d;cnlar and overhanging walls
Ihssm, only wide enough most
trav for one team to pass at IA
ne lower side of the road in
HI built up and supported with
Ia rank growth of bushes has
Ec THE BANK OF THE CHAsM,
nsrtially hides from view the
M depths below. When reach
|no.t dangerous Joint over the
the near horse i'm the carriage
|enced kicking, rearing and
N. IIt is suggested that the
4 use of the lash upon II balky
had much to do in causing the
'nt being described. The
Ire cramped around and
[rced rapidly backward toward
Y Of the precipice, eight or ten
! dill the hind wheels brought
ninst a log, and fortunately
Epg the deathly progress of the
\ lust long enough TO allow all
|ecupants except little Stella 10
h scramble out and save them
moment more the carriage was
|xover the precipice.. and drag
s;holses after it, struggling to
kheir footing and save them
kat the hanging load was too
.ud they were compelled to
b. the death plunge into the
lad Mrs. Henderson left their
|nnding in the road and rushed
nth mad speed to save their
o. The place was reached rs
ses Were being dragged over
rible precipice. Hearing the
.reamlng, Where is Stella?
i Stellav Hr. Henderson, in
!, rushed down and grasped
'es' brides, and hanging on,
nearly drawn Off with the
hat only by the superhuman
Of Mrs. Henderson was he
ack SO rs TO be able to regain
nee. In
ITHLY AGONY OF SUSPENSE
II result was awaited. After
s. moment a tremendous crash
vibrating through the dismal
aud mountain peaks, followed
ILLNESS of death.
the family, so suddenly
with the horrible catastrophe,
irts near bursting with emo
at NY feeble pen cannot de-
we're there standing upon
TX of the fatal phasm like
'taiues, Mr.. Edward Hender-
lining his presence of mlnd,
self from the group and ran II
up the road, and found his
n and around to the wreck.
was found ly ing on her back
one of the dead horses legs,
position that, had the horse
!, she would most surely have
led. The horses were so ter
lshed it is conjectured that
Yer moved after striking the
About twenty feet from the
SEES lay the wretched carriage,
smashed topieces.
fall was over one
feet. Had not the vehicle
nentarily stopped by the hind
riking against the log the six
$ would most certainly have
killed. When picked up the
J crying. Her face and head
ised, and her face considera-
len, but fortunately no serious
as sustained.
ever remain a mystery and a
I conjecture as to how and III
inner the child became eX-
rom the carriage in its plunge
III and got between the dead
yet, twenty feet away, since
lage was covered, and the
ows it to have struck right
The sweet-faced, tiaXen-haired
Is now more idolized than