The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-03-29

TIE SAD FATE OF TRAVELLERS ON tn
PLAINS OF WYOMING TERRITORY.
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No Incident in the history Of the Sweet
water country, or, for TINT matter, in TIN
Territory Of Wyoming, has cast such {
gloom over any community as the story
which comes from Atlantic City Of the sac
and terrible sufferines OF the four I'm
= fortunate victims OF the snow.storfn last
month, together with the two for
ed-survivors. Those who persisted on
the first coach out from South Pass
were James Scott, driver, and W. V.
Clark, the latter former resident OF Utah,
who was OH his way to bis home in Lam
der Valley. With them was W. j. Stew
art, the extent OF whose injuries is the loss
of all his fingers, leaving only one thumb
and part Of the other, and the loss OF his
nose. On another coach which left Dry
Sandy, bound for Green river, were Miss
Maggie Sherlock and the driver, William
RYDER, whose real name shortly before his
death he declared to be Alexander Linney.
The third coach. bound to Green river
from Big Sandy, had only the driver. Al.
Dougherty, who suffers the loss OF one foot
at the ankle and the other at the instep, and
some fingers on each hand.
The coach which LETT South Pass for
Green river on Wednesday morning the
31st OF January. according TO the schedule
should have left on the night previous, but
the superintendent, Nlr. Stuart, deemed il
best to wait until morning. Leaving We'd
nesday morning, bound TO Green river.
were the driver, Ryder. Mr.. Stuart. and
Miss Sherlock. The driver succeeded
in getting to Pacific Springs on
time. and there met the inbound
coach, with Scott, driver, and Clark,
passenger. Ryder, with Miss Sherlock
kept on, and made Dry Sandy by night,
and Mr.. Stuart started in SCOTS coach
with Clark, bound back to South Pass.
Night overlook them when at Fish creek,
within four miles Of South Pass, and deem
ing futile ali further attempt TO save them
selves that night. they stayed by the coach
until morning, when they held cOnsulta-
tioD, Stuart advising their going up the
creek about mile, where were some
cabins, but was overruied by Scot, and
Clark, who advised an attempt to re-
turn to Pacific Springs, in which attemrt,
as has been said, they lost their lives.
Scott was found on the following Friday,
February I'd, and Stuart on Saturday, Feb
ruary Sd, standing in snow about three feet
i'm depth, and blind from 4 frozen face,
about two miles from Pacific Springs, and
about 900 yards from the road, on Wednes-
day last, February 2Sth. and his body taken
TO his home for burial. When found his
body was intact. excepting the eating off OF
his nose by birds or mice.
While all this was being enacted on this
end OF the line there was an occurrence
equally unfortunate Transporting within
half mile OF the station at Dry Sandy.
As has been said, Ryder, with bis passen-
ger, Miss Sherlock, made Dry Sandy by
night, and, with fresh team and sleigh,
started for Big Sandy, the end Of
his drive and the beginning OF Dough-
erty's drive. Leaving Dry Sandy after
supper, he shortly became lost, and
with his team and sleigh back
10 the station, getting there at 10 o'clock,
and it would have been better had he
stayed. But he made the second attempt, |
and about half mile from the station, lost
ms he again was, he upset the sleigh, and
then all hope put Miss Sher-
lock on horse TO return once more TO Dry
Sandy. The horse became unmanaeeable.
Miss Sherlock was thrown, and returning
TO the sleigh remained there until morn
Ing, at which time Ryder started, knowing
not whittier, in search OF help. This was
Thursday morning.
Miss Sherlock saw him no more that dav
nor that night. but on Friday morning
about 10 O'Clock he reached Dry Sandy
with both boots off and only one stocking
on. Help Immediately started for Miss
Sherlock, and when found in the afternoon
OF Friday she WAC frozen TO the sleigh, |
sleeping almost the sleep of death. Both
hands were out from under her wraps, her
face and head bare, and the Thermometer at
forty degrees below zero. She was taken
20 Dry Sandy, revived, and the 9th of the
same month taken home, where She lin
gered until the 2lst instant. RYDER died
on Saturday or Sunday following his ar
rival ut Dry Sandy.
On the same night which Stuart and his
party LETT Pacific Springs for South Pass,
and Ryder and Miss Sherlock len Dry
Sandy for Big Sandy-viz., Wednesday
night-Dougherty left Big sandy for Green
river, and, getting lost when few miles
out. wandered lie knows not where, but
was found on Friday morning about one
and a half miles from Big Sandy station
nearly dead and helpless. He and Stuart
are the only survivors, the former in The |
hospital ut Laramie and the latter az Green
River City.