Delta chief., 1883-03-21
SNOW storm Victims.
,nce Of thc Salt Lake Tribune.


ominp, has been of such moment or east overa
community such gloom as tho sad and terrible
suierings Of the four unfortunate victims Of the
storm last month together with the two fortunate
uffurtunate they be decmcd) survivors. !
have endeavorcd to arrive at facts connected with
the sad tmgedy, thinking that some OF your many
readers were acquainted with the parties, and
would like to know the facts Those who perish
ed on the frst coach out from South Pass were
James Scott, driver, and ". V. Clark, the latter
former resident OF Utah who was on his way TO
his home in Lander valley. With them was W.
J. Stuart, the ex,en, of whose injuries is the los
Of all his finger, 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 wm Ryder Whose real name, shortly
before his death he declared TO be Alexander
I.Inncy.
The third coach. bound to Green river from
Rig sandy, had only the driver, Al Doushery,
who suffers the loss Of one foot Rt the ankle and
the other at the instcp and some fingers on each
hand.
The caach which Ief South Pass for Green river,
on Wednesday morning, the slst Of January. nc
cnriing 10 the schedule should have lefi on the
night previous but the superintendent, Nr.stuhr,
who ut tim, time was in South Pass, deemed It
morning bound TO Green river, were the driver,
Ryder Mr. stunr, ard Miss sherlock. The driver
succsed,d in getting TO Pacific sprpgs IN time,
.nd there met the inbound coach with Scott,
driver and Clark, passenger. Ryder with Mis-.
sherlock kcp, on, and made Dry sandy by night
and Mr.. Stuart started in scou's coach. with
clark bound back 90 South Pass. Night overlook
them when at Fish Greek. within four miles Of
south Pass and docming futile all further at
t.Inpis 10 themselves that night, they stayed
by III. coach until morning ph"n they held
consultation. stuart advising their going up the
creek about a mile where some cabins hut
wa. overruled by Scott and Clark. who advised an
attempt 10 rvtun To Pacific Springs, in which at,
tempt has been aid. they lns; their lives, Scott
wa. found on the following Friday. Feb md, and
stuart on Saturday. Feb. ~. standing in snow
about three feet in depth and blind fr1rn frozen
face eausing his eyes to swell. Clark was found
sbou, two miles frum Paeidc Springs. and about
40 yari, from the rad. on Wednesday last, Feb
9th. and his body taken to hts home for burial
when found. his body intact, excepting The
eating Oh Of his nose by binis OF mice.
While all thi. IVES being enacted on this end Of
,he Tine there was occurrence equally unfor
tunac iranspiring within hafa mile Of tn. station
a, Dry sandy. A. has been said, Ryder, with his
passenger, Miss sherlock. made Dry Sandy by
llr Big sandy. ,be end of hi. drive and the be
ginning of pougherty's drive. Leaving pry sandy
Hitcf supper he shortly bccanc lest and wander
81 with his scam and ,lcIg. back 20 the station
getting there al 10 O'Clock, and II would have
been better hal he stayed. But he msde the
second attempt, aud sbou, half mile from the
station lost he again vas. he upset the sleigh.
and. abandoning then all hopc, put Mis- Sherlock
"n horse to rc,urn onrc more 10 Dry Sandy
The horse became unmnangcablc, Miss sherlock
was thrown. and reiurninR 10 the sleigh. remain
ell thcrc until morning, al which time Ryder
started. no, knowing whittier In search OF help.
This was THURSDAY morning. Miss sherlock saw
him M more tina, day. nor that night, bni on
Friday morning about 10 o'clock. he reached pry
candy with both boots OF aud only stocking
on Help Immediately started for Mis- sherlock,
aud when found in the afternoon Of Friday, was
frrscn 10 the sleigh. sleeping almost the sleep of
,icath Both hands out fiOm under her
wraps her face and head bare and the therruom
.tcr at 20 degrees below zero She taken to
Dry sandy. revived, and the 9th OF the snnle month
taken home. whore she fingered until the 2ls,
inst. surrounded by loving friends and relatives,
aud cared for only mother can. She was ra.
tionai up to within two days Of her death. and
declared ,ohcr mother that she was feeling better
day by day Ryder died on Saturday or sunday
following his arrival ai Dry Sandy.
on the same night which stuart and HIS party
lcf, Pncihc Springs for south lnss, and Ryder ard
Miss shcdock len Dry Sandy for Mig Sandy. viz,
"Wednesday night, Dough;ory len Big Sandy for
Grrcn River. and getting los, when few miles
out. wandered, aud be knows no, where, but was
found ON Friday morning, about one and half
miles from Big Sandy station. nearly dead. and
helpless lie aud stuart are the only survivors,
the former in the hospital AT Laramie, and the
latter at Green River city.
While Mr. stuart's injuries are serious, II Is
hoped by his .unny friends that they not ne.
c,s-sarily fa,nl although he Is In very critical
condition. ON the might previous to the finding
of Mr. stuart, he sat aud stood for two hours. hal.
loipg. hoping that he might be heard from the
station, while within few feet Of and unknown
10 him, lay the unfortunate Scott. Thanks are
due those who so nobly assisted In the search for
the bodies, we'll as the rescue Of the survivors,
and only regret that can give no nnrncs, hop.
ing that We may ever be spared another such
tcrskic calamity,
The mtc of Miss sherlock becomes morc sad
and painful, from the fnct that lhforc her lay n
bright future, and she looked forward TO the
meeting, at an early day, of fond brother ntten.
ding school In Omaha, who ocoud not be with her
In her last moments. She was at the time of the
accident, on her way to Salt Lake city to attend
st. Marys Academy. WHIP.