The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-03-09
A GALLANT RESCUE
A FsaSly DssaeA Usaer - AvaiaasAs -
Nsvaaa-Ia Darkasss asA Terrier.

FROM the Carton ApTcoi
Last evening John Engelbright, who
bsoSsSt the news Of . Gallant rssSue q family;
81 six persons found under snow slide II
Wac %as tss c SS sS M % As
half %S ssSSe Msik toll house and yV %ss
Hops All or 1 Ss IL SnE AND ed sm me-
the old shingie mill IN the cah9n.. ,Tbey had
they took rossession Of rude building % Is:
horses %hss The @ Va s
ago. The season was very late. and thcsSh
~ M5 Mef * hs s.ss
tie G man, whose s was Masws cam:
winter. He said he had no money to pay ios
IN the spring. He also said that no made up
his mind &c, winter In the canon. as no had pro-
ysa not e. tss e but hs Sss
place ho was In vas strong structure. and =
i Ind given SSdens9 e standing good many
On Thursday last there, vns heavy fan Of
snow in the canon. followed by sunny day on
iarss Slides d. snow from the rocks which riss
On the sides q the canon. in sone instanoes a.
pied over from these heights and in their d..
scent carried away large masses Of rock. whicA
During Tie night Mert hoard several Of these
slides. and the e. next 1t, day the road up to TIE
S.n ws S wn SH
been buried under the snow. The slide had
200 yards up the SLOPE and started u number o.
boulders In its course. The track Of the ava:
e " ws Of snaS Re
packed hard TO the depth OF ten or fifteen fevt
aS sU %na so soon Ta
or twenty mon. who wont up with shoyels and
picks and other appliances to e'e ct; rescue
most like solid rock. and required picks WELD
cd By stout hands TO loosenit. ny night they
err,- he'd in by boulder BY this time tho force
iire In the snow. they worked in, Jour shifts Of
six men EACH each shift work ling an hour.
sns Mth psnS Of sa G5
mon kept TO their work; During portion OF
time twG shifts WORKED at places
oi' the oxs wSich ics%sa 1 portion q Inc Ss
an axe and waited Tor an answering knock.
While they waited and listened with intense in.
sn rom 20 wh others
The HE g srs as
through the log but II was hard work; as the
MT eS S hs axes s.
81 Voice. io
s. d Snsnty ' Ts p %sS and tSronss small e.
aperture. and the weared toilcIs In the
snow sprans t. the work and made fresh
sss above. and i Vas Sslocs In tSs morning
ABOVE the f,rst cut. Then came me q fear that the
place betws ss the two cuts would fell Inward
ever e1a . gave tI better CHANCE %
X % Sd he that i sSy ESd ib get
| would fall. A candle was taken from u lantern
and given to him with matches tied to It. In .
few moments the glow Of light was seen from
Welcome to the, MAXWELL family, as, they ,hsd
been In total darkness since Friday night
ost o pas 4
fast and required considerable prying With
n sssss hs followed the s
and climbed In through the opening vith las-
Ths5s Ina In s s sS1T tH feet
young child II her srms, and three oshSrs
a :a e a 81 sasss III, pSs tSs!:
weil. Who had kept stout heart . tiroush al
Qut AZ THIS point. ana cri0O l1Ro a chll0.
Chester. the Oldest boy. who 10 but years Of
age. had worked with his father to get out. and
There, were two !oaves Of bread within reach
after the roof OF the stable fell in and the little
fellow refused to touch Q morse. giving all to
| his mother and sisters. This was all the mother.
the baby. and the two daughters-Mary and
Callie-aGed and years. respectively. had 70
live on from Friday afternoon. when they took
dinner. until about midnight on Sunday. There
| wna plenty OF -four and some game on the plAc0.
but the logs OF the roof which were crushed Ia.
cut OF all communication from these. although
| Maxwell and his son had vainly chdeavored to
Gut . way through Q three foot log with a Jack
| knife. The inmates OF the terrible prison
house wore taken in sleighs TO Woodford's.
| where they were soon as comfortable as warm
make Thorn. When Mr.. Engelbright left for
! Woodfords on Monday afternoon they were all
doing we'll. and were the recipients Of all the
| Mr.. Merk. the honest Old German who keepe
| tho toll gate. and who FIRST found the MaxWou
| family. Is now the biggest man In the canon.
Names that We Missed.
WASHINGTON. March Snow that there Il
some speculation on what name 70 give the nOrthefD
portion Of Dakota In the southern part should b
.l,,ist ISns I.,n, Cs.s