Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-04-13

H1ufce ef Twe nAsh C1ansas
06tmbsn Csuney. Nsw r0sA'
n = lbnt<ssn miles between Woodruff ana
<ancu. On the Tuscarora creek, Steupen
-. III ~. ana he stream for that dis
S1 SunSrsliy has Wild rapid fiow, but in
q llood Il becomes torrent, between
1ooAt banks and bordered BY over
l11r o1esu whose branches extend directly |
T. 1H "a ehanuel The creek has q fall Of |
o14 - a miles, and has never been navi-
4 3<11 nnl1l Col, Henry Baldwin and Il. T.
la1n& kf3od Il with 4 ran, 18 by Q, last
v @lS6n T6oy conceived the venture in
1llk 4 81 {lare-deviltry, and when the
J. .1ioWs q their project got out and by the
no 4he men started, the creek was lined
II EsvIlh excitod people for miles, while others
~ 4nOfses n6idled and wagons in readiness
II . - the ro1hlt Of the trip They failed 70
s! 5vnch Addison, and It was late the next morn
\ lSg when tho news was received that the ran
n MI beon wrecked after the journey was hslf
y ran(,e. but HAT the men had escaped.
0even miles from woodruff the stream had
& M two extra channels through Ladieu's
dnand. ACross the main one . large beech
~ hsd fallen, and it, branches made . net
voe1k obstruction below the surface. For six
nfles the voyagers had been compelled to lie
4 NJ most Of the time TO avoid being swept of
~ ran into the torrent by the low-hanging
5 hranches of trees, and they had lost one
% their oars In collision with
rock which nearly swamped them. AZ
3h6y approached the island whore the
II .t's:c,, ~ lav across the main channel the
4 6W their danger and put all their strengh d
So fheir ronn1ining or to pilot tho ran into
+ ono q the ether channels Tho torrent was
TOO swifs and the ran Kept straight On ~ n.s
~ 4 terrinc rate Of speed. As soon % 1t struck
q S&S free was carried under the surface like q
&a1h, the men disappeared with It. Orson
IAdieu and his vile had seen the ran COMING G. min!
possible to them that the men could fall tf
6o eutanRlod in the network Of branches be
meath the water and drowned, but to render
"a 70 them was impossible 2 Snadsn,y aS s now now
1 4 the tree, badly stove up and without any oar
The next second Col. Baldwin came up, for
tunately within reach OF the RAN, which a.
araspsd and drew himselfout upon It Ho!li;
did not sppear for some time afterward, and
then the ram had passed beyond his reach
He Wa swept by the current swiftly dow
stream. but finally clutched an overhangint
branch and drew himself out on the shor
~ one OF the islands where he could no
& be reached. Col Baldwin, being left OF
The raft without anything to steer
with, was carried down the stream, In con
stant danger Of being dashed upon the rocks
upon projecting point Of the shore, where b
jumped oil. Hurrying back to Ladieu's b
With the aid of Ladieu, tried to reach Holli
81 means Of another raft they hastily con
ofxucted. This plan was unsuccessful. Fina
sf9 II after an hours trial and when 1t looked q
ifHolls would be compelled to remain 8
ne island over night Ladieu succeeded
throwing rope to him. He fastened thi
about bis body and, jumping into the torrer
was hauled ashore nearly drowned. Proml
treatment soon restored him, however. Th
trip from Woodruff was made in 80 minutes
It Il not at all likely that another attemI
win soon be made to navigate Tuscarol
creek.