Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-10-05
ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE SNAKE.
Ihomas J. Beggs Drowned while irving
TO Cross Herd vf Cattle.

Ihomas J. Besys Drowned while Trying
to Cross a Herd VI Cattle.
silver City Avalanche. oet.a.l
Thomas J. Beggs, Hyde Bros for.
man, was drowned in snake river o..
Saturday last while trying to cross u
nerd OF over 1900 cattle. The drown.
ing seems to have been unavoidable.
ana 1t almost seems that fate directed
that he should be taken away from
those he loved and who loved HIM in
that manner. AS nearly as We can
ascertain the facts are as follows:
On the day named the herd of cattle
were driven to the river at the old
camp OF Scott 4 Hanks, about three
miles above the mouth of Castle creek,
on the Owyhee county side of the
river, to be crossed. Here a bar ex-
tends obliquely about half way across
the stream, at the end of which there
Is swimming water. The cattle, once
at the end of the bar, they began to
SWIM for the north bank. The bar is
OF considerable width with the current
on the north bank, while on the south
bank the river forms eddies. Nearly
all the vaqueros were above the un-
fortunate man and D. Ii. Hill, who
were trying to drive steer across the
river that had separated from the
band. They succeeded in driving the
animal into swimming water, follow
ing closely behind it, SO close, indeed,
that both horse men were in swimming
water before they knew it. d. Is.
H'll's animal Immediately struck for
the Owyhee side of the river, followed
oy that OF the deceased. The former
reached the bank in safety, and Oh
looking around for poor Tommy be-
held him endorsed in the river max.
ing every effort to keep above water,
ana slowly approaching the bank. MIR.
nm Immediately headed his horse for
the water, but he would not move.
AS he had no time to undress, he told
Ben. HYDE, who mad witnessed the
mlshap, and who had come to the res.
cue, to give him rope, and to wade
into the stream as tar as he could and
hold the end OF it, and when he had
reached the deceased to pull them in.
With these words, at the risk of his
own life, he plunged into the river
and swan as rapidly as he could to
rescue his friend, who had already
sunk twice. He had nearly reached
him, when the deceased came up. Mr..
Hill made a grab for his hair,
but was too far away, and he
sank never more to be seen
alive. Mr.. Hyde had lost the
rope, and it was with the utmost
difficulty that MIR. Hill reached the
shore. While this was going on, the
mishap was discovered by the vague
ros, about 800 yards from above, who
came as fast as possible to the assist
ance OF Messrs. Hill and Hyde. Mr..
Blackstone jumped from his horse in
to the river, and came near reaching
the deceased before he sunk. He
swan around and down the stream for
800 yards, but to no other purpose
than recovering the hat of the unfor-
tunate young man. The river was
dragged with graphing hooks for the
body, without success, on Saturday
afternoon and Sunday. On Monday
J. w. Rowzee came into town after
giant powder with which to try to
raise the body by exploding it on the
bottom.
The deceased was widely and we'll
known through the county, universal
y respected and beloved by all who
knew him, for his many manly virtues.
He left behind him a devoted father
who worshipped his Tommy, and Mrs.
Schmidt, sister, of San Francisco,
and Robert E. Beggs, a brother. Mr.
Beggs is bowed with grief at his loss.
the main stay and prop of his old age.
But he is not alone IN his grief, for the
whole community feels the loss il has
sustained, aud extends to him its sym
pathy. The deceased was aged "a
years, 10 months and II days. Poor
Tommy is gone but he will not be
forgotten, for his memory will ever
live in the hearts Of those who knew
him in his lifetime.