Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-08-03

Mile Square. some OF Tue party cnmo-
lug Jockey Cap on the return.
TIE ACCIDENT IN rUcKERMAN's
RAviSE.
GLxS House.. July 20.
Editor Dsn9craf:
Doubles. before this letter receives
publication In your columns, many OF your
readers will have become scqusluted with
tie main points In connection with The
sad and fatal accident which occurred here
on the 9Th inst Yet coming, ~ u does,
from an eye witness and participant 10 The
AFFAIR. 10 seems IL can but be OF Interest
20 all.
While al were quietly seated At dinner
in the spacious dlnlng.hsll OF the new Glen
House, q messenger appeared IN TIE door
way bearing the news that snow Areh IN
ruckermsn's Rsyine hal caved IN ana
buried beneath IL a young lad OF -, Sewal
faunce BY name. and young lady OF ia
Miss Pierce OF Meiford. Mass. The former
was the soa 90 Mr.. fAunee. OF the urn OF
fauuce & wlggin. Attorneys al LAW
school Street. Boston. They were spend
ing the season a. PhiloroOks Hotel, IN
Shelburne. ". II They smong spAriy OF
m, consisting OF six ladies, four men and
the boy. len Shelburne In the morning TO
drive 20 Den O.good's AMI Crystal Cascade
which are sltaaied AZ the entrance OF The
path which leads up the Rsvine.
Tuckerman's Ravlne. ye, by iAf The most
dangerous bride path 10 The white Noun.
tAlns, presents The most magnificent ani
granfesi view which the Switzerland OF
America sflrts A. It, termination,
which was the scene OF TIE tragedy w are
about 20 relate. there rlss on either side,
for fnll q thousand feet, magnificent olin.
which ascend nearly perpeniicularly, aud
II l. between these that Sn0w Arch u
formed each spring. Al this season of the
wear Snow Arch IL about one hundred
Zee, long hy twenty In breadth, beneath
which lows 4 torrent Of wster which
forms the arch II caves In always about
The latter part 90 Ialy or nrst OF August
The party 81 which We speak started
abou, . O'Clock % begin The ascent
OF the Ravlns, and AZ about 2 n reached
the arch and were psr,aking OF their luueh.
A part OF The party. having finished, hal
gone on above about one hundred yards,
and were lning.ng In hilarious laughter
AMI gayeiy, when they were startled With
horror AZ CRY OF alarm from below. and
looking around they saw The arch bal TALL
en- ani slli Tor q distance down the IA.
vine. bearing before and beneath u two OF
tAsir party.
Immediately Mr.. Horn. member OF TIE
party. started on 90 The summit 70 give
The alarm and seek assistance while those
remaining behind Immediately set 20 work
prying away The Ice cakes, etc. nom those
bariei beneath Fortunately Miss Pierce
wAs carried before the slide ant buried
only 20 the arms. She was quickly res
cued. sri her only iuiury manifssiins H.
self seemed 20 be qalte . serious spfAln In
the back. cagsci by ~ Ice cake sifik.ng
her ln The small OF the back Moving
that All hopes of recovering ihe boy alive
must be In vain. - he was buried la The
dsp,h OF the sllie. the party tfsi provided
for The comfort ~ Mss Pierce. AMI then
- 20 work digging on, The lli,less form
burled beneath The relief party from the
summit House arrived In time n % or
some assistance In thls sf1rt Amer Aboat
al hours digging. the boy was foani bur
les under shout six feet Of snow. Ills
form was badly mAnglsi bis neck was
broken. Que arm was broken. and his right
hand crushed nearly 20 Jelly, besides sew
era NAl nlllffr Aaa US" sNt'i.Nee ~ So
face
Immediately upon receiving the news a.
The Glen. rescue party ofsixteen, Among
whom vas Dr. Daniels 90 Neiiori, AMI
your scribe with several Others % The
Sai,ers AMI employees. armed themselves
with shovels Ani pickaxcs. and started Tor
the relief % the Imprisoned victims. They
wee carried up the mountain roai a de
L o. q - -
OF the Rayine, there - take the bride path
/ f0r distance % three miles bciorr AfriV'
Ing A. The scsn- 10 the accident The path
here IL fiilei viii fallen trees. brush wool,
etc hat every man was willing 10 pa,
/ forth hls bcst sflrts. and 10 an hoar Ani
twenty minutes amer lsAvlng the carriage
road they reached The lat steep ascent,
where. % the JOY of AL. they met The relief
party from the summit bearing The help
less form % Miss Pierce. the boy having
been carried . the Sammli House.
TIE relief party ffom The Glen wcfe
preceded hy tw1 West Point Cadets, Who
hAi started oai 10 the mofnlng q make
the RAvlne. They were supporting be.
tween them The helpless form OF Miss
Pierce by their walst.belts. one passed be-
meath TIE arms Ani The other beneath The
ihlghs. Immediately our party set 10 work
rigging up s;fetcher from The pillow.
cases. towels, etc which hal been brought
aloug 20 be used 10 case Surgical dressings
were needed
Al SIX O'Clock The party was really 10
move On. We were three miles from any
carriage ROAD. before as Jay one % the
toughest. uArrowest AMI most dangerous
bride paths 10 the mountains. Already
/ from where We stood The sun was begin.
ming % hiss NJ wAshlpgion's summit
ia. on We started down the step descent.
down over preciplce. through jungle, over
one wlni.fAll. beneath the next. each step
almost AZ uncertain Que. ant each time The
s,reicher was cAniei bringing forth agroan
OF agony from the helpless gitl. yet she
stood IL brAvely. even forcing smiles. and
Offering words OF encouragement 10 us a.
We tolled on. ~ best one mans strength
could hold out bat a little while over
such a ROAD, each turn became shorter and
shorter. each moment bringing darkness
upon ". still down, down we went, until
Ia The midst OF The mountain path dark
ness came upon Us. Then our only meius
OF progress lay in having two men go
ahead and tell Us where 10 Ind secure foot
Ing.
A,ss3O We reached the carriage road,
having Lost the path ba, once, where We
/ found one of the Glen mOuutain wagons
awaiting Us with mattress aud blankets
l for TIE comfort OF the Injured AZ .
O'Clock We rolled up In 'front.' OF The Glen,
where every comfort was awaiting no. only
the sick one but al who hAi given their
efforts % AID In the rescue. Al 10 The
remains OF the dead boy arrived from the
summit. Word had been dispatched Ia
the father AMI mother OF the hoy. and
shortly amer they drove up. bat could not
endure the grief % looking upon the llfe-
less form tlll the morning.
Al $3.50, Sunday. the remains were
started on their return 10 Boston. Miss
Pierce Il reported very comfortable. All
praise Is due Mr. Mllllken for his hospl'
tally aud Kindness 10 opening the Glen
and sending coaches aud horses 10 the re
lief. " 4. ~.
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