Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-28
THE AWFUL AVALANCHE.
Bringing In the Bodies Of the Victims
Remarkable Escape Of Henry War

Between l and o'clock, this after
noon, the party that went out to
Lake Creek to hunt for the bodies of
the missing men, buried by an avail
anche, returned with the remains of
Harry Frost, Pat Burns and Watt
Peters. The party was met about
four miles above ketchum by Manse
Coffin and others, with teams. The
bodies were placed In a vacant build
ing in Ketchum, from which they will
be buried Tomorrow afternoon.
Harry Frost was well-known in
ketchum and other Wood River
towns. He was from Pennsylvania,
where his relatives now reside. When
found he was lying with log across
his head and was badly bruised. For
nearly half an hour after the accident
his groans could be heard
by Henry Warning, but no COM
munication was had between them. He
was found beneath 80 feet of snow,
and at his side was his dog, alive and
we'll. . a % ..4
Watt Peters formerly worked in
Bullion, and vas we'll known through
out the mining camps of Idaho. He
came to Wood River from Silver City.
He was found rolled up like ball
and badly mashed.
Pat Burns was a'native of Virginia.
He was also found rolled up and bad
ly bruised. His dog, which has been
his faithful companion for years, was
found near him, uniniured. Both OF
the dogs mentioned are now at ket-
cnum, and are apparently none the
worse for the accident.
Henry Warning, who is one of the
survivors of the fatal snowslile on
Lake creek, relates the following con-
corning his remarkable escape: "The
snowslide descended at 1910 p. M,
on the 22l. 1t came laundering
down upon our cabin so quickly that
there was hardly time for a man tc
move more than to jump upon his fee,
before it struck the cabin, when al
most instantly everybody and every
thing about the place was buried be
meath 80 feet of snow. | had Jus
stepped to the doorway as the slide
came, and stood partly outside. The
shock threw me into the cabin, fla
upon my back on the floor. lmmeoi
ately after the snow had settled not s
sound was heard except the heav,
breathing of Harry Frost, and an oc
casional groan which he uttered.
lay sometime upon my back unable t,
move so much as a finger. l thinl
Harry Frost lived about half an hour
BY and by felt that the snow wa
melting little around me, and
could move my face SO as to call Out
| called, but no one answered. The
| heard the whining of dog.
called again, and he answered with
bark. This was great company TO
me, and | continued to speak to tn
animal, which would whine or bar
every time it heard my voice. Ate
what seemed an age, l was able t
Draw up one arm, and with my han
| paved away the snow until able t
draw myself up to a sitting posture.
then discovered that | had bee
thrown near the stove, in which Their
was a big fire at the time of the ac
cident. The heat from this had pal
tally thawed me out. l succeeded i
I getting hold of stick, which SHARP
ened with my pocket-knife, and 500
dug the snow from above me SO tn;
5 l could stand up. | kept workin
my way up through the snow slowl
pushing what l took from abov
> down beneath my feet. On Sunday
reached the surface and crawled GU
. No sign of the building in which
had been buried was visible all WI
: far down under the snow. | mar
: aged to get to cabin about p mil
. distant, and after eating and restin
!. came on to Ketchum to tell the Sd
news" .....
Warning is very large, powerf