Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
DEATH IN a sNow-sLIDE.
MIR. IL. u. Gactz rcrishcs While ON
His Way from Atlanta TO
the Yuba Tunnel


His Way from Atlanta 20
the Yuba Tunnel.
A highly respected pioneer citi-
zen was suddenly swept into eter-
nifty by snow-slide near Atlanta
last Friday. Mr.. Gaetz was the
mail contractor between Rocky Bar
and Atlanta, and had braved many
dangers on snow-shoes and doubt
less possessed no fear Of death from
such source, or probably he would
not have ventured out alone at such
a critical time and along so danger
Gus a trail as the one between At
lanta and Yuba City. When the
sad news Of his sudden death
reached this town it cast a gloom
over the entire community, for he
was man possessing many good
qualities and host of friends.
4 Mr., Gaetz and others had re-
Gently contracted TO run 200 feet
Of tunnel for the Yuba Company,
and he was on his way to the works
when the fatal slide struck him
down.
To Mr.. Charles T. Lange are We
indebted for full account Of the
sad affair, which appears below:
ATLANTA, ELMoKE Co, IDAuo,l
January u, 1890.
+ To TuK RrLLsux
According TO promise | herewith
/ furnish you details regarding the
death Of Z. r. Gaetz. lie left his
home at. Atlanta about 4 o'clock
Friday afternoon the 18th, and was
lost about ) o'clock the same even
ing. The next day about noon Mr..
Gaetz's son Ed. became worried
that his father did not return and
went out to search for him, and
three quarters of mile from the
tunnel lac found the track of n snow
slide, which is 500 feet in length by
about 40 wide. Eddie Gaetz made
examination and found from indi-
cations that some one was buried
in the slide, and was satisfied it
was either his father or brother
Charles, who has been helping to
pack supplies from Atlanta to luba.
Edward Gaetz then signaled to the
men who were at work in the tun-
nel-Iee Abbott, Theo. Walters
and Joyn Andrews. Lee and Ed.
came right on to Atlanta and found
it WAS Mr.. Gaelz. as no one else
had left town. Mr.. Walters and
! Andrews continued the search and
found Mr.. Gaetz's hand projecting
i through the ice, and they let the
body remain until assistance came.
! Being too late Saturday afternoon,
the citizens concluded to go early
Sunday morning. About ~ left at
Z o'clock that morning. On reach
ing the scene they extracted the
body from the ice and conveyed it
to Atlanta, bringing it down the
river over the old trail.
| Mrs. Gaetz informed me this
evening that he was 40 years /
month and 5 days old, and native
Of Buffalo, New York, where his
father and relatives now reside.
Eddie Gaetz thinks, from the
position the body was in that Mr..
Gaetz no doubt tried to out-run the
slide. The snow banked up the
water in the creek and when il
overilowed it drowned Mr.. Getz.
Every one in Atlanta and friends
have all taken very active part in
the matter.
Mrs. Gaetz wishes that through
the BULLETIN you tender her and
the family's sincere thanks To all
friends for their many favors and
benevolence rendered To them in the
loss Of d dear husband and father.
The funeral exercises took place at
o'clock this afternoon, January q.
Mr. Geo. 4. Williams, snpcrinten-
dent Of the Yuba Company otlici-
atcd. and a choir sang several fine
selections during the services, and
the citizens are 10 he highly COM
plimcnted far the interest taken in
behalf If their deceased friend.
Judge Heath is gaining daily and
has considerable Use Of bis hands.
Yours In haste,
CHARLES +. LANCE.
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