St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-25
HURLs HUMANS OUT.
Peculiar Features of Cave at
lockwood, Col.
DenVer Sun.

Denver Sun.
There is a cave near lockwood,
station on the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad, which has been visited by
many persons living near, as well as
by parties from Durango. No particu-
lar mention of the cave has been made,
as it seemed to be little worthy OF notice
nothing unique or striking.
On Sundey last number of pleasure
seekers left this city to join party at
lockwood, who had planned to visit the
cave. Abont four o'clock in the after
noon the members of the party, having
disposed of their dinner, began to climb
the hill, near the top of which the
mouth Of the cave is located.
After much eXertion the foremost of
the party reached the mouth of the cave,
and, being in advance of his compan-
ions, they were much startled to see
him fall backward in the low oak brush
as If he had sbeen thrown catapult.
His companions, pushing forward more
vigorously, soon came to his rescue and
found him recovering from his tumble,
not much hurt, but slightly scratched
and somewhat daZed. He could giveno
explanation of his sudden removal from
the opening to the cavern.
Curious to know what the cause was,
the entire company in body pushed
up the hill, which has a particularly
steep descent near the mouth of the
cave. To the establishment of the whole
number, the instant after stepping into
the cave they found themselves all piled
together III spot near where the first
had landed.
1t took but a little while to recover
from the ENHANCEMENT, when they be-
gan to inquire the cause of this sudden
excitement. They all agreed that they
had seen nothing to cause such thing,
and they were curious to know the rea-
son for the phenomenon. But how to
| find out what they wished was the thing
| to decide.
AT last it was determined that the
| strongest gentleman of the party should
gain a position at the side of the en-
| trance, and thus protected. get an OPP
| portunity to reconnoiter. So, taking a
| circultous route and avoiding posi-
ton directly in front of the opening,
| they soon found themselves close be-
| side the entrance. Cautiously putting
| his head out beyond the protecting wall,
| the foremost peered in. His hat i'm me-
diately took flight down the decliv ity,
but he was thus made aware of the eX-
act state of affairs.
The philosophy of the current of air
in caves suddenly dawned upon him.
AS is we'll known, the air on warm
day in summer is much lighter on the
outside of cave or cellar than it is in
| side. Consequently, the cold, heavy all
rushes out with great violence-enough
| In this case to cause the trouble SpOk Ell
of and throw the party down the hill.
Later. relating this tale, an old-timel
told your correspondent Of former adj
venture of his at the same place. On q
cold day in the early winter he was
tracking a deer along this hillside when
he was astouished to see the cave open
up before him, and he noticed that the
snow seemed to have been disturbed
very recently, as though body haC
been dragged into the entrance.
Without thinking he stepped forward
to examine into the cause OF the dis
turbed condition of the snow, when he
felt himself violently pulled into the
cave, the force pulling him from hi:
feet. He felt shock, and for a while
was oblivious TO all around him. When
his senses returned he found he wa:
lying by and partially upon the body OF
a deer. Upon examination he founC
the body of the deer yet warm.
This led to a closer examination still
He at last determined that the force o.
| the current of air blowing into the cave
had drawn the deer in, killing it, bu
that when he was drawn in the shocl
was somewhat obviated by his striking
the deer, thus saving him from death.
The explanation Is just the reverse o.
the other, the air being warmer inside
of the cave than out. The curren
flows into the cave during the winter
thus accounting for the strange affair.