Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-17
DYING OF THIRST.

The great ColondO deseret, which
forms Part Of san Diego County,
alluted three pTOsptctof- 10 their death,
80 waA recently TepuItsd. Thesc men,
who were seeking gold, diod within a
few thousand yards OF an abundant
water supply, simply because they
made slight characterization as to
what was needed 10 carry them
safely over the hot, dry, treGch.
cfous desert plains, anys "a
san Diego correspondent VI the
New York Tribune. ono OF thUir
stAmpeded mules died NJ the edge Of
the water poo.. The other mules wefv
found alive. The bodies Of the mon
were found not far apart as they had
fallen when overcome ny the death
weakness. This IN only one Of thous.
ands OF instances Of the terrible posi-.
bililies OF death from thilst Ia the
western deserts. During the summer
their average dniiy temperature Is
over no degrees. rhe air Is absolutely
dry, anu strong man cannot count
ON living unlers ne gets water at least
every Fix houn. ClOlh-cOveTed can
teens containing several gallons Of
water are tho usual receplacles i've IN
ecrert marching, anu i've quartsa day
will keep man feeling pretty com
Portable. A great danger In desert
marching Ia tho liability oknindiug
water hOies where the nighpsEDcamI' .
ment Is T. be- made, Urea ny. Years ny
Gen. Cauby marched u brigade VI ~
across n fiorty.five mlle stretch OF
desert In Colorado. The water holcs
along the route were uryi and tor many
hours the troops were without water.
A number OF tho men died en- route,
and many othvrs were carried along In
army wagons, at dtath'a door, physi.
cally. Tho utmost uxeTtisns Of The
officers were needed to keep tho men
from lying down and dying. All the
dogs VI the COMMAND died ON this
awful trip, their bodies swelling "
twice their natural Size before death
onsuod. Upon reaching thn Grand
river, after an All-Ioy march, the
| thiTst.stricken troops were allowed u
drink ali the water they desired.
The symptoms VI approaching death
| from thirst are an overwhelming lnssi'
tude which rapidly increases. a
| kind Of dim forms over the eye aud par
| tally Obscuics the vision. The mouth,
| tongue and throat become parohrd
| the tongue ieeling like cOrn.cob, I'd II
grows dry and hurd. lila fluctuations
! hit through the brain until the weak
ness becomes 80 great that uuconsut
business follows auu DEATH soon ensues
az the uuwhteted blood thickens auu
interieres with the functions oi Ia,
| heart. Men have been known to gC
without water for foTly.clght hours
but tho conditions were different
from those OF the desert. A
San Francisco sailor, who was taken
from waterloggci ship, had
been without water tor fourteen days,
save such scanly supply ~ ho could
lick from the spare In the form Of nc
cumulated dew. When fou. d thi,
mau's throat was actually closed up
aud before an entrance to his stomach
could be- obtained Ivy. proper medica
means the POOR castuway died.
When II comes TO question between
| the dangers OF desert Ur sea thu native
In these parts much prefer the sen a
being safor than the desert. Winds OF
the desert can be as fatal In effect "a
tao verielt hurricane ON REQ
ord. A long.continued snndstoru
deals death all along Its route
This sand Ia NO oppressiy,
t. section banda Of transcontinenta
railroads that they wear goggles 10
the protection OF their eyes. Ine side
Of Telegraph poles eEnoseG to the pre-