The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-17
FLEEING FnoM ,nx ronnnsn
A Thrffiing Experiences with . Cloudburst
In nm Arizona Canon.

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ger Sad iS pepsons .sps ,q noe thst
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a., kinds against which ave Ts were amply
stc ssdf's With "" erovsion @ 9 s'ht sar ws
good arm. and an abundance Of ammHnl.
game and deisna an oaSssyss
Bile attacks ?f Apaches, who were bad nj that
s we sa sss h SS' m rS .oYs ss
Justify. us in WORKING at that time. q, we
q CANON as lar az We could 60 with "ur team.
and when We could take our wagon no further
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anon th"t We
o. . hns day at any rate. We reached tho
sc srs 81 our Orsrnsion. about In the
w had not gone iar when the air becams In:
clouds hsssn 70 Father "vsrhead. sppars sT
the Yang Of two ,denser masses, which
~ nG'h s Ind :p1 tn Q" Tn.n
rapidly approach each other. ~
and sarsS The "H mo unea ior ro "nr
n m%se th t,s S"nds S.oyc Y the Nan time
sn d4os a. ss ~ c
Ing a oin,i ua. We redoublsd our speed and
gained our mules as the two cloud masses
and the rnindr"ts increas ID IN size and ralld:
w un, ~ It sr"Inel as though the clouds had
like 4 Niagara cnmIng down from thu heavens.
We had rea"he our IN ule. and W re spnr-
ring down tbs .ahon Tor our lives The h II.
trees were washed put ~ the roots: huge
honlLers wore rolled down into tue cahon.
small a-pessions s and i" few mnst-s t"rs
thin "rs to ssStncs In .GaGes we could , sss
was ~ siis 10! Iiio, Behind u. was. solid
roar OF a thousand cataracts. This. noise was
aea'eninE. inthe lace o. this VA! 81 waite,
over end. hugh bouId.rs large r as huuseH Hn
Is swept hsior. the broom Of thu hous ew fa.
most limit OF endurance. the waier around US
growing deHnrer and deeper zach second .s the |
t 81 ns %ns w that ia nssh
and y.ocit, and steadily gaining on u. was
little IN advance OF brown: and shouted to
behind drowned my voice. and could not |
hear It myself. / spurred my mule IN the
"wns sn saw tn"t rresistils currrn, rSips
lick him up. and In an instant he. with the
mule he was riding. wa ans"roed in the mass
might disarI eur in the NAV Q, some monster
-, y" could not atop to look furthar for him
'anon with he spec Of an express train. and
very Second l.ssene,l the distance between It
'nh me. II was matter Of sell.
Town the cahon to place where 1t was " dem
ng and the stream srresd .ut IL n width. losing
,ress On like som. hid.ous monster Intent
Upon its Prey and fearful lest Il should be baf-
led. ! was gaining ON the s!dehill. hut the
stane 'fFs %a' , "Sw M" ms eoor
AIN We should Se sbovs H. force s sns To safe
thrust the rowrls dssr in his side. and he
Ts a. EElTnss Ths Ta,e. had
Q the torrent. leaving me SUSPENDED. nv feet
. that bush for my life. and despite the
trcneest rxertinns On my Iart It was all I
c!Id do to keen from being , carried ~. away
lad a-sed. the water Al sted sufa.iently to
'crmit me to o. tain . fo"tins. and forced my
nfety. where. drenchpd to the skin. awaited
he SUI sdence OF the waters.
Th. storm CLEARED aim"st IA suddenly as
cen little more thnn have taken in the tell
ne; tut In those few moments dry cahnn
fountain ri 'es had been denu ed. thousands
non thousands of tons o. earth and rock had
cen carried to the valley he ". AMI the
he clouds had expended their force
nd In few moments resolved them
cared. The sun shone bright and clear.
no torrent had rolled away. and no h.
" was left to tell Of the awful cataclysm but
n the mountain side. far above the Level OF
,e canon. told it's depth. Trees urro,ted and
battered marked It's course. linn nse lOul-
-rs which hal been carried far from their
riginal resting place and eft In ita course.
hOwed lite lOwer Will the desoiattun around
10 proved tts hestructiven-sA
: A soon as could safely descend from my
laoa Of refuge went into the caiion below
nd made a thorough search for poor Brown.
ut couil not mud the least sign ~ him. The
ul-a We had ridden had also di.arp.ared.
nd not a vestiEo Of our camp remained"
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