The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1893-11-16
4 NARROW R8CAPR
Mr.. James Stewards Terrible
Experience.
HE FALLS OVER AN EMBANKMENT
Remains for Seventy-T Hours
with a Broken Leg and Nothing
to Eat or Drinlx-He Manages to
Crawl About a 1Iile-FinalIy
Found by the Searchers.

James Stewart, sUorekeeper for the
Bl-Metallic mining company, met with
an accident last Wednesday evening
which nearly cost him his life. While
out hunting north of Drummond dark
ness overlook him and he fell over an
embankment, breaking one of his legs
and laid out for seventy two hours be-
fore he was found.
1t appears that Mr.. Stewart, accom-
panied by Tom Bastian, OF Drummond,
started out last Wednesday morning on
hunt. They wandered about IN the
bills north OF the junction town and
during the afternoon parted Mr.. Stew
art continued his search for gamo longer
than he should have done, and as dark
ness began to overtake him he started
for Drummond. He had not gone a
great distance before he realized that it
would be impossible to reach town be-
fore dark. He consequently began to
hurry, and it soon became so dark that
it was pretty difficult to trayel, but he
still kept moving until he came to an
embankment or cliff down which he fell
before be realized It's presence. The
fall dazed him for time, but according
to Mr.. Stewards story, he started to
crawl toward town, as he could not use
his legs, which he inferred were broken.
His companion. Tom Bastlan, after
they had parted, started home as soon as
he realized that darkness would soon be
upon them, and walked slowly, expect
ing that Mr.. Stewart would overtake
him. But after continuing for some dis
tance he concluded that his friend had
probably taken some other route to
town, and he then went directly to
Drummond. Upon arriving there, how
ever, he founa that Mr. Stewart had not
yet reached town, and as it had by that
time become quite dark he began to feel
uneasy as to the safety of his friend,
though he was expecting his arrival
every moment.
The next morning, Mr.. Stewart not
having arrived, Mr.. Bastian and several
others started out on a search for the
missing man. They secured the hills in
every direction all day Thursday, and ia
fact continuously up to the time the un-
fortunate man was found. The party
was reinforced by large number Of the
residents of Drummond and New Chi
cago. Messrs. A. A. Fairbairn, j. G. |
Adams and Frank Maxedon joined the
party from Philipsburg.
Almost every acre of the country was
secured for miles around Drummond,
and even over into Nevada valley; but
up to late Friday afternoon trey were
unsuccessful. Shots we're fred at inter-
walls in the hope that the lost man might
hear them and answer. But no en-
couragement was received by the
searchers and they then began to think
that Mr.. Stewart had in some way met
with DEATH
Finally, at about 5:45 o'clock Friday
afternoon, John Osgood, one of the
searching party, came across Mr.. Stew
art laying on a boulder, almost uncon-
scious. The rest Of the party were noti-
lied and he was carried to Drummond
more dead than alive. He was brought
to Philipsburg the next day ana is now
resting comfortably under the treatment
Of DR.. J. M. Sigh.
According to Mr.. Stewards story he
heard the shots fred by those searching
Tor him, but as he lost his gun when he
ell he could not answer them by shoot
ng. He called aloud to them, but was
unable to make them hear his voice.
He had craWled along for nearly a mile
With bis hands, throwing his broken
light leg over his left, dragging his
body after him, toward the railroad, un-
ii he reached the place where he was
ound by Mr.. Osgood. He was by that ;
lime completely exhausted and could {
lot go any further. He had been with {
>ut food or drink for seventy-two hours ;
md all he could articulate was water"
The dog that belonged to Mr.. Bastian :
which had followed Mr.. Stewart re-
NAMED a faithful and steadfast com 3
,anion to the unfortunate man to the +
asst, enduring the sufferings from hum
,er and thirst during the entire time q
Without once leaving. The animal laid t
urled up on the breast of Mr.. Stewart a
It night and is probably the only thing
hat kept the man alive during the
everal cold nights he had remained out
q the hills. The poor animal, as soon
g the rescuing party arrived, started
as fast as his weak legs could
AIRY him for Drummond and would not
ONE back at the call of his master.
When Mr.. Stewart arrived there the dog I
7as almost wild to get upon the bed to
go him. Mr.. Stewart says he will have ;
hat dog If 1t is possible for him to OBJ
ain HIM, as he considers he owes his
fe to the animal.
Great credit is due to Tom and Fred /
,astian, John Osgood, w. w. Royal,
!. z. Operator Parish and large num-
er Of other Drummond and New Chi
ago residents for their ceaseless and
ntiring efforts to find the unfortunate
IAN, as well as other people from diff I
erent localities who joined in the
earch.
Mr.. Stewart's injuries, though pain I
Il, are not thought to be of q danger :
us character. His right leg was broken :
bove the knee, and he is now getting
long nicely. II was almost miracle,