The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-18
OYER A LEDGE nv RESCUE
A BOY Hangs su-p-nd-d Over . Preeipie,
for More Than an Hour.

A BOY Hangs Swsprnd~d Over . Preeipiee
for More Than an Hour.
PITTsBuRaH. Feb IA few dead weeds and
q narrow ledge Of rocks, to which Richard
Miller. an eiGhteen-year-old special delivery
boy OF the Post ONCE. clunR desperately for
over an hour. we're all that savsd him from In
slant death this morning. Had he moved
hand or foot he would have been precipitated
over the Duqusnss Heights blum and been
crushed on the rocks 200 feet below. Ropes
were let down from above. and after great
difficulty he was rescued.
Young Miller went up TO Duduesne Heights
at A. NJ. to deliver letter On his way back
he thought he would save the five cents which
10 charged to ride down the incline. By walk
ing down. He did not take the trouble to
make O circuitous tramp around the hill to
reach the we'll beaten path that IL used By
many OF the residents on Duauesne Heights.
but walked boldly out on the cliff. near the in
cline plane, aud followed It over the bluff as
best he could.
The snow was deep and a sure foothold
could not be had. No one had undertaken the
perilous trip and Miller had to select his own
path through the unbroken snow. He fol-
lowed along the side OF the track OF the plano
for some distance. when he struck across the
hill at right angles, expecting to reach cars on
q street near what Is known as Goat Town.
foot slipped. He went rolling over and over
down over the rocks He wildly grssped at
everything that would possibly afford any hold
to check his course He had rolled about
little further than the Others srorSsd slight
check to his course
The check he received was long enough to
OF q weed that had grown between the rocks
and was hanging over the side Of the prsci.
above. Miller had been cut and bruised. but
remained conscious. and succeeded In bracing
The snow had begun to soften under the sun,
and the least change In position would send
100 feet ABOVE the Railroad al one 81 the %css
dangerous points on the hillside. He was
ted sss 81 his sr If:
.d sSy GRIND ss
might lose his hold and fSi Samuel 1W Wrlss e
ssSo e. o fes Rsn Mae
over to the west end in patrol wagon They
Meantime the boy, was encouraged By the
shouts q the men below to hold on; When
Wight. with PolIesmea Pui isOn and EaSot,
Ganley, Tomb. and Coleman. assembled the hill
by the incline. Fixing the spot where Miller
Wright and slipped the other end Of the rope
sSSd w uHsa sto Snd P PS. 4 out the
II: way %%r pss . Wfsft
bushes. over steep and slippery places, Here
and there he would hang suspended oyer
place where he could gain foothold. The
rSpe fr.,sd slightly as It rubbed against
where the boy lay Groaning ne had to ex-
ercise great caro- that he did not descend
too suddenly. He was very careful. and. slip
pulled and assisted up along the hill again.
guiding and half carrying his unfortunate
top in safety the crowd which had watched the
rescue cheered and cheered.
When Miller was reached he was numb from
exposure to the cold and loss OF blood from his
wounds As speedily as possible he wastAken
to his home at los Caldwell street. but there
was no one In the house when the patrol wagon
reached there, and the boy was. therefore. re-
moved to hospital He will undoubtedly
recover.