The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-09
DAYS OF KEEN AGONY.
Sufferings of a Wounded Pros
pector i'm the Cascades.
TRAVEL ING WITH BROKEN BONES
..fs T,e-eeud- a Mountain with Frsc-
turesI Leg and Lies in sabih
Almost starving.

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rIslsn = man runs ~ going alone INTO '"s
,n.,snsslrs q, prospect for fae ruftierai
,-e.Ieh n{8den there. with one leg bfoHen
q, fasa rlareN he n0bBIetf down noun
tain and cra wIed through The oF"sh %
MS e. bin. where ~ lay for a week ~ an
4s.se agony. helpless and far from neip
11nlezs chance brought it 10 Dim. IFS
name Is JOAN Fianerty. and II = que 70
hts almost sssperhuman courage Una ne
lives 70 tell the tale. though ne may 'e
left a cripple 10 spite Of all That surgery
can DO for him.
Ftf.aerty A. a wisconsin man. but has
ftvea in Washington since Iss3. during
which time ne has climbed many noun
fains and pr0spected in a thonsand ana
one places. For the pas t@o years ne
has had a gold mining claim In me CAS-
caAs mountains. atsout nine Hfies rom
the Great Northern railroad Afsout Two
months ago he left the city and went 70
hgs claim 10 do assessment work. Things
we're progressing well. and NJ was peg
ging away at the rocks about noon
week ago yesterday. when there vas a
sudden rockallde. and before he could get
omt Of the way his right lee Vas caught
and broken between the ankle and knee
and between the knee and hip
To reach his cabin required a trip OF
haE a mile down a precipitous mountain
side covered with underoFasn and rough
WIN cropping rocks. "A he lay think
ing What he could 90. his lex began 10
swell ana pain him nc realized that the
distance could not be tragersed before
night. and falling hack on the one nope
that some wandering prospectOr might
hear his cries for help. BIZ prepared 10
pass the night on the rocky ledge near
his claim Dragging himself over the
ground as best he could. he picked up
wood and made a IRE with which 20
warm himself but not 10 cook food. az
ne had none with him. At Intervals dur
Ing the afternoon he yelled for help AT
the top OF his voice. but all that came
back 90 him Was the mocking echo OF
his own words. As night came on his les
psined him m0re and mora. SO he took
pieces Of wood and by the use OF MS
knife fashioned splints that he hoUnd to
his leg By pieces OF cloth and linen torn
from HIS clothes. That night on the
mountains. with only small camp i1re
for a companion. pat many gray hair
IN Fiaherty's head, but also reused IN
him the spirit that has made many men
do wonderful things Ia the face OF ad-
verse circumstances
When morning. broke over the noun
tains a wind was blowing that chilled
him 10 the marrow. and then big drops OF
rain commenced TO fall his worn out
and unprotected body. Il was a despor-
ate case with him. and he fully realized
that II he did not reach his cabin he
would perish on the mountain side like "A
crippled wild beast abandoned to the ele-
ments RoaaIng himself to the last
struggle he wriggled over the ground to
some bushes and cut small branches that
he could use for crutchcs. or rather hob
bling sticks. Wer 10 the skin. weak in
body. wracked by pain. but with mental
determination TO reach his cabin despite
all. he started down the rough and tor
tuous mountain side. lie would make a
few feet and then lie on the ground,
painting and writing from pain. The
sharp stones cut his clothes the twigs
slapped him IN the face. and the rain
kept chilling him through and through.
despite the exertions required TO make
his snake-liko way down the poorly de-
fined path.
After nine hours or hard work and in
calculable suffering Fiahsrly reached his
cabin and fell upou the floor exhausted
How lone ne lay there would De hard 10
tell, bnt az soon as he coud get strength
70 reach the cupboard he took down a
piece Of uncooked ham and a few pieces
OF bread that he had luckily saved from
his last meal
The unfortunate man felt the extreme
need Of a warming Tire. bur was TOO much
OF wreck - De able TO start one. As he
craNied into his hunk and lay there
thinking what he should ID. the future
looked very dark for him. tie had only a
piece 81 raw ham and few SCRAPS OF
bread with which to rrolong ltfe. and no,
strength enough left 10 build a fire
Nearly Two days hat passed since mis- leg
had hcen broken. and e hal swollen untu
L was double the size ~ the other. Hc
Law TN his hunk h.F4,f.aa ..,.t ,t..r.
miles from human beings. ami without
any assurance that any one would como
u the capin hefor. death had come 10
MS relief. Sometimes the pain. both
physical ard mental was SO inteuQ. that
ne would have welcomed The ARRIVAL az
tne dread messenger Friday and Saflr-
day passed. and stin no one came near
me cabin. His irg was becoming sur
and the uesh guf0sd slightly yellow uts
whiskeTH had grown sapillv. j,st his face
had become hollow. AMI his clear bll,
eyes were Sunken deep IN taeir kc,s
lis food was running low.
When SUNDAY was hair over hr became
desperate for water and hv sheer mental
exeruon forced himself 81 crawl from mo
house 90 spring ontv a short Distance
away, where DO got a na1flu or water
Ihen Dr. iriod 20 SIS pa 4 ~ che cabin
HIS injured Tex WAS iibe = Jog ~ va,l
only that 81 gave hlfn rharp f,al~s NJ fhe
slightest touch Thr alternative MS
either 10 roach the cabin or Sd. out an
nieht. So he kept 0p and finally rea.h.t
hts goal Monday morning came avs son
no hrlr The horror ~ me eituattau Ms
Ike hit"ons nightmare TIRE fay fr,.--
ged ITSELF along s~ though each hour U.s
a year oni the uieht With it% 4srb,ees
cnly made the horror of thr stttsatt-s., ,h.
more Terrible
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