The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-23
TUG-oF-WAR WITH qUIcKs.aND.
A E,shermnn's Long Pull That Kept him Up
Until Help Came.
From the Philadelphia Tiriss.

A E,shermnn's Long Pull Thnt Kept Him Up
Until Help Came.
From the Philadelphia Tina.
Luther Trimble, a lone resident In the Seven
Mountains, somo twenty miles southeast Of
Bellefonte. had an experience last week that he
IL likely to remember TO his dying day. Tr.inblc
is a w~oodsman, about 90 years OF age. though
yet rugged and possessed OF considerable vital
ity and strength, and lives with his wife In ono
Of the loneliest spots In the mountains, probably
three miles TO the east OF the pike leading from
Bellefonte to Lewistowr. His nearest neighbor
lives five miles away.
Tho Seven Mountains are a peculiar range,
their very name being suggestive Of the fact
that it is simply a suggestion of seven noun.
tains all in one. Sparkling mountain streams
have their source and flow all through this sys.
tenn of mountains. and these streams arc well
stocked witt. trout Of the original mountain
variety. At times disciples OF Izaak Walton
from the neighboring towns mako pilgrim.
ages to the mountain streams In quest Of
tho spockled beauties, but because of the
peculiar topography Of the mountains.
in which It is IL very easy matter TO get lost.
strangers seldom venture far beyond ~civiliEa-
tion. For this reason, the denser streams fur
ntsh the better fishing, and IL was to one Of
these, located in the vicinity OF the Bear Mead
ows. that old man Trimble last week betook
himself. Recent rains having swollen the
stream, the water was high and swift. and the
trout we're somewhat chary in biting. SO that
when the evening shades began TO fall Trimble's
basket was not yet til!ed.
Having tramped some ten miles or more. he
not to go home without his basket
full, and, to this end, concluded to stay over
night. lie had provisions enough to last him.
and as to camping out in the open that was an
oft-repeated occurrence for him. and thought
little of. Just about shutdown the trout began
to feed. and Trlmble had better luck. In. fact,
forgot everything but the pleasure of landing
the fish. Trimble was then fishing in Trout Run,
which At that place flowed through a Low.
brush, In order to be able to cast his line better.
Trimble plunged into the middle Of the stream,
which, at that place, varied in width from ten to
fifteen feet, and proceeded to catch trout with
the delight OF a boy.
He travelled down stream perhaps a quarter
stream. On this he perched himself and fshed
until he could not get another bite: His basket
ing on a trip home by starlight. But he must
have a few more trout. He Jumped from the log
senses with the suddenness with which he
seemed to drop through the bottom. To give
what | thought when 1 lit. 1t just seemed as II
broke through a pie-crust. and was sinking in
t Ms. %sl I BIT i scsIsd Of b a great SSen BIZ ,I 9tsi to at aI iTs mI
legs out, and the more 1 tried the tighter they
got and deeper they went into the bottom Of the
time began to realize that | was stuck fast in a
bed of qulcksand. l had often heard tell of such
had struck one. although 1 had fshed that
stream for years:
stuck * fa snes s as I, tIx %hay' th ha~ Il drive ehef ie Wiz Mas 4
big sledge hammer. I screamed with all my
might three or four times, and then realized the
wasn't O soul within ten miles at that time In
the evening. And all the time ! was sinking,
TO get loose the faster / sank. l unslung my
basket of trout and threw it on the bank along
with my rod. Then having nothing to do; be-
how long 1t would be until the ever-moving sand
would completely draw no under. providing
can tell you what. the time passed slowly. had
no means OF knowing the time. but It must have
been nearly midnight. and l was all tired out. |
had boon sucked down by the sand until was in
the water up to my waist.
81 was still within reach Of the old log. and
to keep from going any deeper took a hard hold
action Of the sand, but the position was a very ~
was something awful. but It was nothing to the
feeling from the action Of the sand on my legs.
1t just seemed as Il they were fast in some kind
Of a crushing machine. which was first torment
Ing me AS much as possible before smashing
ton, and. sharp pains crept up my backbone
3 twinse That fslt as Il my head !" was bursting I'M
cuCh III ullotlh dlC Nv "OoA % U
fast. and. when the first streaks of dawn showed
through the woods, 1 thought sure would have
n was awful faint, hut / had thrown away
what grub l had when, slung my fish on the
bank, and 50 had to go hungry; This sdded 70
my misery a heap.x It Is hard to tell what all
I thought II the sand would only be quick about
It ! would let go the log. and have II over with.
but the knowledge that 1t would DO hours before
! would BIO pulled under far enough to drown
deeper. and I grabbed the log the tighter. In
this way i kept from sinking to any noticeable
extent. but the strain on my arms was terrible.
de ssi so si 1t she In T fsct. O thegg B B0th at rem time sss ss saHsti
parylyzed with pain, but / held on like grim
death. How lever got through that day 1 cant
another experience i there was any Way Of get,
ting out oft by taking my own life,
ut was about the middle of the afternoon
when ! hoard voices not, far away. screamed
ly louder than a sick child's cry; but 1t was loud
enough to bring no help. and soon / saw coming
toward me two men, who were also out on a
did not take them long to understand my pre-.
dicament. I told them for Gods sake to get me
out as quick as they could. as l was dying by
n ansh's my "f ish 'f bas sa1sl1 q n sefse' l WSs m snsie
and fastened around my waist under
my arms. A long stout pole served as
a FRYING SIns The Lever Ss.Ds ana q. o Wailo srS Sns OF mo tho he
the shoulders and pulled. Great heavens. mani
did you ever have a tooth pulled, the root of
which seemed TO run away down into your boot
that was pain, but It was child's play to the
agony j endured whom the action of the sand
was offset by the pulling on mo from above. I
but the moro ofthat the harder tho men pulled.
You sec, 1t was q tough case, and needed q hard
dose to fetch it,