The Springfield herald., 1897-02-26
SAVED BY A MIRACLE.
OUT FROM SNOW SLIDE AFTER
FIFTEEN HOURS.
}. f. B.n. the Ouray Mail Carrier Digs His
Way oar UnaIdrd-Snow Slides In Other
Sections Of Colnrnd0.

| Denver. Feb. 22.-A special dispatch
| from Ouray to the Republican says: a
| mail carrier j. T.. Bell. who was caught
| in the Snowslide on the Riverside road
| three miles this side of Ironton Friday
| forenoon, and last night given up as
dead by everyone. dug himself out Sat
urday morning about o'clock. and
managed TO work his way three miles
this way to the toll road keepers house
at Bear Greek Falls. He was seen by
the toll keeper. Harvey Lewis. making
signs of distress when within n half
mile of the house, and he rushed to
his assistance When he realized he
was safe his strength gave way and
the keeper. Harvey Lewis, carried him
to his toll house and leaving an assist
ant to care for him. ran down to this
city for physicians. DR.. South and 9TH
ers Immediately FASTENED to the toll
house and everything possible was
done for his relief.
He lay unconscious under the snow
for fifteen hours and towards daylight
heard running water and dug toward
it. The water was in ditch and fur
nished air. otherwise he would have
suffocated. The parties who We're dig
Sing for him came within ten rect
from the top of where he was lying.
Some of his toes We're frozen and n
slight cash was made on his neck by
shovel he carried. The fierce wind
and snow storm which ragged Friday
made the work of the searching party
extremely hazardous, and the search
could not be continued after dark and
he was given up for dead.
The physician in attendance and 9TH
crs brought him down to his home this
afternoon. and there is every probabil-
fly of his recovery. When the news of
his safety reached the city there was
n good deal of excitement and Il gem
eral feeling of rejoicing. as the escape
from death is looked upon as an un-
precedented occurrence in the history
of snowslides.
Saturday afternoon an 1alanche of
snow, logs and rocks fell upon the Rio
Grande Southern station of Ophir and
demolished the depot and eight freight
cars standing on the siding. The sta
tion agent and his wife were eating
dinner at the time. and although the
building was carried down the noun
tain side and crushed into n shapeless
mass. neither was injured.
Charles Sweeney, Il miner who
worked in the Woody district near As
pen, was caught in a slide on Friday
afternoon and instantly killed.
In II snow slide at Pitkin. Martin
MeHtieN- IL miner. WIS kllleI ana sew
erll others We're injured, early yester-
day morning. No other fatalities were
reported yesterday.
special from Breckenridge last
night says: Word has just been re-
ceived here of a fatal snowslide in the
MonteZuma district, by which it s be-
lievcd that William Conway and elev-
en- jacks have perished. Mr. Conway
left Dillon on Friday morning with his
jack train to pack down ore from the
Campbell X Graham lease on the At
lantic mine on Collier mountain. which
is owned by Captain Sampson Ware of
Denver AS he did not return. his
friends became anxious and sent out n
party to hunt for him. Word was sent
in that Mr.. Conway and his jack train
had been overwhelmed by snow slide
and Il party of eight men went out to
attempt to rescue him. The district
where the accident occurred is about
fourteen miles from Dillon and CON
tains but few people Mt this season of
the year, and it is hardly probable that
Conway will be found alive About
thirty men are ut work digging in the
slide.