The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

vfk II a terrific storm on
RSN Mount Tacoma re-
W 49, Gently, and they
s'S44lLKb broke the record
IT. for the length Of
time spent In leo
caves and snow
nho,. a. banks. three miles
nv A.. sea They were hemmed In
'ne heaviest flannels .'',.,.' -.
anu wraps they woula 800 u.s. =.
Mitchell NJ ~, IN hoars. Mrs. J.
lea, u.t.a.,- 'os'e Query and
Jean MeFarland were the wo,
broke the high summer reslsef ~
ora. they were accOmpanledNby y
Mitchel and Sergeant Han. thl latter
being resident OF Puyallup. Their
imprisonment caused their friends tho
greatest anxiety. but nothing could be-
lone 10 assist them until after the
storm. which broke into a hurricane
Just ~ they reached the summit Of tho
mountain. had subsidized hut until the
storm finally aid subsIde the two
things that kept soul and body together
On the mountain were the Juice OF
few prunes and the little warmth that
came up through the core Of the great
pile To- the form OF steam. some of m.
prunes we're taken with the mitchell
party and some OF them we're found
there. having been left by the Mara.
mas. The steam Is always thoro
smelling OF sulphur and birthstone ana
reminding those who enjoy lts warmth
that Mount Tacoma was once upop
time nothing more than a huge SMOKE.
stack three miles high. When an.
Mitchell party started Tor their event.
ful trip the sky vas clear and not an.
90 they we're well up were there sps
Indications Of the approaching storm
70 was then too late Tor the part, /.
retreat All the climbers could do a,
10 press ON and on until they reached
he summit exhausted Once over H.
rim OF the great crater the mountsi,.
feu hurried on 10 the lee caves uhsr
the steam ooEes up from the lnterlo, !,
the earth The sun was sinking To-.
and darkness was coming on. but N.
climbers had little fear They espert.
"a the storm 10 pass before moran,
aud then they would descend Ia ,sis.
a. They huddled together about
large opening where the steam came us
from below with considerable fore,
There too they chattod and made mer.
o. A iee prunes wor, half cooked
over ihe steam. and lev hari.ast
crackers we're sofienCi hy holding
them where the steam would zach
them
This hill 20 fare vas unchanged Our.
inc their stay 0n the mountain. which
lasted three nights and four days ne.
fore he last day everything bad been
dovoured and they were nearly dead
when they escaped from their icy prls.
co.. on the second day the norr
creased ln violence Than
the rim of the crater ul ~ hen
Of sesing n h vas not = ne 49,
90 escape by crawilnf 80 The
20 ths mountain ~ that y
force of the wind ?, - a. a
rolled their todios 1ai|r y
ffte an many sirlrf 80 81
ar began 10 SO. -. 49,
TN da' s'e'l ,ar,y had
Il haf 'ack ~ .sA d. steam.
n the q 80 turnld
come NOW - steam ~
ana when ni Nc h
away from thurf IA ~
moisture iux tod
Their eveulua. 10 tak1 -
o. huge rae greAi ", ,,,rr,s.
snapped n la1 time ~ l' ,nuud
oned mou .,sra turnso a 'Sv Ia
Hynrer one slae rsA0' N.
sna~ 1 ,'@s Fros, ready 70
o ' i. ~, limbs Nv.
.llns mr. mn IN ne third az ~.
's'ins 10y as1 ~ N me rim Of W"
crater isa about. ~ u,.,n. but
h,d lee, ihs Of the monh's ,eyels.
a. u,. ras,pr on she love- ,..,,round.
Sosn,ns -. seen q the ss'' Mount
NO. ssa, me TOYS OF Hood.
US aver. Mount ~. ed TO
ma VIA, appear on
'" oon,d Ne seen. ,,v,,y
~ e. nlng Of new W .eramele I
ia. " decided y, ,S.so,,sh the 7
h!nr An side. aphOS,een esn
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