The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-18

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e 80 s,,v teens OF interest tSat uIsxas
han before the steamer came Hesa1
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90 T,r Tof-~say rsornsnx II. =. Tucker
e Trov. y. T.. J. r. Powell. o. ne~ 1DsA
sssv ara Gecrws Il. Reed q b9at9zi. 81
sa from hsre FOR the neao@ 49, q =. =. -
go ~~ee< 1osns tsensy nsiies away. TO o
&c e5es~ns n vsa rasSsag xhan fhsy
1900 SRI rrsxfng colder. ard ne fFaaAz
80. resstnw verse every nSslF- Atter
sx.-.ss~~ atgsus seven mics Reed sprsiss-
80 - iez ara. fading that he would D
u-ab1s 10 raaxs taa trip. eft ias party afaa
safe his way hack - town
Tueks. ard pcwsu proceeded 90 1nsr
vay and reached MslleTs eaolh- - -
mouth Of Hoosiss crsek sHa spsse az
-.lgnt there. Thay were wet thrcusn. and
- ssaye uas 10 ssoye II IRE cabin. they
sysss saerselvez as pest they c9nid before
e r,s-z sy~ AZ tho door Of ne eablu- ri
dav rnoralax they started for tAe neAa-
waters Of Roosier creek. They leff fnesr
tIankess. ani al their foci except barely
enough for one dag. having beer toid tf.ak
rhey could make TIE trip and get oaeA 20
sfiIfsrss cabin By evening. The cold rain
-.s.s.srs,sfs al azv. .sse creek became very
rruef. swoilen. and travelling ~ the Enien.
vadsrg through the icy waters o. ihs
e-e@k and laundering through the sEafnps
ard hras@a vas 4 terrible uGderiaklssSs
~zpeessgiy for men without experience n
me country. ard without kDo@iedEe 81
she conditions. The no finally made tnstr
way 10 the hsaawaters % the creek ard
staket their claims. bat b. that tine Z
Was night. and they knew ~ would be ~
ferIy iupossiDie TO make their way BACK
through the darkness.
When they started II the morning Tuck
sr had bis days provisions ~ his hand
leraBias and be lost them while waainz
across the creek ard al they bad iefs
vvas four hardsacka and a piece Of choco-
Late 10 divide between them. mort OF
which shsy had eaten during The day
Tnsza two exhausted men had terri
bic night 10 facs In that wild guica, with
sae colo rain pouring steadily down on
shsm, without food. gffhout shelter. Eitn-
ctit blankets or covering or any Kind .x-
cep. their soaked, aalf-frozen clothes.
About O'Clock la the morning tao rain
turned 20 snow and hy dawn he ground
was white. Tucker slept a little through
pure exhaustion. but Powell vas awake
ill night. A. soon as llght came the lat
ter urged Tucker 10 start down the creek
before the snow got 10 deep as 70 make
walking impossible. Tucker made a be-
-oie siTnrt 70 respond 20 PDweiFs appeal.
faf after proceeding Httie way his knees
awe cut and he fell. Powell put him or
bis fees and they started again. Powell
assisting atm. bat Tnckers strength was
all gone and he fell again. and again and
finally ecuif 90 no further. and ne grew
dfHr.ous aaf finally became unconscious.
Powell. after doing everything IN hts
power 90 get Tucker down the creek to
sheier, found thar 10 was impossible, and
about 7 o'clock. seeing that the only
chance 10 save fuckers life was 90 get
assistance. he placed him In IA comfort
able position as possible and started
down the creek. shouting for assistance
and firing his revolver 10 attract att@n-
ton. His hope was 10 find n party of
friends who had talked Of coming up
Hcosier creek that day Saturday. He
was successful in hts quest after some
hours. aud one Of the party Immediately
started hack with Powell 20 find Tucker.
They carried food with them, They
reached Tucker about clock u. m. but
they were too late. They found the poor
fellow dead
Marking the spot. they came down the
creek to Miiler's cabin where Powell
rested that night and made his way hack
TO this place yesterday reaching hero
about y. IN.
An indian brought In the news yestsr-
day morning and rescue party OF miners
Immediately started out, taking DR. side
botham. doctor who has located here
with them. II was rumored that Powell
was In very precarious state. and they
hoped AZ least 20 save him. Fortunately.
however, the rumor was an exaggerated
one, and ne Is coming round all right
though bis face plainly shows the effects
OF his terrible experience He takes tho
death OF his companion very much 10
heart, but he has the satisfaction of
knowing that he did everything that a
man could DO 20 save him. The rescue
party buried Tucker where he died. as n
was impossible 10 bring hls body I'm while
the tran Il In its present condition.
Mr. Tucker graduated from Vale In ISsi
nnd Capt. Ballet knew him there. his
home was az Troy. n. v. ana bls father
- The editor OF the Troy Press NJ
Powell Is also Yale graduate.
This sad accident does not moan tha,
nan cannot travel safely IN this conn
Try. For while going about through the
kniches is very araaans and fatls1iing 4,
is not dangerous provided one eoas rrs-
pared. and exercises the care that 4 mn
cent maa would In any other upaertat.
s. ihs trouble In this ease was that
icy mlscaiculated the distance that they
could travel IN 3 day, and went u,,srly
nnprepared 10 spend a nlght IN The rno,,r,,.
ANS Even then they would undo,btea.
severe storm. '"' 'i''
me small steamer St. Miebaal which
was purchased ~ 81 Niehae; hv stvt,
9, the passengers who came up an ne
'iessiand, has arrived here. she brofirh,
up thifty Tons OF supplies Co. the owners
p1ft OF which Viii be unlaade,g here
An attenn' viii ho made n rr' an, best
49, 'ne "a'ance OF the supplies 20 nav-.
''' GEORGE n PRESTON.