The Meeker herald., 1897-02-27
SAVED BY A MIRACLE.
OUT FROM A SNOW SLIDE AFTER
FIFTEEN HOURS.
}. z Bell. the Oa-.. Mall Carrier Diss Aas
Way Oat Uaaided-snow siidss In Other
Bscttons of Colorado.

Denver, Feb. PA special dispatch
from Ouray to the Republican says: A
mail carrier. ]. f. 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.
urtlay morning about 3 O'Clock and
managed to work his way three miles
this way to the toll road keepers house
Mt Bear Creek Falls. He WAS seen DJ
the toll keeper, Harvey Lewis. making
signs Of distress when within a 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 towaru
1t. The water was in ditch and FUR
nished air. otherwise he would have
suffocated. The parties who were dig
ging for him came within ten feet
Some .of his toes were frozen and
slight cash was made on his neck by
a 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 ana
he was given up for dead.
The physician in attendance and Oth-
erS brought him down to his home this
afternoon, and there Is every prObabil.
ity Of his recovery. When the news OF
his safety reached the city there was
a good deal Of excitement and a gen.
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 avalanche OF
snow. logs and rocks fell upon the Rio
Grande Southern station Of Ophdr and
demolished the depot and eight freight
cars standing on the siding. The sta
ton agent and his wife were eating
dinner at the time, and although the
building was carried down the noun
tain side and crushed into shapeless
mass, neither was injured.
Charles Sweeney, miner who
worked In the Woody district. near As
pen, was caught in a slide on Friday
afternoon and instantly killed.
In a snow slide at Pitkin. Martin
Mentley, a miner. was killed and sew
eral others were injured. early yester-
day morning. No other fatalities were
reported yesterday.
A special from Breckenridge last
night says: Word has Just been. re-
ceived here of fatal snOwslide in the
MOntezuma district. by which ii is be-
lieved 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 & Graham lease on the At
lantic mine on Collier mountain. which
Ia owned by Captain Sampson Ware of
Denver. As he did not return, his
friends became anxious and sent out a
party to hunt for him. Word was sent
in that Mr.. Conway and his Jack train
had been overwhelmed by snow slide
and 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 at this season of
the year. and It is hardly probable that
Conway will be found alive. About
thirty men are at work digging in the
slide.