The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-15

Three Boys Climb the CIiGs and Are Overtaken
b, Nisht q. 900 Feet In the Air.

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T~ASNERsvILLE, y. Y. Aug. 14.-Three daring
boys. Walter Arden. living in Cincinnati. and
Frank and Willie RenwiCk of New York, who
were spending their vacations with some rela-
tives near East Jewett, had an adventure on
Round Top Mountain which they will not care
to repeat in the near future. The summit OF
Round Top Is a corona Of almost perpendicular
cliffs, in some places over a hundred feet in
height, and for which the mountain is indebted
for its name. Without exception II is the most
difficult mountain in the entire Catskill range
to scale, and tourists seldom undertake the
ascent. both on account OF the toll it requires
and the extreme danger Of falling. both ascend
ing and descending.
The boys had been heard to speak several
times OF attempting the ascent OF Round Top.
but had been dissuaded from doing 30 and
warned OF the danger. On Thursday morning
last they started of for a tramp, telling the
people where they were stopping that they were
going to Hunter. When nightfall came and the
boys had not returned much alarm was felt for
their safety, and when morning broke their
friends were about to begin search for them just
as the boys appeared with tear-stained faces,
their clothing In ~tatters. and their flesh covered
among the rocks. With tears flowing from their
eyes they told IA tale OF suffering and a night OF
tcTTOr on lNc peak OF ItOuuu Top, WDGr6 tley de-
clared'they had spent the night.
After they had started for Hunter one OF them
had PROPOSED that they give up the trip and
about ] +. H., and toiIed up ot tEe monnt ain'h for a. a
good part OF the afternoon. sometimes picking
~orifices OF the rock, arriving at the summit at
about 5 o'clock. They then discovered that they
had no water with them, and, instead OF return
Ing down he mountain side while it was still
light. they began a search for water, but found
n9ns, .O Mhen nth thGE de5eTmipf si to rsiTsce their
mountain where they had come up was
shrouded in deep, shadow. and TO attempt TO
footing and DO dashed to fragments on the
crags hundreds OF feet below. They were pris.
SS% n%ss& Hs on ' the t%o ssanso an boy wh %aI ihis A tr@sh
and Willie Rsnwick. tired and hungry and
bruised Sc s sy tn SIcE climb; they sat- doTn and cried;
years OF age, began TO, gather brush and called
the other boys to help him, telling them that
only keep them warm, but would keen OF the
gnats, and perhaps II any one WAS looking for
them they would And them by The hro. With
the light which remained they gathered a pile
OF brush and started a fire, which they kept 90.
ing until morning. The two younger boys finally
went TO sleep on some pine boughs. while Frank
fod tho DIRE.
Just before midnight they were awakened by
SIslins; Ike Ike balls of ir sAs out Of the hM0 d slI ( syss
was some wild animal. the owner OF the terri.
BILE eyes then broke through the brush and re-
treated, but Kept up US wierd cries. which they
Thoughts of bears, mountain lions, and panthers
oiled the boys minds as they huddled together
near the hre, and there was no moro sleep for
them. Every noise OF the wind soughing through
the brush hlled them with terror. Every time
see those terrible eyes staring at them. Just be.
fore dsybreak u cold, wet fog, probably a rain
, laden cloud. settled down over the mountain,
skin, and chilling them to the bone.
At about z o'clock the fog lifted and the sun
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ley below them with golden brightness. The
boys said they forgot their terrible plight for a
Hudson River curled like a silver ribbon three
thousand feet below them. while the Overlook
and KAaterskill Mountain houses, hundreds OF
a hundred mountain peaks were tinged with ali
tho beautiful colors Vt the rainbow. The boys
but fastened down the mountain and on toward
home, several miles away. They had a number
Of falls. tore their clothing on sharp rockI