The Lamar register., 1897-02-27
SAVED BY A MIRACLE.
OUT FROM \ SNOW SLIDE AFTER
FIFTEEN HOURS.
). y Ben. the GA. Mad Carrier Dig. HI.
Way oat uasiasd-sno~ slidss In oth.r
ssrtiaa- Of Colorado,

Denver, Feb. "a special dispatch
from ouray to the Republican says: A
mail carrier. J. T., Bell. who was caught
10 the snOwsiide on the Riverside road
thrrc miles this side OF Iruntou Friday
forenoon. and hast night given up as
dead by everyone. dug himself out Sat.
uryiay morning about $ o'clock and
managed to work his way three miles
this way 20 the toll road keepers house
at Bear Greek Falls, He was seen by
the toll keeper, Harvey Lewis, making
signs Of distress when within half
mile OF the house, and he rushed to
bis assistance. When be realized he
was safe his strength gave way and
the keeper. Harvey Lewis, carried him
10 his toll house and leaving an assist
ant 70 care Tor him. ran down to this
city for physicians DR.. South and 9th.
crs Immediately fastened to the toll
bouse and everything possible was
done fOr his relief
lie lay uncpnScious under the snow
Tor nftreu hours and towards daylight
heard running water and dug toward
e. The water was 10 a ditch and fur.
nisked air. Otherwise he would have
sunoeated. The parties who were dig
Eing for him came within ten feet
from the top cf where he was lying.
SoEnc.of his toes were frozen and a
slight gash was mad. 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 c5ntinued after dark and
be was given up for dead.
The physician In attendance aud oth
e- brought him down % his home this
sfiernoon. and therc Is every probabil
It's % bis recovery. When the news OF
his safety reached the city there was
a good deal oS excitement aud a gen
sr1i feeling Of rejoicing. as the escape
from death Is looked upon as an un
prt-ss,ifntesi osy1srrcnce In the history
or suoWsiites
saturday afternoon an avalanche OF
SHOW, logs and rocks fen upon the Rio
GFande southern station Of Ophir and
demolished the depot and eight freight
cars standing on The siding. The sta
ttun agent and his wife were eatiug
dinner a. the time. and although tht
building was carried down the noun
tain side aud crushed Into shapcles'
mass neither was Injured
Charles sweeney. a miner wht
NpEAfHA u AAif W itAAN NAHNAAHA- AFAA -
pen, wss caught Ip slltle on Friday
afternoon and instantly Killed.
In q STOW slide at Piikin, Martin
Mcutley a miner, was killed and seY
eraI others were injured, early yester
day morning. No other fatalities wer'
reported yesterday.
A special from Breckenridge laSt
ulght says: Word has just been ~
c-lyed herc Of fatal sn0wslid' in th'
Nontczuma district. by which Il Is be
tiEyrd that William Conway and elev
en- Jacks have perished. Mr.. CONWAY
left Dillon on Friday morning with his
Jack train 10 pack down ore from th'
Campbell & Graham lease on the At
lantie mine on Collier mountain, which
Il owned By Captain sampson Ware o.
Denver. As be did not upturn, hi'
friends became anxious and sent out I
party 10 hunt for him. Word was sen
In that Mr.. Conway and his Jack train
had been overwhelmed by snow slide
and a party OF eight men went out tt
attempt 10 rpscue him The distric
where the accident occurred Is Rbou
fourteen miles from Dillon and con
tains hut few peoplc At this season o.
the year. and II Is hardly probable tina
Conway win BE- found alive. Ahou
thirty men are at work digging in tn
slide.