The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

Spokane. April zt.-AsN Enslshasdt,
IabofeE on the road. All h the eAmp al
BIS time Of the slide, eame 70 Spokane
Iast svening. lie says:
n Twelve men we're SsEklRs al point
bust on the Canadian side % Eha bound
aFy. Alag the T0ad NhsFe Il had been
Weak@hEd ~ the mos and Eains- Fccol-
Ieet the names o. Ira Summers and
Geargp hieS. Who NeEr brought 10 lhe
hospital ~ Spokane. and Joan Clara.
frank Clara and ehaffss otasa. the fore
fnaH The aye 6ghSFs ! IA not know. as
btagtsd % last Tuesday.
We NeaI 70 hsd last nishr h<tWgen .
nhd > o'eso-k II aaA raining heavily,
fhts aaaEhtng afA9us IN ! Nss aNaksned
NJ mrh FuahinK haFgisflY fsom the lstl-
RoHsasoay yelled Get oag u there. ana
! iamped FROM the tent 4n1 saS men faa-
ninE In dinrssag dlFeest9as. beard
I0and as u the uind had Increased 70
RalS. I sa~ 6Ds nasn. Jehm EtaEk. gan'
Hing down t@s railroad track 20 It's
&0alh and when ! yrArari him he aid
|hese SAs q lanAsslde coming We had
FHn ahout le0 ters shsa as heard Ias
RgheFs Y~tiins. We storped and ioaksd
howard The diFseilsa fESm WesaeS sAx
H0und ranar. There Saa an Inalastacg
|lshi and astef es HAD gans back NaS
Nc foaRd George Hive. Who had bewa
tNFstsa doSn abgBt ~ fest lie had
"fAMkFAt WAAA VN AttA w Va NAFtAN"A%a ~
hard mote eFt~s snd titre sSid us 20 SO
IL she rescue. IL uzs loo daFk 10 tsAks
BOZ cay abSag. nc had no clothes oa ~.
b. rata EAs r9susaE @SEn and theEr ass
NsnEpr % anoShsF siE&s. and Ws @sFw
RffAtd ~ venture 10 ths sfses tns4sad nc
tsat so aa~taln stns dasiss0e d9Hn
DE tfark. ubSFe fhsss sets Faitfo4d
8ands and tFrSEh; r4bosse, ClAsa aHd
1lirc stayed ~ tbs saNniili snd ] ueal
hAsk alone 10 tho slsdss ! heard tbr ifi'
Ffspnsd tnsa yrltiag aFasn. aAd ! HaN
|nen coming uith llshts fFgm abe nnFth.
f1iHrra had e9sae aeWn @frn VaFy hs@Ed
ne Bsssr. and uurs l1iasd - people from
h. sauth Gfons Ihp Faalsuaa calspose. At
~ srtstal mlHusss' search thry ts1nd
It.o man who uas efYsaE eaL X Was ms
artaar .A,bsTt HamHrFs. and he ~as
&arled in inua 10 ats ksssss Tgs iasa
efr hoidtas hts legs also in sstch tAah'
b that u Was inf,asssiiie for hint 10 y
eleAse1 without considerable All. bf
|fowH cd nc ihia sftesnE thst his
HouidsF Was assleca .asl and be Uas IA
fsd IN th4 hip znd AAee. TITS faer ana
siy arr ladiy bruised - thc toCks sa1
vsh Hunsmeta had cid ahsgl % fees.
rAs daYSiEht sama on tbs fyli rNigss 81
) slsiS geaid BE- seen. II came from =
apunsaln side about mile above thr
.4nrk n was the width Of t~s rails
RnRth and u Wppt rtu the ranFam ~
Ia b~isW. tahins ne gsusp Wtih " ana
|sryIHE all the supplies Apparently thr
No Was fsosn one 10 SIX sest deep In
.enas tress ard bagtsefa HAD h4sn car
Ii past Tho track In no ressailess ava
Mnrhs. for u ,eessaed CVsfYghlnE ~ 10
1--WE begun a search fof ghs o,hefs. one
&an vas found dead IN hts bunk. about
y OF y feet from where J, had stood Sbsn
~ went 20 sleep IN y. Hss meek aPiFAtse
81 be brahpn and hts face Was cpnzld.
fably rui UP aid rot hubw him. Hr
8Eas not buflrd end must have been
ttuck ~ a hapidsr or Limb OF tree.
Fhr next man We dis ssvsfsd vas buried
&hout = feet from hN usfh. The body
eas located By hand prpaTuaanR from
nc mud and gravel Ifa must have been
kahty aisagured. The f3TeHsan and three
Rthsrs were ailli M sslnE and no one
kould tnd trace Of then. TLey must haNf
krsp hurried under the slide. Frank CLARK
has saved Just ~ ! was lie heard ihe
tiids coming and ran ~ fhst a. he could
nowp the track ThsFe was an engine
mi rat,oSsr at the a1wmlil and the In.
4ured men were taksn to the river. !
hCnt with them 20 NofthpoTt ana was
brought on TO Spokane.
.aThs cock had a miraculous escape. lie
las sleeping IN the dining tens when the
hide came. II swept away all inc othet
properly aud caught corner OF the eln-
|nE table. but the cook. fortunately, was
Do the far side and was not touched
DO not know his name.
Every man except he cock lost MS
bedding, his money and his clothes. some
hf them their lives. I was out In the rain
Tor two hours with rOihinE ON but my
.sndercloshes. and all the rest who 60
faped were In the sane condition. AZ the
eamp I got partially ftted up with rub
Der boots, a cap and a coat aud that " az
have In the world. ! lost IN money JIG
ibert Summers lost bgtween 80 and
1co. FRANC Clark lost his money also
Two Iiadtea Feand.
Roasland. h. g.. April s2.-Out OF th'
sisht men IN one tent. four escaped. on
8crlauaIy injured was taken 10 Nerthport
Fwa bodies have reached RoHsland-on'
Aamed King, the other Charles oleson
Foreman OF the job. They Ncr found u
About two feet OF mud 20 feet away from
she site Of The camp. OleHon was founs
binder a log close 10 King. with his skull
inken clean on. lie was recognized By
Bis brother by scar under his chin, oi
King q larne wad OF bills was found.
Inducements Quashed.
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