The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-06
THAT BIRD ON AN AVALANCHE.
The Survivor Tells of His Frightful
Descent of Pixies Peak.
From the Colorado sprInge Gazette.

From the Colorado Springs Gazette.
Joe Bradley, miner and prospector of
Cripple Creek. was brought into the city
from Cascade yesterday in haf-frozen
condition, after undergoing a series of
hardships and accidents on Pixies Peak
in which he nearly lost his life He was
caught in a snowslide. or avalanche, to-
gether with a companion whose name he
docs not know and was carried down the
mountain side n the rate of fifty miles an
hour until he was hurled against a large
stump. Crippled, severely bruised and near
~ frozen, he remained unconscious tor sew
eral hours, and was finally rescued by a
prospectOr who lives in a cabin on the
mountain side. Bradley's companion could
not be found after the fearful plunge and
il is thought that he has persisted.
Lying in his bed with hands and feet
bandaged. Bradley told the story of his
awful experiences while endeavorng to
reach this city from Cripple Greek by way
of Pixies Peak
Il started out from Cripple Creek for
Colorado Springs last Friday noon" said
bradley, land as l had some business at
the Stricken tunnel l thought l would
climb over Pixies Peak and then walk
down the g road into Manitou. At Gil
lett l met 4 man whose name / do not
know, and as he said he wanted to secure
work a Lake Moraine I invited him TO
accompany me on my journey. The day
was a beautiful one and l did not antici-
pate any trouble.
We climbed the Peak from Gilett. and
experienced no difficulty in reaching the
western end of the Stricken tunnel. We
then climbed on nearly to the summit,
but as we did not know the trail and the
snow was so deep we wandered away from
it. We climbed to the top of an eminence
and were discussing the best way 10 pro-
coed, when suddenly 1t seemed as if the
entire side of the mountain was falling.
We realized that a snowslide had occur
red and we were caught by it, but we
could do nothing. l lost sight of my part
ner in the binding snow, and though it
must have been very short time before
l struck the big stump, yet it seemed an
age,
THE avalanche shot down the mountain
side at terrific rate of speed, and when
| struck l lost consciousness. When l
reganed my senses which must have been
several hours LATER 1 saw small cabin
short distance away, and started toward
it, l found that l could not walk. but
managed to crawl to it and summon as
sistance.
II was taken in the cabin, bruised
bleeding and half frozen. l must have
lost gallon of hood by a hemorrhage,
and was too weak to walk. l remained in
the cabin all day Saturday and was kind
~ treated and cared for by the prospect
or who searched faithfully for my COM
panion, but his body must have been
buried under the mass of snow as no trace
of him could be found.
'"rhe prospector went to Gillett for as
sistance, and returned with Mr. Fred
Harding, the marshal of that place They
started with me Sunday morning for Cas-
cade, and there l found DR.. White. who
brought me to this city.
81 suffered terribly from the biting cold.
and thought that l could never reach the
prospector's cabin after l reganed con-
seriousness. AT one time l prayed that 1
might die"
Bradley talked at random and seemed
like one whose mind was affected by the
sufferings which he had evidently under
gone. His hands were swollen and his
ears and toes were entirely devoid of feel
ing. Dr. White says he will recover, but
he may lose some of his members