The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-13
A GALLANT RESCUE
FERROUS POSITION OF EDWINs
AND HoUoH
CHAS. WALTON'S DARING CLIMB
Took Edwins on His Back and Crossed
Precipices and impossible
Lodges

AVALON, Aug. 12-Two young men
named Elmer Edwins and John Hough
had an experience that they will not soon
forget They lost themselves on the noun
tains from early morn till late at night and
almost famished for food and water. John
Hough reached Avalon late last night. The
two young men started out before the sun
yesterday morning to go goat hunting. At
ter tramp Of several hours over the hills
IN the district between Avalon and Seal
Rocks they reached a cliff, but by this
time they had lost their bearings and had
little idea where they were. In trying to
go down the cliff to reach the water so
that they would have something to guide
them to Avalon, Elmer Edwins, who was
In the lead reached spot where It looked
like suicide to go further. Edwins could
neither go forward nor turn back, and
there he remained till late yesterday af-
ternoon. Charles Walton and Ray Thomas,
returning from Seal Rocks, and hearing
some one calling. looked all around. but
could see no one. They had Just started
to come on in when the call was repeated.
At the same time Edwins was discovered
In his perilous position. Without thought
OF self or accidents, young Walton started
to go to the mans assistance. Up cliff
over three hundrde feet in height he scaled
and across precipices, at times having no
rest for his feet beyond a slight shelf three
or four inches wide. When Edwins was
reached the hard part Of the task was still
before him. Across hundred and fifty
feet of imminent danger young Walton
carried Edwins on his back over preci-
pices which seemed impossible. At last
when the rescuer and the rescued had
reached place about sixty or seventy feet
above the water they had to stop. Ed
wins was so weak and almost senseless
from his terrible experience that he was
totally unable to help himself By thiS
time the sea was dotted with boats and
shouts of encouragement were sent up.
Leaving Edwins in the safest place to be
found, Walton returned to the ground to
get water to assuage the terrible thirst that
had taken possession Of Edwins. When
Walton reached the ground he sent a
launch that was there back to Avalon for
picks and a rope. These articles were soon
secured and then came the worst part of
the daring rescue Making the rope fast
around Edwins and going up little higher
to get a purchase for his rope. the difficult
task Of lowering Edwins to the ground was
begun. Hotson, the owner Of the putting
Pig" went to Walton's assistance and with
one man to guide his footsteps and an
other at the rope in case of slip THE
ground was safely reached. All this time
Walton was high up on the top of the cliff.
It was thought best to take Edwins to
Avalon Immediately so that he could re-
ceive doctors attention. While the launch
was gone with him Hough got UP and yell
ing something to the watchers below,
started off. All shouts to him to remain
where he was were in vain and when the
launch did return there was not enough
rope to make the ascent to the top Of the
cliff. 1t was thought that possibly Hough
might have discovered the way to Avalon
by watching the direction that the launch
took and had started to walk in. AS the
hours went by and he did not put in an ap-
pearance a searching party was organized
to start out early this morning in case he
did not come in during the night. At about
II o'clock Hough appeared walking down
the trail back of the Geuneu cottage, and
soon was being taken care of by the doctor.
This morning the young men, weak from
their horrible experience, but fast regain
ing their strength, form a center of inter-
est.
Record Beaten Again
The worlds record for heavyweight rod
and reel fishing has again been smashed
into small bits. DR.. H. H. Pejase was the
fortunate man and Jim Gardner was the
boatman. The fish was hooked Just the
other side of the fence and took an hour
and five minutes to bring to gaff. When
he was weighed al Avalon his weight was
S74 pounds. The fight that he put up was
something marvellous and a masterpiece
of reel work. The fish was sulker and
when he planted his immense weight on
the bottom and there was only the thin
21-line to raise him with 1t looked as though
he would be lost.
The fiagpole in front Of the pavilion now
flies a new American flag. During the
past winter some one cut the halliards and
pulled them out and when the Banning
company wanted to put up a flag there was
nothing for 1t but to reef new halliards.
Several men tried 1t and failed in the at
tempt. and at last sailor from the yacht
Restless said that he could put the rope
through. Quickly rigging boatswain's
chair, he swarmed up the pole without the
slightest difficulty, and as soon as the hall
iiards were in the hat was passed and
tidy little collection taken up for him.
At the Hotels
Metropole-Charles B. Williams, Boston:
N. E. Keller, Cincinnati; Burkhardt H.
Browning, Milwaukee,; 8. Sinton and wife.
Richmond; Mrs. L. Brown, Santa Monica:
Miss M. r. Johnston, Pittsburg; H. F.
Norcross, Coronado: Mr.. ]. w. Tourney
and wife, Tucson; NJ. Goodfellow, Con-
gress; E. H. Wilkes, San Francisco; C. o.
williams, South Africa; ]. C. Watson,
Watson, Cal. J. A. Ewing, New York:
George e. Jack, Ell Paso; Mrs. P. L. Swain,
Mrs. N. Mccartney, H. c. Bissell, Mrs. F.
B. Ormstoak, A. ]. Salisbury. E. s. Row.
ley, Miss Grace Rowley. Mrs. W. Sheldon.
Miss Sheldon, 8. H. Landt, c. d. Walker.
II. G. Walker, Mrs. c. P. Bates, Miss s.
Bates, Mrs. c. p. Park, p. l.. Swain and
wife, Los Angeles.
Island Villa-R. J. Keron and wife, Lons'
Beach; =. s. Baitger San Pedro, e. Zahn.
Miss r. George. D. F. George and wife, c.
F. Taggart, J. E. Park, r. W. Park, Mrs.
x. II. Coneer. Mr.. Tweed and wife, c. s.
Hoy and wife. V. r. Humblee and wife, e.
"A. Henderson. George T. Wooley, Los
Angeles.
Grand vtew-D. H. valzen and wife, San
Francisco: 8. s. Wood, Orange; c. W.
Wilson. Pasadena; F. F. Ambrose. A. A.
Dinsmore. F. Stillson. c. F. Steele. Los