The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-28
HANGED, BUT STILL LIVES.
WILLIAM EASTMAN. 4 FRONTIER
ADNENTURER. TELLS HIS
EXPERIENCE.
Was Cut Down by Friend--Mc est
@rncr'S story OF Al Daring Compnn-
ions Exploits in he MiIds OF
Arizona Long Ago.

'"'9 a unique ana PIC
luItsQue character was seen In a hotel
reading room here this evcuins-a man an
pareutly about e. or IN ,..,,s
ran and ,.,,,..,.t..
'''' WI" "ed'"e' -o'' st "
race ana sfl41'y gray beard. He Wore an
entire suit of bucksdiu. and from the col
Tar of the coat hung thros n,fts Of l,,e
yyirv hair that Io,t.., M. .-.,..
INV P0i ''''9 vi d
'''''e '' ''''' ou' "hlca were IN
realty the scalp locks of lndiaus-trophios
of the valor and bravery of tb, man whose
coat lhev ado~n.d Tho r,.,,, ma, U-n.,,,,,
t-as,r,.,, ,.,,, ,,..
,'''''' VIM was a. one blhe res.deH'
o. New York bul the greater portion of
whose life has been spent on the 'front.'
Ter.
Mr. t,,..,,,,,, T..
'''''' - ''i0 ~ '"e i9" me" WIN
mas experienced The sensation of being
hanged, and lived To describe hih feelings,
and il vas for the pnrposa of psi,inq an
aeeo,,n, .,f lis .,..,.,,..,,,... No., 80. i.....
'"'' %"
we" WIN nun was sought. In response To
a question, Mr.. Eastman said.
"I have inst Finished Of, ovt,,,1,l ,..,i.
with rrlaiilss in mo Ia. : a,,1 an, ,,,,,,. ~,
INV WAY 10 Cbi,oo, u,nor.. + b,,,a' rl,,ti,.a.
whom nranis,I 81 VA nm nv. ,,s,,,rn -
the Wcst This il tho 6rst i'm ,h,t +
have, b.fn FAST ~. seo, am of ,,,, r,l3
.r*,es on Oh friends since Nv, y.tnto, Of
1250-5I I was scarcet, mona man , ho,.
tha, but very lar,,, ana ,,,,s,,,}a, Cor, M.
ace. causbt m. Western gold fever
when il was NJ .i,s biqbt and VIII , com
many, of r,os,,e,t,,,s I et,,t.,,1 ~, ,l,.. -,,i,
Of tx, far rho coae, ana f,, ,,,,,. ,,.rs
led a VIVA and ad,.ent,,rous no
81 was to-io. ma. c,,,iv. t,. tr.,i,,,
but p,n,ga5 10 ss,,r, ,,a s,,.,,,a 80.
however re,efvine wounds maj came near
rnal,ins on aroal ~ ,,,o ara no .,.,,.. ~
,,.5irh r,ilI c,,,,.,- ~, ,,,,, 60, nm
when I,,I, al l,.. ,-,,,,,l,s ,,,t l,.,,,,,,,,t
Inc collar If NV go ,Iu-s,.s fc,l a
sa,7se of e,,,,,, s,,ief,.,{-,, a. .t ,h-,,lt,.
mar bad7,. as NJ r,7 .1l,.t,s t-,,,,.l e.,
o,,,t WINE. t,,,,,, ,i,,,. No., 49,, -
v-,ra human If.
orb. ,l1s.,e, an ,tat .,.,. ,,,l ,,.
ever VS. ma. ,.Ls, ts l,,,o,.,, a., e,,.,,,i
val}e, a small ,o,,,, IN Want oo,,,,t,,
Arf7ona bad -, nm ,,,,,, -. ~,
,-il,oeo oe F2nrnt t,,,,,b is non, l,,.,tl., IA,
C,ooly co,,rtv Oreo-,,, ana v.t,fio No., f,l
in u.itb a MAJ, ,,,,,,,5 pol,.rt y,.tls,,, ,,.l,,
had neon a ,,ossoI hro5e,. in Nh, Wi,
b,t ,yhosa t,fo ta1 -, a,,t,ttt',., a.,
far,it,. t-,,,h,.s ,,a ,,-L, bal ~,
into the then wild and uacSless West TO
seek on the plains and in che mountains
rehet from so keen mental distress that
he once remarked TO me that ii would
nave driven him insane had he remained
where old associations could have kept
addlhS fuel 10 me herce nre OF Jealousy
haired and revenge that seemed to be
literally consuming him.
Il liked the man from the first He was
in trouble, and my heart went out 20 him
lie and | became firm friends, and were
close companions for years. He had be
come typical plainsman, rough of eX
terror, but a genial whole-souled fellow.
who lived in his saddle by day and rolled
himself up in his blanket at night and
slept on the plains or in the mountains
wherever darkness overlook him.
There was only one trouble with him.
He used to get The blues once in Il while,
and when he did he would give himself
up absolutely TO a week or Two or de
bauchery. When he sobered up he would
be ashamed of himself and would swear
that he would never again touch another
drop; but his good resolutions We're of no