The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-14
CARRIED A CORPSE rs MILES.
Singular Experience Of Moose Hunters
in the Canadian EuSh.

Singular Experience Of Moose Hunters
in the Canadian Bush.
George NJ. Sim has just returned to
Montreal, after short business trip to
the Temiscamiugue district in Canada,
during which he had a thrilling ex-
perience, never to be forgotten. It
was in connection with the accidental
killing of Mr.. Edward Miner a wealthy
manufacturer of Kingsville, Ontario,
highly respected in Montreal and
throughout Canada, and the champion
pigeon shot of the Dominion.
Mr.. Miner, his brother and Mr..
Bennett Squire of Windsor, Ontario,
set out on hunting trip, and were
soon buried in the woods thirty miles
from Temiscamingue. Mr.. Squire
fired at fine moose, wounding it, and
the enraged animal charged the
hunter, who attempted to fire second
time with his repeating rifle. Some
thing was wrong, however, and the
weapon did not go of. Seeing the
danger of his friend, MI. Miner
stepped forward, and and was in the
act OF raising his rifle to fire at the
beast when Mr.. Sqlire's gun went of,
the ball passing directly through Mr..
Miners head, killing him instantly.
The brother and unhappy friend
bec9ne crazed with grief. They we're
thirty miles from the nearest railway
station. and there was absolutely no
means whatever of conveying the
corpse thither except by carrying it.
For twenty-five miles they carried the
body through the terrible wilderness,
and finally, exhausted and half fam
Ished for want Of food. they reached
the track at small signal station,
seven miles from Temiscamingue sta
tion.
It was here that Mr.. Sim found
them. Utterly incapable OF making
anoGher move, the two gentlemen sank
to the ground, and with the body Of
friend and brother between them
awaited the coming Of assistance.
The circumstances were soon ex-
planned to AIr. Sim, and as quickly
aADSossible he secured handcart and
got the corpse and two men on board.
When they got to Temiscamingue 1t
was found that no trains were running,
so Mr.. Sim determined TO take the
party on the car all the way to
Ma;tawa, where the body could he
prepared for burial. Getting two
men to help him Mr.. Sim started ct
the lever, and the fearful journey Of
forty-one miles was commenced. MIR
Squire and Mr.. Miner were half be-
side themselves with grief, and it was
with the greatest difficulty that Mr.
Sim kept them suhiatly calm to
c>mpete the forty-one-mile run. A
haRhaacar is small for four men to ride
upon it, but when an extra man and a
corpses are added !: tie difficulty Of
pnapr apfYss tksiet.ss Is.4s bs imagined.
TFen, foo, tie horror of the ride was
heightened by the inky darkness Of
the night.
As daylight broke Mr., Sinn's efforts
increased, and his ha-S,s now show
tie strain to which they were SUBJ
jected. At last the little car passed O
farmhouse, another and another, and
soon the depot was reached. The
news quickly spread through Mattawa,
and while kind friends looked after
the suffering travellers the Odd Eel
lows took care of the body. 1t was
embalmed and sent to Kingsville for
burial. Mr.. Miner and Mr.. Squire
could not find words sufficient 10
thank Mr.. Sim for his goodness. He
was found at his Office but not in any
to good condition for work. When
asked about the matter he said: 81
have not much to say, I only did what
T thought to be my duty"