The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-23
on Az ALPINE PRECIPrCE.
Thrilling Rescue. Followed by
wedding In Philadelphia.

From the HnllAdtipula inquirer
An acquaintance begun under thrilling
circumstances eliminated IN the marriage
last "wednesday night OF Miss Adiie Mar
guerite Virgins AMI Robert Grant SIC
Gni. al the home 90 the brides mother.
Mrs A. Virgins. 81 North Seventeenth
street, IL was on snow-capped peak 81
the Alps. IN Switzerland that the colple
met
Two parties left Philadelphia last win
ter. unknown TO each other having for
their destination the Alps Miss Virgins
was IN one Of these parties. and McGill
was member OF the other.
one Sunday morning Robert McGilrs
party. which wef campei "a the edge OF
"a precipice found itself shori OF water.
The mon were "roughing H." IN true
mountain fashion. foraglng for themselves
This morning they drew lots to determine
who should go for the water with which
10 prepare their breakfast. The loo fell 10
McGm
Picking up a poll. he started on The
spring. @onie 5eo Yards distant. was reach
"a hy narrow path which stretched
away from the camp down the face OF
high prccipicc II was dangerous AZ an
times to traVcrss. and one needed 90 b.
sure of foot in places whore the snow
and Zee had hardened Il was extremely
slippery. and the man carrying the pail
found it difcuil to make his way.
lie reached the spring without mishap.
however and placing his pail beneath the
hit of rock from whi-h The water Of the
spring trlckled in clear. silver Stream.
hc turned 70 survey she magnificent seem
ory.
Tie was suddenly startled BY a swift.
scraplng sound. 4 few bits OF ice and
snow Ten about his head and shoulders.
ami the next Instant something dropped
through the afr and struck him a terrific
blow lie fe.l forward and slipped over
the edge OF the narrow path.
A. he felt himself falling he made
frantic EFFORT 60 turn TO grasp the edge
~ the rock His fingers closed upon the
stump Of the root OF a small evergreen.
aud there he hung Susp nded In midair.
A thousand feet below him WAS n iangie
Of rocks upcu which he would be dashed
70 death should he fall Instinctively he
shouted for help. but his cries were not
ausws cred.
As he hung thus he pecrcd over the edge
OF tho rock. and in 10 astoui shment at
the sight which met hts gaze he momen-
tarly forgot hls own awful situation.
Iuddlsd iu a heap. close TO the edge Of
the little path. with her white face toward
him. Law q beautiful girl n was this girl
who had fan fiom above him, and who
had knocked him from his ledge
The girl made an EFFORT TO rise and In
doing so ipped upon piece Of ice. and.
losing her balance pitched forward and
over the brink Of the prcciaice. McGil's
arm shot out at the same time, and catch
ing her. drew h,r toward him
The shock was so great that the man
was almost torn from his ulucr. Exer ing
an his streng b. McGnl pulled himself
back 10 the ledge dragging the girl after
I him. Then he sank down, exhausted.
IN few moments his camnanien re-
I gained consciousnc-s, and together they
| W nacl their way back up the narrow
path Tho gil was uniniurcd. beyond sur
I ferirr from the shock OF her fan
McGnl escorted her TO her hotel. she on
tho way explaining that she had come
out hy herself that morning Tor a walk,
7 and in trying to pass a narrow place on
4 rath above the spring had Slipped ana
fallen down the side Of the nrecipice
The marriage Ger, mlny Lost Wcdnes-
! aav evening was the sequel 60 this meet
Z inE.