The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-05-08
THE LYNX CREEK SLIDE
Full Account of tho Snow Slide In
 Which Five Minor Met Death
Juneau Dispatch.l

Dispatch Speeiai.-About the I2th oi March several of the men who cN- pected to work on Lynx creek dur ing the coming season went up to sled their summer supplies from Silver Tip creek. where they had been taken by horse sleds to Lynx creek some seven or eight miles. The ones in the par ty were M. NJ. Hogan, U. c. Grayum. Richard (Diek) Lane, Fred Shaekle ford. H. (Hank) Willoughby, Frank Flahar,y and Gill Devoe.
 On the 18th of March they were camped on-a point on Lynx creek on the upper end of the lower Fred Smith claim and just below the Morgan and Wheeler claim, While snow siteS are frequent on upper Lynx creek ione has ever been known down there.
 The snow fall has been not only i'ho' noemally heavy this winter bu, it has steadily accumulated and remained, we not having had any mild thawne weather or rains as usual
 Die Lane did not like the situation particularly well and remarked that he thought he would change his amp 'he following day. but when that 'ame ii was too late. They all had their tents but messed in the larger one. Shortly after supper, about 7;3o, on March '5. Fred Shackleiord had gone into one tent Gil Devoe. Nj. NJ. Hogan and Hank Willoughby in another. and Lane. Grayum and Flaharty remaining in inc large tent when the gnOw slide was heard. Dick Lane remarked. There's the slide now The words we're hardly uttered when the tent and an were prostrated by vha. seerred a weight or rush and pressure oi air iol- lowed immediately by the aValanch, oi snow and all were buried under it. The slide came from the mouh't'r H H the camp and its last jump was a clean BOO feet and never disturbed the snow on the tagalder but went right over and down on Co the tents it was not a large slide but an sufficient far awful work
 Grayum was probably Silled instant lv. Dick Lane was conscious Ter some l;,ne time and asked Frank Flaharty to trv and get of him. but as found alter ward. il was Grayum's body iestirg on him and not Flaharty. He also re- marked something 10 th e-tecy that it was an off with uS. Square g. UT self Frank
 among them all. was the only ne who was able to get out and carry the news to friends down at Silver Tip. He as held down by the snow bat WIS not crippled and struggled desperq;c'v to release himself and occasionally he would lapse into unconsciousness and then come to and continue Co hght Tor life. Along in the early morning pos sibly a. m.. he effected his release and somehow. he hardly knows how. he got down to Silver Tip where Messrs. McElhenny. Cook. JudSon and Lorens are wintering working on their hvdraulic plant Three of them htr- ried up Lynx creek and McElheney went down to the Forks for assistance.
 Upon arrival at Lynx creek they worked Co get out the six who were buried in the snow. but the ouly one who had lie wes Gil Devoe, who lived for some time. Mir. Hogan was an old man and the only one of the five who was over forty Gil Devoe heard him mumblng and likely praying as he was a devout Catholic Poor Hank Willoughby gave evidence of having made a desperate effort to free himself but an unavailing. he had only little more than foot of snow above when he was able to reach with his hands.
 Fred Shaekleiord was covered with some twelve feet of snow. the deep est of any. He apparently died in stantly. Word was not brought down Co Sunrise until early Sunday morning and naturally the charge of matters fell upon me.
 Everyone in time of trouble is like a member of a large family and each does all he can.
 The funeral took place Tuesday April 9. at 2 p. m. and everything was as respectable and decent as kind friends willing hands and warm hearts could make it.
 M M Hogan was from Ireland and was not known to have any relatives in this country.
 R. Lane was from Tulare. California. Fred Shackleiord from Providence. R. l.. U. Grayum from N. E. Wisconsin. and where H. Willoughby was from we have not yet been able to learn.
 None of them left property of any particular value though administration was taken out upon the estates of Ho. gan. Lane. Shackleiord and Grayum IT. A. Smith, administrator
 These five with the infant son of Mir. and Mrs. W. L. Frost make our roll of death for the past winter and we all hope that it will not be added to dur ing the coming season.
 The general health of this camp and | Hope has been extraordinarily good | the past winter and all have been in good health and spirits with the ex ceptiou of our terrible Lynx creek dis aster. (. T. B.