The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1902-03-07

PikeVllle, last Friday ~ one O'Clock
pm. Ed Burke, another travelling
salesman, Lad n narrow ucapo
from the same awful fate i, he
fell his Two friends aud culupar-
ions.
A number Of travelling men We're
caught at Pikeyille bv the flood
tide in the river. During the fore
noon on Friday Messrs. schmidt,
Tyreo and Burke boughta skill
and prepared to start at noon for
Whltehouse, a distance Of l5mlles,
expecting TO reach there in time TO
get the train Saturday for Louisa
and Catlottsburg. The lamilie- oil
Tyree and Burke live Mt the latter
place, and Mr.. Schmidt spent
Sunday In Louisa whenever pos-
sible.
At the time fixed to start, the
river was very high, the current
unusually swift, aud the danger OF
the situation was increased by the
fact that great many loose saw
log wrrc running. A number Of
friends cndedyored to persuade
them 10 abandon the trip, but in
their anxiety tospend Sunday with
loved ones they took a hopeful
view OF the situation and could see
no great danger in the trip, They
invited c. T. Rule Of the firm Of
Dixon, Moore & Co, Of this place
and James Bryant, who travels for
the Patton Milling Company, to &C.
company them, but they declined
because OF the risk.
The joylaI trio set out upon the
hazardous trip with light hearts,
and with no premonition Of the
terrible experience that was 20
soon 10 oycrtAko them, Friend.
standing upon the bank Of theriy
er AZ tholiitle mountaiu town, a.
the skill was pushed from the shor,
into the current o. the turbalcn.
stream were the recipients Of joy
Gus farewelH. Songs o, gladntS,
ltcll from the lips q the happS
three as thclrllttlc bark wsscaugh
up on the bosom Of the raging It'd,
and borne swiftly toward tn,
cheerful tircsiic- whcrr heart,
welcomes awaited them-wr,
comes such n are found only u
homo
, All went well for tie first thrt
miles There Was not an Hccidep
10 mar the pleasant Anticipation
OF the three friends. But sudden
~, without warning or apparel
cause, large saw log shot out i
their direction sttikinE another 10
aud drivingitrgalustt the skiHwn
Egrcat fore. Unfortunately Jul
: at that Instant they were near
partly submerged linbui hrp
tree which atan ordinary stage,
? tho river stood near the water
!, edge The ,kiI struck this lin
@ and was capsihei Instantly NJ
Burke was thrown away from ii
skin Mr.. Schmidt was caught al
der It, and Mr.. Tyree apparent
had the best opportunity 10 escap
But instead of taking advantage
this, he first cNtricated NJ
Schmidt The current was bea
i. ing them toward the middle Of Il
% river all the time, and they pro
ably realized that the only hpI
was to got hold OF a saw log, T.
rec tinally reached one and 90. .
;. It, but seeing that his companlt
i was about to drown, he pushed nj
partly up on log Mr,Sehmidt 4
back into the water immediatcl
n calling for help at every btcat
a Like the hero tina, be was, Mr., I
n rec continued his Efforts to 81
l. his friend until he was complete
exhausted, and they both We
- down together. The struggle La
! ed until they were carried 300yar
i, or more down the stream,
While this tragic scene was
Ing ouacled, Mr., Burke was iigl
ing desperately for his life. !
MS first started to swim ashore, b
lg soon found lhocurrent toward I
as middle of the river SO strong I'll
ht he could not overcome 1t, 50
turned and swan to a siw j
reaching 1t just AS his strength "
ne about exhausted. Bonumhed
nd cold and thoroughly exhausted
w was only by the most supreme
.eS fort that he finally succeeded
climbing upon the rear end OF
- swiftly running log There
sat, frenzied aud Semi-conscio
= until res cused by two men n