The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-09
PATHETIC TRAGEDY
OF Recent Storm in Which Two Chill
dren Met Death,

The most pathetic story of the year
News of that place. telling of the
death of two children in the late
storm which ragged over the north
west, and in which at least two
northern Montana men died. The
story is late in coming to light. the
from telegraph line or other com
munication until their arrival at
Lethbridge with the bodies Monday
The Chin Coulee" lies between the
American line and Lethbridge
One of the saddest calamities in
in the neignbolhood of Chin Couee
during last weeks storm" says the
News, when two young lads became
lost. and after wandering about in
the inclement weather yielded up
their lives in solitude and found
winding sheet in the drifting snow
on the prairie. while their father
searched in frenzied despair through
the raging storm: and not until a
week afterward was anything known
of the dreadful tragedy and distress
Ing circumstances following in its
walk by any one-n0t even the lads
mother-in town. 1t appears that
Mr.. j. Garrick. resident of Leth-
bridge for some years, lately acquir
small band of sheep and was rum
ming them in the vicinity of Chin
coulec. about 80 miles from town. On
Saturday, when the storm com
menced. he and his sons Joseph and
George, aged respectively IS and 10
years, and another son five years of
age, were at the camp. \ small house
had been erected by Mr.. GalTicl, but
the sheep were about a mile away,
In the evening the tent was blown
down, and they made preparations to
strike for the house, putting num-
Der Of lambs and little boy into the
wa-on. Mr.. Garricl1 asked the other
boys if they would not set in also,
but as the wagon was pretty full
the boys said they would follow with
the sheep. The father said he would
go ahead and light a fire and then
como back and meet them.
"Whatcv5r was the reason. wheth-
er the sheep drifted with the storm
and the boys followed, or whether
the father lost his bearings, the sad
fa9t remains that after leaving them,
father and sons never met again in
this life. Mr.. Garricll soon real
izad the awful situation, and in mad
despair all through the terrible night
continued the search for his boys.
During the whole Of the next three
days the search was continued. with
short visits to the house to attend to
the welfare of the youngest child,
when the situation was relieved by
a stranger coming along and taking
shelter. On the third day the body
OF the eldest boy. Joseph. was dis
covered not far from the house, but
search for the other boy was unavail-
ing until the Saturday following the
tragedy, when a dog that had been
with the boys appeared and, being
drift, beneath which was found the
missing boy.
packing the bodies of his two
boys in snow in the wagon box, he
commenced a most distressing jour
ney of 80 miles to Lethbrdge, arriv-
ing here Sunday morning. The
funeral took place on Monday, Rev.
Father Vantighom conducting the
service, and a large number of friends
attending the pathetic ceremony.
Widespread sympathy is felt for the
grieving parents in their heavy loss.
Upon the father especially, the OK
pOsure and terrible strain has made
mark that will probably never be
effaced'