The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-02
THE >>y1|R|NG SEARCH IS ENDED
Men Patrolled - st Every Foot Of Ground in that Vicinity
and Would Have Abandoned the Search.
Body Well Preserved

After being lost in the mountains
for almost seven months, the body
of Supt. B. F. Egan was discovered
yesterday morning by party OF
searchers in charge of Dan Doody,
and the mystery surrounding his dis
appearance at last cleared away.
The first intelligence of the finding
was received in kalispell about IL
o'clock in a brief telegram from the
operator at Belton. This was followed
shortly afterward by another tele-
gram giving fuller particulars.
special train was at once made up,
and with railroad officials, Drs. H. E.
and R. Houston, Coroner Willoughby |
and several others aboard left for the
scene.
Doody was not present when the
body was found, having been called
to this city, leaving G. l.. Emmons
in charge. In the party were EN-
mons, Ernest Christensen, Bruce
Chancellor, VIM. DANCES and Geo.
w. Rhodes. They were working a
territory that none of the searching
parties had been over, and were max
ing a systematic hunt, covering every
foot Of the ground. The territory be-
ing worked was northeast OF where
the Houstons and Egan lett the car
to commence the fatal hunt, and 1t
was the intention to cover this
ground, and then if no results We're
obtained to abandon the search. AS
usual the men commenced work at
about O'Clock, and patrolled the
ground until almost eleven O'CLOCK
The men were spread out in open or
der, each man covering as much ter
ritory as the nature of the ground
would permit. They were WORKING
from a base line and after going so
far, they would return and go back.
The body was discovered by Mr..
Emmons, lying face downward under
a small fir tree with the head vest
ing on a small log. One arm was
cramped under the breast, the other
stretched along the body. one leg
was extended full length while the
foot of the other was crossed over IT,
From all indications Egan had be-
come completely exhausted and had
fallen in that position and was una
ble to regain his feet, anu dled
From the fact that his head was ly
ing on the log it is thought that Wher
he fell he was rendered unconscious
by the force of the fall, and was
frozen to death. Two men were Sc
to guard the remains and the rest o
the party returned to Bolton ant
telegraphed the news to this city.
Upon the arrival of the special
Bolton, the coroner's party proceeded
at once to the spot where the bod.
was found, and jury was at one
impaneled, after which on request O
DR.. Houston, the clothes were Gu
from the remains and an examina
ton made for bruises or bulle
wounds, but none were found. Thi
was done in order to test the theor
advanced that Egan had been tn
victim of accidental shooting eithe
by the hunting party he went ou
with or at the hands of some huntel
The body being protected as it wa
by the clothing was in a fair stat
of preservation, but the face was VI
recognizable, the flesh having falle
away from exposure. His cap wa
living across the side of his head.
When he fell his watch had ev
IDENTIFY fallen from his pocket as
was lying on the ground partly III
der his body. The crystal had bee
removed and was in his upper ves
pocket, giving rise to the surmis
that he had removed it so as to el
able him to tell the time by feelln
of the hands. The watch had sto
ped at a little after two o'clock, b'
whether afternoon or morning ca
only be conjectured. Contrary
general opinion about two doze
matches were found in his pocket
1t was thought that he had neglecte
to lay in a supply when he left IL
car. One full box of shells as we
as several loose ones were in tt
pockets of his hunting coat, but h
rife and compass were missing.
is thought he either lost or thre
away the compass, and being col
pletely exhausted found the rifle t.
heavy to carry and discarded 1t.
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