Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-15
AN EXPERIENCE
IN THE YOSEMITE.
Mrs, Johns Falls into the Crevasse
Back Of Sentinel Rock
SUSPENDED ON A LEDGE.
Too weak 10 Speak, She Made signs
That she Lived fi0aliy
Rescued,

Yosemite Valley Cal, July li.-Mrs
Johns Of New York city, who has been
staying in the valley for few days,
was found this morning In a steep crew
asse back Of Sentinel dome, Yester-
Point hotel to walk TO the Fissures, To-
Gated some two miles from the hotel
Mr., Lewis, the manager OF the hotel
cautioned her against going too far
without a guide. and admonlshed not
10 remain after daylight began to fall
as there was grave danger Of losing the
trail Last night MrsJohns did not re-
turn and Mrs. Lewis realized that
something had happened. Only short
tine before Mr.. GarrOn, Of San Fran
cisco had missed his way over the
trails and nothing wp heard OF him
until the next afternoon No trace OF
The missing woman was found last
night. Early this morning the search
ing parties started out again, one OF
them making a discovery that filled the
spectators with horror Far down one
whose crevases dropped down In some
places for thousands Of feet, suspended
on ledge that jutted out from the
steep side OF the narrow canon, the al
most lifeess form Of Mrs. Johns was
found by Mr.. Potter. a hotel clerk. She
was too weak to speak but was able by
feeble signs TO make Mr.. Potter know
that she still lived After trying IN
vain 10 work his way down the noun
tain side to her Mr Potter was forced
To return tn the hotel for more help.
Provided with plenty Of ropes and car
ryng stretcher a party Of eight
made made its way back TO the Gre
vase where the work was commenced
Of trying to eXtrlcate Mrs. Johns from
her dangerous position on the ledge
DIR, Maurice A. Brown OF Alameda ac-
companied the relief party aid VIII rem
der any assistance possible when Mrs.
Johns has been rescued.
The relief party found Mrs. Johns po-
sition to be critical In the extreme. A
closer examination showed that her es-
cape from frighttul death had been
nothing less than miraculous. She had
fallen q distance Of 800 feet from the
rim OF the crevasse walls and had par
TALLY stayed her fan by catching at
juniper bushes and ssrub cedar trees.
through whose branches she had
plunged.
When the rope had been lowered Mr.,
Potter descended 10 examine the ground
and determine the best course TO pur-
sue In getting Mrs. Johns from her
perllous position, There, lodged upon a
two-foot ledge. with her clothing torn
70 fragments and her flesh scratched
and bruised lay Mrs, johns, weak from
- L. I.t l., 81 ~ ~ no
MN ten bT the frosty chill OF the night,
MA l,ncnlty the rope was securely
it tgnd Mrs. Johns waist and an
1ft de 70 hoist her to the rim
3 t14 its attempt proved futile be-
- << tfis. Johns weight.
s. K. y Fl 5;.iilE over the abrupt preclpice
!. pa IA iHf e0uid discern another and
Il d hundred feet below, from
x Beer drop OF hundreds of
/. fnnpd TO try this plan of
ISL f the order 10 those
Ne The rope. Mr.. Potter
I'll lmase form OF Mrs.
q n, ~ tiny strip OF rock
bad traced herself
- 81 into the chasm be-
III he rope to and
able to lodge the
~ s upon the larger
Send himself
rs mountain guides
him descend the
n which all three
hen the two picked
g esther they made
FOUND dangerous
precpices be-
an out and ex-
NE rim above
inns.
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