Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-09

time Hart was struck by them he was
bruised.
Weaker and weaker and frantic with
terror, he clutched al every object In
sight, but death seemed to be playing
a tantalizing game. At times timber
large enough TO support him would
come close at hand and then be swept
away before he could seize Il. Like a
cat with a mouse, II seemed to be the
object OF the elements to prolong his
agony and then TO dash him to death
at last,
SAVED FROM DEATH.
When Hart had almost given up hope
he felt his hand come In contact with
some bushes, and when they did not
give way, rs others, had, courage re-
turned. He chung desperately to the
bushes and called Justify for help.
The water finally subsidized and he sat
upon little island formed in this sud-
denly made river. He called to the
others I'm vain, bat finally his shouts at
tracted the party in the gulch. They
tied the reins OF their harness together
and by showing planks out into the
stream managed to so narrow It's width
that they were able to pull him to
shore. The boy was badly injured and
very weak.
The bodies OF Mrs. Chambers and
Mary Renkes were found n short dis
tance below and were brought to Boul-
der last evening.
The Livingstone mine, which Is To-
Gated at the head Of hummer gulch
was flooded by the waterspout, and four
miners narrowly escaped death. Roy
Wardell was forced down the shaft by
water and debris and would have
Drntuna1 Ind a. not hoop for tha gnttg.
age of Foreman William Niles. who
took desperate chances and went down
and brought him out. Foreman Niles
says the rain came down so tiercely
that the water ran several feet high
near the collar Of the shaft. II filled
the open cut known as the potato
patch" The pumps were stopped by
the flood and the mine has 200 feet OF
water in IT, which will require many
ddys TO pump out.
Wardels ankle was broken, He
|. lives In this city.
FATHER is CRAzED.
Mary Renkes belonged to one Of the
hest known families Of Boulder. Her
father IL G.. w. Renkes, and because or
numerous relatives many homes are
mourning here Mrs. Chambers was on
n visit to her sister, and the Hart boys
were nephows of Mrs. Renkes.
Today the father OF the dead girl is
orazed with grief, In his agonl2lng
cries nc attributes the blame TO ms
placing the tent where he did, ana
says that had he not come TO town,
leaving them there alone, they would
not have been drowned, The doctors
are attending him and calming him
with opiates. II is feared that he may
lose his mind.
Mrs. Chambers was the wife OF Miles
Chambers, n well-to-do farmer at York,
Neb., and prominent citizen. Mrs.
Charles w. Renkes, who resides In
Bouldor, visited tho st. Louis fair ie-
Gently. and on her way home stopped
on for a short stay in Nebraska. When
she resumed her journey she prevailed
OIL her sister to accompany her ana
the latter intended 20 remain IN Colo
fado for an indefinite period.
The two Hart boys, Guy and Richard,
are sons Of another sister, who resides
In salt Lake city They had also been
60 the worlds fair and had only been
in Boulder for short time visiting
their aunt Mrs. Reukes.
In the spring of 1895, when the dam
10 the Irrigation ditch In Boulder can
Won broke and the city OF Boulder was
| Hooded Marlmus Smith, grandfather OF
| the drowned girl was so badly fright
, encd by the large column of water and
the possibility OF drowning that hIs
mind gave way. and up TO the time that
| he died. five years later, continually
| had authorizations Of the food.
Mrs. II. j. Reed Of Denver, sister OF
| Mrs. Chambers. and her husband came
up from Denver this morning.