The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-05
From Periious Position and is the
Hero of the Hour Among His
Neighbors, Especially the Women
Who Witnessed the Incident.
Threw Out the Lifeline to Her and Pulled Her Up
the Cliff She had Rolled Down--Mraculous Es-
cape of 1iss Nsjen from Serious and Painful
Injuries.


Attorney W. Frank Stout was the here
Tuesday morning in a most peculiar, al
though when the circumstances are con
sidcred not strange, incident. 1t hap.
peneds at 0 o'clock as Mr.. Stout was
leaving his home on North Fifth street
IN Glen Elk to go to his Office for the
days work.
The attorney was astouned when he
looked down toward Elk creek to see a
woman standing on the brink of the cliff
. at that point with small cord in hand
trying TO assist some one from below
Then he looked closer and saw u young
woman at the bottom of the cliff.
1t was Miss Ida Nisjen, who resides
with her mother on Mr.. Stout's property
in that neighborhood. In walking iron
the house she lost .her footing, and a,
the yard is on the edge of the cliff, she
rolled downward and downward until
she had gone to the bottom, a distanc;
of 25 feet. The way was rough and
the tumble was severely shocking, SC
that by the time she reached the levc
her breath was all but taken away an
her body was somewhat bruised but no
bones Were broken.
Mrs. Nisjen was attracted by her
screams and appeals for help, and she
ran quickly to her rescue, but was pow
er'less 10 assist her, having no rope aDoul
-ttsss Ssfousesltlrat would bear the youn,
woman's weight. Others, especially ths.
women of the neighborllood, were at
tracted 10 the scene and fully twenty fv.
of them gathered, but Mr.. Stout was
the hero of the hour. Arriving upon the
scene and taking in the situation hH.
riedly. ran to the wood shed of his home
secured rope of good length ano
strength and ,hastened back to the place
Almost breathless, he threw out the life
line, THAT we sing about in church, tc
the young girl. She had almost despair
ed of being rescued and had about come
to the conclusion that she was destined
to perish in the Isolated spot with. win
ter all about her, but sight of the ropt
gave her new hope, and soon she saw AZ
opportunity awaiting her to live. Sh,
grasped the end of the rope eagerly an
with firmness coming from desperation
Mr.. Stout had tied the other end to a
post, so as 10 be sure that il would moi
slip and precfpitate the young lady
again. Then he and the women bega'
to pull. The young lady at the othe.
end Of the rope did, also, her part wei
and, clinging TO the rope, she was draw
upward, and it was with delight tina
she was restored to her mother an,
friends.
Miss Nisjen was terribly frightened
but actedwith much coOlness when ii
saw rescue in sight. She did not los
her presence Of mind and. when she wa
again safe on terra firma and with he
friends. She did not hesitate to Shove
expressions Of gratitude upon Mr.. Stou
and to fervensly thank him for his he
roic efforts.
1t was fortunate that the cliff was
considerable distance from the creek, an
that the level lay between, on she woul
have rolled into the water or upon th
ice and perisiied, perhaps, before sh
could have been rescued.