The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-03
Showed Wonderful Pluck.

iured. Then IL is that the stun or
which these men are made comes In
the surface and tells. The endurance
of the participants is wonderful. In
this city three years ago great con-
test was in progress. BY a carcass
stroke from one Of the participants the
Sledge struck his kneeling partner on
the head Great pools of blood dropped
ON the stone beside him. but he shut
his eyes and held on. Seconds poured
bucket after bucket Of cold water over
his huge body les he faint from the
blow. and he continued. Still the
steady stroke of the hammer rang out
or the cold January air and stiH ne
drill found its way home. One drlI
sunk TO its depth and was replaced by
another and a longer one without the
missing of a stroke Suffering untold
agouies. this giant Of the west le-
manned at his post and continued his
task. working regularly as a clock
with his partner the man whose rcck-
Iessness or III luck had given hinY the
blow that would have felled an Ordi-
nary creature. Down they drove tho
drill. The seconds flew; the crowds,
with baited breath. watched and wait
ed The blood still flowed from the
wound in the forehead and the water
soaked garments Oh the sturdy fellow s
body were almost freezing in the bleak
January weather, but this sturdy son
of The west was made Of the stuff that
has made the west what it is today, and
he stayed.
tainted After Winning.
Fifteen minutes," came the cry
/ from the lips of the timekeeper. The
I contest was ended. The powerful fell
1 low with the wound on his head had
/ done his duty by himself and his part
! ner. The reaction now came, and he
/ fell IN q faint. He had won. however.
/ and he could now afford TO faint. but
/ until the timekeeper had said his task
was over he had never faltered. Crit
/ and perseverance had alone kept this
man of might at his post. Pride in his
! power as man and drnler had
/ strengthened his heart and had enabled
! him 10 continue. Once the suspense
was ended he collapsed and was car
ried from the scene of victory, limp as
/ a rag lie had demonstrated what II
was 10 Suffer ana not succumh, had
! proved that The spirit Of the man OF
/ 80 was Vet alive, and could NOW af-
1 ford Ia bee carried away by friends. His
/ injuries were serious, but he recovered
and he was a champion.
The worlds record was established
/ iB this city on Jan, b. 1908. by IN M
bsrlau and Make and il has never
! been cqualed since that eventflh date
! This team is going to make AN effort
I 20 break the record at the contest
| which is TO take ulace here during the
meeting of the american mining CON
I gress. and they may do il but il was
a great feat when they established
their present record two years and a
half ago. and OF they beat il this time
it is a safe prediction that they viii
hold the record as long as they live.
A Day Not to BE Forgotten.
The day they broke the record vii
never be forgotten 1t was January
day with snow on the ground and the
clouds hanging low. The weather va;
sold and bleak and raw, II wes 1924
O'Clock when the contest Was called
and the TWO giants stripped for tn,
fray They followed the two Terrible
Swedes who had just made a record
to be proud OF.
Mounting the platform on which th'