The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-24

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the minesfell depression OF tho closed n tire
foreground with II dam thirty feet high and nearly 200
ees k nnehinar, 81 the mnea ara tho stamp mills
and supply Tor tho town that day. the warm end
nyea over ia tor 81 the dam and every heart ID Mldg-
iey was uneasy Just east tho town, than
ter ~ q mia from the railroad station opposite
es =, + rclv letting N1,ey Fork into tho brand
through d narrow gorge Fronting tho opening through
the brodenod leaving clear half acre o
through which the track went eastward ,st
~; uprusng walls Of chaotic stone gigantic cleavage
here and there sivery necls OF distant peaks
With forests and tiny Midgoy down in the canyon Win
10000 tons Of water hanging above =. + ". \. 4.
dspntchers oflcc tho CT the road had been
dealing with annoying earth and rnowshdes not large
bu. 81 great ana smasno lay soening
the frozen streams began to trea down. ldgloy gorge
lna noises throughout day and night: then the
morning Of shandoms eastern run $S#SS3s
sta, 10 ~ within d "a days his rolkkng boyshness
md gone without outstanding why, Ridley the fire..
nt sandon watched the track ahead, tho way to
Tie brand several bridges swollen streams had
"a M led before crossing with tho train and the
go plowed through two mud slides leaving gravel ana
yonea vyedged between the SLOTS Of her plot me sun
seemed warm IN June, and the air had the balm o..
late April IN it, Here and there On distant mountains unit rs
sandon broad black streaks me WY ay, ~
leaving a steey coat from which the melting snow now
slipped when unrestraned by natural cams sweeping -
ana Valley N
don vent ca train should have boon ct
mdgley at 1880; it lin tho afternoon when they
4re nier Of tie bridge shandon got down. and walked
across Momentry through the Iron
Z heaped. swollen look and filled with grinding
M ssea & ce shandon the engine and pulled
slowly across The last coach had hardly left
snn With d. tearing cash the broke from the
@crrmblIng centre Pier md plunged into the flood
dg to .ayg o nea hey
cause: Nule Fork mad with Its burden vas pushing :
mo M, Looking the
they saw tho whoe front Of the reservoir streaming
i9 = snow the steep open slope the left
mould break and sweep It. In force
snols like On tho white cleaning slope,
Ipg drops Of tho avalanche Grand.
backing Up from the Ice gorge 1T tho mouth q Muey
FORK Midgley and the express and the freght lay
tris,t,t,i ren
Sim MON cot down and looked about him. The
dicor came running forward. Thore crying and
lnce Of little Aidgley we're waiting FOR the train six
mproyssa lay On the
what vas to be done? The hale strong might
possibly escape Up The NO he feso sc
NV, c,eor ma gorge and tnlee ,em over Angel
~ . 3D., ,ia. 3 said shandon half ID himself
pass 1nto eslce y ~. ar 90,
= =. a 81. AVA i,e1n,s sort Of people
Inx q inc s'e h, ana ~" q the
trouble. say no snont a g .1e @
m " ,o,r an IL +hs stai,d
ready to follow mo through In soi 70 cut me ice poek
" two' Isl i ~, ,,,t al ~ go. 4, - ~
me ~. - VIZ. ~ 49, 49, = ~
estea So.il,s IVA a u uS. ia It ,,, daciaraa
Tor tne nun "lo u.py ~. =, ~ W % ~ $50
But Ph -. iISo ' oH%ns l -. = p -
eoollyi Al r's'' nv ois ~ peter - ~ 1 -
lco nrat; i, ,,. 4. 9 rs = u - a,t vs. - 49,
no. nave Ing rAsht y Wy - 70, ny W., ~ s -
rorss ain Amt i broken said shandon
1hen there was Wild hurryng the clashIng Of draw
ai ma b,ssnr ~ atenn, shouting ana shrl
,n nnd means fron ia sck Who were being carried
~ M ~ 49, I, n ~ ,,s ~ M roa
T.. ~ ,vth rrnnnins and r,indIns
shapdnn hac ,ed tho preat go Yor Ia
u ice,S ~ ~ 80 ~ ,a,io. ,,a,nr.
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