The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-30

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 Surely one of the most terrible ex- periences which ever befell man, says Pearson's Weekly, is that which befel the Hon. Gerald FitzGerald while on Monte Rosa, in attempting to descend to Maeugnagna. He had left the Mar gherita hut, and was tied between two Swiss guides named Amer, father and son.
 On the way down they were passing along a dangerous ledge, when MT. : FitzGeraId and the younger guide fell young Amer succeeded in dragging himself up over the face of the rock. After he had saved himself he returned to the Margherita hut, whence he tele- phoned to Alagna for immediate assist ance.
 It was impossible for Mir. FitzGerald to raise himself, as he had broken his right leg. There he remained for seven long hours, supported by rope and suspended over precipice at height of 10,500 feet. Could more horrible situation be imagined? There he had to remain al those weary hours hang ing between life and death.
 It was the old guide who succeeded in suporting MT. FftzGerald the whole of the time. Old Amer stood motionless for seven hours, with his legs propped against a boulder, the whole weight of Mfr. FitzGerald being upon his body. Eventually, when help arrived, poor old Amer appeared utterly exhausted by the vast strain being put upon him. Eight guides and two physicians con- veyed MT. FitzGerald to Alagna. It is needless tosay that all the inhabitants warmly cheered old Amer as he came down the mountain.
 Al tourist named Gregcrex has been on the edge of precipice much long, CT time than this, but still he was not suspended in midair. MT. GregoreX was found on a narrow ledge of rock an the Emir, where he had been six days. Of course, he had been the whole of the time there without fod or drink, and if
 
 down the sdie of a precipice 500 feet deep. It is surprising how long life may be maintained in the midst of cold. For instance, in Westmoreland a sheep has been discovered which was buried on Dent Fell for twenty-four days. It was got from the crevasse and thawed out, when it was able to walk mile and half home.
 There has been built recently great factory chimney in connection with Lowfield Mill, Belfeld, near Rochdale. One day three workmen, named Walter Dempsey, Joseph Evans and Samuel Bardsley, were engaged in winding up some of the material for the top when it became entangled in the scaffolding and would move neither up nor down. ! Thus it was that the men were effect #ualy Imprisoned in their aerial position at tha top of the chimney.
 Eventually the Rochdale steeplejack, Joseph Smith, was summoned to the scene and he devised method of es- cape. Acting upon his advice, one Of the men tore his shirt into strings and tied the pieces together to form rope. One end of ths shirt rope was let down and to it was tied good stout rope, which was hauled up to the top of the chimney and made secure. After this a saddle was fastened to the end of the rope and it was hoisted up, and event. ually the men were lowered safely to the ground after four hours imprison- ment.
 The other day an errand boy, with a medicine box on his arm, jumped on the back axle of a cab at Teignmouth. The result was that wheel of the con- yeyance dragged his box into the smokes and the boy after it. The boys head was on the outside of the wheel and his legs inside, and in this position he was dragged a distance of 400 yards. At every turn of the wheel he revolved, and yet at the end of his remarKaple ride he was not hurt.
 Some little time ago the Keighley po- lice were attracted to pawnbroker's shop in Park street by the shouts Of man, There they found that the man had the upper part of his body pro- trltding through the glass panel of door. When the officers asked the man what he was doing he replied that he was wedged in and could not get out.
 Then the constabIes tugged and pull ed and jerked and pushed at the hu- man carcass fastened in the door, but it was firmly wedged. It was neces- sary to break in the door before they could possibly release the man. When policeman got inside the house to break the door he found considerable number of articles of wearing apparel Nalready packed In readiness for re- Snoval.
 NThis is surely one of the most comi- cal captures of 8 burglar ever known. when upon trial he appealed to be sent. to Arrnley Jail instead of having to lie on the bare boards of Keighley Apolice station, he told the magistrate, Aamid considerable amount of laugh T. that for long time he would not
 to have to sit and sleep on bare blanks .E5.r \ Lance Sergeant Murphy of the Sing l apore water police has had a remark able adventure. It was set him to ar rest two notorious gamblers who had taken refuge on 8 barge moored off the