Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-24
GOES HORSEBACK
TO A HOSPITAL
Theatrical Managers Want
to Exhibit |. II.
Hicks

than IL hours after being released
from his tomb in the caved in shaft
at Camp No. / of the Edison Electric
company in the Kern river canyon,
Lindsay H. Hicks yesterday morning
mounted a saddle horse and rode to
he hospital camp No. 2, mile from
The scene of the disaster. He will
spend Christmas at the hospital as
ne guest of DR.. Stenchfeld. the ply
stefan to whom the praise is due for
he remarkable physical and mental
condition Hicks was found in when
rescued.
Hicks will remain in the doctors
care for at least week. The re-
rnarkable condition Of Hicks was a
great surprise to DR.. Stenchfield. The
.ctor said:
II found that his temperature was
pulse trifie high, which undoubted-
~ was due to the excitement under
which the miner was laboring. His
face is free from any lines or burrows
end to look at him you could not see
ANY difference from an ordinary man
who had just done a days work In a
shaft. He is weak in the legs and
knees and his legs are sore, caused
ny sitting in one position unable to
move. What little nervousness he dis
plays will vanish just as soon as he
grows stronger"
Tobacco Staff Of Life.
Saturday night after the rescue Hicks
with slight support walked up the
200 foot incline from tn mouth OF
the rescue drift to the watch station
at the headt of the shaft where he
sat for several hours ,onversing with
DR.. Stenchfield. superintendent Frank
Miller. Foreman Clarl. and others
Hicks talked Of his adventure. !.
II had a long siege Of it, and now
itA over" he said. From the first
! knew + would be brought out all
light. I just had that feeling. To
everyone connected with the work I
owe something more substantial than
thanks. and the best I can do IL to
say that appreciate the efforts that
were made in my behalf. the only
fear l had when found was caught
was that might suffer from the lack
c: air, when the ti.nbers crashed In
and a cloud Of dust filled the space
and nearly sufYocated me.
This dust. in my opinion, caused
the death. OF the two men with me.
heard them struggling frantically
fer about three hours and knew
their death was caused by strangula-
ton.
1.-The tobacco was my staff Of life.
don't know what would have done
without It, Every piece OF It
ehewed made last as long as could
and swallowed II.
Fights With Rats.
"The mill, was great and certainly
orked wonders with me. When
went in the tunnel weighed $50
POUNDS, last night tipped the scales
at 149 IL. I really believe my stom-
ach Is larger than ever before !
drank SO much milk. 1t reached the
right spot. One disagreeable thing
was the stencil that filled the shaft.
The rats also came close to me and
hit some Of them a number OF times
trying to get them away. I am glad
am out and am feeling Hne."
Hicks is being flooded with offers
from theatrical managers who want
aim for exhibition purposes.
At Edison camp today work In
clearing out the tcaved in drift began
and It will take from four to SIX
weeks before this 10 completed. The
bodies Of the dead miners win be taxi
an from the drift as they are reached.
A large number Of the townspeople
Grove to camp expecting to view the
survivor Of the remarkable advent
ure. but the miner had vanished and