Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-01-16
DEATH
IN HEAVY SNOW
E. A. Winter Has
Thrilling Expert
ence Between
AND ROSWELL
Automobile Breaks Down
and He Attempts to Walk
to Distant Ranch.

e. A. Winter, who spent last week
at Roswell looking for location to
establish himself in business, has re-
turned to Santa Fe after an expert.
ence on the snowbound plains between
Roswell and Torrance that he will
never forget
Mr. Winter was the only passenger
on the first automobile car to leave
Roswell for Torrance on Wednesday,
January 10 The trip from Roswell
to Midway was without incident ex.
cept that strong wind and the glare
from the snow made it very unpleas-
ant. After leaving Midway, however,
the automobile broke down in a snow
drift. 1t took some time to make re-
pairs and the automobile returned to
the Midway shed to remain over
night. The next day an early start
was made, hut few miles from Mid
way the at 'omobile again broke down
IN the snow. 1t was repaired and pro-
ceeded ano.ner mile and a half and
then went out Of business completely.
1t was o'clock in the afternoon and
the chauffeur advised Mr.. Winter to
walk to a ranch fifteen miles distant.
Starts Walking.
Mr.. Winter started in tn a
of the ranch and walked al
through the snow until tired =
laid down for ten minutes in the, q
but aroused himself again to v
from freezing to death, only to
cover that he had lost his bearings
entirely. BY this time the wind was
blowing piercing cold and Mr.. Winter
sought to rata4aoe HIS steps to the au.
tomobile. He walked over the frozen
plain and among low foothills until
half past three in the morning, with
out food or any means to warm him.
self except by exercise, when he saw
the top of the abandoned automobile
In front of him. It took his remaining
strength to climb into the rear box of
the vehicle and cover himself with
wagon sheet to keep from freezing to
death. Soon afterward, second au-
omobile came up and Mr.. Winter was
taken back to Roswell, from where
he returned to Santa Fe by railroad
route, fully convinced that Roswell
Is as far from Santa Fe as Santa Fe
is from Alaska. Mr.. Winter has given
up the idea Aof locating at Roswell,
but may 60 to Albuquerque to estab-
lish himself in business there.
Says the Roswell Register in re-
gard to the snow blockade on the Ros.
well-Torrance mail route:
Mail Sent On.
Messenger Campbell, who took an
automobile out of Roswell at noon
Wednesday, with mail for Torrance,
returned Thursday at one o'clock, re-
porting that he got to point twenty
two miles this side of Torrance and
there met the two automobiles that
started from Roswell Monday.
"They and the men in them We're
snowbound in three feet of snow and
the cars could move no more than a
few feet at a time. The mail was
given to Charles Sharp, another pas
senger, who mounted horse and
started for Torrance.
Messenger Campbell has orders to
remain until Sunday and then return
with provisions. Manager Stockard
and two messengers (includlng Sharp
and one passenger) are camped in the
snow twenty-five miles out of Tor
rance, but have fuel and provisions.
They will make Torrance II 1t Is pos
sible. The trip from here to the point
where the snow reaches three feet In
depth is not hard to make, although
the new road is not yet in good con.
dition."