Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-04-18
BELEN GIRLS
TERRIBLE DEATH
Is Hurled 800 Feet Down
Mountain Cliff In Sight
of Friend
WAS WEDGED IN A CREvICE
Her Waving Hair Nearly Strang-
les Her--Finally
Dies.
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Agricultural College, n NJ, April IS
To find herself SUDDENLY trapped on
a cliff in the Organ mountains, while
climbing up to get better view or
for the excitement of the ascent, and
then to slip faster and faster and fin
ally lose complete control and be
hurled downward several hundred feet
with ever accelerating speed sudden
| ly to be brought to standstill wedged
! tight in a mountain crevice, her back
injured, both legs broken and her
! hair tied like a moose around her
throat and mouth, was the terrible ex-
iperience of Miss Ella Pohl of Belen,
\. NJ. Saturday. When finally extract
ed from her position Miss Pohl lived
only few hours. Miss Ethel Shearer
whose residence could not be ascer-
tained today, was near Miss Pohl when
the accident happened and called for
help but to no avail. She was unin-
jured.
The girls were pupils at the Agri-
cultural College and today a cloud ov-
never had such a sad death among
its pupils as that of Miss Pohl.
How 1t Happened.
Miss Pohl with other students were
out on a picnic. Miss Pohl and Miss
Shearer took great delight in noun
tain climbing as does almost every
one in this country and had gone up a
cliff when they suddenly found that
they had placed themselves in a very
dangerous position. Both tried to get
to safer spot and Miss Shearer sue
ceeded. Not so her companion. See
ing her friends danger Miss Shearer
called for help but it was already too
late.
/ Miss Pohl struggled bravely to
maintain her footing but it was to no
avail. She began to slip and horror
was depicted on her countenance as
she took in at glance the probable
fate that awaited her. In few sec
onds the terrible descent began and
the unfortunate girl rolled to her
DEATH Rescuers succeeded in reach
t her perilous position and others start.
{ ed for the crevice below where the
unfortunate girl lay wedged. The ac-
O cident happened at about 4:30 p. m.
but it was p. m. before the rescuers
could get the girl onto smoother
ground where a stretcher could be
used.
, When the first rescuers, who were
young men at the college reached the
G unfortunate girl, she was still con-
scious and able to speak. She asked
them to remove the waving hair from
her face as it was smothering her.
This was promptly done and the girl
breathed with less difficulty. Blankets
:. were brought and the girl carried in
them. DR.. n. Boyd who was in the
d party rendered all the medical atten-
0 ton possible under the circumstances.
S ForetoId Death.
d Miss Pohl seemed to realize that
t her death was near at hand and told
a her friends who were near her that
: her back and both legs were broken
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+ was discovered later that she was mis-
6 taken as to her back being broken but
r one hip was dislocated and her head
v was badly bruised. She was also in.
f jured internally. She did not long
c survive her rescue.
Mr.. Strong, the undertaken of Las
% Cruces, left yesterday morning to pre-
. pare the body for shipment to Belen
q and the dead girls father was notified
: Ly telegraph. Funeral services were
:, held at the st. James Episcopal
- church at o'clock last night. 1t is ar
!; ranged that the matron of the dormi
= tory, Miss Caroline Daniels and sever
- al girls are to accompany the body tC
y its final resting place.
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