Cañon City record., 1911-03-02
Tom jenkins and Gene Hawkey Who have
Been Lost IN The Royal Gorge HILLS Since
Saturday Night, Were Found IN Webster
Park at O'clock This nning---Had Been
OCT IN The Storm For 42 Hours.

iNNeT street Del"eeH ana y CLOCK
without serious mishap, although in a
half exhausted condition from his
exposure to the storm. Sullivan was
not so fortunate and sank uncon-
scious near the river bank in conse-
quence of his bruises, where he re-
mained in a stupor for. perhaps, an
hour Realizing the necessity of
pressing forward to prevent falling
asleep and freezing to death, he man
aged to get upon his feet and stagger
on In the direction of home.
At one time Sullivan rolled thirty
or forty feet down a declivity and on
ly saved himself from drowning in
the icy waters of the river by seizing
hold of a bush that grew upon the
bank Almost delirous from cold and
exposure he attempted to cross the
liver on the ice, but 1t broke with
him end 1t was only after a hard
struggle that he saved himself from
being swept away by the current. AT
last he reached the swinging foot
r|iOoo INC 1T TIT IlOA
Springs hotel and crossed c6pehis side
Of the stream only to fall half asleep
under a freight car on the Burnito
switch. Speechless from cold and
exhaustion, Sullivan arrived at his
home at 519 Hazel avenue in a half
unconscious condition and It was not
until Sunday morning that he had
sufficiently recovered from his de-
lirum to relate the Incidents OF his
terrible experience.
John Lance. the Denver & Rio
Grande trackwalker in the Royal
Gorge. heard calls for help while
making his way through the canon
about 9 o'clock. but was poweriess
me nwere on the opposite side of the
river and there was no means OF
crossing the stream at that point.
Lance hurried back to the residence
of II. G.. Arthur, a distance OF about
three miles, and sent n telephone
message to the fire department for
help.
A rescue party was hastily organ
ized and special train placed at its
disposal by the Denver G. Rio Grande
Railroad company TO carry It's MEM
bers into the Royal Gorge. within
mile Of the place where the lost men
were supposed to be. and searching
squads were sent out in every direc-
tion.
The search was carried on all night
under extreme difficulties, and to no
purpose so far as tangible results
were concerned.
At o'clock Sunday morning
public alarm was given by the blow
ing of whistles and the ringing OF
bells and two additional rescue par
tics were sent out under experienced
leadership and the quest continued
throughout Sunday and Sunday night
without finding any trace OF the miss
ing men.
A second special train was tender
use of the searchers at 2 o'clock Sun
day afternoon and a large number
of citizens volunteered their services
to help look for the lost men. The
snow was very deep and the progress
OF the searche"s was necessarily a
slow and laborous process, especially
In the gulches where It had drifted
in many instances to a depth Of from
ten to fifteen feet. Provisions were
sent up to the railroad station In the
Royal Gorge late Sunday afternoon
for the use OF the searchers in that
locality. many OF whom were almost
tired out from more than twelve
hours OF continuous work.