The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
AFTERNOON JANUARY 81, 1911
WILSON'S
DEATH TRAGIC
NOW BELIEVED HE WAS FROZEN
his BRIDE OF FOUR WEEKS
NEARLY DEAD FROM
EXPOSURE.

Although no further advices have
iOeen received by Editor J. II. Wilson
and wife Of Lake Linden regarding
the death of their son, Morgan Wilson,
I'm the Cobalt region in Canada, it is
now believed that he was either froz-
en- to death or killed by wolves. Moth
ing definite will be known until word
Is received from Carl Fichtel, Editor
Wilson's Jaw, who has gone Go
tho Co0alt district to bring the re-
mains to Lake Linden for burial.
All tho additional information re-
coived by the family since the tele-
gram came informing them of Mr.
wilson's death, is contained in a CO.
bait dispatch printed in the st. Paul
Dispatch OF Jan. 2s, which states that
young Wilson probably had been de-
voured by wolves, while his wife, a
bride of only four weeks, had been
rescued in terribly frozen condition
after she had made a brave effort to
get back TO civilization subsequent to
the disappearance of her husband. 1t
Is believed that Wilson, who was a
great lover of the woods and out-of-
door life, was trapping at the time on
some claims staked out by him in the
wilds. The Cobalt story gave his rel
atives in the copper country the first
intimation that he was married.
Although the dispatch from Cobalt
states that young Wilson probGbly
had been devoured by wolves it is the
belief of relatives here that he got
lost in the woods and was frozen to
death, for the telegram announcing
his death bore the inference that his
body had been found.
At best, however, the news of his
demise is uncertain, and word from
Mr.. Fichtel' Is anxiously awaited So
far as known the circumstances ap-
pear 10 be of a very tragic nature. and
just the mere announcement of the
young mans death was a decided
shock to the relatives.
Killed BY Wolves?
The Cobalt story referred to, as
printed in the St Paul Dispatch of
Jan. 2S, is as follows:
Cobalt, ont. Jan. ga tragic story
comes from the district fifty miles
north of Gowganda. where a trapper
named Wilson is believed to have been
devoured by wolves. His bride of four
weeks. almost perished from the cold
is the fear
Wilson's wife had insisted on ac-
n
S'pawlng Lake and built a log shack.
one day Wilson set out on a round of
traps which would take two days. He
did not return.
A man named Dumont, companion
of Wilson's, several days later came
across an empty tent in which utensils
were found scattered about, but Will
son was not there. Dumont organ
ized n searching party and Immediate
ly commenced a return trip. making
seventy miles without resting.
The party found Mrs. Wilson in a
terrible condition. She had made an
effort to get to the settlement. but
without snowshoes she made only two
miles i'm two days. The snow was
deep and she sank to her waist at
every step Then she returned to the
shack. Her hands and feet were ter
ribly frozen and with difficulty she
lighted a fire and kept alive. Her
hair had turned white with the strain.
Her food was almost gone and every
night wolves howled about the door.
Roscuers took her back to Thomp-
sons and then to Gowganda.
No trace of the husband could be
found. and friends believe he fell a
prey to wolves.