The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-01
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completely covered. We got to ,wo@k am,
began digging our way out. We couiC
sounding with poles to locate us. with
me in the tunnel were Burton. r. Ciodbe
Harry Keanc and Leland Walker
Face Danger Like Heroes.
"Wben we reached the surface and saw
the ruin about us. all hands pitched IL,
bers 10 lind the three missing men.
Above us WAS another huge bulk OF
snow and Ice ready To fall at any mo-
ment. but the boys stuck 20 their task
and kept digging away in spite OF the
danger While we were working another
slide roar.d down the mountain not ia?
trees cracking like pistol shots. Wc got
the bodies out and. constructing sleds
from skis. began our journey To the
valley at O'Clock in the afternoon. We
did not pause TO Investigate 'he extent
OF ,h~ damage ,o the machinery; that
was impossible under the circumstances.
for there was no place FOR the men To
stay and there will be half dozen or
more slides yet and they may come l.
any moment.
There was not a great deal OF snow
TO come down upon us. snt what there
was lad hccn so thoroughly soaked with
rain that II was extremely hcaNy. Our
buildings were at the foot OF clin with
r. sheer drop oi eighty feet. Back of this,
with one or Two Intervening hollowS, AMI
where exists a wealth OF great timbers,
is a half mile OF mountain cliff which
goes up just about on a straight line
Throughout this distance was the soaked
snow and ice: ii started from the top OF
the cliffs. jumped the sulchcs and
dropped down upon the buildings from
the Toint eighty feet above. Tia, snow
did not sdcswipe us Had II done so
everything would have been scattered TO
splnters. Had the fall come twenty feet
10 one side not man In the bunk
been twenty feet further away The
bunkhous2 would not have suffered much,
If at all,
This sloppy snow condition existed
from Silver Lake clear around the hills
to silver Fork. distance OF between Two
ana three miles, and the whole thing has
scr!bcd. Telephone connections were de-
StroycI, otherwise we would have had
word sooner TO the city. We feel mighty
fortunate in escaping with our lives.
Trying and Mounfui Journey.
Strickland and his associates agree
thai tho trip down the canyon was a
narrowing one The survivors during the
first part OF the trip had the advantage
OF daylight. but long before the fifteen
miles To The mouth OF Big Cottonwood
WAS covered darkness drew on and the
unhappy men picked their weary way
out OF The bills with only their knowl-
edge OF the road to guide them.
Necessarily The pace was slow and
painful TO all especially the injured men,
Their emotions can be appreciated Each
man was still dazcd by the disaster and
solicltous for the comfort of those bruised
and hurt. IL was an extremely Disagree
able night dark and with Il driZzliug rain
beating in their faces. with strong and
cold south wind to combat. All heaved
a sigh OF genuine relief when the men
saw the valley open before them with
the welcome lights of Salt Lake City
twinkling In the distance
As for the damage TO property. Slrick-
lahd says there is from twenty TO thirty
feet of slush and ice on top of all the
buildings, the buildings naturally being
ruined, but he doubts IL there is any
serious injury TO the machinery.
Rescue Parties Organized.
News Of the slide first reached the 10
yesterday morning. Hyrum Nelson of
flolladay Park Immediately sent a force
OF fifteen men up the canyon while res
cuers were hastily dispatched from the
Park City side of the range. Edwin G.
Woollcy. Jr., got into communication with
Frank Brown OF the local office and
force OF men was sent with Brown with
out delay, Mr.. Woolley and lGzra Thomp-
son made preparations TO leave the city
mt moments notice with their automo-
biles in case there were injured men in
need Of Immediate transportation 10 the
hospitals.
Word reached the wives and families
the company and the office OF the COM
Dnny and the newspapers were bcsieged
with inquiries In regard To % the slide.
When IL became known that all the Salt
Lake office force and miners escaped
the good news was telephoncd quickly 10
lion for the Park City camp was wired
to waiting friends and relatives.
Reports first current yesterday were to
the effect that Assistant Superintendent