The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-02
STRANDED PARTY IS
NOW SAFE IN CITY
Praise Is Given to The Trib-
une for Prompt Assist
ance Given.
SEARCH FOR TELEPHONE
Touring Autoists Get Aid Af-
ter 4S Hours Hunt for
Ranch.
SEARCH FOR TELEPHONE.

Mrs. 3. T, Wyatt, wife of wealthy
Denver livestock broker, is at the Holy
Cross hospital as the result of the jour
ney which she made with her husband
and a party OF friends over the west
ern states by automobile. Tuesday
night she stumbled and fell into a ra-
vine ten feet deep while walking near
where her husband S machine was laid
up with engine trouble. She was cut
and bruised and perhaps internally in
iured, 4 short time before Wyatt had
also fallen into n small gully and had
suffered broken rib.
For nearly forty eight hours after
the accident happened the party was
endeavoring to get aid from Salt Lake
by telephone. Finally Thursday night
about 8 o'clock Wyatt reached tele-
phone at the kauaka ranch In Skull
valley and at once called up The TTib-
upe office Within ten minutes after
the call was received aid was on the
way to the balance of the party which
had remained behind while Mr.. Wyatt
had started in borrowed machine for
help.
Left Without Water.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wyatt. Daniel Ham
mill and Mrs. Scott Hill had al
ready started for Salt Lake in Mr..
in running order. The remainder or
the party, consisting Of Ray, Paul and
Bessie Wyatt, children of Mr.. and Mrs,
Wyatt, and Scott Hill, were left on the
desert without food or water. All are
residents of Denver,
In answer to the call for help The
Tribune sent PierceArrow car from
the Tom Botterill garage with Lou
Haiues at the wheel. The record made
ing distance Of 26l miles in all and
for half that distance towing a heavy
machine and carrying seven passengers,
the trip was made without mishap.
When the members of the rescue
party reached the stranded people at
daylight yesterday they found them
asleep on the ground in the open air.
Mr., Hill had told the members of the
party that the automobile from Salt
Lake would doubtless arrive yesterday
and all were sleeping peacefully, not
the pangs of hunger.
''Wc were certainly glad when that
machine arrived,' said Mr.. Hill last
night. "The driver awakened me and
| awoke the rest Of the party and you
would be surprised to see how happy
they looked when they saw good,
sound automobile ready to bring them
TO Salt Lake.
Tried to Find Path.
When Mr.. Wyatt's s. machine became
useless, he attempted to find a path
that would lead to place to rest for
the night. He stumbled and fell into
a deep washout, and was rendered un-
grief and excitement, sought A place
Of quiet TO await news of her hus-
bands condition. In the pitch dark.
ness, she too fell into deep ravine
Or washout, and was placed beside her
husband. Her condition became SO
that Mr.. Wyatt soon forgot
mis- own bruises and injuries, and sought
10 help her. 1t was decided to take her
10 a place where she could get attcn-
lion as soon as possible,
When Mr. Wyatt reached Kanacka
ranch, located in the heart Of the
desert, he telephoned to The Tribune
a car was on its way to get the per-
sons who had been left behind Mr.. |
Mr., Wyatt, in telling of his experiences
r. -sterday, said;
On account of my wife's condi-
tion it was necessary to take Mr..
Hamill's machine to proceed TO
Salt Lake City. We arranged with
the others of the party to remain
with the broken automobile. When
| arrived at Kanacka ranch,
telephoned for rescue party to go
TO Skull valley
Mr.. Wyatt and party left Denver |
bree months ago for a tour of the |
vest in the two automobiles. They were |
n Salt Lake two months ago The re.
urn trip from the coast was made |
,ver northern route, which made it |
necessary to cross the Utah desert.
MIR. Wyatt was formerly Utah man,
living at Tremontop,
The trip Will be continued when the |
INJURED members of tne party recover.
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