The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-07-29
MEN FOR
HEROIC VENTURES
In Desperate Search For
Lost Comrade.
OHIO COUNTY BOY At HEAD
Brigz3e Commander Writes
Letter OF Commendz-
ton OF Work.
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Headquarters
sFirst Hswsiiz, BriEzds-
BonoluIr- Il 7. Nay u. 1879
Fror Brlg- Gen e z EdWzrds-
r.. = 4. Commanding. 70 coloo=l
Frereh. Commanding o=osr. seo9-d
iafsltrg
s1b5eet- Comueudziion Of
search Party
TIE recent voluntary work q
detachment under Lieut. Car J.
Crockett A D. g. made Up o.
platoon Of Company L. Second IL
fzntry. Commanded - Lieut. Thon-
a. J. Camp. voluntarily zoeompzni-
jed - Second Lieut. Harold 2
Nichols. e. 4 e.. and alternately
supported and supplied By two pls-
toms d the FIrsi Infantry. one. each
from COMPANIES X and d. under
second Lieut.. Virgil D. Enyzrt and
first Lieut. Kneelsnd 5 SNOW. r.
spectiveiy. is especially gratifying
~ the brigade commander
The fsets follow On April y
two Driystes q the Seyenty-ffth 4
Company. C. A e.. were missing
and reported lost in the KOolsu
range since March %. 1915 The
remains Of one had been found bad T.
D. decomposed washed down by
foods On the other side OF the high /
KOOlsu range Search had been !
Z abandoned by the Seyenty-fifth I
Company q. A g. Lieutenant ]
Crockett was detailed 70 renew the
search. He determined tie only /
way 10 conduct II Uas 70 pick up
the trail o. the two men. and the
only way 10 ascend the crest was
from the Pearl HarbOr side Of the
mountains The detachment from
the Halswa Guleh. with four thous-
and feet Of small rope. took six
hours Of hard climbing 10 reach the
crest u the range. a virtual knife
edge with sheer cliffs on either side.
on which places 10 sleep and stand
had 10 be scraped. The detachment
there for FIVE days. in the
rain and continual mist that stroud
I'd everything from view. and from
his dangerous camp picked up the
trail and conducted the search.
Private Midkin Kentucky
gentleman. was the first 10 volun-
ieer 10 be swung over the precipiee
by rope the size OF a middle fin
ger, followed BY Lieutenant Camp, n
Who had gained reputation as
climber and finder of
rails over mountains Later Lieut.
snsnt Nichols followed. and then
Corporal Farmer These men for
-hree days prosecuted the search in
4 bowling wind and gale. in lodges
n rotten stone and vegetation, en-
iangered by falling bOulders and
rocks. A slight slip when not tied
with rope meant death. They were
Iwung down in vertical. pocket after
rocket. averaging about fifty feet.
Lieutenant Crockett. whose bril-
liant record under fire. where he ia
NO different engagements sustain
ID several desperate bolo aud gum
hot wounds. aud who endangered
MS life IN saving soldier from
browning. all meriting medals OF
lOnOr he Is a recipient OF one). re-
'orts 10 me that the constant dan
ger to life that these four men viii
ingly and frequently took in the