East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-25

TO do with lt2' he said. If YOU want to
go due east and lay course due
south, how long will IL take YOU TO
reach Your destination. You got on
the wrong train This is the South,
ern Pacific train and this is Cottage
Grove"
4 few hours after landing in the
southern end OF the willamette val
ley a trained pulled in from the
south. one coach was loaded with
workmen. Lazinka mingled with
these men and before the train pull
ed out he walked into their coach
and when the conductor came through
he did not observe the new passen,
ger and the young sailor was permit
ted 10 ride back TO Portland under
much more favorable circumstances
than ON his outgoing trip, When he
reached Portland he hunted up the
English ship a second time. went
down into the galley and got a square
meal
That night he started out third
time for Heppner He was careful to
select a, train eastward bound but
being unable to find car unsealed
he took a standing position between
two cars. In telling of this part of
his terrible experience he said il
compared very favorably with some
of the worst experiences ne had ever
had on shipboard. He says, 1T was
bitterly cold. The wind from the Co
lumbia chilled me to the bone. My
hands stuck to the iron rods Ny
breath was like smoke. Presently
got so numb 1 thought would sure
ly be compelled to let go my hold and
( fall between the cars. l discovered
one of the cars had a small door in
the end l thought if I could only
get that door open and crawl inside
with the door for long time 1 final
ly got it open and crawled in, only
to find 1 had landed in a car loaded
with ice. When l discovered this
thought fate was against me sure.
Stuck in the Snow.
"At Cascade Locks the train got
stuck in the snow Seeing something
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the window but was so benumbed
by the cold I could hardly move.
finally pitched head foremost into
the snow with my feet on the coup
! llngs between the cars l expected
the train to start any minute but
was so nearly frozen I could not
move my body from its perilous posi-
ton for what appeared to be to be
an age. Finally 1 got onto my feet
end managed to stagger to a small
house where there was a light. II
proved to be the home of railroad
man who gave me something to eat
and who built hot fire to thaw me
out"
The next train to pass through
was passenger so Lazinka climbed
onto the blind baggage" reaching
The Dalles about o'clock in the
morning as nearly frozen as he had
been before.
The trains were blocked and as he
could go no further on them he
struck out a foot. Before he reach
ed Arlington however, the trains had
made a passage or themselves
through the snowdrifts and he was
able to catch a ride into Arlington.
Tramping Through Snow.
! From there he struck out across
the hills toward Heppner. The snow
was crustedE but at times he would
break thro1gh. Soon his light shoes
were cut tospieces. He says, 1T was
dark and 1 Mad 80 miles to go. I had
silk handkerchief which had
put over my head to keep from freez-
1 ipg. / soon discovered my nose was
numb. I rubbed it with snow until
it hurt. Then I decided 1t would be
better to lose my ears than my nose
for / could let my hair grow long
and cover my ears but there would