Gunnison news-champion., 1915-07-16
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After several messages which rslsssl
hopes that Perry Snoaersss ~ouid puB
through the dreadful lightning ssross.
Gannssen people were shocked Sunday
morning to hear that ne had died, e;
Buffalo. Wyoming, Saturday night
As to the circumstances of the aso,-
dent We quote iron letter recC veo
from Mrs. Saoaerass.
Buffalo. Wyoming
July I. 1913.
Perry had 10 20 TO Hazieton seven
miles from where ere we csmped. and
he he'd made arrangements to go with
BOY fobssn. the forest guard ut muddy
station. The black clouds commenced
to roll up aboat eleven and it thundersd
and hghtened and sprinkled sonse
After dinner it kept looking worse but
he laughed ut my fesr Of lightning as he
always does and left me with a kiss.
watched him rs far rs | could see snd
then ] Thought | would read over my
lesson in science. | was about half
way through when terrible crash and
flash came. My head snapped like a
gun and the lightning hit less than
qtsrter mile from the tents-the men
saw it. Immediately went to the cook
tent where ! would not be alone. There
WAS several more sharp cracks but quite
distance off, and then the sky bright
ened. After while t2:30) our phone
rang 1--WE just had 1t in two days. Mr.
Hulse answered it and heard him say
'SnOdgrsss! Snodgrassp He came run
ming TO the tent and followed Ny God
fery's horse has bet killed under him
and he is badly hurt simply turned
to stone, | could not move. Two of the
men had not gone in the timber but
were digging q cellar and there happen
ed TO be = saddle horse in camp. One
jumped on him to meet the doctor who
could come Only IL miles with his car,
and the other man ran for the only
team near camp. They hooked to a
lumber wagon, Roy Wolfe and Roy
Montgomery (two standbys) going with
Mrs Hulse and myself We sat in the
bottom and such 9 ride you cannot
imagine. At the Muddy station we met
Roy Fobisn, who had gone with Perry,
and then we heard the first particulars.
Three of them had started from the
station-this other fellow belonging 10
sheep camp. They were opposite the
band of sheep and this man turned of
They had just gone a few steps when it
began raining. Perry said to Roy 1t
look like shower, let's put on our
sllekers. They were riding along put
ting them on when Roy's horse started
to stagger and then fell. When he
came TO, almost Immediately, Perrys
horse was dead and had thrown Perry
over bis head and he was stark naked
excepting for one sock and the sleeves
and ragged portions of his coat and
shirt across his chest. The fellows at
the sheep camp came running and
picked Perry up. He said What hap
pened boys?' and then lapsed into un-
consciousness. They wrapped him in
their bed and one man went to Hazeiton
% mlles) for help and Roy went back to
the station to phone for help. The peo-
pie who run = road house at Hazeltoa
came with q spring wagon and bed aud
took him to their house. There was a
young man, veterinary surgeon, there
and DIR. Lewis said he was equal to
trained nurse-he had bandages, anti
septics and things TO work with. They
had Just got Perry in the house when
we reached there but they would not let
me see him until they had him cleaned
up little. They prepared me for the
worst but the sight beheld was dozens
of times worse than imagined The
lightning struck on his forehead, iust
over his left eye. and came out in the
left ealf-Just like bullet hole in both
places. His forehead and nose and
mouth are horribly burned IL jumped
hIs chm and started on his throat and
his whole torso in front and legs 10
knees are worse burned than anything
you could imagine thick. yellow,
cooked flesh. Then his arms are.
burned in spots-the left one worse
His hair is all singed. left eye brow and
all the rest of hair on body singed off
He soon commenced to vornit blood ard
kept II up until the doctor came at SIX
o. clock He got 80 weak and such
sinking spells and could not breathe.
4 Il thought | would 90 ernzy bsfUr.