Weekly journal-miner., 1918-01-30
SNOW STORM TAKES
 DEATH TOLL
MRS. CATHERINE ZEIGLER FOUND DEAD ON GROOM
 CREEK ROAD SUNDAY
 MORNING, HAVING PER ISHED FROM THE COLD.
(From Tuesday's Gaily.)

Mrs. Catherine Zeigler. of Groom creek, met death in a sad manner sometime Saturday, her lifeless body having been found on Sunday morn ming on the road, showing that she had perished during the heavy snow storm of that day. Her body was found by her husband, an employee of the Midnight Test mine, within two miles of the camp, after he had started to search for her, becoming alarmed that something had happen ed when the driving horse had re- turned Sunday morning with its har- ness on, but with the vehicle missing. Mir. Zeiglcr returned to the mine and gave the alarm. The telephone line to this city was out, and communica- tions was established via Poland Judge McLane, Lester Ruffner and others left in auto at once, but snow on the State highway blocked travel by this method, when the party re- turned, securing a team of horses to make the trip, and hold an inquest.
 After Investigating the situation 1t was evident that Mrs. Zeigler had de- cided to unharness the horse from the light wagon, at a point on the road near the Prince Albert mine where the snow was nearly two feet deep. The supposition is that the horse refused to move ahead, when | she concluded to make the remainder of the trip on foot. From the place where she alightcd from the wagon to where her body was found was less than one mile distant. Within ] 200 wards was found a handbag, which she had hung to the limb of tree, indicating that she was becoming eX- hausted in a physical effort to make headway through the snow. When | finally overcome, II was the bclet ot those who conducted the invcStisa- | ton that she attempted to keep nov I ing ahead, but fell backward in @ 1 state of complete exhaustion, when she passed away by freezing to death, being unable physically to even
 stand. The appearance of the body
 showed not the slightest indication of any agony, and her features were perfectly normal, without any suffer
 ing in evidence.
 Mrs. Zcigler left Prescott on Sat urday morning at 10 o'clock from the home of II. II. Kcays, where she had visited. She was advised by John | Summers, who was at Ruttner 1 stables at the time when her horse was being hitchcd mp. not to attempt to make the trip, but she refused to heed the warning, stating that her husband was expecting her to return in the evening as she stated she
 would. The storm was prevailing at the time, and being familiar with the country to the south and of | much higher elevation that Prescott, the surmisc of danger was well founded of Mir. Summers, who antici' rated trouble in deeper snow with light rig drawn by a single horse.
 Mir. Zieglcr also was anticipating his wife's return on Saturday evening, as he welt down the road from the Midnight Test over a mile and half, and not meeting his wife, came to the conclusion that she had remained i'll Prescott with friends. when he went back to the camp. But the fol- lowing morning when the horse with out the buggy came m, Inc became alarmed and the search was started.
 The foot prints of Mrs. Zeigler and the tracks of the horse were followed for quite distance after the latter was unhitchcd, and 1t IS presumed she anticipated her impending danger by driving the animal ahead, believ- ing it would reach the camp in a short time to give warning ot her pcrilous situation. Where she perish ed was near the top of high hill on the road, her last effort being ot an extremely laboriouS naturc, it IS be- licvcd. That she struggled to regain her feet, was also the belief of those who viewed the sad scene, but was helpless in her exhausted state.
 Mrs. Zciglcr and husband, Thomas r.. Zciglcr, for many years have been residents of this section, the deceased having been held in high esteem, and beloved by all Surviving are her husband, daughter, Miss Mae Zclg- Ter. trained nurse of Bakersfield, Cal, and a son, Edward Zeigler ,ot Camp Kcarny, enlisted in the army. After the arrival in Prescott today of both above, funeral arrangements will be announced. road executives be called in to take