Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-31
TAKES SICK GIRL
MILES OVER SNOW
Teacher in Far North Journeys
Over Snowy Waste With
Little Sufferer.
SlEDGE AMBULANCE TROUBLE
Small Patient Is Hauled Entire
Week to Reach Hospital for
Treatment.
SLEDGE AMBULANCE TROUBLE

FORT YUKON. ALASKA. August 80
Human heart beats for human heart
where. And its expression often in
wolves sacrifices undreamed of in the
states, where ConvcnicnCcs are at the
beck OF every one.
Another one OF those acts o< hcro!sm
which frequently arc brought forth
b. emergency and human suffering has
Just had It's reward here in the re-
covery from. paralysis of Ids. Bchn.
the young daughter Of slim" Behn,
OF this post.
Ida Behn, had been living at,
Yukon River with Miss Harriet NJ
Beden. teacher in the Episcopal
mission nis,n, a., At }hai Village During The
and became quite helpless. There is
no physician in stephens Village. The
nearest one was in this town al The
Episcopal Hospital.
Teacher Secures Volunteers.
AS there was no trail between the
two points. Miss Bedel, who had de-
termined TO bring the girl here for
any one TO make the trip with her
however, she pcrscvcrod and At length
Induced Theodore John and Henry
Moses TO agree to make the attempt.
The story Of their success has been
sent TO the director OF the church's
nationwide campaign as example
greater degree II the resources OF the
entire Episcopal Church were stirred
Two dog sleds and eleven dogs were
used Miss Sedell and the sick girl
We'll wrapped in 'tnrs and blankets.
occupied one sled; on the other was
stored their baggage and food. For
Inc hrst few miles there was a good
tran leading TO a lumber camp: hut
drivers TO 80 ahead OF the dogs and
break L trail VITA their SNOW shoes
Bore Suffering BrnveIy.
Tho little girl bore up bravely IN
der the inconveniences and the fatigue
of the journey. Many OF their meals
were eaten IN the unbroken wilder
ness and the first taree nights were
also SO spent.
a huge nrc was built and slice, OF
frozen bread placed on the CORNER Of
t "a. sru b1,s near inc fire 10 tnaw out.
blaze. whole moose meat Vas boiled on
suck held over the flames. Win
Wac 'H wen, e far ts s9u1fisui meals
for the difficult l6o-mlc Journey.
small shect-iron stove vas carried
iney pitched camn for the FIRST night
IN the wilderness OF snow. BY )
O'clock the next morning they were
ready to renew the trip.
For two more nights they camped
IN the snow. Tine third was spent in
me cabin Of white trapper who OK
made them comfortable
siedEc-Ambuiance Troubles.
The next days run was thirty-six
miles with four very high and diff
cunt portaSoS TO cross but the ambu-
lance party reached Beaver City by
O'Clock In the evening. Beaver civ
IS Just 4 trading post for the miners
out on the Chandalar River. but the
natlFes there were touched by Ida
Benn condition and showed her much
sympathy and attention.
Inc min and sixth nights OF the
Journey were spent in the cabins Of
%nIte trappers and on the seventh day
tient wear!cd. bu, cheerful. The Ionr
trip had been hard on all OF them
oven the dogs.
The people OF Fort, Yukon were
slipped Into town. knowing as they
did the hardships and difficulties Of
a l60-milc journey through winter
wilderncss without "A trail. Or Graf
ton Burke in charge OF the hospital
mere. at once began treating the sick
girl for paralysis.
Journey m Object Lesson.
Miss BedelL Theodore John and
Henry Moses received many felicia
lions upon their courage in bringing
in the patient before they left for the
return trip three days later. Miss
Bede!l and the other Episcopal work
ers along the stretches OF the Yukon,
as well as the white miners and trap
pers, and especially the native Indians.
are hoping tina; the Episcopal nation
wide campaign now in progress in the
United states will result in the cree
ton OF more hospitals in Alaska. where
they are pitifully few and most of them
handicapped with inadequate facilities
and insufficient nurses.
Most cases of illness or accident
needing hospital attention in this
country ,fHn,. never get i, because tho ma
in as was slim Behn's daughter