The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-06
HEROIC FEAT In
SWOLLENSTREAM
Virginian ResCues Four From
HurriCane-CarrleS Them
Over Gorge.

Knoxville. Sept. 6--(speeisl)- RES.
cuing four people caught in a hurrl.
cane and carrying each Of them across
n slippery log over a gorge down which
rushed a swellon mountain torrent, was
the heroic feat performed by james
Wright. OF White Gate. Va. The story
Of heroisfn Is related in a letter re-
ceived by Miss Louis Nelson. Of Knox :
vile. from a friend In the party we're
Miss Josephine johnson and ]. G. Dob
son. Of Knoxville. and Miss Marjorie
Miller and James Miller. OF White Gate.
After describing the destruction In
the wake Of the storm. the letter con-
tinues: "A pretty story OF heroism was
brought out by the catastrophe. Hear
Ing the thunderous roaring, the Wright
family became alarmed for the safety
% their neighbours, Mr.. Paris Saunders
and his wife. So James Wright hast
cned 70 their home and found them all
right. But hearing a call OF distress
beyond, he discovered an automobile
containing Miss Marjorie Miller and
james Miller. OF White Gate and Miss
Josephine Johnson and J. G. Dobson.
Of Knoxville, who. were returning from
Pulaski, caught in the swiftly rising
stream. While young Mr.. Wright re-
turned for his horse 10 pull the car out
the occupants. suddenly deluRed. waded
through water to their armDlts seek
ing shelter In the deserted Sanders
cabin. There they watched an immense
nile Of broken trees and rocks higher
than n house descend upon them with
what looked like certain death They
attempted 70 escape. but were hurled
hack and pinned against the cabin by
tho smaller debris. with wonderful
uuickness ~ mind. Miss Miller made
them all return TO the stairway inside
the cabin. from whence they saw az
by = miracle the old barn. few feet
above the cabin. had caught and held
the great log mass.
Two Hours Struggle.
when Mr.. Wright returned with the
horses thev refused 70 enter the tor
rent. so after two hours NJ heroic struc-
Cling through the 200 yards NJ madly
rushing rocks ard timber wading M TO
hiH waist. stumbling into deensr holes
and Fulles with nothing 20 guide him
through the roaring darkneFs but =
whistle from all hut the exhausted VIC
tins he finally re- ched the cabin.
"Thev hogan the nerilous return
tourney and as the others wers prae-
flcallv helpless from exhaustion. Mr..
Wright WIS obliped 10 carry fhHm one
sitter smother back the way he had
come. across slirperv log spanning
the main gorge fftv feet above the
torrent. anf m 70 MS N0FUF p UaE UAi"
away. where HE mother and sister re-
ceived them with a roaring IRE md
stenminR coffee Soon 'hN others were
al rolled IN blankets md IN bod but
Young Mr. Wright unable - telephone.
ba-teneS IN nile furfhe- N assure
Miss Nlncr's far'iiv ~ their safety.
Car D~s'roysd
Mr. Lleweilvn Miller returned With
him 10 l0ok for the car. bot - N the
u-eEsnt time m trsee ~ 10 FsF been
found Tho automobile Darfv suffered
veverelv from bruises and cuts. the colf
and shattered nerves All are recoy-
ering
"TraP mile below the scene ~ NJ"
accident = second rar driven nv Cial-
NJ me Bare snn ~ Charles Raw. ~
Crand1r. wae unset md dFw0lisheN
when f' IN The roadhef gsv~ way
b. f,.-N another mountain avalanche.
The ErenteHt single instance ~ Tho
rossr and force ~ he water - whit
Cntr vau the r1ovir~ II o boulder -
p bou' IN tons di-s4nre ~ > 100 vards
fown tho ForEs. Those ~ our y0un~
.,er-ie who have ben IN no r1an's
- ID" ~ Frame cay the aesrs - fsso-
I-t ton hrar4 st-nu~ resemblance -
hit revfon II rhsH-to-n earth en-
vr1infrves frrns. mt me LIT starFinF
me soldier who was IN thT BATH ~
She ArR1nus remarked to- W
v'rf-Nt's Voluu'r~v r'skia~ ~ biz me-
ir 80 terror filed dsrknrss Married
rs rf~f A. oTf-r - e4rrYags So -ns
tr~u m ~ h~'tivNsifr - Frnncr