The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-12-22
HELD FOR 18 HOURS
WITHIN A STRA WSTACK
CAUGHT IN RECENT TERRIFIC
BLIZZARD TWO MEN AND A
WOMAN FACE DEATH

/ Although the following story is be-
lated for publication in the Review,
/ it relates to Kelvin people, and we feel
that many of our readers will be int
crested in the experiences of Kevin
folks in the recent Montana blizzard:
Pendroy, Dec. TO-. Marrow escapes
and hardshiDs enduring during last
Mondays blizzard were told by many
in this vicinity, but spending 18 hours
in straWstack while the roaring bliz-
zard swept over them was the horrify-
/ ing experience of Mr. and Mrs. Ross
Scribner and Roscoe Deal of Kelvin.
Scribner and Deal were each driving
truck loaded with we'll castings leav-
ing Conrad Monday morning for the
]. W. Elliott well now being drilled
two miles north Of PendrOy. About 2
D. M, as the storm was thickening
they turned the fence corner of the E.
A. Sullivan farm, heading straight for
the we'll only mile away. But the
blizzard grew Intensity, and after cir
cling around losing their bearings they
found strawstack and decided to
dig themselves in, thinking the storm
would soon moderate. One truck had
broken down and was left behind, and
the Others motor was kept running
After spending a short time in the
dugout and not feeling any too com
Portable, the men both being wet
through, they decided to make an ef-
fort to save their lives and try to find
the west fence Of Mr.. Sullivan's farm
,Scribner and wife got in the cab, while
Deal wallxea outside trying to pilot
them. They succeeded in finding the
fence. The storm was at its height
and they could not see their hands IN
front of them. An extra step and Deal
was separated from the truck. Neither
the roaring motor nor DeaFs cries
could be detected by either side II
the howling storm.
Scribner turned the truck intending
to try and hug the fence and hoping
fo find Deal. Not getting a start he
backed up a little and as miracle
bumped into Deal, who at this time
had practically given up.
Deal lay upon the running board
trying to find the old track but could
discover no sign of it. Driving blindly
scribner finally stalled, and thinking
he had hit a snowdrift he backed up
and made a run at it when his com
panion discovered they had run head
on into the strawstack they had re-
Gently left.
Crawling into the hole they had
previously dug they shivered through
Monday afternoon and night with
death staring them in the face. Cold
and hungry, having nothing to eat
since Monday forming, they kept each
other from going to sleep and py
means of flashlight kept posted as
to the time.
At g o'clock Tuesday morning, after
having been confined to the straw
dugout for 18 hours. they decided TO
take their last chance as they were
becoming numb and drowsy and an
other 80 minutes would have fclina
them beyond relief.
BY this time the storm had decreas-
ed to the extent that they were aDle
to discern the outlines Of the Sullivan
home. Wrapping up Mrs. Scrlbner as
we'll as possible and supporting eacn
other they staggered across the 1lelo
To the Sullivan house where they told
of their plight.
Sullivan hurried to the barn Wnere
he had to tunnel out a team, and with
this he drove to the strawstack ana
rescued Mrs. Scribner, who tainted
away upon being brought to tne
house. but soon revived. With tne
exception Of few frozen toes, fingers
and ears the three are now none the
worse for their experience.