Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-06-15 | Page 2 | Three Get Thrill as Auto Starts Plunge over Cliff

Three Thre Get Thrill as Auto I St Starts ts Plunge Over Cliff PARK CITY ITY June 15 Details Details of his and his companions' companions narrow escape from Crom death when their au automobile automobile au- au started on a plunge off oU a cliff Cf feet high in Colorado r re recently re- re were brought back here by Charles Moore mining operator of this place owner of tailings mills and oil prospector Ills His companIons companions companions compan compan- ions were E. E L. L Blessing of Salt Lake and Art Chandler city councilman councilman councilman coun coun- cilman of Park CIt City Ve We had a u. miraculous miraculous' escape from death Moore said In re relating relating relating re- re lating the story We had been I Investigating est some oil land between between between be be- tween Rangeley and Meeker Colo Cob and were homeward bound We Ve Veran eran ran Into a cloudburst and our au automobile automobile au- au was disabled 15 miles east of Rangeley Help was obtained and the car was being towed lowed over overa overt a t narrow canyon defile Chandler and myself were rid rid- ing In the towed car Blessing was was riding in the car ahead Suddenly Suddenly Sud Sod denly the car swayed to the edge of the canyon and started over o a perpendicular wall with a I sheer heer drop of feet teet After falling tailing 10 feet teet the axle and the differential caught between two outstanding surfaces of ot the cliff and held firmly there By strange good fortune we stuck to the car and were saved from being precipitated In the abyss below When the car started over o the brink the tow rope broke That hat prevented the lead leat car from going over o the cliff and end probably saved the tho entire part party It took a n long while to get us back to the road and a still longer time to relieve ourselves of fright Then we built a a. retaining wan wall and worked for hours in dragging the car back to the highway from Its perilous us position