Deseret Evening News | 1904-01-18 | Page 8 | Eighteen People Have Close Call

Bb EIGHTEEN Tf PEOPLE rf rL HAVE A E CLOSE LL CALL CALLI L I Were Thrown Into Icy Ic Waters of Echo River Which Wh ieh Runs I Through Iii rough The Thc Cave C rc r j SAVED BY GUIDES COOLNESS Saw Their Hanger el When Boat Began lIcan lIcanTo S To Fill iI till Told roll n a What to do Louisville Jan Jim dele dole delegates gates to 10 the Convention League of uC t Commission Merchants vero thrown In III Into Into to the Icy waters nf or eho lver ller which a II tortuous cour through Mammoth Cave CaI a and were only by b the coolness nf oC the Iho guide John Johll Nel Nelson ei son lOn and arni the tho heroic work of ot Charles A of ot Pa The Tho PIrt Included W V J Harris Chicago Frank I Wagner Chicago John lIhu II t t Chicago L I Chicago ii left go i Mr and Mrs Mill A W Smith Chicago Nr and Mrs Charles A h of Jr II H C e Rogers C CH CH H 8 potty Kd Id Ht Ift Paul Mr Ir and Mrs rs J W V FUe brown St t Paul and Miss Lude LUcie Patch The Tho roof of ot cave cIe over irlin Is IN arched and tim Iho parn in tho tie renter center owing to 10 an w unaccountable riFe nrc In i tho river wits was 1111 only two wo and a half lent feel above the tho In artier order t 10 ensure ure the rago or of the tho boat bont the men n ami women cro forced to lO stoop stoul over oer At Atone l lone one place the boat hoat swerved to ono Oil side raking the Iho heads of or occupants seated next to tl tho bank blink These leaned farther forward which one ono end of or the th boat bollt and arni the tha water begin began to How In rapidly The guide saw as Iho lie danger and aliI called culled to Mr d r to jump anti and take the chain chaill This he ht did landing on a n steep bank which offered only II a foothold fOOl hold Lying down on his face CAce he held to t tho tha chain pulled the boat toward tOllard tho the hank bunk The Iho boat sank In n eight feet teet of or water ater Further hue where there them was waa no landing the water waler Is 18 16 II feet deep deepU Uy U tho the light of or a single IngIe lantern the tho party escaped liy by II climbing over oer Mr prostrate form lorm and alII waiting several overal hours for Cor or a R boat boal were brought In surety safety to daylight