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Show The Salt Lake Tribune NATION Friday, May 14, 1999 Climber, 81, Challenges El Capitan Al7 After 16-Foot Fall, Toddler Rescued from Kansas Well ASSOCIATED PRESS MULVANE Kan. — A toddler whofell 16feet into a narrow well Thursday night was pulled free about five hourslater afterfirefighters dug a tunnel to rescue him The17 cheers and applaus fromre: before midnightas hii ‘amily ited above. He was strappedto a backboard and w awake, but quiet The boy was immediatelytak ay by ambu lanceto thehospital. During the ue effort, Jesse was “very vo 1, he’s beentalking tous andcrying Sedgwick County Fire Marshal Greg Thompsonsaid Atstake is age record he set as wee lad of 68 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS About 50 emergencywork: 's workedunder emer- gencyfloodlights as Jesse's parents, whose names YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Some people think of retirement as a chance to werenot released, talkedtotheir s Firefighters dug a tunnel about 2 the i] and tunneled Rescuers workedi ucke The well is 20 to 25 feet deep and only 8 to 10 inches wide. His parents, whose names were notre leased, had recently dug the well and had not yet finished it. Jesse’s father was in the ya whenthelittle boy slippedshortly Rescuers fed oxygento Jessethrough tubes lov ered into the well to help the child breathe, relax and kick up yourheels. Not Gerry Bloch, who at 81 set off Thursdayto break his own record as the oldest person to climb El Capitan ‘ord back in a mere 68 Bloch set that r 1986, when he wa yearsold And back then, he took a relafingering and 500 feet up the ‘ace of the imposmonolith, along a toeing his w sheer ve ing granite route Wall known as the Aquarian With two other climbers to help carry about 250 pounds of gear and provisions, Bloch figured it will take his team seven days to reachthe top. “L have some difficulties with muscular cramps, but I think I can work through it,” Blochsaid. Bloch, a retired chemical engi- Al Golub/The Associated Press Gerry Bloch beganhis second assault on El Capitan on Thursday. His route is tougher than the one he took 13 years ago. neer from New Jersey, has been climbing since 4. For this attempt, he is being accompanied by famedSierra guide Mike Corbett, who led a paraplegic to the again, becauseI feel I'm generally needed to do it now ornever,” Bloch said. “I'll keepclimbingafter this, but I won't climbat this level.” Corbett thought the group should use the tougherroute because it probably will be Bloch’s going downhill, and I knew I adventure on Yosemite's fam- summit of Yosemite's Half Dome in 1991, and NBC cameraman Craig White, a climber who just flew in from atrip to Mount Ever- est. “I wanted to climb El Cap ousbig walls. “[ wantedit to be a really good experience for him,” Corbett said. “The Nose can be little too popular and crowdedthis time of year. Plus, Gerry wanted to top out at the summit, andthis route will take himright there.” U.S. Flu Season Apparently Was Deadlier Than Usual This Year, Agency Says THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA — The U.S. flu sea- son was apparently deadlier than usual this year, the government . reported Thursday The flu season runs from Octo- ber through mid-May. The Cen- how manypeople diedthis season from the flu However, in anaverageflu sea ‘ about 44,000 people died. The year, the flu seasongot off to a slow start, with few cases un- til mid-January. By February, the flu was widespread in 40states. son, there are about 20,000 deaths, and about 30,000 when the ire A-H3N2 virus hits, as it ters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does not know yet ‘The outbreaks had taperedoff by mid-April ‘ AyTh rege Downtown Conoontnivn, 150 Sourn 300 East PWee OE ’ ce ALTOANA UUSULUCALU The strain most prevalent was ‘Type A Sydney. Wa hu wits PSUSscehUSUa eT) ine CU / DESIGNED BY KEVIN WATTS ARCHITECTS aes COMPANY - -COMBSEES BOUG S TG Me ECC Lh he first-time or Jife-time “A iin ineSelection OfSunny ‘saxonies, ; tantalizing textures, andbrilliant berbers... from the Mohawk family of epee Peete iTedl re) NLY aie | SPOR RCAE Installed with Pad A Berber with WLGureme annul nwt iain eo em ooh $2399 | Ping Pong | ONLYidsae NALSUR CS LOE a MAYORMAUD eKcu pieaL veu Pin Dot NPA» ) aren 5 le ons 19) 5 ; Hnstatted with Pad Utah'sLargest Locally Owned Home Fiurnishings AndFullSe: rvice Floor Cove rings Prod n betty Store! WeAre AnAuthorized MOFIAWK NURSERY & GIFTS 20% down required on all special orders USE YOUR ¢ MRANTTR CREDIT C Most Other SI Ta Tarde nccapred SALT LAKE W. JORDAN 1050 £ 2100 SO 1475 90 486-3333 POOR COPY FURNITURE CO MONDAY FRIDAY. 10 2184 East 3300 South Aye tL com enh and warmait was pumpedin to keep him warm asthe temperature droppedduring the i} 20 East 7800 South Sandy Open 8 AM to 8 PM Monday Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM Sunday Sud RACKOE |
