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Show MAN SAVED FROM 400-FOOT 400-FOOT FALL BY LASSO PHI LA DELPHI AN HANGS ON BRINK OF PRECIPICE FRIEND'S LARIAT LA-RIAT PREVENTS DEATH. San Ilernnrdlno, Cal. A rosctie, as unusual and ub thrilling ns the Imagination Im-agination of nn author of n red backed novel could dovlse, tho other dny saved Archie L. Hanks, a prominent resident of Philadelphia, from a fall over a precipice several hundred feel to I ho rocks below. Mr. Hanks, with James Archer ol Loudon, William Rogers and Robert Shea of Now York, was riding on the San Bernardino innge. Tho party wnt on a narrow trail, with Mr. Hanks In the lead. From tho road an embank ment ted to tho edge, of a precipice about 15 feet away. There was a sheei He Hung Perilously Suspended Above the Chasm. drop of at least 100 feet down tho precipice. At u nnrrow turn in the road Mr. Hanks' horse stumbled on n stone, tripped and stumbled over tho side of tho rond. Mr. IlnnkB' companions called to him to Jump ns tho horse stumbled. Ho tried to do so, but his foot becamo entangled In his stirrup, nnd with tho horse ho rolled toward (he declivity. Just at tho brink Mr. Ilanka managed man-aged (o kick his foot freo and grabbed bold of n small bush thnt was growing grow-ing on the edge. This stopped his full for n second, nnd ho hung In tho perilous position for a few seconds, whllo the horso slid on to tho end nnd fell to tho rocks hundreds of feet below. Tho weight of tho man was too much for tho small bush nnd tho roots woro giving away under the strain, nnd Mr. Hanks was slowly hut surely slipping over tho brink, when with u whirr n rope Bottled over his shoulders. As the Philadelphia!! released his hold on tho bush It came away from tho enrth nnd fell down after the body of tho horse. Mr. Rogers, with grent presenco of mind, had thrown his lnrlat with unerring un-erring aim, unit had, with the assistance assist-ance of tho others, saved his companion com-panion Just In time. Heyond n few slight bruises nnd the nervous shock Mr. Hanks was uninjured. |