Show LUg LIFE S SAVED VEl BY A TAIL HOLD Journal Joural Charles Challes Campbell Campbell Campel Camp Camp- bell el the Prineville stage driver arrived arrived ar ar- ar- ar rived at ot Bridge Creek just as the lie advancing Ivanci ng high water was coming lawn down and attempted to cross CLOSS CIOS despite despie the entreaties of ot Miss Emma Specht a pa passenger who wanted to get fet out of the stage This act acl he came camo very cry near neat paying for with wih his life as well wel as 55 that of his passenger Ho ITo reached the tho north bank batik o of the lie creek when he lie discovered that thal the water had quickly cut cul ut a n deep channel next the bank in thc sandy soil sol an and that thal his team could coul not riot get out One of his horses by persistent struggling got out on out the bank which was the means means means' of or Miss ls Specht escaping from Crom the water She seized the horse b by the lie tall tal and assisted assisted as as- herself to lo safely By this line lime the water had risen rapidly and was wa coming coining with wih such force that the thc rig horses and driver were quickly carried carried car car- ried ned down stream stearn stream by the muddy cur CUt rent The stage stase driver was carried down own stream about a quarter of or a amie amile amile mile mie before he lie succeeded in reachIng reaching reach reach- Ing ng safety The horses hores were drowned drown drown- rown- rown ed cd ed the tho rig smashed to pieces piece and the tho thomal mall mal sack was observed floatIng away In the swift muddy current but could not be rescued |