Show fad adventurers CLUB HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES 4 OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF while the creek rose by FLOYD FLOTD GIBBONS famous headline ne adline hunter H HELLO ELLO EVERYBODY well sir what are we going to do with this guy a bird with a story that nobody will believe his name is george kincel of weehawken Wech Wee awken hawken N J and he writes as follows when I 1 told this story to my friends a few years ago all I 1 got was snickers and laughs behind the hand so this is only the second time it has ever been related I 1 can furnish plenty of proofs of its authenticity but if you dont believe it dont publish it id rather take a sock in the jaw than have you doubt it george has got me in a spot there ive either got to believe his tale or pop him one on the button well fortunately for the peace of weehawken Wee hawken I 1 do believe georges yarn its a straight story and it checks what more could I 1 ask for dont worry george if I 1 believe it I 1 publish it but here it comes and my answer to those birds who gave you the horse laugh storm on bald Aloun mountain tain it all came about on a camping trip george and a pal were tenting it on the summit of bald mountain near scranton pa the time was june 1933 and just in case anybody wants to check up on georges story his bis pal pals Is name is tom coyne of scranton pa darkness was coming on and so was a storm it occurred to george that they have enough firewood to last the night through so he told tom to get things in readiness for the storm while he went to get the wood george left the camp and headed for a pile of logs that some woods men had left nearby he picked up four two on each shoulder and started back he was about fifty yards away from camp and crossing a tiny stream by stepping from stone to stone when the heavens opened up above him and the rain began to fall in one solid sheet lightning began to play across the sky and george had hardly taken take n two more steps when a terrific crash of thunder made him jump rain began to fall in one solid sheet he slipped and went over backwards the logs on his shoulder fell on top of him one of them landed on his head and knocked him out wedged fast between two rocks says george the rain soon revived me but when I 1 came to I 1 was unable to move I 1 was wedged in between two rocks about four feet high and the logs were right on top of me lodged in such a manner that I 1 budge them my arms were pinned to my sides and my feet were the only parts of my body I 1 could move but they quite touch the ground my head was on the ground in about halt half an inch of water I 1 could only raise it about an inch well sir george lay still for a minute trying to think of some way to wriggle wrig gle himself free then suddenly he noticed something that made him gasp the water in which his bis head lay was be beginning inning to rise when george began to yell for tom but by that time the rain was falling with a steady roar that drowned out his cries the minute they left hi his lips the booming of the thunder added to the din george yelled again and again but tom hear him the rain he says was falling faster now the creek was rising the water had reached my ears then I 1 fell into a panic and began to scream the water rose slowly giving me plenty of time to realize the helplessness of the situation it came up to my cheekbones cheek bones covered my face and neck finally nothing but my nose was above it and I 1 had to keep my head raised to keep it there his final yell brought t rescue the muscles of georges neck were tired from holding up his head he tried to lower it but immediately the water began flooding into his nose the rain slackened and hope sprang into his b breast ast but it quickly died again the rain might be slackening but tre the creek was still rising george began to say a prayer then a silent prayer tor for he speak the rain had long since covered his mouth now it was creeping into his nostrils ile he last much longer just another fraction of an inch and the water would cut off his breath in a minute it did but george fought literally to the last gasp 1 I summoned all my strength he says and put it into one final screaming yell not only my strength but also all my hope went into that shout then the tired muscles of my neck gave way my head fell back under the water go 1 I held my breath for what seemed an eternity at last I 1 was forced to expel it then I 1 felt myself choking and lost consciousness the next thing george knew he was lying on the bank of the creek and tom was bending over him giving him artificial respiration As soon eoon as george was strong enough to get to his feet again tom told him what had happened when george come back after fifteen or twenty minutes tom became alarmed and went out looking for him he was prowling around about ten feet away from him when george gave that last yell then he went down between those rocks and pried him I 1 loose e copyright service |