| Show Climber Rescued After 23 Hours On Death Perch nd and Saviors Sa On Verge of of Collapse C As Efforts of Police and Sheriffs Sheriff's Men Prove Successful On Mountains East of OgdenA Ogden AFTER A AFTER FTER clinging to the face of a cliff above Waterfall Water Water- Waterfall fall canyon for 23 hours with a straight drop sev sev- several several several eral hundred feet below Louis Buswell 28 years of age of of Ogden avenue was rescued at 10 o'clock this morning by a rescue party composed of members of the police and sheriffs sheriff's department headed by Sergeant Sergeant Ser Ser- Sergeant George Wardlaw geant e at in lii I II o'clock Sunday Sunda morning mornin when he lie tried to descend a short cut His path becam steeper and steeper sleeper until he fine ly I began to slide He lie finaly lodged on a n narro narrow ledge three feet long and two twi feet wide which slanted down ward lie He was compelled to hot hoi hoton on with isis Ills hands elbows s an knees to Keep him fron from fallins to certain death below Throughout Sunday he hung UIn there like a fly fI ellin for Cor help CRIES CHILS ARE HE IUt TIE AlEs Ills hIts cries were not heard dusk when Ernest Liberty a a and Emerso Douglas 2610 2640 Liberty avenue win who were In the hills thought the heard a weak yell for help The shouted back but heard no reply They The were just about to their Journey y homeward wise they decided to go back up th ih canyon and Investigate By shout shouting shouting ing In and anti getting an answer tho th finally located Buswell perched 01 o othe tho the cliff It was as apparent the rescue coul could not be effected without more help hel helass so ass Shree es rushed to the station A rescue party consist consistIng consisting Ing of ot Sergeant George Wardia Yard I and officers R. R L J. J.L. L. L Nelson and Clair together with start Matte for the canyon at once At midnight the party part locate Buswell after a long Ion climb ui u uthe uthe the steep grades grade They fount foune Buswell was on the ledge 75 is DM D' O Olow low the top and they were un unable unable able to get down to him SECO D TRIP THIP The Tho party returned to and procured two saddle horse and feet fE of rope from Lawr ence Noble Mr Noble loble and Sher Sheriff iff ItC R. R D. D I and Deputy Deluty D I F. F I Steele joined the party at o'clock this morning and anti the sec sec- second lIe ae ond onit rescue rescue trip was sas begun It took almost two hours o 01 hard climbing for the tho party patty U tu reach the top of ot the cliff an anthe the members took turns car the tho heavy heay rope At o'clock this morning they Lucy reached the point and anc tied lied a J. J knot double I 1 the tho rope and It was lowered tc to t where clung dunS Buswell placed his Isis legs the ho loops In the rope ropo and th members of the tho party began haul haul- haulIng Ing og him slowly lowly upward to safety When hen Buswell finally appeared over VCr the ledge and many hand hand- grabbed him him he ho was wall In iii such a weaken end condition that aa se could ouid not talk Members of oC th thu rescue escue party parly were also so ex ax- exhausted ex hausted haust-d after the tho nights night's climb climb- climbing ing ng that they nearly collapsed after LIter tho the danger was as over A brother of the man Continued on Pago Tv T 9 HIKER SAVED BY RESCUERS Continued from Page One J. J D. D well Bus also aided In tin th th work ork TAKEN TO IlO II was taken to his home following the rescue and was re re- reported reported reported ported to be weak from hU his ex ex- experience experience but not Injured or III Buswell came to Ogden last lat fall and since has been engaged In the tho manufacture of potato chips with his brother He lie de decided do- do decided early Sunday morning to hike to Malana heights and Wa L. Waterfall Waterfall canyon and drove his automobile mobile as far as ns he could and then began to walk up the hills hill He lie said mid that he was compelled to use us his elbows knees ant an hands to keep himself from rein falling from the narrow ledge and the tho hours of the night seemed like years years as he gazed Into the dark darl- darkness darkness I ness nellS below belo He lie was tired thirsty thirst and hungry Ills brother said eald following th rescue that ho he desired to compliment compliment ment the tIme members of the police polite and sheriffs sheriff's department for their untiring efforts in saving his brother and ond especially Sergeant Wardlaw ardla w who directed the work wort I and climbed the steep hills and insisted upon his turn In carrying the rope Sergeant Wardlaw was wu I taken to his home in a 1 condition following the return to 1 t 00 oo 00 |
