MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1006, 22 February 1882, Page 2

MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.

To survive a fall of 2000 feet has pro* bably never, until last month, been the good fortune of any man. Biersoh, a young German student staving near Aigle, m the Valois, Switzerland, made. l <'j .'. the ascent on the 25ih June, of the'.-' ' Grands Roohers, a mountain about : 5000 •. ; ''; :. feet high, close to ! the The feat is not difficult-nor dangerous;- 1; '"' J ' " if the person will only'follow tl<«. track. Mr Biersch got safely up,'^ks- '-'i\u turning,conoludedbewould takeashort i y cut, and felicitated himself on his lcleyer«i ; ness when everything looked prbmißibg, although night was closingjn. The des- ~-. cent vas swift and easy, %hen,. ! all at,' ( ' : onoehe found himself ma gorge frbhV which there was r.o exit, unless he chose to go with the stream or retrace his steps, : He selected the first means, but the stream was deep and rapid, his feet were.. swept from under, him, and the'hapless youth ' ' was earned down the rapids and over the ; cataract Down, down he wentj an most, unbroken descent ol 2000;; feetj•'•■•' •■ until, half drowned and almost buffeted' ■ < to death, he brought to against a 7 big. ; . boulder which rose above the flood, and there he remained: until daylight ap- • peared. At sunrise he gained the bank and lifted his voice, or rather shouted for assistance. He was heard by some goatherders, who came to his help, and with.;; considerable difficulty and a coil of rope, hewassayed. .!■;'.-