"The Gospel Messenger", Volume 10, No. 4 April 1888:
(Letter and Experience)
Buried Alive.
Elder W. L. Biggs, of Washington Territory, and Mrs. L. J. Brisky, perished in a snow slide in that state 25th January 1888. He was living with W. Brisky when the slide came and covered them with eight or ten feet of snow. Brisky was at the time out splitting fire wood, just on the edge of the slide, and it took him in, but he soon got out and ran to save his family; but there was not a sign of his house or family to be seen. Two young men near by came to help, but they had but one shovel to work with, and one worked, and the other went for help. But they had no guide to show them where the house was, and had to work by guess. The first place they dug they missed the house, but recognized a post, so the next place they dug they struck the chimney, and then they thought they would find the family near the fireplace, but they had been carried with the snow about twelve feet. The next place they dug they found Father Biggs, but he was dead. They took him out and despaired of finding any of them alive. By this time help had come, and not thinking it possible that any of them could be then alive, when one of them heard a sound as of something under the snow, and taking a shovel and digging where the noise was, he found the face of a little girl who was alive; but the snow would seemingly strangle her with all the help that five men could render, working as hard as ever men worked. And they had to keep Brisky out of the hole, for he was so overcome when one was found alive that he could not contain himself. In taking out the little girl, they found the little boy, who was just alive. The next was a girl of twelve years, who was rational, and told them, when they were trying to pull her out, that her arm was fastened with her hair to a post, and to cut her hair off, which was under her mother, who was dead. Lottie, the oldest girl's name, said that her mother talked and prayed all the time, and called for help, and told her to take care of the children if she never got out. Mrs. Brisky's maiden name was Treadwell, and was raised near Milltown, Chambers County, Alabama, and after marrying Mr. Brisky, moved to Texas, and thence to Washington Territory. She never joined the church, but I have heard her say she was not fit to join the church, but that she hoped to do her duty some day, when she got a chance. She said, in reference to her experience, that the Lord did it all, and that it came in a way unexpected, and that she praised the Lord when the burden was taken away. I send you Elder Biggs' experience, when was written for the Messenger, and found amongst his papers after his sad death. D. Treadwell
Obituary contributed by: Churchwell
photo contributed by Charles Brooks
children: Belle Brisky Thueson b: 25 Jun 1887 d: 9 Dec 1950
(Letter and Experience)
Buried Alive.
Elder W. L. Biggs, of Washington Territory, and Mrs. L. J. Brisky, perished in a snow slide in that state 25th January 1888. He was living with W. Brisky when the slide came and covered them with eight or ten feet of snow. Brisky was at the time out splitting fire wood, just on the edge of the slide, and it took him in, but he soon got out and ran to save his family; but there was not a sign of his house or family to be seen. Two young men near by came to help, but they had but one shovel to work with, and one worked, and the other went for help. But they had no guide to show them where the house was, and had to work by guess. The first place they dug they missed the house, but recognized a post, so the next place they dug they struck the chimney, and then they thought they would find the family near the fireplace, but they had been carried with the snow about twelve feet. The next place they dug they found Father Biggs, but he was dead. They took him out and despaired of finding any of them alive. By this time help had come, and not thinking it possible that any of them could be then alive, when one of them heard a sound as of something under the snow, and taking a shovel and digging where the noise was, he found the face of a little girl who was alive; but the snow would seemingly strangle her with all the help that five men could render, working as hard as ever men worked. And they had to keep Brisky out of the hole, for he was so overcome when one was found alive that he could not contain himself. In taking out the little girl, they found the little boy, who was just alive. The next was a girl of twelve years, who was rational, and told them, when they were trying to pull her out, that her arm was fastened with her hair to a post, and to cut her hair off, which was under her mother, who was dead. Lottie, the oldest girl's name, said that her mother talked and prayed all the time, and called for help, and told her to take care of the children if she never got out. Mrs. Brisky's maiden name was Treadwell, and was raised near Milltown, Chambers County, Alabama, and after marrying Mr. Brisky, moved to Texas, and thence to Washington Territory. She never joined the church, but I have heard her say she was not fit to join the church, but that she hoped to do her duty some day, when she got a chance. She said, in reference to her experience, that the Lord did it all, and that it came in a way unexpected, and that she praised the Lord when the burden was taken away. I send you Elder Biggs' experience, when was written for the Messenger, and found amongst his papers after his sad death. D. Treadwell
Obituary contributed by: Churchwell
photo contributed by Charles Brooks
children: Belle Brisky Thueson b: 25 Jun 1887 d: 9 Dec 1950
"The Gospel Messenger", Volume 10, No. 4 April 1888:
(Letter and Experience)
Buried Alive.
Elder W. L. Biggs, of Washington Territory, and Mrs. L. J. Brisky, perished in a snow slide in that state 25th January 1888. He was living with W. Brisky when the slide came and covered them with eight or ten feet of snow. Brisky was at the time out splitting fire wood, just on the edge of the slide, and it took him in, but he soon got out and ran to save his family; but there was not a sign of his house or family to be seen. Two young men near by came to help, but they had but one shovel to work with, and one worked, and the other went for help. But they had no guide to show them where the house was, and had to work by guess. The first place they dug they missed the house, but recognized a post, so the next place they dug they struck the chimney, and then they thought they would find the family near the fireplace, but they had been carried with the snow about twelve feet. The next place they dug they found Father Biggs, but he was dead. They took him out and despaired of finding any of them alive. By this time help had come, and not thinking it possible that any of them could be then alive, when one of them heard a sound as of something under the snow, and taking a shovel and digging where the noise was, he found the face of a little girl who was alive; but the snow would seemingly strangle her with all the help that five men could render, working as hard as ever men worked. And they had to keep Brisky out of the hole, for he was so overcome when one was found alive that he could not contain himself. In taking out the little girl, they found the little boy, who was just alive. The next was a girl of twelve years, who was rational, and told them, when they were trying to pull her out, that her arm was fastened with her hair to a post, and to cut her hair off, which was under her mother, who was dead. Lottie, the oldest girl's name, said that her mother talked and prayed all the time, and called for help, and told her to take care of the children if she never got out. Mrs. Brisky's maiden name was Treadwell, and was raised near Milltown, Chambers County, Alabama, and after marrying Mr. Brisky, moved to Texas, and thence to Washington Territory. She never joined the church, but I have heard her say she was not fit to join the church, but that she hoped to do her duty some day, when she got a chance. She said, in reference to her experience, that the Lord did it all, and that it came in a way unexpected, and that she praised the Lord when the burden was taken away. I send you Elder Biggs' experience, when was written for the Messenger, and found amongst his papers after his sad death. D. Treadwell
Obituary contributed by: Churchwell
photo contributed by Charles Brooks
children: Belle Brisky Thueson b: 25 Jun 1887 d: 9 Dec 1950
(Letter and Experience)
Buried Alive.
Elder W. L. Biggs, of Washington Territory, and Mrs. L. J. Brisky, perished in a snow slide in that state 25th January 1888. He was living with W. Brisky when the slide came and covered them with eight or ten feet of snow. Brisky was at the time out splitting fire wood, just on the edge of the slide, and it took him in, but he soon got out and ran to save his family; but there was not a sign of his house or family to be seen. Two young men near by came to help, but they had but one shovel to work with, and one worked, and the other went for help. But they had no guide to show them where the house was, and had to work by guess. The first place they dug they missed the house, but recognized a post, so the next place they dug they struck the chimney, and then they thought they would find the family near the fireplace, but they had been carried with the snow about twelve feet. The next place they dug they found Father Biggs, but he was dead. They took him out and despaired of finding any of them alive. By this time help had come, and not thinking it possible that any of them could be then alive, when one of them heard a sound as of something under the snow, and taking a shovel and digging where the noise was, he found the face of a little girl who was alive; but the snow would seemingly strangle her with all the help that five men could render, working as hard as ever men worked. And they had to keep Brisky out of the hole, for he was so overcome when one was found alive that he could not contain himself. In taking out the little girl, they found the little boy, who was just alive. The next was a girl of twelve years, who was rational, and told them, when they were trying to pull her out, that her arm was fastened with her hair to a post, and to cut her hair off, which was under her mother, who was dead. Lottie, the oldest girl's name, said that her mother talked and prayed all the time, and called for help, and told her to take care of the children if she never got out. Mrs. Brisky's maiden name was Treadwell, and was raised near Milltown, Chambers County, Alabama, and after marrying Mr. Brisky, moved to Texas, and thence to Washington Territory. She never joined the church, but I have heard her say she was not fit to join the church, but that she hoped to do her duty some day, when she got a chance. She said, in reference to her experience, that the Lord did it all, and that it came in a way unexpected, and that she praised the Lord when the burden was taken away. I send you Elder Biggs' experience, when was written for the Messenger, and found amongst his papers after his sad death. D. Treadwell
Obituary contributed by: Churchwell
photo contributed by Charles Brooks
children: Belle Brisky Thueson b: 25 Jun 1887 d: 9 Dec 1950
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