Re: Remember the girl who fell from the falls?

Posted by Diana S. on March 17, 2002 at 18:52:09:

In Reply to: Remember the girl who fell from the falls? posted by Scott Bubar on March 17, 2002 at 09:09:07:

: Not Alice. The other one.

: Came across the following from an article in "On The Trail" magazine (something familiar about that name).

: These folks were out on a milita patrol in their period gear.

: "The second situation evolved just as we were preparing to depart from Table Rock mountain and make our way home. An emergency dispatch was sent indicating that a young girl had taken a fall from a ledge on the southeast face of the mountain. As we were still in the immediate vicinity, it fell upon my part to establish command in the field and organize rescue efforts. Resources from emergency response organizations in the county were dispatched, and the girl was successfully rescued and transported to the local hospital in Morganton. (N.B. At last report, the girl suffered only a bruised arm and back, and was expected to make a recovery without further incident or lasting ill effects.)

: Needless to say, our presence served to raise an eye or two of the local populace who had congregated for the rescue of the young girl. I do not believe they were accustomed to seeing men dressed in our style attire organize and undertake the evacuation of an injured person. I received many a strange comment from my contemporaries in Emergency Management which, suffice it to say, made us all laugh (and them to question our sanity at the recalling of the exploits of the passed four days in the wilderness)."

: Small world, eh?

Hey Scott,

Thanks for that link...I was about to ask if William Brown had written it when I noticed the link and saw for myself that it was. He is a great friend of Clabert and I had the priviledge of accidentally meeting him one afternoon. My daughter and I were returning from the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games two summers ago when we decided to take a detour to visit Fort Defiance, the home of General William Lenoir, near Lenoir, NC. It really is an eighteenth century home and not a fort as one would think. The historic site is tended to by volunteers and on the particular day Jordan and I visited, William was the person explaining the office and surveying tools of the General. I was wearing a Mohican Gathering T-shirt which caught his attention and it didn't take us long to learn of our common friend, Clabert. He is quite an impressive individual - a huge fellow - and when dressed in period clothing - very larger than life!!! A real neat fellow!

Thanks for the story!
Diana S.

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: : Not Alice.  The other one.

: : Came across the following from an article in "On The Trail" magazine (something familiar about that name).

: : These folks were out on a milita patrol in their period gear.

: : "The second situation evolved just as we were preparing to depart from Table Rock mountain and make our way home. An emergency dispatch was sent indicating that a young girl had taken a fall from a ledge on the southeast face of the mountain. As we were still in the immediate vicinity, it fell upon my part to establish command in the field and organize rescue efforts. Resources from emergency response organizations in the county were dispatched, and the girl was successfully rescued and transported to the local hospital in Morganton. (N.B. At last report, the girl suffered only a bruised arm and back, and was expected to make a recovery without further incident or lasting ill effects.)

: : Needless to say, our presence served to raise an eye or two of the local populace who had congregated for the rescue of the young girl. I do not believe they were accustomed to seeing men dressed in our style attire organize and undertake the evacuation of an injured person. I received many a strange comment from my contemporaries in Emergency Management which, suffice it to say, made us all laugh (and them to question our sanity at the recalling of the exploits of the passed four days in the wilderness)."

: : Small world, eh?

: Hey Scott,

: Thanks for that link...I was about to ask if William Brown had written it when I noticed the link and saw for myself that it was. He is a great friend of Clabert and I had the priviledge of accidentally meeting him one afternoon. My daughter and I were returning from the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games two summers ago when we decided to take a detour to visit Fort Defiance, the home of General William Lenoir, near Lenoir, NC. It really is an eighteenth century home and not a fort as one would think. The historic site is tended to by volunteers and on the particular day Jordan and I visited, William was the person explaining the office and surveying tools of the General. I was wearing a Mohican Gathering T-shirt which caught his attention and it didn't take us long to learn of our common friend, Clabert. He is quite an impressive individual - a huge fellow - and when dressed in period clothing - very larger than life!!! A real neat fellow!

: Thanks for the story!
: Diana S.


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