The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-09-02 00:00:00

DEATH IN .1 M.1•111.:IIIII/IIN 111:T.

Simultaneously_ with the nes. of the death of Dr.
3loseley on the Matterlaini room«. • story if an tile illy
painful occurrence on the tipiawite or South "hie of the
mountain. It appear:a that two members of the SWIM
Alpine 1 with two emit," awl a porter, left Bradt on
Tuesday week to sleep at the lint. erected by the Italian
Club high up on the Matterlioni to facilitate the ascent
(non the wadh side. with the intention of cro.ing the
ioooutuin next day and descending to Zermatt, tin the
way up one of the odd. began to coiurain of tieing
unwell, and from time to time apat 14..1; but be, never.
theism, continued with the party tit they reached the
hut. During the night, however, he grew rapidly worse
until, when the time for a "tart hail arrival, the symptom"
became alarming, and it was quite ...Meet Ile Weenotni.le
to inure. It is mseilde this lueoiliers of the Swiss Alpine
tub did not fully realise the serious nature hi. illuem
—at least it is to lie Impel they did not; let
they Mal made up their minds not to le ',liked
of their expedition, awl, onlerin; the otiier two men
to get ready, placed • small aupigy of foal beside the
sufferer and prepared to leave. Then, if one of the
witnesses is to be believed, a mad painful mem, occurred
Th. (as it afterward, proved) ilying man rose in his
couch and with the tears strienting down Ids cheek,
implored one of them at least to stse by him, and not
leave him to die alone, f r he felt his last hour rapidly
approaching. lint • dief car was turned to hi, entreaties.
toe by on- the party tiled out of the hut. th • d or was
shut, and the last was of the jio r fellow in his life.
The party crossed the Matterhoni micesiodu ly, let did
not reach Zermal till late in the evening. It WAS,
therefore only next day that it WAS weals e to • •nd
and then two guides were despatched to the hut. They
°penal the door, and at once saw their oil had come to
late. Stretched acrain the Ilan, his hand, clenchel as if in
• wild effort to reach the door and admit the air of
heaven, there lay, moue 111.1, their former iximrels. They
returned to Zermatt, and a party of guiilks and porters
aulacquently ascended and lirmisht down the I.ly. The
dead man his lefts widow and family unprovidal for.

ARRIVAL OF LORD CIiEL3P3FORD.
The Union COMPIM7.4 steamer German, with mails
from the Cape, arrived In Plymouth Tinssiday morning.
Among her pauenger. are Lord Ch.lundonl. Sir
Evelyn Wood. Colonel Roller, Colonel Crealnck, and
other °Moen from Nets'. Lord Chelmsford declined
to commit himself to any xpressinn of aff &It in
Zululand, and complained of miestatementa in the
newspaper.. The members of his etaff displayed •
similar reticence. Hie Lordship receirefl a moulage
to att-id the Queen at Osborne ; but ae her Majesty
was to leave int. Scotland in the evening there was not
time to obey the Royal summon& He, however, paid
vieit to the Prince of Weles ; and. by
Lady Cheimeford and other mew hers of hie family.
arrived later in the day in Bath. where he wax received
by the municipal authoritie.. SHIP, of the offiners on
beard whn were present at the btt,le of Übindi
declare that the defeat of the %nine WA. greater than
has been represent I. 'lle oasts .Ifrought by the
German haa been anticipaed by telegraphic messages
from Madeira.