The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-31 00:00:00

The Fatal Ascent of Mont Blanc.

The following detailed account of the fatal acci-
dent which occurred to the brother of Sir George
Young in descending Mont Blanc is from the Journal
de Gen4e:—

" Having reached the summit, where they were
`seen by telescope from Chamouuix, and having •
rested themselves for a long time, the three brothers
Young began tl descent, which is the moment of
greatest danger, about half-past 11. One of them
tried to cut some steps in the ice with a view of
shortening the descent by going a little to the north.
After proceeding some distance he returned to his
brothers, and told them that the inclination was too
steep, and that the descent could not be effected on
that side. In coining back his foot slipped, and he
fell on the ice, dragging with him his two brothers,
who were attached to him by a rope. ' For a time,'
as one of the brothers relates, this descent was
rather pleasant than otherwise.' They rolled, how-
ever, to a precipice 40 feet deep, which they fell
down and commenced to roll again till they were
stopped by a mass of newly-fallen snow. One of
the three brothers was stunned, and when he came
to himself he was informed that their youngest
brother was not able to speak. The two elder
ones raised him up and endeavoured to revive him,
but it was useless, they had before them a corpse.
Still they • did not wish to leave their young
brother behind them ; but it was now evening,
and a cold and icy night was approaching. They
found themselves on the Petits-Mulcts. One of
the remaining brothers having lost his glasses in
the fall was scarcely able to see, and had to be led
by the other. The accident had been seen from
Chamounix, and it was feared that all were lost.
About six o'clock in the evening the two brothers
resolved to leave their rocky eminence and to at-
-2.4.1 tile dyscent:
past seven. How they got down they are them-
selves unable to relate. They must have tumbled
over rocks and chasms, and it is perfectly miracu-
lous how they were saved. When the accident was
witnessed at Chamounix about one o'clock in the
afternoon help was sent off at once, and great was
the joy when it was found that two of the brothers
were still alive. The next clay one of the Youngs,
in spite of the terrible shock which he must have
experienced the day before, determined to accom-
pany the six men whom the Mayor of Chamounix
placed at his disposal for the recovery of the body
of hiS dead brother. At half-past three in the
morning the convoy set out, and later in the day it
could be seen on the Petits-Mulets near the spot
where the body lay. Soon after they were lost
to sight. In the morning fresh assistance was sent
to the Grands-Mulets. Amongst those who dis-
tinguished themselves on this .occasion were the
Commissary of Chamounix, Dr. Deprez, M. Lopp6,
the painter, and M. Favre, the two latter
being citizens of Geneva, and Baguette, the prince
of guides of Chamounix. The first convoy not
having come back so soon as was expected, anxiety
was depicted on every countenance. It was known
that they were without provisions. 'The fog and
snow must have added greatly to their difficulties.
They might have missed their way, but Baguette
was with them, and that gave them hope. A new
convoy of six men was formed, and they started in
search of the first, MM. Lopp6 and Favre accom-
panying the guides. As far as the Grand Plateau,
and still higher, echo alone responded in the so-
litudes to the shouts they necessarily made. At
length they perceived the poor fellows on the brink
of a frightful crevasse, which would infallibly have
swallowed them all up. A shout warned them of
their danger ; they happily heard the warning voice,
and escaped the peril. After immense labour, in
which every one bore himself admirably, they came
up to the first convoy, whom they found with the
dead body, and then they descended together to
the Grands-Mulets, where they rested. During the-
night M. Loppe came to Chamounix in company
with the intrepid Young. He declared that he was
thoroughly exhausted, but this did not prevent him
from setting out at seven o'clock to
announce the
sad news to his mother in London. _

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