Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-12-29
Renighted among the Aims.

a letter from lnteracken contains the follow
ing "On Monday evening last, Goth of Au-
gust, this little town was in the greatest state
of excitement, the news having reached it thas
there were three gentlemen lost on the Harder
Mountain, spot which had already been the
sceue Of many fatal catastrophes All the in
habltAnts OF the town. and most of the stran-
gers at the various ho,els, collected immediate.
ly in the avenue, and watched with the most
painful anxisty the progress Of the lanterns
held by the guides sent to search after the un
fortunate gentlemen. Itwoud appear that the
Prince Leon Deolet. Kldeeo "a Russian), Mr..
Donald Spence and Mr. Lancelot Spence 1.-TWO
Englishmen), had set out in the evening, about
half past five o'clock, with the intention of
merely taking a short walk on the mountain.
but that when they had assembled for about half
an hour they left the path and struck out one
tor themselves which seemed to lead more d.
rectly to the summit. On reaching, however,
an awkward looking precipice, the Russian
prince, and MIR, Lancelot Spence determined to
cross it, with view of descending to Interack.
en- in quicker manner once on the other side
of the precipce, they iouud that all descent was
impracticable. while at the same time they were
unable 10 retrace their steps Nothing then was
left them but to ascend, for in ascension was
their only hope of safety; while Mr. Donald
Spence, who had not crossed the precipice was
able to hurry lack to the Town for assistance
This he succeeded in obtaining, and in about
two or three hours be managed to overiake his
brother and the prince, who, having by that
time given up all hope Of getting out of the
difficulty unaided, had lit their cigars, and
made up their minds 10 have night of it.
1t was then perfectly dark, thunder and light
ming raging, and perfect deluge of rain fall.
ing, SO that the predcament was anything but
pleasant. To add to the danger of the benight-
ed party, the guide had brought with him no
lantern, and was some time before he could dis
cover any way Of descent so as to avoid the in.
Vulnerable preeipces which spread in every d.
rcction over the Harder. After two hours Of
dangerous walking, every step of which might
have been their last, "a party of six guides with
lanterns joined them. and then all became COM
parativey plain calling four more guides,
sent by the Empress of Russia, on hearing of
the lost party, soon after came up. On arriv-
ing at the entrance of the town, nearly at mid
night an enormous crowd awaited their com
ing with greetings of the most enthusiastic
kind-al hope having been given up of tho
safety of Prince Deolet Kildeeo and of Mr..
Lanceot Spence The entrance into Interlack-
en- was perfect triumph the road was lined /;
all the windows at the various hotels were
filled the Empress of Russia (whU had dis
patched her own physician to meet the pro.
cession in case of need was on the balcony Of
the Hotel Belvidere, surrounded by her maids
of honor, to view the torchlight procession pass
on to the Hotel de la Joungfrau, where the
whole party were staying. The distress of Mrs.
Spence, the mother of the two Englishmea, and
of the Princess Galitzin the aunt of the young
Russian, can scarcely be described but as it
is generally taken that 'Alls we'll that ends
well, we hopa that The golden rule was not ds.
parted from in this case.