New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-10
FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE ALPS.

The London Tunes contains the following account
of frghtDlaccident by which three English travellers
| lost their lives:
"On Wednesday. the 18th of August inst, three
English travelers-viz Mr.. j. Nj. Rochester and Mr..
| f. Vayassour both of Cardiff and Mr. b. Fuller Of
| London, left the MontaDvert, near ChamOuny, at
o'clock in the morning, with the intention OF crossing
the Col du Geanu for COrmayenr, attended by three
guides of whom Frederic Tairaz, the brother Of the
we-known Jean Tairrlz, who keeps the Hotel de
Mont Blanc at Aosta was the chief porter carrying
their knapsacks The weather seemed favorable.
Some time however, before they reached the snm nita
thick fog came on accompanied by storm OF hail and
rain. The travellers were extremely fatgued by the
long accent rendered Diff cult by recent fall Of
snow into whch they sack up to their knees Ths and
the state of the weather caused the guides 10 urge than
to turn back. They however, refused TO comply with
this advice alleging that they too tired 70 return
and preferred proceeding. At about o'clock in the
afternoon they reached the summit The travellers had
been tied together by new rope Of sufficient streng a.
at intervals of 10 feet two guCe held the ends Of the
rope twisted round their hands, one preceding the
party, the other following while Tairraz walked with
the travellers, graspDy the rope from time to time.
In this manner they descended for considera-
BILE distance without any accident, the guides
continually urging the travellers 10 plant their
heels firmly IN the snow, and to walk steadily
as they were able. About b o'clock they reached
place where IL is necessary to traverse steep project
ing ridge by muddy and slippery path the descent of
which was, however, gradual. This path was then
covered by fresh and sloppy snow TO the depth OF about
q loot. Inc tIcd travellers were advancing on tnlt
path with unste ldy steps, when all at once al the very
angle of the ridge, of them sppeu fell and dragged
with him bic two companions, with the three guides
steep and long slope of snow. The two guides
at the end Of the rope made every effort in their power
to arrest their progress but in vain and seeing that
they all upon the point OF being launched over
the precipce they let &c the rope, forced their hands
and feet into the snow, and stopped themselves by
miracle st the very verge of en- abyss uto which their
unfortunate companions were Immediately plunged
They their way the foot of the precpce where
they found three bodies in such a sad condition as TO
leave doubt of the fate Of the fourth and then has
tened downto COrmayeur, where they arrived soon
after o'clock.
"The foregoing is the account given by NJ Carrie,
the VaudOis pdSteHr of this place, and almost in his
words. The only point that seems 10 call for
psnaton is the fact of the travellers being tied together
by rope for which there Is no need on this side OF the
Col; but Tairraz most experienced guide, we
must believe that be good reason for using it in
this case. The result was most disastrous. The
weather, doubt, had been bad for many days, and
much snow had fallen but this did not prevent other
parties passing the Col in safety by the very same
route, and on the morning of the day which this
lamentabe acc dent occurred party of six including
two ladies', of whom the NJ. Cure mentioned above
one, asceDded the Col from Cormayeur and re-
turned here unipured.
con the following morning the Judge of the district
with other officials and staff Of guides NJ. Care who
has been interchangeable in his exertions to inves
gate every particular OF this most melancholy occur
renCe the Rev. j. F. Day, acting chaplain TO the En-
lish residents with several Others assembled the
tain for the purpose of reeoverIg tbs bodies and nst
tutI formal inquiry into the circumstances In the
evening the remains were BROUGHT down. those Of the
English being deposited in the Vaudois Chapel Yes
teIday they were inferred in grave in the Protest
ant Cemetery, folio we'd by all the English Ia Gonna
yeur, to The number OF 80, and large crowd Of syn
path7ing inhabitants the Rev. j. +. Day reading the
burial service. The guide Tairraz was buried in the
Roman Catholic portion Of the cemetery, as close rs
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