, 1863-10-18
GLACIERS GIVING UP THEIR
DEAD.
The Efentful Season Of 1863.


a1i4oas ~ IIcea Anu uAtolA aS ""su ..'r,
rassy. situated betvssn Gha.noeoix ss3 and s., a.
Iehenes. went On pllg7emnSa q aesoitou ~
tae eeienIatsd hosplce o. -: Pc besnasa 1.,aao ~
- Naec1mpusnea ms 5aatoey, pasa nls y; ~. ~
at tae pes1loos sa'ine. aao felatnso " 80 s
ennteq n q 1 g. me NE aa 9hen h tneluin 'oe
ioa 9! Iotn, Nhlsh 20 !n.enaEa = sms
3nIo SaVoY, t2e. oe!onSsnE 10 saso.uE: MI,ie
n Ma t1gny Mas; Is no*, IN me saht3a " ,l ~
y u sMnzsriana; o.' no onS @ ee m3iI sa3io il.
~ o. GS'0S,oa crtN aa IN tS iE
IL mere pc seniaa et.MT II Is sne .asts osn.
ex"ise, may . inelenuA 1tu'!lsace t@aS & sIe
o. tns m!tass o1 Au.etlea2 .o1r:ss Ws,s ;.t, "nb
every oay 9! tne ysaT eItsE Ns% 111h mnu
I,uaEs ' oat ~ o1 kn.sk'snaess !as paFesnas; s;
"4niu H' pase 70 Pay nsaty a. au.es;
6ll me plisflm q o. Hef1a!u neser tesca.
60 hle hclas M III r2ssy: Us ,Siia monfnea a.s
o1eoee, tue s'Mssefa houoS.9u ips -
aays, ana gru;ua.ss o. sesfo g.desd, ~ Mnns, ~
WIS comPaI1.iseiS l1seottsn, alia ais memory
oe gan 10 De LOST ID ooecuE1tv- -
DISCOVERY or THE BODIES.
Last Friduy, however, q young alpine hun
ter WAS crcasing the gtdtter da East, and Was
just about 70 lcap wsde, tnousa not deep
eFssos:c; F1en Ha attention was attracted q
lle eiasm be esw, beneath attaps2a:ent shest
o. pale olne zee. a htfnan forn lald IS III M
ICY earcopnaIus! Inc l:Atnres #c.c
laooY aao na.uIaI, thouen N aof1!u
contrast % LUIS ~efc 19s eyeiess
% ns.onsa,en hasteed tn
~ a:"Tay. tne ns.ons1Gu uunses n1s.s,su ~
t.,ot. ~. ~ r. 'a,v u .nI o,so
W. ~ :. oau, na'1
Sr~s ~, nse, hsf,Ta thc f,rsi c,rn,.1ft1a. Ws1a
arcom1,ifs1ed1 AFTER " iii, nciv Tia 1,odv
could hn raised r was rccoirn;Z.a ~ that of
ths unfortunate Ma ~ Ie:1aent Of rsy, ara iar
tneF loeLt!net y tne foll q ctotn oaa5nt
nineteen yea1s n1s9rs at tho Mastgny iair.
served corpse. Il Nas evident thai tie smug-
Cling nountaineer, In trying to avoid the
.eli.er antheri.iss and lt$,'n hls home .
grcultous als1ne pa1sss, nau ta!isl auso soaae
H. anu ths oT etSn Sd hn Sfss
| trrs The inan Ind fallen mo his lev colIin.
Thisn n'a a' oosne @ n% aoSn ths s.ops .. Wont
Hts funeral took place ii Passy Oh sanday-
| tie funeral Of Maa who had been 1e:t for
TorTr.TnRrr TEARS IN 1 GLACIER,
T. But to the scicntctIc world and to the genee.
al reader, the case Of Pierre B1lmat, the fam
Gus gulte Of Dr.. uamel, Ii stiil more remark
| sh,e The mast week has af3o bnen 1uarxei9
h. The oiscnyerv Of pcrt.ons of The bodv If
lii Tride WHO yss lps. % fartyth,es h M vea,s @ yco o.
i La7c bsfore mo D.: Ha,nels own accoa:.t
Of the disaster, from which cxtrAct enough
to 3ef7<sh the rraCe1ss MtrprS Of the inst.
Of Witch almost sysfy ons s;n has hsas4
t,,.ntsa y, 1sfs snJ H. ~ t,fsasfcp nccnrrsd On
ttlnp'eo III !co~, snu tne oasaates ~. uttsu "
who ty the way, died about year aga ut Gsa-
.ra nit,tr tins:
.,xhcn near tle Rochos= Roascs, ny con,pan.
.on. - anu ~ taseS Of tae Snines pasSea =, Ee $50 80
.Eat was 10" tue s.s,n ~ M anu ~ ~ T. Se4. :.
tre man. vas next beside ms, ana ~ ! !
was the tfst time We nad neea 20
i dusirg the whole morning, 20 fcmatken II, anu
ad Sf Tss
~ 81 It II shss i 1T = as.s: Tsiea l. as
place II sn though ;s w,;h m9;e than
cso NJ Tanoi n@S pelGaps, ti Ia, nS p9sS
s,it,ei ~. c c,rrmmsfsnse owe nv liz. ex n,i1
.'at ~ H. thn rbn.c torc-.;ton NV ycH hanc
~, ~, ~, ~. '.as ~ n,.rro,a ,uye5 tn.Sar
@ lie r:n1,t m; nit II tbs moantaln, whfsS was on tks
s}Els. as We wsrS efo:sinT o0l!iae's m .is !oEs
H.. W.',f Wsv'f itc tn1 su1dcny iva va1
IT, IT, =, 81, 'r '.rt i'..i, 1;n.. at r., Ge, If ~
r M, ~ 'IG, ri.,, ~ ~ Sow, r.r st, ~ -
). mr. ,cft was insta,!tjv thrown ali m,
1T, wus; still On nv kIc.s. and rnleaf
nr,1y % To- rerain nv },ot;ns. When. In d fss
c mnSas ~ ,hs enn,r IN om- -sS,ht witch .ras ~
u ce,,sn shn,a % ~ r7.si,S in,n The van Tina snd
=. ,r e,Sn .sd cn,n,etrd .hc cytas.rnnho h,
nsfIg ms ~ a. onSS ~ ,.s sa aho51
on,, hc1o.r ,s ~rd n,.,,Tr ns-s,is1 t. thc ;nc =
'nsrcS 6'~ rIe accunna,p oq snow In in.tan,i
at" ~ ~ III ~ St-n.ei.s ~ icss thsn mimi
fn arne,cca ~ ~ ns.f1r 9io, Ynp avn exe1tious m
! psi'y ses;n:s ,Se 7Sioe!'y q II taIl:Hf nj: "a 4
- hsu s3bsaded nom ts own " uietsoa; @ fa,S. va
ooneca 70 stsn ~ IN NJ oc ~ ,v 1',
q ;onad i o. he 5Ink ~ Fl tqs s:sxasss 4 :. =
ns hau hnct0 NJ no. o rs ne
ID ai;sr S T tic M snow lad n;cted tat perceived it.
1e - 81 ~ .ns WI ;. ~ t 4u, ~, "
al.S e a. W. aa1s, H., .as
nv. p w so the wset Ia " ana ett,n n,ot onies @
na ~as aan 'f p Of ~
y Tae ih5.n nalmat iscV .e.e ere the only rcmaan1
Of the pnrtr visible. Two mo:c, however, bein
thoas IN the interval between r.ysclf aad tn.
u OF tie pe:sy, having quickly, scarpsaEed. wa
y s,i. trcl'Itd to tfst the affair IashrE as a per
e psNns ,nonsn ie.oIs ' aeiaS & ~ H1f sgat ~.
- - 10 ;i.ht IT \ scr;eu. accident Snea Maiheu 4,
as M I'D 10 cut t,:nt som. O: t6c pa,tr. wc,c los
cse1p. our uo;!ce. into which hs said they ia
1e f4l.n ! uc+s~r risw conviated as a!l Of the "a
4" truth. T5c three f,on: En1acs. Iief1c caE:ts
=" riestc Gal:na' anA Ansnst Ialt'az' psins was1
sao2e s1ea,.1 vsn,1 ~ "rca,rr 81
ne, "ri Sa1 ,h1s r.;, 1n-rtsa inn the r.
- y4ssc' Vii Win m an immense mas o: srow on then
i. which ,csr nca:ly to tie brink. Matthew Balua
:. who was fourth IN tho lirs, bsin: man q gre
1aaseu!aE s.FsnEth = W. az pretSnss , OF o. a,a
nIsasr "h,eh 1M fssf5c .us sr q
+ .aa; sn a,,s coa,c, sron annca,ci II Wa lon
ID .o,e w. c,n1I cnnynr, ,r.siTcs tha, he o;ha
: : | se:s pa.t hoi, maze sxhantted oarssss
r. !tE,iIcsrly 10 Il ,tmc In fa;aons,'s tho loo
slow with ross " Esnt15ey n ian ,hc-d y =
~ tir "a r,o, ,rc wv hcns.ts, on rei.,s
" Happ'ls y eon,innrd s,u E annre N anarscr 81
Nv 1o.s to -rnSo eyt ~ rs.1f,on 70. tic recovery
~ orr rcor cvmradcs. After iaEnst!uE tho pol'.
e 10 theis full length. VIC kur1 down and applied
n mouths to the end, ehoutnE a'.1ns them, ana IL
q. lrh,i,: fnr 20 ans"eI - the ionn aops ta7t -
m'snt ns ~. nuIe; & ~ h., a,r' M ~
a, " 1:.,t .,t ~ 's9 ~. "sen erara ~" :"
IS Tnn' caIa,nity. Of course, resulted In Il
a.s. - fn- linn os a rhrck IN othgr attrr,,,
It's -, .e..h ~. 'sn,n1nit ~ Mont Hang. II
~ scen" n rh,rnnnn;x smonr the friends
Y ~. iost men' m thc ret1rn at Tho surr}vo
oi- ~ .hc marty Tas most ,l.stress1pr.
as TT yrSrs af:rr so,ne kcfentiflc n,cn
oy ctn.rn. who Ind carrtni1v ktutlfeJ the an
~ i1ct ~ 4hr movement nj Glaciers. -,rrdtct
20 3h.t In forty.two wars the bodies OF the IL
"a oniJcs rnn}d reaf;rcnr. and With almost i
~ ff,n, ntcni nrerth}nn +he r c.,rnlattnn nror
70 tUa far shn,,s tif.csu months st,r,-fus: f,r,
!cd tsf, r"nrs III sr III cr,r arm and ot,
ILL., f.au;ncnth IF n hurnnn body. rcco0uizrd
vi, having once btlppvcd to Pierre B11inat, VT
~ Il. RI, i l,y the rcmurrcful rlucicr. and W
-, buried at Cha,uounix, with tiuc religious G.
a.. einoniss Last week further portions Of I
nrx ,Buuc buGy-a thigh, another h:m and III
',E wsrc fourd, MI In nta.c Of preservation,
lin f.E ~ 1lesh and l'tne were conccrned-wt
~. d!teoytred, ard lnttSred in tho Same Era
10 with the previously y 1nd Fragments.
10 CoSp1EioS$ FHE REMAINS.
of = II Is thus proved IL .1Silc glaciers are 81,
all " !ssto1l1s ~ tle zee ol tug casta