The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-08-23
THE ALPINE HORROR.
Thrilling Details Of tho Mattsrhorn AccI-
dent

The steamship, BoruulS and Belgian have arrived
t thil port with lator files Of European papers 10
August 10th. Tho chief features Of .he neus have
been anticipated by telegraph, but thu following de-
tailed narrative Of the frightl aocdent which lately
happened to . party Of Enslbh gentlemen in tho
Alpine mountains brief mention Of which has already
appeared In the sUS, 10 Of terrible interest Tho
account vas written by a Mr. whympsr, ono Of tho
party. Il pil be remembered that the names Of the
other tourists we're Lord y. DouglAs. aud Mo.rs
CroI, H.dow ard Hudson, tosether with = guido
named Iaugua alder and his tso sons. Mr.. whympeT
says:
We remained on the summit for one hour and
during the time Hudson an ] consulted, ~ ss lad
done all day. as to the beet and safest aanremeut of
the party. We agreed that would he test fof CroE
20 20 rrst, ~ he EAs the most powerful and Iladov
second; hudson, who ssa equal TO a guide in sure
ness OF loot wished 70 bo third, Lord Douglas wa
placed next and Old TGusw alder she sTong, At Of lie
lem, nder lehlnd him lsuege,ted to lludson that
should attach rope 20 the rocks our arrival AZ
the dihcult bit, and hold IL a. We descended, as an
addl luonhl protection He approved the idea, but 10
vn not definitely settled that It should be done The
party was being arrant In tue above order Nhis
was making sketch ., tho summit, And they were
Ntlting for me 10 De tied In my place, whom some
one remembered shat We had not Ie Our nsmos In
bottle, lhoy re1ue.ted me W write them, and
movcd of while 1t was bolns done. A ies
I.aSvader and foiiowed csShIns them jus, ss TSss
~sre commencing the dcs ent u the veIy diflicut
part. Only one man was moving a. a time. he
average distance betEeen each probably " feet
They hsd not however, atAched the additional ropes
70 the rocks, and nothing rn s.id about H. l wa
detached tIom the Others aud io Ow ing them but
si er about quarter OF an hour Lord r. Douga. ask
cd mo 10 te on 70 old TauEwader, ss he iosrsd, he
thd, thAt u the ewM cap, lldgW Llier would not
be able W hold hun. This was doue hardly Iou mi
nutes before the sccideut, aud unuOubtcdly saved
lapfwadsLs HE. AS Tar AZ kno", ~ the moIaont
OF the accident no one Was actually noyins. can
not speak With certainty, neither can tho lau,wal-
ceIs because the two leading men we're "a tlslly
hidden rom our sight ~ ~ Intervening Iuass Of
rock. Poor Croz had laid ssiae his and ~ order
TO give Nj. hadow greatCr security IA Abfoiutely
taking hold OF his legs anu pultiuH ms teet one by
one into their proper po-itleu, hosd one 'tsrilod
exclamation from Lroz then sGy hIm and Nj liadov
tying dovnwards; in another moLleut Hudson a.
dragged from b.s bIeps and Lord J. pousis- iIInr-
dihteIy a'tor HIM All HIS vAA 80 sorb o: Llo-
ment bu' immediately ", hoard LIoL's oIcIamA ion,
lAlsW alder and IL sef plaLl lod VnreNes No 1Ly
the roc would permit. The Toye Va hslI petNetn
~ and toe shock came on ~ 10 - ou one Insu.
tseon Iaugvsldcr aud Lord r. IOurlSs For two or
lh!ee seconds &c saw on unior AAa's eompaeisns
sidins dOwnrards Oh their La.Es AAd t3' egGins
! put thsir hsnds endesyoung 70 'd'e ihtinsoVeE
ileg men dlSAppeaIod Que " oae ald iel hoin
p.eo.pes - pe.ip'ee on 70 the A,,s ia'.h sse,ef
We moment TIE rope broke Nbs IN pes Dle 10 help
lhein FOR moe than ts0 uOIfs AseIFsIti thought
| eNe'{ lnomsnt that tho next SoIld te ny H.I Tor
.he Taugs alders, utterly uuLeiV6a, zoe uot On'y
lnSApepls ol 'IvinB A'ssiauce, 'u' see u such .
! stare that alp might have heIa e4pe-.ui tom one
! or the o,her At any mouent / .oOhs4 frequently.
put " vain ior traces VI iCr'uhar eOl pallonA
~ 49, We Sels Ia consequence '.Ip i'el w We night
| sheh aulI At hight OF W ieus No sTlvsd at
! hHMAtt at 1880 On SATURDAY morning. lhhtilNbly
On my arrival sent TO e lres'esnI Of iLr CONN nne,
AM .eiueited hun 10 seGi - many n.eA A. IHzsib!s
! 70 nfeh1 heights wholco de siSI e'Ili ge COM
hsSuea .heIe know she ioui n i,l M 'a.len ~
! oi,SY w ths sunday mOrnlnL We lhI to' GU 70 ths
eau ~ the op, and within 1ight u lAe eoIhsl IN
WI rn'ch We Knew my companions u uit pe A -.t.w
oo t-besten Aiter GE0thei I.lS ne ele:
turn deadly pale ard pas, II on r.,Lout sNSrd
| 1919 sthe mex, ne knew that all bgp3 hh' ~ We
approached; they had fallen heo4 a hey bad fallen
sDS'sIC,osa little ia advance, hados ltE hiIn,
| ~ IL naa.yn some distance baRlne pu' " Lo4a 4,
S~sSAA " 0ald sv. nalhiak.