The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-08-18
The Death of Alpine Tourists.

The telegraph has already mentioned the
death Of three Englishmen, Lord Francis
Douglas, Rev. Charles Hudson and Mr.
Hadow, during an ascent of the Matter
horn in Switzerland. A neighboring cler-
gyman has given an account of the mel
ancholy affair in the London Times. Hav-
ing briefly narrated the ascent of the party,
the writer says:
''They met with no great difficulty,
and reached the top about o'clock There
they were in the greatest delight at the ac-
complishment of their purpose. We saw
them distinctly from Zermatt About 3
o clock they began the descent. Soon af-
ter they were all roped together. Croz
(guide) was first, Hadow next then came
Hudson, Lord Francis Douglas, Peter
Taugcvald guido, Whymper and Peter
Taugevald's son. Not far from the sum-
nit they had to pass over difficult and
rather dangerous place 1t was decline
composed of snow and rock, with very
Indifferent holding for the feet. They
were descending with great caution. when
Whymper was startled by an exclamation
from Croz, and the next moment he saw
I1adow and Croz flying downward. The
weight Of the two falling men jerked
Hudson and Lord Francis Douglas from
their feet The two Taugevalds and
Whymper, having Il warning Of a second
or two from the time that Croz called out,
planted themselves as firmly as possible,
to hold the Others up. the pressure upon
the rope was to much. 1t broke, and
Croz, Hadow, Hudson, and Lord Francis
Douglas fell headlong down the slope and
shot out of sight over fearful precipice.
Mr.. Whymper's feelings at this time
may be imagined The two remaining
guides were SO completely unnerved by the
| calamity which had befallen their COM
panions that he found it difficult to descend
with them. He and they spent a misera-
BILE night on the mountain at great height.
AS they came down they looked in all dl-
rectlOns tor some traces of their cOmpan-
ions, but from the shape of the mountain
they could not catch even a glimpse OF
them, At 1870 A. NJ. on Saturday they
reached Zermatt.'
The writer, who accompanied the party
that was dispatched in search of the bod
les lost, says:
"Atter an arduous walk, in which We
were exposed to much danger, we reached
the snow field on to which our friends hac
fallen. When we looked up at the 4OO(
feet above us, and observed how they
must have bumped from rock to rock be-
tore they reached the bottom, we knew
they could not be alive, and we feareG
that they would be so awfully manglet
that we should not be able to recognize
them. Our worst fears were realized. W.
found no traces of Lord Francis Douglas
with the exception Of some trifing article
OF dress. His body must either hav'
remained on some of the rocks above o.
been buried deeply in the snow. Croz lay
near to Hadow. Hudson was some fift,
yards from them.
From the state Of their remains, tn,
danger of the place (or it is exposed t.
showers of stones, and the very great diff
ficulty of the way to it, we came to tn
conclusion that the best things the we coul
do would be to bury them in the snow. w
drew them all to one spot, covered ther
with snow, read over them the Goth Psalr
from prayer book taken from poor Hud
sons pocket, repeated some prayers and
few words from the burial service, and lef
them"
JEFF DAVIS ssEOprr - n-Eortros. Monro,