The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-07
ALPINE HORRORS.
Recovery OF the BOoles of Travellers Lost On
Mont BIanc-A Diary by the Dend.

Mont bIMnC-h DbRry Dy the DeOu
The Boston Transcript prints, under date of Octo
Der 13, letter from ellen sur MonireuX, in Switzer
land, descriptive OF the recovery OF the remains OF
Rev. Mr.. McCorkendale, of Scotland, and Dr. Beane,
OF Baltimore, who perlshCd on Mont Blanc some
weeks age. The letter reads thus
SEARCH FOR THE BODIES.
on the 10th of September, those looking through
the glass at ChamouniX discerned some back points
between "Les Petits Mulets' and the summit OF
Mont Blanc. TWENTY-FIVE guides prepared and
started to ascend "Les Grands NIues' before even
ing. The next morning they found two bodies near
where was Indicated by the glass ana three higher
Mont Blanc for traces Of the other six, while nine
teen desc nded with the bodies found to the Grand
Plateau. Then the twenty-five united again at "Les
Grands Mulets" for that Saturday night. Rut
at a signal from them, twenty-four more guides
started from ChamouniX that evening, and the next
morning Sunday proceeded on to the Grand Pla-
teau. That day the 18TH proved perfectly clear
The whole summit was visible to the wistGui ewes of
the watchers below. tn Sc using the telescope OF
course distinguished perfectly and counted the toll
Of the Sth had we looked through tnat same tele-
scope! And every time we changed the field we
felt that we We're to count some OF those stilenel
forms on that summer snow.
DESCENT WITH THE REMAINS
You can imagine the intense emotion OF those
simple and sympathetic villagers, when, ten days
later they watched alone the slow funeral train in
its painful descent from five thousand feet above
them. | will quote from the words of writing
from the village al a. when the guides bearing the
bodies had reached the descent OF the "Gfands
Mulets " and were about continuing the descent
towards the g gacier:-"Vous ne power vOus imagner
volt gllsser sur une pente rapde, tontot
t[aines ayec ppeigIef par cette masse
again held the next day, both Catholic and Pro-
testant. The bodies proved too brittle to undress
made the ascent DR.. Bedne was found in a sitting
posture, his forehead resting on his hands. He was
somewhat protected by an unfallen projection of
snow, Mr.. McCorkendale sitting also, alpenstock
in hand, passed into his frozen sleep with the calm
lines OF quiet peacefuness made enduring while his
spirit 0o,n aoated o IestuIy o. on , to bright
on the body of DR.. Beane, of which first
somewhat of its plain force and directness has been
undoubtedly lost by translating it into French. l
shall send to Geneva for an English copy if Mr..
Upton, our American Consul, saved one before
forwarding the original to Baltimore But to the
family ana friends of MIR. Randall, in Quincy ana
Boston, these last words of Dr.. Beale, written
amid those darkening Alpine SHOWS, must have
almost as deep and solemn an influence as though
they had been Mr.. ltandall's own farewell
DIR. BEANE'S LETTER
"TUEsDAY, Sept. 6.-I have made the ascension OF
Mont Blanc with ten other persons: eight guides,
Mr. McCorkendale aud Mr.. Randall We reached
the summit at 2N O'Clock. Immediately after having
quilted it found myself enveOped in whirlwiud
of snow at l5,ooO feet English height. We have
uncomfortable asylrm-and have been i'll all the
night. ,- o-,,-.-
snow. II falls without cessation; the guides are
uneasy
for two days in terrible sDOw-storm We are lost.
We are in grotto dug in the snow, at a height of
1900 feet. have no hope Of descending. Perhaps
some one will find this boon and will send it to you"
Then follow directions relative to his private affairs
1--WE have no provisions. MY feet are already
frozen and / already exhausted. | have
only strength to write these words. ! die, believing
in Jesus Christ, with the sweet thought OF my fam-
~, my friendships and ALL ! hope that we shall
meet III heaven. Yours always, -. My effects
are partly at the Hotel du Mont Blance part are
with me in two portmantcaus. Send them by post,
to the Hotel SchwietZernof, at Geneva. Pay my
bills at the hotel. Heaven Will reward you for your
Kindness
Then follow more instructions to his family thed
a sudden close as if strength failed, and he bowen
his head submissivelY 10 meet the great struggle
clearly accepting the lonely gateway through that,
to the place beyond