Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-02-09

WINTER LIFE ON MOUNT VASE
ToN.-Letrers sent down by the p,a
graphers of the Mount Wa-hington 9s-,-
show that while lite at h. summit i. O..
cessarily somewhat mOnOto"oas, II j. lr
devoid of interest and adventure II
extreme cold weather expected BIS r-...
come: Will the therm meier q. e.
Crawford ha- fallen ~ lnW rs "a desr--
below zero, the minimum point o. o.
summit as yet is but 10. During i.
stay, no one has been Indns Ja-a7, eg-u p
short time, and tho-e suff-riug ir-
colds on ascending recovered on thee
ceeding d-y. 1t seems impossible 20 T.
cold on the summit, even by csr-la-.cr-
in going barehesded. After being O..
for 4 moment one grows frosted Over s..
eve .winkers become weighted dow Er-
ice. As for wbiskprs and hair. rh-7 ~
Santa-Clau--like in a trice. The E.-
comes so stiff at times that - brett
is necessary TO lie down aud wett-s
lull in its force, aud in taking yi-E.'-
camera has TO be guyed up ike der5
and the negative secured in th- tWlusg.
of an eve. For smusements, plenty
hooks are provided, and afrer
| Prot Hitchcock, from the headQpers
/ in Hanover, Is accustomed 10 teIe-s.
war and other news 10 the isolated
! venturers. On Christmas dluUe
startling grandeur. C n-iderirg the ~
ed larder, was gotten up. Lamh o.ss
soup, biscuit, canned t"mato@s Sud Or
comprised the b'll of fare. CsuB-dg
ches and condemned milk formed tt4:
s~rt. after which I'll j"in-d IN "hlaE.
cloud" such as never has been eeeg t-
on the summit at euch season. 2.
form a standing dish for SundaT
New Years day ceremnuious Gale o.
made at the TIP Top House. TIE go
home of the party and some Of !.
experiences are thus de-erihed rs
of them: The depot i p by 60 <
% feet high, fastened securely
three chains running over tbs 9
and fixed in the solid rocks II I'd
side and, in addition to these, rbeIs
on each side seven stout timbers, fast
securely to the building sbout Ter r.
above the foundations, and extenGllE
about the same distance, and Their .--
fastened with large bolts into TIE -
rocks. All of the perpendicular a1-E
are fastened with equal security. W
all of these fasteuings. and ice " *
thick all over the building, it wilt IL
to an mpossibility for the wind e -'
turb the foundations. the only fesE her
that it might be crushed. Thursds!. u
cember Is, we had probably a. severe
tornado as will visit US during the VII
The velocity of the wind was g III
per honr at p. m. After that g
1t was not safe to venture
with the thermometer, unless
wanted to take an air line passage
Tuckerman's rayine for the wind sep.
creasing until toward morning. Th7n
blew terrific hurricane. Prot h1nilL
ton and Mr.. Clough-both having Z
considerable of this Bind of eXperlet.s
say it must have blown at the hlg-
point, 10 to 100 miles per hour. "
pected at any moment TO have the o.
ing come down about our heads, and g
prepared 10 make an effort for our lF
having put bareback in our pockets
armed with an ak and saw, ready 10 e.
we found il necessary, 70 cut our Wy O.
getting also some of our thickest bsli
ready for use, and preparing with CT
derable excitement, for any emerge
The wind rOsred terribly, IS if InslH
with the power and spite of sll the IT..
and the wild rage was 50 deafenln. 70
we were obliged TO shout 70 u :,
most in order to be heard. Messfs H.
tiDgton and Cl0ugh were both very
although / believe they though
chances were more thsn even
we would have quarters eissS
before morning; md MI
the gentlemsnly meteorologlcal
server sent by the government 70
station was quite jolly, offering su"n y.
ISOLATION as this: If We were blown
in Tuckerman's ravine, il would
the benefit of commerce, and so, OF v.-
all right. II seemed too much Ike "
ing jokes while sitting up with O-s
however. to be much relisbed. We Va
ell all night, waiting anxiously tne e.
or result of the hurricane, and sitter ~
night of such fearful tumult, the ~
brought US little relief by reducing
velocity of the wind TO "a miles per ~
We were duly thankful for this ~
change, and at breakfast we congrs'1.,
each other on our narrow escape l~
the building had been crushed our
for wishing any one "Merry Chri''I.r
and "Happy New Year" would have
very small-for the mercury was 10
low zsco, and the Barometer the love
corded thus far, 90 796. This rensrs''
fall will not happen often, but VICE
does we shall keep housed.
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