New-York tribune., 1872-08-16

tha al Tournonchc. hutI
en- long as he remains the man that hc IL 'o-""J ~
not he easy to hnd m so we went back Tho north
ern end of the ridge. CrOz now Iooh w '.i =. nr
plthtea - ~, III ~ ~ INT where Is the flag ~ Here 1t -, ne
answered pulling of his blouse anu mA,g ~ d ~ ~ 10
,t It made poor flag, and there WAS no wlhn u
49, !, aut vel il was all around They saw II AT
Zcrmatt at the Rel In Ihe Na y, rh H raised
nray"s for Carrel and vyas' for laiy and FASTENED
to put themselves en- c on M Ie nrcr , erned sad
cast down disheartene1. confounded, gloomy. ~ Is
true SAID the men % & trsditons t1o oTe trnthere
are spirits on the top OF the Matterh0rnF all,
n cairn and then paid homage TO the view. The day
was one OF those supefdtiyely calm ana eiear 0nes
which usually preeede bad weather Inc a,ospnerg or
Vapors Mountains fifty nay, hundred -
miles on looked sharp and near. All c,dnfir 1neir
stood out with faultess definition. Pleasant thoughts
o. happy days in bygone years came up unpSasn Sra
reveaed-nOt one Of the principal peaks OF the AlPs
hidden see them clearly nowthe great inner e
ccs of giants backed by the ranges, chains ahd
First came the Dent Blanche, hoary ana graId tie
Gahelho and pointed Rothhorn and then t9e hS
the Aalenhorn StrahhOrn and famphschnotn Vnu nOd
Monte Rosa-wlth ITS many spzes-the LN sha, nv NV
the BreitbOTn Behind were the Bernese ODerianu sV
erned by the Finsteraarhorn the SUMPTION anu o. tc
ard groups, the Dsgrdza ana the , main of pied
mont and far beyond The Nlso-0ne nlluiSM % onc
away-seemed close upon US the Miipo te from hqzs
THeu cane NV rs loye-the Pevoux; the Ecrn ana the
Mee the clusters of the GraaHs and lastly IN the west
SorSeons I'm fhe mil sunlight rose the Monarch OF all
Mont Blanc. Ten thousand feet beneath & us WI brb bIue
smoke rose azy Eight thousand feet below onlhe otner
side, the pastures ot BIeuii; i;oodors bright
and lively +; bounding waterfalls anu Tran
quill lakes fertile lands ana @ 9 saVaSo 49, the most
sunny plains and rigd pateaux Ihere were INA tI Un
rugged forms and the most graceil outlno nrnt,ins
dulatirg slopes rock mountains anu tcS With walls
sonber and solemn or gtterig anu "nl.c' T sniras
tnrrets pnnacles pryamids, dones, cones, anu y.
There was every combination M ddr ta' c6n1 5s er
We remained on the summit one llouru i-
II passcd away 100 quickly, and we began 10 prepare
for the descent. 4 A.. -. o.,d s,foet
rrnn cement of the party We agreed tlht IL W0u9 DC
hest for CIoz 10 20 hrst and Hadow seeond h1ason'
VINO WAS 20 pISS e rS s Lord Douglas was placed next
and old Peter the strongest OF the relnahder ate u, E
suggested Hudson that we should atach lUPH =. % %
tc os ON our arrival at the difficult bit ana hou III ~
we descended additional protecuOh' nc pId
tho ideo but n was definitely settled that shouu
he done The party being arranged IN the ABOVE %
order while was sketching the summit auu @ uS heu %
6nshed and were waiting for TO be tied In lle When
some one remembered that our names had nor oee @ le
in bottle. They requested me to wrlIe tuen uo" anu
& mmes aftcrward tied myself to young Peter,
ran down after the others, ana caught the JUST az o
were Commencing the descent OF the dlf1cult part.
Great care being taken only one man was n'dlS R
tme when he was % rmy & Plahhe1, hoar ne attached
the additional rope TO rocks and nothing was su aooI
IN The suggestion not made fOrn my own SAKE, anu
nfin distance we two followed the Others detached
from them and should have continued 50 had not Lord
f. Douglas asked me- about p m TO tle on 10 i oiu
Peter as he feared he said that Iaugwader "ouu nV
be able hold his ground II sip occurred. , ,,o
Monte Rosa hotel 10 Seller, saying tnat ne lu sco
avaancbe fan from the summit Of the MatterhOrh on 10
fhe Watterhorng getscher. The boy was reprOved iOr
telling idle stores he was nght nevertheless anu ~
Michel CToz had laid aside his Ak, and in order to give
Mr. Hadow greater security absolutely taking nOd
of his legs and putting his feet, by one, ino their
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descending. cannot speak with certainty Decase te M
two leading were partially hidden lrom my siS1I @ W
an intervening mass Of rock but II Is my DeleI from
the movements of their shoulders, that Crol having
done as said was IN the act of turning rounu 10
| 20 down a step two himself; at TINS moment MI
fIadow shipped, fell against him and knocked nun over
heard one startled exclamation rOh CrO1, tnen ~"
him and Mr. HadOw flying downward; III another mo
ment Hudson was dragged from his steps, ana LoLd
f. Douglas Immediately after him' All thls wac the
work OF a moment. Immediately we heaid Crol : eA
clamation, old Peter and planted ourselves a in9 s
the rocks would permit the rope was tau. ~ h3
and the jerk us both as on one man we held
but the rope broke midway between Tangwader ana
Lord Francis Douglas FOR lew secOhus We n. ,,i oI
| unfortunate companions sliding downward on their
backs and spreading OUT the nanoS & S ninEd
Themselves They passed from our sleht ulluIcu
disappeared one by one, and ie rom preclGe 10 ee
nearly four thousand feet in hight. From the moment
| the rope broke It was impossible to nelp them.
So pershed our comrades For the space OF nan an
bonr we remained ou the spot without moving single
step The two men, parayzed by terror eled IKE III
fants and trembled ia suen manner as 10 threaten US
will he fate of the Others Old Peter rent the air with
eXclamatious of "ChamounX-Oh, what VIII CnainouulA
| say
osii we are lostP' Fixed between the two, could
| move neither up down. begged young Peter 10
descend but he dared not Unless he did, We could not
advance. Old Peter becdme alye TO the IalgyI ahu r
fathers fear was nauralhe trembed for his son; the
| young mans fear was cowardly-he Thought OF sen
changed his position TO rock which he could fix the
rope the young then descended, and We al stood
which had given way aud found, to my surprise-in-
deed my hOIrorthat II was the weakest OF tue tee
employed, for purpose for which 1t was used IL
was old rope, and compared with the others was Zee
| hle IL was intended reserve in case We had TO
| leave much rope behind attached to rocks saw az
once that serious question was involved ana lnaue
them give me the end. 1t had broken in mdar, and II
| did not appear TO have sustained previous djury.
For more than two hours aiterwaTd thOugnt almost
every moment that next would be my last for the
Taugwaders utterly unneryed were not only lncapaDe
OF giving assistance, but were IN sncn state tia sup
After a time We able to do that which should have
heen done M first and fixed rope to firm rocks in adl-
Deeh uVn1 % az tid to%eter These ropes were cut from
time to time, ana were left behind Even with ther
assurance afraid To proceed and several
times old Peter turned with ashy face and ialternS
lmOs, and said, with terrible einphssis, " ednnot|
About y. ~, arrived at the snow upon the ridge
descending toward Zernatt, and all peril We
frequently looked but III Van Tor ali traces OF our unIO
innate companions: bent the ridge and cried
10 them bu no returned. Convinced at last that
they within neither sight nor hearing we ceased
from our useless Efforts, and cast down for speech,
silently gathered up things and the little effects OF
those wno were lost, preparatory to continuing tue
| descent.
The remainder of the volume is occupied with de-
scriptions of other perOus ascens III various parts
| of the great Alpine chain i'll Switzerland. Many
fearful adventures related, but the writer never
loses his sefpossession, never indnges III extrava-
CANT statements for the sake of popular effect,
| and throughout preserves the character OF
the cool, observant, "levcl-headed" English
man. His practical directions are adapted to
the use of amateur tourists, as well as
of professed mountain climbers, marked by good
Judgment and good sense, and quick insight into
the action of physical causes. The illustrations en-
oraved under his superyisiou from hisown sketches