The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-19
DANGERS OF ALPINE LEE.
italian Soldiers Have Had n Hard Time
During This Winter.

During This Winter.
The italian Alpine soldier has no easy
lite of il in winter, buried in small forts
on the high Alps, and being obliged TO
march in storm and snow. the new mill
tsaIy- orders enforcing never-interrupted
coraInanic alton between fortified places
whatever may be the state of the
weather. A Turin correspondent, says
the chicago Post givee the particulars
of the late accident when Lieutenant
Zanzucchi and four of his six compan-
ions met with their death The icuten-
ant. with six soldiers, was following
some Alpine companies from Pieve 81
Telo across Mount Tanarello Ia Briga
Marithirna- but as he was under free
marching orders, he remained behind
and passed the night at small hamlet
on the way. The day after he started
with his six men to climb the Tanarello.
and on arriving at the summit met with
a strong wind. which shook the mass of
snow, sending large quantities rolling
into the ravines- \ path most frequent
" used. as being the safest. descends
from the summit of the mountain to
Briga, but Lieutenant Zanzucchi. either
To shorten the way or bewildered by the
ice PARTICLES with which the wind filed
the air. abandoned the path and turned
u the left toward Mount Saccarello-
When the little party reached the top
of the valley of the Droc they began Ia
descend. but wide and deep stratum
of snow. undermined by water below
OF moved by the wind. suddenly gave
way beneath the travellers feet and
they were precipitated more than one
thousand six hundred feet Ia the bottom
- H.. IA.
soldiers were found dead afterward
close together. Two of the men were
farther away and after lying
fainting the snow for
time came to themselves. one
| with his arm. the other with his
ears and nose frozen. They tried To dig
up their companions. but had no proper
! tools and were also too weak - had to
rcnouncc the attempt
They drank all the brandy they had
with them and then climbed down TO
Briga. fearing Il catastrophe At every
moment. When they reached Briga
they We're half dead, and for some hours
had not even strength to relate what
had happened One other dead soldier
was found alone. but the body of the
! fourth lies still beneath the snow
Only just a week ago a similar accident
| happened, but fortunately without loss
of life y party of few soldiers and 4
| citizen had set out from Fort Centrale,
| four Thousand two hundred and twenty
seven feet high. to 90 Ia Fort Pepine,
| six thousand six hundred and eighty
seven feet high. and were overtal1cn by
storm. They thought for moment
| of turning back. hut the orders were
strict, and they therefore marched on.
All at once they felt the ground trem-
BILE beneath their feet. and a moment
after they saiw an enormous avalanche
descending swiftly upon them with "A
loud whistling sound and a violent cur
rent of air. Ii overlook them and
rolled them down the mountain with
the speed Of an express train: yet,
strange TO say, they were suddenly
stopped on Level space. after fall of
six hundred and fifty feet, unhurt be
yond n few scratches and being little
stunned The avalanche went on it,
path to break to pieces in a ravine, and
| the young soldiers stared each other in
the face, astonished To find that they
were still alive.