Evening star., 1894-01-27

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difficult. They took the route from Huben
to kals. marching at least ten hours, and
preparing their foothold with every step
by applying the ak to the glacier before
them, cutting steps, we call 1t. Sixty to
100 OF them can be cut in an hour. Their
fall was due. l suppose. by stepping on a
snow field without a bottom or their feet
and the lower parts of their legs may have
become entirely frozen, and thus they may
have slid down the glacier. 1t is also pos
sibie that, overcome by sleep. they laid
down on the glacier to rest. when q sudden
wind storm swept them or"
How the Bodies Were Discovered.
Sebastian Hutter. . guide. who placed
himself at the head Of the rescuing party
and helped to bring back the bodies. gave
the following account OF their experiences:
"On Tuesday, two hours after midnight.
three Of us ascended to the Stuedl hut to see
II we could find any trace OF the gentlemen.
When we left Luckner hut we were struck
by intense cold. The wind was high and
the danger great After twelve hours We
reached the Stuedl hut. where we still found
some fire In the stove. There was also
claok. a compass and a barometer that had
belonged to the missing party. We found
1t impossible to go any further that day. as
the storm had increased to cyclbnfc force.
At noon the next day extraordinary dark
ness prevailed on the mountain. While we
were preparing TO leave three Other guides
came to the hut. who had been sent out by
the authorities to look for US. Together
with them. We ascended to the point called
Eagles Rest In the Archduke John hut
there we found almost the entire baggage
of the three gentlemen, namely, two valises,
with a change OF linen. provisions. brandy.
three hats. pair OF snow spectacles, brok-
en- In two, and a small pocketbook, with
cards inscribed DIR. Kohn. Three Of our
party then descended to the lower route,
and after few hours they shouted to u.s.
Here they are We tried to go down, but
the storm prevented US. 1t was the worst
we ever experienced. We thought every
minute the hut would be blown down the
used up our last wood and provisions be-
came scarce. The cold increased to % de-
grees below zero.
On Thursday morning four guides came
to our rescue. who We're afraid that we
would fall victims to the cold. They helped
us to descend. The body was still In the
position IL occupied when first discovered.
1t was that of DIR. Kohn, who was living on
Rest, with his head toward the valley A
mighty glacier rock, rising above It. pro-
tected the corpse from the snow fall Doc
tor kohn had taken off his gloves prohahIv
In order to write down some memorandum
or to rub his face with snow, but uncon-
scfousness overcame him and he froxe TO
oeath. There were footprints In the snow.
FALL -.-..-. ~ ~
ON Friday returned to the spot where
MS body was. with sixteen guides and ten
carriers. The weather was then clear, and
we espied. with the old glass, a black spot
near the Koenitxkees, which proved to he
the body of d.. Patzau. Both feet of the
unhappy man stuck in a hole Surrounded
Sy ice the upper part Of the body. with the
head, hanging backward The body had q
rope around the waist, on the other end of
which Dr. Pick was hanging about ten feet
iower down the mountain. Both had seal
hand. '>e IA ini
1T seems that the three men were .r-
gagged In ascending the mountain I'm This
Iesnion when misfortune overlook them,
DR.. Pick behind him, the two wara pa,,.ys ppy;
tosether oy rope, which Dr. Kohn held I'm
MS hand. in order to protect his comra,a.
against railing. 1t seems that either D.
him lost his foothold, or perhans 1.s e,'aN
come by the cold. He slid down the .Ieosa-
carrying the other with him. After the gaIl
Ss snsy quickly frose to death. They probably
oid not i've more than ten minutes
The bodies were brought TO the c.,o,,
nm m on low sieighs, under great dificulties
Relatives of the dead men had asse,nh,a;
IN tne,e 10 receive them and bring them back
70 .heir homes. The bodies were erozen
nard as stone; the faces and banss ,ait"..
as wax. Their clothing. very brittle when
touehed. emitted sounds like tin nr
-, LICK ,,,s was Iying on his right side one hand
hfCh
Inc race was drawn I'm agony. THE hod,
OF Dr; Patzau was lying on the bacE
Win the knees drawn up. The bodies had
IN IN cn,enS oe ,ma"sH beiore they could be placed
~ conns. None or them was disfigured b,,
the rail-, and no bones were broken as g.
as could be discovered O" Aai
The Tragedy on the Monte Ro..
Inc Monte Rosa, after the Mont ysi.r.
the highest summit of the Pennine a1nn
rises at the frontier Of Italy and Sxit,sr
land. over the boundary line of the valais
ana dedmons @ Its principal height is esti-
New Year night a party Of Italian armv
oIncers ana friends made an unsuccessf,iI
attempt to ascend one OF its loftiest neats
noint oH,a of r,,,a, o. Snppi in order to settle a
Poiht OF miiltary and strategic importance
hney We're nve In number and AZ appea rs
that the same cyclone struck them thar
ebosea ehos'e ~ .ne Death OF the three viennese
This is the report by Capt. de Angels.
one OF the survivors: 1'
We had reached the point below IN.
Guisetd peak. which is 4.5s1 meters above
declared they could not 60 one sten f,,rther
we retired thereupon, into a ravine bound
py ice and snow. and pretty soon were
enveioped IN absolute darkness. The storm
was the worst 1 had ever experienced an
these regions. Lieut.. Giani soon lost all
power OF resistance He was moreover
% semi-unconscious and groaned in the most
pttiful manner. To infuse some life sn,o
him We took his body into our midst ana
gave him the benefit Of our animal warmth
When he became weaker and weaker.
resolved to obtain help at the queens hut
near by. but when I crawled up to the
door few hours later. the proprietor re-
fused to permit me to 60 back, as IL was
tnen twenty-four degrees below zero, and
was completely exhausted
AT o'clock on New Year norninu
Lieut. Perrci, one of those in the ravine.
began to ascend the glacier wall to the
queens nut. which was but iso feet obove
the retreat where the five men had spent a
terrible night. He arrived safely, and nv
seif with two guides and the keeper of the
Ioose at once went to the rescue OF the
remaining four We found Lieut. Giani
breathing his last. The guides fastened his
body to ladder and thus we hoisted him
70 the nut He died on the way. The
brothers, Lieuts. Fiori, were carried nm
aive and after warming themselves at the
log nre were able to take refreshments.
Three days later, all of u.s. except poor
Giani, reached terra firma. The guide. Per-
oIti. was obliged to carry Lieut.. Alfred
Fiori half the way down, a herculean task,
which probably has not been squaled as
long as the world stands"