The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-18
LOST In RAINIER'S Fog
Great Privations Suffered by
Mountain Climbers.
ONE OF THEM SERIOUSLY Ill.
Tacoma People Wander All Night In
ward Trip-St- Marks Boys

Lost In the fog on Mount Rainier. Frost
bitten, cut By the Jagged rocks. hungry
and worn out with fatigue, shiEering Tor
hours under the bare protection or snow
covered heap Of rocks and finally reach
ing safety. food and warmth IN the hos
pitabie Carp of the Clouds. This brtefy
tells the tale OF "A party OF mountain
climbers from Tacoma who tried TO reach
the summit Of the grand old mountain
Rev d Q Garrett. OF ST. Marks church,
who made the ascent with the 81. Marx s
choir hovs under the charge Of Charles
FngeIhard reached home late Friday
night, and tells the story OF the mountain
climbers fortunes and misfortunes. He
left the choir BOYS at Lake park, all in
good condition and much benefited by their
trip. The people who underwent the sur
feringS OF the climb 20 the summit were
members or party from the Puget Sound
Methodist university at Tacoma. There
were twenty-five of them. under charge Of
Rev DIR. Marlat, OF the Tacoma FIRST
Methodist church. The entire party left
Longmire's on Saturday morning, August
10 for the summit. accompanied by Rev
VI. W. Jefferis. OF the s.. Marks party.
They stayed Saturday night at Gibraltar
Rock. at an altitude Of 1900 feet and af-
ter reaching that point the hardships and
difficulties proved too much for all Of The
party but seven who we're determined to
reach the top. one OF the party that re-
turned 20 Isongmires. Mr.. Miller. was very
dangerously Ill after his return. The seven
who remained. however. stayed at Gibral-
tar Rock all night and started out Sun
day morning on the arduous climb through
the snow to the summit. In this they We're
successful. reaching their goal just at
noon.
JefTeris' Sermon ON the Mount.
DR.. Jefferis had promised his friends
that he would preach a sermon on the
summit that day. And he did With his
little party gathered around him he de-
livered 10 them the Sermon on the
Mount" IL so happened that DR.. Jeffer-
is was "A years old on this day. and so on
his 44th birthday he preached the first SER
mon ever voiced on the mighty mountain.
Or. Jefferis is a very slight man and is
afflicted with heart trouble. but he made
the trip successfully and without injury
to himself
Lost I'm Fog and Frozen.
It was on the trip back that the trouble
or the little party began. Leaving the
summit Sunday afternoon, and after pass
ing Gibraltar they were encompassed In
almost impenetrable fog. They were I'M
able TO find their way. and soon were aim
lessly wandering. There was the thick
fog everywhere. There were no landmarks
TO guide them. Finally they huddled to-
gether behind a pile of rocks and made Up
hope that the daylight might bring break
in the cloud Meantime. the members of
the st. Marks party at Camp of the
Clouds. 5000 feet below were burning bon
fires on the nearby promontories, but the
fog was so thick that the fires proved use
less The lost ones unwrapped their
blankets and tried during the long hours
of the night to keep from freezing Sleep
was impossible. and the wind blew so
fercely that the blankets had to be held
down with big stones to keep them from
being blown away. When morning broke.
the fog had lifted and the Seven got
their bearings. Hungry. footsore frozen
and worn out with their long nights
tramping and battling with the wind they
reached their haven OF rest at the Camp
of the Clouds. The camp the next day
looked like a battle ground The entire
party was completely used up.
Very Ill From His Exertions.
DR.. Miner. of Tacoma. of the Marlat
party. is now very i'll at Longmires He
. is thought to have ruptured blood yes
sci. The party that reached the summit
were out forty-eight hours. from Saturday
morning until Monday. There were sew
eral young ladies with the party. but they
decided that discretion was the better
course. and did not attempt TO make the
ascent from Paradise valley.
The st. Marks choir boys. under the di-
rection of Mr.. Engelhard. on the return
from Paradise valley left Longmire's
Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday and Fri
day they spent in walking. reaching Lake
park Friday night. tramp of about sixty
four miles. DR. Garrett says the boys all
enjoyed the climb immensely, and no seri-
GUS accidents occurred. The party will
reach home next Wednesday