The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-31
4 PERILDlIS PLACE.
NARROW Escapes Where Prof.
Mcclure Net Death.
4 TUMBLE inro A cRevAsse.
another Maranaa Has q Thrilling Adj
venture and Is Recessed Only Just
IN Time-McClure.s Bor,x RnaIv
'Aangied-The Fatality Causes
Mnxamas to Hurry Home.

IAsoMA. July Se-'The BODY OF Prof
.S"sa' ActiaFe was sent 20 the family
ss 49, al Eagene. Or, this afternoon. at
issM tbs four brothers OF the dead man,
aaEry, Horace, Walter and Charles. ac-
ccmnsnying the remains. The ars, three
arrived on the early train from Seattle "a
response to telegram sent last night an
no1ncfng thar the body had been brought
70 aefnia. and the latter Charles arrived
Irom spokane. The meeting at the depo.
petHesr ;he brothers was sad one. the
oiaes nsothsrs leaving IL 10 a friend 10 tell
la@ younger brother the details of the acci-
us1t. III was hoped 10 reach Eugene be-
tween l and o'clock tomorrow morning
brs tonnen and Amos. personal friends
s1n companions OF the dead professor en-
taa expedition. accompanied the mourning
party as far as Portland. Undertaken
!so4kA prepared and encased the body In a
harsisome casket. Mr.. Henry Mcclure at
tsndIng 10 the arrangements for shipping
WEE saddened hearts the brothers set out
Ior 9ne nome which. up to the time Of the
lsfmose accident. had been bright one.
W. - Ray. who with Dr. Amos. brought
the body from camp In Paradise park 10
shs city. turned over to the brothers the
personal effects of the deceased The pike
pole wa5h the upper end smashed By con-
tast with the rocks was placed on top OF
the box containing the remains.
The Injuries to the Roly.
TINS face of the deceased was not as bad
" mntilased as was first in.imated There
were several small bruises on the forehead
nose and cheeks. while the cars were badly
scratched and bruised. The wors, marks
wsfe on the back OF the head ORE cut ex-
fstflx
sktin was badly fractured in several places.
which shows that death must have been IN
sfantaneons. The jaw was broken, also
several ribs The heavy clothes worn by
tne professor prevented many bruises to
other parts of the body. There was de-
terHsined expression on the face which In
dicased that the unfortunate man tried to
chec5e his wild fall down the cliff
The Maxnmas Going Home.
That the accident caused a feeling Of un-
rest And nervousness to permeate the mem-
bers OF the expedition there can be no
doubt. as a number returned to the city
today who had intended remaining on the
mnunfain longer. AT o'clock large bus
load Vas driven TO the transfer company's
office on Tenth street. where the members
ailghted and busted themselves arranging
their baggage. large crowd gathered to
welcome the mountaineers and congratu-
late them on their safe return. Among
the party were Samuel Colyer and Col.
G. r. Ferry OF Tacoma; DR.. ]. p. Sweeney
AMI family. OF Seattle. and several Port
land PEOPLE. Later In the afternoon DR..
M1ann, Of Portland. 0ns Of the party who
t0hnd Prof McClure's body, rode into
town. at M wheel from the sawmiIl this
sIas b fscnrrpfc'e. with mali and other
InesSagss Every one OF the returning
climbers WIS tanned almost black, and all
had scales and freckles The untimely end
Of Prof Mcclure was deplored by ALL each
one having version to tell. none of which
differed radically from the interview with
Or Conncn published in this mornings
Post-lntelis encer.
Where Prof. Mcclure Fell.
rr Mum says that the question OF care
lessness should not enter into the subject
st ALL as the place where the professor fell
Is one of the worst blinds on the mountain
and one from which several others nearly
fell In speaking of 1t, he said:
Last Monday four or five OF us decided
to make the ascent In one DAY. If possible.
ard on Monday essayed 10 do the trick,
which we did successfully. leaving camp in
Paradise park at o'clock IN the morning.
making the ascent. and returning 10 camp
at s that night. The next day, Tuesday. l
roamed about, going as far as Muir camp.
On my return during the afternoon walk
cd 10 the e5sc Of the steep bank, or slide.
on which Prof. Mcclure met death and
nearly walked over myself. On reaching
the camy that same afternoon. and still
lcter, | saw rumber u others walk right
up 10 IL before they saw their danger
ION the night OF the accident l was
In camp at Paradise park. l heard sew
era! parties come in, but paid no atten-
ton to them. being tired. Just about
daylight some one came 10 me and said
that Prof. Mcclure had tumbled over
the bank. / got up immediately and
Joined several others as searching party.
We went to the spot where l suspected
be fell. and there, sure enough, was the
body. all doubled up. among a pile OF
rocks Before we came up 10 IL we saw
pieces Of clothing. hair and parts OF
broken scientific instruments on the
rocks. In some places there were blood
stains He had evidently slid 30 or 30
feet before striking the rocks. for the
reason that he bounded along over these
rocks about thirty feet As soon as we
found the remains, we placed them In
sleeping bag and carried them within
few hundred feet Of the camp. where
we buried them temporarily In the snow.
That same day Mr.. Ray and DR.. Amos
took them to Tacoma. The expedition
up TO the time OF the accident was sue
cessful and enjoyable one"
Rescued From "a Crevassc.
The report brought down from Eaton
vile late last night that tSo Portland
men. II. .. Ainslie and Walter Rogers
had fallen down a crevasse which Was
published exclusively In the Post-lnteili-
gencer this morning. was confirmed, such
an accident actually taking place close
to the spot where Prof Mcclure lost ms
life Tuesday evening. The two men
.S-fs ~. -, he tSarfiHrH Y. NJ &.
A. did the same thing that proved 80 ais-
axtrous 10 Prof Mcclure. tried % maze
the trip from Muir camp 20 Paraaise
park AZ night They both slipped ana
fell into n crevssse. Atnslis managed 'o
crawl out and make his way 20 camp ana
;eli of the accident A relief party start
81 out ~ once. and with the cifectlons
furnished by Aiuslie soon found rogers
In IRE bottom of the crevasSs- he was
delfr!ous and could not have lasted much
longer He knew enough, however. 70
place a rope about his body. the relief
party hauling him 10 place OF safetE-
he yas taken 10 camp and cared Tor bF
the physicians in the party. he 1F2de-
ally Tegained his normal condition, though
in weakened state.
Effects of the Altitude
TIE altitude affected several Tfnoers
- The expedition causing b.ee1iRs a.
tns nose and In some cases nausea IT
J. p sweeney and daughters we2i as Tar
as the camp 0f the Clouds. bnt ire young
LADIES could not stand the sagsasd air. ard
wsth tneir father returned - Lonssnsre :.
NJ Leslie CWtl0rn. special treasury agent.
y ho made ths ascent 70 'na summit |}'f
Prof. Mcclure. returned thts r1orninE ana
has bear kept busy All aay teili1E hss
friends about the trip ETC The sss&nee
OF the party. numbering a1SGf nfty *
49,. ia ara~. sa~ n7ys1a from Camp nsx-