The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-04
OF MOUNT ST. ELIAS
PRINCE LUIGpS SPOKESMAN DE-
sORIBES THE ASCENT.

| 1100eoty - the "otO Win tho 1IiuCeiy
Mountain Climber But He has spokes.
man Whu Tells Good Stories About How
Easy the Ascent IL and What Glorious
Glaciers Arc Spread Upon the Mouu-
tain's Sides = Elegant Photographic
Views Taken on the summit-Prince
VIII Write 1t Up When he Get. Home
| New York, Sept. s.-Tne Herald says:
Prince Luigi. Of Savoy, Duke Of Abruzzi
| and nephew OF the King Of Italy. is at
the Waldorf, having reacsed this city
after accomplishing the feat, hitherto re-
garded as impossible, Of climbing 10 the
summit of Mount g.. Elias.
Concerning his achievement, Prince
Luigi is very modest. He has avoided
conversing with either the character Of
the work he and his party had to per-
form before they arrived at tse summit.
or the scientific facts he has added TO the
former knowledge Of the mountain.
When he returns TO Italy ne will prepare
a monologue concerning his experiences
which will 1t is said, be Of great value
to the scientific world. This monologue
viii be accompanied by photographs Of
peculiar interest, which were taken by
the party a. various stages Of tse jour-
ney. Some Of these, most notably those
which were obtained at elevations Of
more than 1000 feet, have no equal, IL
is said, in the world. Not only do they
show the effects Of photography at such
elevations, but the actual appearance OF
what has been regarded as an insur-
mountable peak. The negatives are in
tse personal keeping Of the prince, who
prizes them as the most valuable OF his
trophies Of Mount ST. Elias. They will
he developed in Italy, and until then
Prince Luigi declines even to convers
aoou. them.
Cnevalier Cagni was the princes
spokesman. He was enthusiastic over
the success Of the exploration. He said:
You will be surprised to know that
the ascent was not either very danger
GUS or difficult. We are all experienced
mountaineers and we had all Of US en-
counter dangers in climbing far more
perilous than those with wsich we were
confronted. The notable features Of the
long climb were the glaciers. They
seemed TO be boundless We had never
before witnessed such vast expanses and
their splendor is unrivalled. There were
many crevasses, some of them very wide
but these were also overcome and we
reached the top after eighteen hours OF
hard climbing.
The sensation we experienced when
we were at an altitude of more tsan A.
900 feet was chiefly rapid and difhcult
respiration. The rarity Of the air made
thel asst steps Of the journey difficult but
the WEAKNESS was more than repaid by
the view which we obtained at the sum-
init. These photographs will, 1 believe,
open the eyes Of mountain climbers Our
chief regret was that we were unable .
carry really large camera on account
Of it's weight.
The most difficult part Of the trip was
from "tsed wide" From this point 1t
required eleven hours to gain the top.
We had lots Of adventures. and every
one Of the party. including the prince
and the guide, fell into crevasses, but
we were 50 well prepared against acci-
dents Of that sort that no one came TO
harm We came down the slope OF the
mountain to the divide in little more
than two hours. There was some dam
ger. perhaps. in this, for the Ice bridges
and snow bridges, under the influence
of the afternoon sun. sad melted some
what and we were not always 10 trust
ourselves to them but the hazardousness
of it all was forgotten in the excitement,
which was superb and set the whole sys-
TEN tingling with the exercise.
I'VE found the mountain to be. accord
ing to our instruments. 1890 feet high.
I say this. Of course, with the under
standing that after more careful mathe-
NAUTICAL application we may find ssat the
height will vary twenty or thirty feet.
While il was cold at the summit, it was
not excessively so, our thermometers in
dicating twelve degrees below zero. In
returning II would have been to our ad-
vantage had the temperature remained
ar that Doint'