Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-15
THE HORROR INCREASING.
Sixty-Nine Bodies Recovered and One
Hundred and Fifty Still Missing.

Seattle, WASH, April 12.-Later de-
tails received here today from Alaska
increase the horror of the avalanche ON
Chilkoot pass, instead of lessening it.
S~iXty-nine dead bodies have been thus
far recovered, and the names of $50
missing persons have been reported as
unaccounted for. 1t is barely possible
that some of these succeeded in eros
sing the pass before the avalanche &C.
Cured. A conservative estimate is
that between 70 and 100 persons were
killed. The following is a list of those
whose bodies have been found:
Andrew Anderson, San Fra ncisco;
E. d. Atwood, New York; Albert Aug.
land, Tacoma; A. D. Bissell, Seattle;
@. Breck, Sanford, Fla; Walter Chap
pey, New York; Thomas Clark, Idaho;
Thomas Cullen, Portland, Or; Thomas
Cullenden, Kirkland, Or; William
Carroll, San Francisco; w. II. Dohl-
strom, Lincoln, Neb.; -. Durber; A.
Doran, Tacoma; George Eggert, Port
land, Or; r. l.. Easterbrook, SeattleN
William Fake, San Francisco; Il.
Glenn, Spokane; 7. Glinn, Portland,
Or; Weed Garrison, Seattle; Con
Gephart, Seattle; W. Grimes. Atkins,
Idaho; S. NJ. Grimes, Tacoma; STAN
ley Grimes, Sacramento; Preston
Grizzley, Buffalo, N. Y; G. r.
Homer, Seattle; E. J. Hudson, Seattle;
S. T. Hudson, Portland, Or; E. P.
Haines, Seattle; G. P. Harrison, Seat
tie; Harry Holt. Tacoma; Rosmus
Hedeyard, Baker City, Or; L. r.
johnson, Spokane; H. Jueger; G. H.
Kinney, Prescott, Ariz.: A. f. King,
Tacoma; G. Leon; George Lewis,
Spoakne; G. ]. Milton, st. Paul; ]. r.
Morgan, Emporia, Kan; Mrs. Annie
Moxon, Jefferson county, Pa; John
Merchant, Redding, CAL; E. Il. Miller,
Vancouver, Wash; Frank Miller,
Butte, Mont; c. L. Mcneil, Elk River,
Mimi; Sanford Mcneil, Portland, Or;
]. G. Murphy, Dixon, n. D.; Austin
Preston, Redding, CAL; ]. b. Pierce,
Tacoma; ]. Reese, Wisconsin; George
Richie, Chicago; Mrs. w. l.. Riley,
Seattle, @. Rasmus, Colorado; John
Reddy, Kansas City; George Riser, Sc
attic; Mrs. Ryan, Baltimore; Matt
Schona, st. Paul; Joseph Smallwood.
Portland, Or; Gus Seaborn, Chicago;
Steve Stevenson, Seattle; f. Sprague.
Seattle; G. f. Smith, Tacoma; q. w.
Smith, Woolley, Wash; jeff Solely,
Idaho; o. A. Uler, W0olley, WASH;
l.. Weidelin, Kansas City; o. M.
Warner, San Francisco; -. Wilhelm,
Menlo Park, Cal. Gus Zebarth, Seattle.
A fact that lends horror to the fearful
tragedy is that it may never be known
with any degree of accuracy just how
many lives were sacrificed, who they
were or where they came from. Many
q poor fellow lies buried where no
human aid can reach him, and where
his remains must rest until the sum
mer sun melts the tons of o and ice
under which he lies buried.
Upon the crowded trail no record was
kept of the living, toiling mass, BRAY
ing hardships and facing death itself
in the mad rush for gold. In the pro-
cession that daily passed were people
from all parts OF the world, unknown
to one another.
The work of rescue has continued
night and day ever since last Sunday,
being gradually systematized and con
sequently meeting with better results.
Thus far the work has been confined to
the outskirts of the slide in the hope Of
rescuing those who are injured, but
not yet dead. The main portion of the
avalanche, which is estimated to be 80
! feet deep and $50 yards long, has not
yet been touched. If there are any
bodies underneath they cannot be res
| cued in time to save life.
: Four men were taken out alive after
) they had been buried for 10 hours. In
many instances the bodies OF the dead
= are not bruised in the least, and appear
' as natural as in life, indicating that
they were suffocated in the soft snow.
AS soon as recovered, the bodies are
carried to Sheep Camp, where an i'm.
! provised morgue has been constructed.
. Some have been removed for interment
or for shipment to relatives in the
! States.
The work Of rescue has been orderly
/ and systematic. A public meeting wa
held and committees were appointed t.
: search for the dead and care for the
. wounded. All that can possibly b.
: done to relieve the horror OF the situa
tion has been done.
The accident was one that could no
: have been foreseen, and it is one tina
, is likely to happen at any time whei
I like conditions exist, although it j
stated that some warning Of the i'm
t pending disaster was given by the In
8 dian packers, who are said to have de
0 serted the trail when the heavy snoy
of Saturday and Sunday ninht got in