Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-15
SNOWSLIDE ON CHILKOO1'
Thirty-0ne Killed and Many
Injured.
LIST OF THE KNOWN DEAD

G'S VT iUG WV CGHO
lumber of Injured Greater Than First
Reported-Accident Occurred Be-
tween The Scales and Stonehouse.
Port Townsend, April ia letter
just received from Skagway, Alaska,
dated April 3, says: At about noon to-
day on the Chilkoot trail, between The
Scales and Stonehouse, at least 81 men
met death and a large number of others
were injured more or less seriously in a
snowslide. The dead were crushed
which came down from the mountain
side upon the left side of the trail
about midway between The Scales and
Stonehouse.
A list of the killed and wounded, as
complete as possible at the hour of
writing, is as follows:
Gus E. Zebarth, Seattle.
Frank Sprague, Seattle.
Steve Stevenson, Seattle.
@. II. Harrison, Seattle.
W. l.. Riley, Seattle.
E. d. Atwood, New York.
G. Beck, Sanford, Fla.
l.. Weidelein, Kansas City.
Mrs. Ryan, Baltimore.
John Morgan, Emporia, Kan.
f. M. Grimes, Sacramento.
Mrs. Anna Moxon, jefferson county.
Pa.
Ras Hepgard, Baker City, Or.
-. Atkins Idaho.
Tom Geffert, Seattle.
E. +. Miller, Vancouver, Wash.
Tom Collins, Portland, Or.
T. Lamer.
The seriously injured SO far recovered
are:
Walter Chappey, New York.
John G. Murphy, Dixon, N. D.
+. M. Holbrooke, Portland, Or.
-. Dahlstrom, residence unknown.
Fully 30 people were overtaken by
the slide, and are either buried in the
snow or scattered along the borders of
the avalanche in a more or less injured
condition.
The point at which the accident CO.
Cured is some five miles above Sheep
Camp. The nearest telephone station
is four miles distant. The Scales is
some five miles above Sheep Camp.
The telephone wires at that point were
carried away by the slide. This fact
makes it difficult to obtain further par.
ticulars at this time.
A binding snow storm was raging
all day Upon the summit, and as a con-
sequence many of those in the vicinity
were making no attempt to travel
Zebarth, Sprague and Stevenson, Of
Seattle, were travelling together az
partners, and were found side by side
in bed.
Thousands of people were encampeC
in the vicinity at the time, and were
o OH the scene rendering such assist
ance as was possible. Upon receipt o.
the news, points below Dyea telephoneC
up to know if assistance was required
and received answer to the effect tina
5000 people we're at work on tn,
debris, and were only in each other
way.
All day Saturday and Sunday
~southerly storm, with chinook wind
rain and snow, prevailed in this vicin
ity, and it is believed the softening o
the snow on the mountain side b,
those agencies was the cause of tn,
avalanche.
The quantity of snow and ice tina
came down in the slide is estimated a
thousands of tons. 1t swept directl,
across the trail, which, notwithstand
ing the fact that the weather was un
suitable for travel, was thronged will
wayfarers. Tho last vestige of tn,
trail in the vicinity was wiped out of eA
istence, and where it led is now
mountain of snow and ice.
, Later reports bring the information
that 81 bodies have been recovered.
There was a preliminary slide at
o'clock in the morning. People wer
, digging out their goods when the sec
ond slide occurred about noon.
l List of Injured Increased.
I A later dispatch via Victoria says