The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-11
UNDER TONS OF SNOW
Many Bodies Will Lie Until Next
Summer.
sIyIy.NlNE or The DEAD RECOVERED
How Many More Are Yet to Be
Found Is MT Known.
HUNDRED AND FIFTY MISSING
The seekers for Gold In tho l<icn-
dixie Had No Warming OF Their
z Impcndina Fate.
HUNDRED AND FIFTY MISSING.

i Scat'lt, NuSn.s sNrfil lU.--I.ater dCtailS
received here to-day from Alaska increase
| the horrors of the avalanche ON the Chill
koot Pass instead OF lossening them. sixty.
nine bodies have been thus far recovered
and the names OF i6o missing have becn
reached as unaccounted for, 1t is barely
possible that some OF these had succeeded
in crossing the pass before the avalanche
occurred. y conservative estimate is that
between seventy Eve and one hundred per-
sons We're killed
The following Is list Of those whose
bodies have been rcooycred
Andrew Anderson. San Francisco: Ed
Atwood. New YORK; - Atkins. Idaho. AL
bert Auglnnd. Tacoma; A. d. Bisscll. Seat
lie; c, Beck, Sanford, fla; Walter Chappy,
New York; Thomas Clark, Idaho, Thomas
Collins, Portland: Thomas culender,
Kirkland ore. William Carroll, san
Francisco; W. II, Dohmstrom, Lincoln,
Neb; -. Durber, a, Dorhn, Tacoma;
George Eggert. Portland. Ore r, l.. Ester
brook, Seattle; William Faux, San Fran
cisco; 7, G. Glenn. Spokane. WASH \,
Glynn, Portland. Ore; w. Il. Garrison,
Seattle; Con Geppard Seattle; w Crimes,
Atkins. Idaho, $. NJ. Grimes, Tacoma; +.
NJ Grimes, Sacramento, Cal. Preston
Seattle; j. Hudson, Portland. Ore; u. p.
Haines. Seattle c. p. Harrison. Seattle;
Harry Holt, Tacoma, c. +. I.cdyard. Baker
CITY, Ore; I. Il, Johnson. Spokane; H.
Jcuger, -------; G. IA. Kinney. Prescott,
ariz., A. 5. King. Tacoma: II. Leon.
-; George Lewis. spokane. G. J.
Milton. st. Paul J. h. Morgan, Emporia,
Kan; Mrs Annie Moxer JEFFERSON city,
Pa; John Merchant, Redding Cal: E. r.
Miller. Vancouver, Wash. Frank Miller,
Butte, Mont; c. H. Mcneil, Elk River.
MINI; Sanford Mcneil. Portland, Ore; J.
Nj Murphy, Dixon. n. D.: Austin Preston,
Redding, Cal; j. p. Pearoe. Tacoma J.
Reese, Wisconsin; George Richie. Chi
cage; Mrs, w. l.. Riley, Seattle. MIS-.
Ryan Baltimore: Matt schona. ST. Paul,
Mimi. Joseph Smallwood Portland, Ore.
Gus Seaborn, Chicago; Steve Stevenson.
Seattle. Frank SpIaguo, Seattle; G. r.
Smith, Tacoma; j. w. Smith, Woaley.
Wash; JEFF Solely, Idaho: d. a. ul.er.
Wooley, Wash. l.. Wedelin, Kansas city,
Mo. n. NJ, Warner, San Francisco: -
Wilhelm, Monte Clarke. Cal: George Sc
barthe, Seattle
A fact that lends horror to the fearfui
tragedy is that 1t may never be known
Win any degree OF accuracy Just how
many lives were sacrificed. who they were
or where they came from. Many poor
fellow lies buried where no human aid can
'aNn MN anu MS Tctnnins must rest uu-
I'll the summer rains melt the tons Of
snow under which he lies buried Upon
ne crowded trail no record was kept OF
tie living mass OF humanity Drawing
iardshps and facing death itself I'm the
mad rush for gold. In the procession that
ialy passed were people from all PARIS
If the world unknown TO one another.
Tho work OF rescue has continued nigh. |
md day ever since last Sunday. being
gradually more systemotized and meet
ns with better results, Thus far work |
las been confined to tho outskirts OF The |
dido In the hope Of rescuing those who |
ire injured but not yet dead. The main |
'ody of the avalanche, which Is estimated |
o be fifty feet deep and $50 yards long, |
las not yet been touched.
II there are any bodies underneath they
an not be rescued in time to save life.
'our men were taken out alive after they
ad been buried for nineteen hours. In
many instances the bodies Of the dead are
10; bruised in tho slightest and appear ms
atural as In life. indicating that they
we're suffocatod in the snow.
AS soon as recovered the bodies are car
led to Sheep Camp. where an improviSed
lorgue has been constructed. Some have
cen removed for interment or for ship
nent to relatives In the States Tho work
I rescue has been orderly and systematic
'ublic committees were appointed to take
y
. relieve the horror OF the situation has
cen done.
The accident was one that could not rs
oreseen Although II Is stated that some
EARNING OF the impending disaster was
ivon b. tho native Indian packers who
re said 10 hnve deserted tho trail when
he heavy snow storm OF Saturday and
undsy set In. They remained away froi1
'ork In fear OF the avalanche.
Walter Chappy OF New York and John
!. Murphy OF DIXON. ~ D.. were aiiye
hen taken out but died shortly after
ard.
Mrs. Moxan was on her way to camp
hen oycriaken by the slide.
The Federal troops al Dyea took an ac-
We part In digging out the dead. Many
odieR that were unclaimed have been
'tricd mar the scene ~ the disnster.
thirteen bodies reached this city today en-
he steamers City OF Seattle and Aus
ALA. They wero those of p. l.. Ester
rock s, Stevenson. j. n. Morgan. o. Is.
Her s.. Mcneil A. r, Kinney. s. NJ,
royes. s. r. Harrison, T. weldelin,
AIRY Holt. Gus Rebra,h and r. Sprague
THE COuHsING FIELD.