The herald., 1898-04-11
Che Work of Excavation Still in
Progress-List Of the Dead
e, So Far as Known
Associated Press Special Wire

THOMAS COLLINS, Portland, Or.
THOMAS COLLENDEN, Kirkland, Or.
WILLIAM CARROLL, San Francisco.
w. H. DOHLSTROM, Lincoln, Neb.
DURBER.
A. DORAN, Tacoma.
GEORGE EGGERT, Portland, Or.
r. L. ESTERBROOK, Seattle.
WILL FALKE, San Francisco.
T. GLENN, Spokane, Wash.
T. GLINN, Portland. Or.
w. e. GARRISON, Seattle.
CON GEPHART, Seattle.
W. GRIMES, Atkins, Idaho.
S. M. GRIMES, Tacoma.
F. NJ. GRIMES, Sacramento, Cal.
PRESTON GRIZZLEY. Buffalo, N. Y.
c. R. HOMER, Seattle.
L. j. HUDSON, Seattle.
s. T. HUDSON, Portland, Or.
e. p. 1IAINES, Seattle.
c. P. HARRISON. Seattle.
HARRY HOLT, Tacoma.
ROSMUS HEDEYARD, Baker City, Or.
E. r. JOHNSON, Spokane.
H. JUEGER.
c. II. KINNEY, Prescott, Ariz.
A. F. KING, Tacoma.
G. LEON
GEORGE LEWIS, Spokane.
6. ]. MILTON, St. Paul.
]. r. MORGAN, Emporia, Kan.
MRS. ANNIE MOXON, Jefferson coun-
ty, Pa.
JOHN MERCHANT, Redding, Cal.
l.. F. MILLER, Vancouver Wash.
FRANK MILLER, Butte, Mont.
c. l.. MCNEIL, Elk River, MINI.
SANFORD MCNEIL, Portland, Or.
r. C. MURPHY, Dixon, N. d.
AUSTIN PRESTON, Redding. Cal.
j. b. PIERSE. Tacoma.
]. REESE, Wisconsin.
GEORGE RITCHIE, Chicago.
MRS. w. L. RILEY, Seattle.
c. RASMUS, Colorado.
JOHN REDDY, Kansas City, Mo.
GEORGE RISER, Seattle.
MRS. RYAN, Baltimore.
MATT SCHONA, St. Paul.
JOSEPH SMALLWOOD, Portland, Or.
GUS SEABORN, Chicago.
STEVE STEVENSON, Seattle.
FRANK SPRAGUE, Seattle.
G. F. SMITH, Tacoma.
G. w. SMITH, Wooley, Wash.
JEFF SOLEY, Idaho.
o. A. ULER, Wooley, Wash
L. WEIDELEIN, Kansas City, Mo.
- WILHELM, Menlo Park, Cal
GUS ZABARTH, Seattle
DREADFUL. DETAILS
Later details received from Alaska in.
crease the horror of the avalanche, instead
of lessening it. The names Of one hundred
and fifty missing have been reported as
unaccounted for, though it is barely pos
sible that some of these succeeded in cross
tI,1 l.
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 a poor fellow lies buried where
no human aid can reach him and where his
remains must rest until the summer sun
melts the tons of snow and ice under which
he lies buried. Upon the crowded trail
no record was kept of the living, toiline
mass, Drawing hardships and facing death
in the mad rush for gold In the process
sion that daily passed were people from all
parts of the world, unknown to one an
other.
The work of rescue has continued night
and day, ever since last Sunday, being
gradually more systematic and conse-
quently meeting with better results. Thus
far work has been confined to the outskirts
of the slide. in the hope of rescuing those
who were injured, but not yet dead.
The main body of the avalanche, which is
estimated to be 50 feet deep and $50 wards
long, has not yet been touched If there
are any bodies underneath they cannot he
rescued in time to save life Four men
We're taken out alive after they had been
buried for nineteen hours. In MANY in
stances the bodies of the dead are not
bruised in the least and appear as natu-
raj as in life, indicating that they were
suffocated in the snow. As soon as re-
covered the bodies are carried to Sheen
Camp, where an improvised 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
was held and committees appointed to take
charge of the dead and to care for the
wounded. All that could possibly done to
relieve the horrors of the situation has
been done.
The accident was one that could not have
been foreseen, and it was one that is likely
to happen al any time when like conditions
exist, although it is stated that some
warning of the impending disaster was
given by the native Indian packers, who
are said to have deserted the
trail when the heavy snow of Satur-
day and Sunday night set in; they refused
to work for fear of slides. The work of
searching for the dead is to be continued
as long as there is any hope of recovering
any one, though it is feared that 1t must
be discontinued before the whole truth is
known.
Walter Chappey of New York and John