The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-17
No action Va. taken i. tn. matter. how

No action was taken IN the matter. how
ever.
The family and friends Of ex-Councilman
Peter Duerber. Of Spokane. fear that no
was one Of the victims Of the ChiIkoot hor-
ror The first list contained tho names Of
Durbm and Richie. frst names and RESI-
dences unknown A special Dispatch to the
Poss-lntelligencsr received yesterday from
Spokane contains the statement that the
Durhcr mentioned In the frst accounts OF
the avalanche n having persisted was mono
other than the ex-councltman Peter Dueber
and that his son Charles had persisted with
him. Mrs Dnerber is now at Cotton. Cal.
visiting friends. She has been notified OF
tina reported death OF her husband.
Duerber was = member OF the city ccun-
ell OF Spokane at the time OF the great fire
which was empowered 10 distribute money
and supplies TO the sufferers There was a
scandal over the matter and two men,
bers Of the c1nnsttee were indicted. One
Of these vas Ducrber. TIE cases were new
err prosecuted however.
After this matter blew over Duerber con-
Quoted a variety theater at Butte. Mont,
and then afterward returned to Spokane
10 engage In the same business
Fred C. Stewart who returned yesterday
In charge OF the bodies OF Gepfert and
Hudson. wa. at sheep Camp or the after
noc.. OF .ae slide. To q post-Inteiigencer
reporter yesterday he said:
sn1s NE III
thu Compton party now on It's way TO the
Yukon. There were forty Of us all told.
Two or three days before The slide. Hudson
ana 0epfers became alarmed AZ the reports
Of sicknees ut Sheep Camp. They feared
tina, the water was bad and they were anx-
io,n TO push over the summit TO the lakes
beyond After consultation with Mr.. Comp
ton. the leader Of our party. II Was agreed
tina, Hudson end Gepfert should 20 ahead.
Mr.. Cepfert cautioned them against the
danger OF travelling over the summit during
stormy weather. They were advised TO re-
turn 10 sheep Camp a. once II they found
me weather on the summit threatening.
.t;~psert and Hudson both agreed 10
th.a They said they would return tina,
same night II Everything was not favor
able for the passage over the mountain.
They told u. that IL they ava nos return
wa should understand tina; they had
found shinxs oil right and had gene over
IA Lake I.lndeman. Well. they did not
show up. II vas afssrwsrd learned that
they had stopped for two days a, res
taurans at the summit and had started
down tas hin sunday morning for Sheep
camp.
"Everyons knows the rest Of the story
They were In the party Of nfty or sixty
people thar had held Of the rope on that
fatscui Sunday.
II was at sheep camp when word WAS
hroagh; 3ewn that Gegfert had psrtshsd
NJ. Compton, ard Immediately went
20 ths scene OF TIE disaster. 1t was
simply AWFUL. Gradually che rowe Of
dead grew as the bodies were taken est.
TIE cs:ss .. she injured we're aeartrera-
!as. Mary sprEed away from the scene.
Mr.. Compton IA. charge OF TIRE effects
81 Mt Hudson. who was citizen OF
Cleveland His wife lives there. and she
AAs been notified that the remains OF her
husband wasr her Instructions here
COMMITTEES 81 citizens Of pyxa. chosen
az mass meeting for the purpose, have
taken charge ct the money. vA;ashsee
and ether effects OF sh. dead A ssrScs
account y being kept OF everything. and
letters have been written 30 shs r~.a-
ives % the victims where addresses
eoat1 be obtained The committee N.
csu&es tae foLcwinss
Az, J. A. Cleveland. chairman: Or J
r Maple. {. ". Yeane. DR.. Il pssch-
miller, Joan ". Nee. Arthur Waters Aad
Haasy Znme-sA