Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-11
S!XTY.N|AE ARE DEAD.
That Much Is Known Of the Hor.
ror in the Chi!koot Pass,
Alaska.
LIST OF THE LOST NAY REACH 700.

Seventy Five II ,he Lowest Estimate Of
Those Who Found Grave Cnder the
Avalanche-sixty-N Nine Bodie. Recovered
and the Work still Prosrcs>ing-Names
of Those Whose Corpse, Have Been
Fouud-Thirteen Dead Mt Seattle.
Seattle. Wash. April l1.-Adv:ces re-
eeived yesterday from Skaguay. Alaska
say that at least seventy-fve lives were
lost In the snowslids on tie Chi.koot
PASS. The number may possibly be as
high az 100. Six:y-nine bodies have
been recovered SO far, and tie work Of
excavating is still progressing The
place where the slide reached the great.
est depth has not yet been touched.
List Of the Known Dead.
The following is list Of the dead:
Andrew Anderson. San Francisco: Ed
Atwood. New York: Atkins Idaho;
Albert Auglund, Tacoma: A. D. Bissell.
Seattle; c. Beck, Sanford. Fla: Waiter
Chappey. New York; Thomas Clark.
Idaho; Thomas Collins. Portland. Ore.
Thomas Cullender, Kirkland Ore. /:
William Carroll. San Francisco; w. II.
Dohmstrom, Lincoln, Neb.; - Durber.
address unknown; A. Doran, Tacoma;
George Eggert, Portland. Ore: r. L.
Esterbrook. Seattle; William Fake, San
Francisco. T. G. Glenn. Spokane.
Wash; T. Giynn. Portland. Ore; Con
Geppart. Seattle; w. Grimes, Atkins,
Idaho; S. NJ. Grimes, Tacoma: F. NJ.
Grimes, Sacramento, CAL; Preston
GrizZeiey, Buffalo, n. Y: c. r. Homer
and E. J. Hudson. Seattle: s. J. Hud-
son. Portland. Ore; E. P. Haires and
{. p. Harrison. Seattle: Harry Holt
Tacoma; Rosmus Hedyeard, Baker City,
Ore; T. r. johnson. Spokane. Wash;
H. Jueger address unknown; c. H.
Kinney. Prescott. A. T.: A. s. King
Tacoma: G. Leon, address unknown;
George Lewis. Spokane: G. ]. Milton,
St. Paul; ]. R. Morgan. Emporia. Kan;
Mrs. Annie Moxer, Jefferson county
Pa; John Merchant. Redd:ng, Cal E. F.
Miller. Vancouver, Wash. Frank Mil
Ter, Butte, Mont: c. L. Mcneil, Elk
River. Mimi: Sanford Mcneil. Port
land. Ore; J. NJ. Murphy. Dixon. n. D.;
Austin Preston, Redding. Cal; ]. p
Pearce. Tacoma: ]. Reese, Wisconsin
George Richis, Chicago; Mrs. W. L.
Riley, Seattle; Mrs. Ryan. Baltimore;
Matt Schona, st. Paul; Joseph Small
wood, Portland, Ore; Gus Seaborn, Chi,
cago; Steve Stevenson. Seattle: Frank
Sprague. Seattle: G. Smith, Tacoma:
J.. w. Smith. Wooley Wash: JEFF
Solely. Idaho; Q. A. Tier. Wooley
Wash; L. Weidlin. Kansas City
Mo-: N. w. Warner. San Francisco;
- Wilthem. Menlo Park, Cal; Gu:
Sebarth. Seattle.
Full Number May Never He KNOWN.
A fact that lends horror to the fear.
full tragedy is that 1t may never be
known with any degree OF accuracy
just how many lives were sacrificed. who
they are or where they came from
Many q poor fellow lies buried where
no human aid can reach him. and his
| remains must rest until the summer
rain melts the tons Of snow and ice un.
| der which he lies buried. Upon the
| crowded trail no record was kept Of thu
| mass Of humanity Drawing hardship.
| and facing death itself in the mad rush
| for gold. In the procession that daily
passed were people from all parts Of
the world unknown to one another. Tn,
work of rescue has continued night AMI
day ever since yesterday week. beins
gradually more systematized and con
sequently meeting with better results
| Thus far work has been confined to tn.
outskirts Of the slide in the nope O
rescuing those who are injured but no
| yet dead.