The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-23
How Prof. William Beard Net a
Tragic Fate.
OFF TIE TRAIL IN A BLIZZARD.
Travelling ON the other side of the
copner River Misunderstanding
Ahead of His Party to tn<esu-
Rs,e-Ioat to vi~w-Ssrro~ Ia
e.cr Of r.. 4. Hiidxeth ssggests
the Nature of Hesrds Doom

Prot william Teard. Of Pasiade.phla.
RS, death IN iae Cooper river country ~
failing into a deep creFaxze Of sinai
ssc.er instead q t.!f.g sryEootReral - soit
eaow a. has been reported n. Watkins
NJ New YORK. wao nas Prof. Boards par
Ter. arrived n ne city yesterday on the
steamer Ak lie made The following
staisme.l: q the accident 20 Pos'-In-
fel.ixeucer reporter yesterday. which Is
Identical with the ere made before the
aitlzsng committee a. Faldss wAicn ex-
ssninct into the case.
- parry OF four men. Including Prof.
Beard and rnyself. we're travelling on the
other side of the river divide on April e
last PruE Beard started aheSd 81 the
party 70 inves,!ga and make trail We
saw him so up the valley FOR about a
mile to = point where the valley turned
we followed with oir sseds as fast as
Me could and found that he had turned
Into another valley. 1t had begun snow
ing and we decided 70 make camp a; tbs
aura. followed up tho other valley for a
short distance. but Boards trail had been
obll,oratea ~ the Snow.
IAN that night We waited for Beard ex-
pecting him to come back al any time
lie did 10; return 50 We started out after
him. as soon as Il vas light We went
g. the head 81 the valley which Wis about
two niles long ard There found a small
glacier II extended across the valley ani
on might come on 81 81 a snow storm with
ous noticing r. l.. fIil4r-th. who ~as one
o. our Darty slipped and all bur went into
q blk crtvaAsa. lie saged himself BY CATCH
ting has fuof IN "a small aole. i4s sgow g
IA ho~ Prof Beard probably came II his
death. We could discover no sisas al his
body and decided "a return 10 tne tent and
walt Il day VI 40 To- him.
we wrsre detained for eight days bf
severe storms. during which time Ne had
mother FIRE. water Or any cooked food
Then IL ra!u.d fur TAO days and made the
kuow very soft lt VA Impossible - draw
our heavily loaded sleds. Wo abandoned
tent and outfit md taking on, yenough sup
plies 10 Last US kark - Aides, started Out
W made fair Uue - tH1 mouth u tie
canyon. which vs. found was bi0ckaded by
q slide II irr sni saow. Our only chance
o. getting our Wa "a leave everything and
fake ia the mountains IL would take If
tp-n d4yg 10 reach Nalles Ne could travel
outy at night when The Saow vas CgIisted
q the supplies iaere was just q hardtAc K
np!oee lrrt ana WITH that Ne started ouf
j. was 1rTtt1ie tttp across tae mountain.
tut fWo da>s iAtrr ~ &ot into Naida2
~asre ssu ~s4e .&akaB G.rS N 10 friends
car, Aeerrron4bie ln charge Of life
United States troyls az taI3ea decided that
ao hAJ better ayld IN tuNe~tisa.ion. He
called = committee u miners and examined
the men a. ga. panty. T. verdict was
,tat Prof EtafI wandered of the traa In
q blizzard and met hls death in manner
unknown Tbe verdtt further held ahat
NJ one Mas responsible for he deata
Mr. watkins sa>s that Il IA now Amos;
.r,posslhie in cross the Nai1es glacier and
thet nlsay ~ ,ae uieu ROW in the interior
vii - unable .. g-t oat this suumuf -
Iert NaAl.s $50 July J. and ,4u~ - 1uu. "A
on the steamship * -eis.or The Excel
sior hes refu,.td Ia Nai4+s fug aao;her
lead AMI Nil come ditect 10 Seatiie,