The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-16

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Stevens says that the party of which hs
w1s Memhef received news ~ the ava
ianeh - Chnkoot pam at juneau. and that
upon the arrival OF the City a ssnstie n
Dyea Aprtl & Nr. Hugh Wallace tele-
phoned at once 10 the summit, over the
company's private wire. and obtained the
details Of ths disaster Tho latest news
cf TIE avalanche u to the eascs that bat
forsy-eight were iosf tnsfead q the larger
numbers that has beea quoted. That mis-
takss should have been made u not nm
reasonable IN the face a the disorder ana
panic that prevailed at the time. Many
who had reached the summit and the lakes
beyond we're believed 20 have been on the
trail and their names were included q
the Int q the missing. Dupllcations Of
names and the ordinary mistakes In names
attending Em1ted acQualntancs among
hundreds Of people led to the sending out
o. bulletins Of much larger number than
actually per.shed In the snouslldo.
Mr. Stevens, In company with Messrs.
Hugh Wallace. Tom Wallace and Clinton
6nowden. formerly az the Tacoma Ledger,
walked from Dyea to the canyon, leaving
the former pace at o'clock In the after
noon and arriving In time for dinner. None
q the party made any extra preparation
Tor tho trip. and Mr.. Stevens says that he
carried his sovercoat the greater part of
the distance. The clothing he wore was
OF the same character that he does hs,sa-
ness IN In Seattle. and he wore tan shoes
VITA ruobsrs over them. Before return
M to Dyea the party made the sumuait-
One Of the people met was a New York
man named Jaffy, who WAS buried in fh.s
slide from 10 O'clock In the morning uni,.
O'Clock In the afternoon. Jaffy was SET
OUT a. dead man. and the work of res
cuinG those who were thought to be aIive
progressed. Mrs. Mclean. who wears
mems clothes and runs q pack train
tnousht that there was chance for JafYy.
ano nae MIN carried to her tent. She
tnaWe0 MIN out and Jaffy u now making
MS plans to cross the tran again. Tne
bodies we're brought down from the scene
OF the disaster on Yukon sie<lres .Jrawr
oy nosses Except in single instance .ha
races OF the dead wore calm. naacaf,,i
expression. The face of the one m,n who
oinered from the rest had q look OF snr-
ru linsnaiion. such as he might have
worn nad some one thrown a handful az
snow at him Va
An speaking OF his sensations at the time
.as avalanche struck and buried mir,
sAny said to Mr.. Stevens that he fol, .
uesIre 70 s.eep and that there was no suf-
,sIing from the sensation OF smothersnr
oIn not think that any one suffered
consciousness was lost and people simr,,v
Iroze TO death. In many cases the ho.,fs.
we're rigid with the frost that had enser.s
them the hands on some being raised :.
ice. TUG sno" ana
me DIG gang OF nineteen workren IN
aae employ or the Chilkoos Railroad ara
transportation Company. who we've lie.
had gone mp from Dyea to nlacs ne Ia.
piecc OF cable on the aerial tramwav an1
out q re" days remained before the ltne
would De In running order Mr. ,yaII,.a
uic not return with Mr.. Stevens. who lss,
on the Pax Shan for Vancouver and than
came Gown on the Canadian Pacific md
.ne sea.sie and International. but renasaed
% see the operations OF the tramwav AZ
stevens says that he had no unusual ~.
persenees on bis trip other than his psr
iicfpafion In the scene OF rescue AMI re-ov.
cry OF bodies. There were many won,e,
along the trail in every imaginable k,na
or Clothing except that OF women. There
were between three and four .i,susa nd
packers on the trail, an edless proes ss,or
rom dayHxns TIL dark. winding fts way
among the hills Hike black snake -, ~
lneiines and out OF sight. AT one stage IN
the route Tor packers a return TO tsc bot
tom was made by leaving the tran few
Feet Then The packers would fold their
coats. SIT down on them and sosogr an
down to the starting place. the re-prn be-
ing made like fash Of lightning. ocea-
sionally there will be tired horse N IN,
Hne that VIII stop moment TO regain sis
wind. When this happens the entire ,ro-
cessfsn comes 70 a standssill AMI .verv.
body following the tired horse keeps the
air warm with profanity. The isne OF
march r. again taken up and the no. gee
dogs, oxen. cows. men and women continue
the interesting panorama toward the srn-
NIT and the land OF god. All aIorg me
way are restaurants. which are Hheraisy
patroniHesi. most people preferring 70 raw
the prices rather than break their own
packages.
Among the Seattle people that Mr.. Sre-
VEINS met on the trail were Lincoln Pom
thus and A. S. Kerry. Mr. Kerry stated
that his mills n; the lakes were started
up in March ard that be was cu7tsnS mt--
hcr and preparing for the early snrsny
rush and she demand for heats. Nr. Pos
tius had contracted TO have his e,-a.
packed ever the trail and aelsveres. M tine
lake He was taking things easy ard an.
pareniiy enjoying his novel experiences.
Mr.. Stevens says that SEQ would no, h..v