The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-02-01
GOLD HUNTERS FREEZE 70 DEATH.
TERRIBLE SUFFERING.
Prospeetors in Alaska Lose Their Lives Trying
to Cross the olazer at vaidez-Son
Dies to Save His Father.

Unusually sad is the latest news
which comes from the gold regions I'm
the Copper river district of Alaska.
The terrible cold and the extreme diff
ilculty of travel has resulted In the
death of at least 10 men.
The following are known to have
been lost: Charles Khron, New York
city; G. =. Smith, Chicago ole Ev-
1ens, Baldwin, Wis; Henderson.
wisconsin; George Sweesy, of New
York
Among the many badly frozen min
ers are: George Poalowitz, New York
city; Sylvester Grog, ST. Joseph, Mo-;
Holven Evjens, Baldwin, wis.
There are six men at Valdez suffer-
ing from frozen feet, hands and face.
a hospital has been established at
Twelve Mile camp, on the other side
OF the glacier. and fifteen men are
suhering there from the same cause.
The freezing of the Evjens. father
and son, is particularly sad. They
started for Valdez, but on getting well
toward the summit of the glacier.
found their feet freezing. Both start
ed back
the son gave his father extra wrap
ping, and as a result, both the sons
legs were frozen i'm a few minutes.
ana he was unable to proceed. He
bade his father good-by and COM
the boy lay down In the snow to die.
His body will probably never be re-
covered. The father reached Twelve
Mile camp badly frozen, and is not ex-
pected to live.
Smith and Khron were members of
the same party, in company with
George Poalowitz, Sylvester Grog and
several others. Smith was the first to
freeze his feet. After they had crossed
the summit and were going down the
long stretch toward Valdez, his
strength began to fail him. Calling
MS companions around him, he told
them he was doomed, even II they got
him into camp, and that they must
try to save themselves. Telling them
TO- tell his wife and children back in
chicago, how he died. he lay down in
the snow and was soon lulled into
last sleep by the deadly frost.
Charles Khron wanted to lie down
and die when the trip was almost at
an end. His comrades kept him NOV
ing in spite of the pain of his badly
frozen feet, and at last got him into
Valdez. His toes were so badly frozen
that they fell off when his boots were
cut away. Blood poisoning set in af-
ter and in ten days the miners buried
him In n rough grave. He was a
member of the Manhattan Mining
Company, of New York, a German,
and leaves widow and family in
that city.
George Poalowitz, of the Manhattan
Mining Company of New York. ar
rived on the Cottage City at Seattle
in charge of DR.. Lewis, of Chicago.
He Will lose the greater part of both
feet, and is i'm danger of losing his
life from blood poisoning. He would
not let DR.. Lewis amputate his feet
in the North. He said:
ut was bitter cold and for four
days we wandered about the glacier
trying to find our way down. We had
little food, The other four members
of the Manhattan Company were
waiting, on short ratlons, at the foot
of the lake. | don't know what will
become of them now that Khron is
dead, and | am here in almost as bad
fix. ! don't want my wife to know
of my condition, so I will not tell you
my New York address,
George Sweesy. also of New York
was a blacksmith at Valdez for a
long time. He started across the gla-
cier early In the winter, drawing a
heavy sled. The details of his death
are unknown for he was alone He
never reached the other side.