Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-28

Seattle. Wash. Jan. g7.-The steamer
Cottage cry. from Alaska, brings news
that number ~ copper river pros
pcctors persisted in Valdez glacier.
The following are known to have been
lost.
DEAD.
Henry Khron. New York city.
G. r smith. chicago.
49, Emerson. baldwin. Wis.
MISSING.
- Henderson. Wisconsin,.
George swocay, New York city
BADLY FROZEN.
'ieorEo Poaiowitz. New York cliy.
Sylvester Grog. ~. Joseph, Mo.
~ Emcrron. BALDWIN. Wis.
There are six men at Valdez suffering
from frozen feet. hands and faces. and
quito hospital has been established at
Twelve.Milr camp. on Tho ojhcr. side N
tile glncier. and some fifteen men are
suffering there from the same cause.
All were frozen trying to cross the
glacier. but managed to get back into
camp.
The freezing of the rmcrsonr fathcr
md pon. ~ particularly sad. They
started Tor Valdez. but % getting well
toward The summit ~ the glacier found
their feet freezing. Both started back
The con gave his father some extra
wrarrlnEs Tor his feet, and ~ u result
frnxc Doth legs IN a few minutes nnd
was uneble 10 proceed. he babe his
father good 10y ana compelled HIN Ia
move on without HIN. Then the boy
lay down In the SNOW tp die. Ills body
WIN probably never be- recovered, The
father reached Twelve Aiilc camp very
badly frozen. and II not expected tn
live.
smith and lthron. who also gave up
their lives. were members Of the same
party In company with ueorge Poalo-
wltx aud Sylvester urog and several
others. They started across the gincler
early In December. Smith was the ffrt
to freeze his feet. After they had
crossed the summit and were NOV
Ina On the long stretch toward Val
d,s. HIS strength began 10 fail him.
AZ last. he could keep up no longer.
usiling his companions around him, he
told them he WIS doomed even N they
not him into camp. and that they must
Ivy aud save themselves. Telling them
to tell his wife and chlidrcn back In
Chicago how he died, he lay down In
the snow ana was noon luiied into a
last sleep by the deadly frost. lie WIS
jvwelrr hy trade. - Im
Charles Khron wanted to H. down
and I've when the trip was slmort at an
etd. .lif comrades forced him n keep
nD~rv n spite of tho pain N his beatty
frozen feet, ana az ihs, rot him inf1
Valdez. His toes were - badly frozen
thai uthod poisoning rct In soon nfteg.
nnd " ten days the mlnerA buried him
IN a rough grave. He WIS a mvnii.c, ~
~. Manhattan Mining company ~
New York. t'crmnn, and les Yes "A
widow and imlly IN that clty.
The third man who probably lost hlH
life was a ntiner named Henderson.
from some small town IN Wisconsin.
lie started out with the party. but was
frozen befov they reached tho summit
u the glacier ile declared hls only
hope was a. turn sack. soon after BE-
left the party o terrible bnsshnl SWEPT
over the TlHcie'. ohlitcratii'v an 'rilis
aud making iriVe' lnnoauhie. iia
probably lnHt Ms way In thh ant poe.
i-hsd. AZ any ratio. h. nrgo' srhed
rNNlvc. SHE camp. tho only uincs of
i.iaEe for miles around
ucutgo fnainW'tA ~ the Mnnhnl an
Mining Company of NcW Work wis the
fourth member ~ be- h,dly fflaun iie
returned tn the "cnitals city' to-day
~ charge ~ IN. Lewis y. rhl.ara. ne
WIN lose the Erralcr part of both fret.
and II IN danger ~ losing his me- ffln
blood poisoning. Tie would not lrt ~.
Lewis amputatc his feet In tho Nrrih.
lie said
~ was bitter cold. and for four days
We wandered around tho flhc,rr trV-
Ing 20 nnd our way down. W lAd lit
Tie food 49, We were out uf nunplina.
The other four members ~ III Nnu-
haitian company we're waiting m short
utionr M the foot NJ the lhhr. Z dn
net know what win b.cnln" ~ them
nov That khrnn II dead and I am here
IN almost nr bad a nN. I do NOT won't
my wife a. know ~ my condition. ~ I
will moi ton YOU my New York I'D.
dfrfs"
Geurge Sweofy " New York was a
blacksmith go VALDEZ fnr "a long time.
lie started nrruHH tho glacier early IN
the winter, drawing heavy Hlrd. The
details OF his death ate unknown. Tor
he WAS alone, tie never reached tn
other side.
The miners whu arrived ON the cot.
tngv city rny that many others per-
ished like sweesy They are unable IN
give nance The men starting Out In
pairH ur slngly werr never heard ~
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