The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-28
KLONDIKERS
FROZEN
Copper River Prospeotors Perish in
the Valdez Glacier,
TERRIBLE STRUGGLES FOR LIFE.

Heroic selrsacrifce ofa Son, who Laid
Down to Die After ProIonging the
Life Of Hts Father. VINO II Dying at
Twelve Milo lamp.
Seattle Wash. Jan. 2S-The steamer
Cottage city from Alaska. brings news
that number Of Copper river prospec-
tors perished In Valdez glacier. The
following are known to have been lost
Charles Khron. New York city. u. J..
Smith, Chicago. ole Evjen, Baldwin
Wis; - Henderson, Wisconsin
George Sweesey. New York. Among the
many badly frozen miners are: George
Poalowitz. New York city; Sylvester
Grog. st. Joseph, Mo; Holven Evjeus
Baldwin Wis.
There are six men at Valdez suffering
from frozen feet hands and face. a
hospital has been established at
Twelve Mile camp, on the other side
Of the glacier and Is men are suffering
there from the same cause. All were
frozen trying to cross the glacier. but
managed TO get. back to camp. The
'reezing Of the Evjeus, father and son. is
particularly sad They started for Val
dez, but on getting well toward the
summit of the glacier found their feet
freezing. Both started back. The son
gave his father extra wrapping for his
feet, and as a result both the sons legs
were frozen in a few minutes. and he
was unable to proceed He bade his
father good bye and compelled him TO
go on without him. Then the boy lay
down in the snow TO die. The body will
probably never be recovered. The
father reached Twelve Mile camp, but
is not expected to live.
Smith and Khron were members Of
the same party. In company with
George Poalowitz Sylvester Grog and
several others they started across the
glacier early in December. 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. At last
he could keep up no longer Calling his
companions around him he told them
he was doomed, even II they got him
into camp. and that they must try and
save themselves. Then he lay down In
the snow and was lulled into a 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, I'm 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 hls boots were
cut away. Blood poisoning set in soon
after and in ten days he was dead. He
was a member Of the Manhattan Min
ing company, of New York. a German,
and leaves widow and family In that
city.
The third man Of the party to lose
his life was a miner named Henderson.
from some small town in Wisconsin.
He started out with the party. but was
frozen before they reached the summit
OF the glacier. He decided that his
only hope was to turn back. Soon after
he left the party a blizzard swept
over the glacier obliterating all trails
and making travel impossible. He prob
ably lost his way then and perished.
George Poalowitz. Of the Manhattan
Mining company, of New York was the
fourth member to be badly frozen He
returned on the Cottage city He will
lose the greater part of both feet, and
Is in danger of losing his life from
blood poisoning. He would not let DR..
Lewis amputate his teet in the north.
George Sweesey, also of New York,
was a blacksmith at Valdez for a long
time. He started across the glacier
early in the winter drawing a heavy
sled. The details Of his death are un-
known, for he was alone.
The miners who arrived on the Cot
tage City say that many others per-
ished like Sweesey. They are unable
TO give names. The men starting out
in pairs or singly were never heard Of
again.
Captain John Mason, Of large Phil
adelphia party bound for the gold
fields, was accidentally drowned in the
Nelson river, three miles above its
mouth, on the afternoon Of Aug. "a.
Remnant Sale.