The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-28
FROZEN ON 4 GLACIER
Five Men Perish and Others
are Manned for Life.
PERILS OF THE N0NOIKE
Eleven Men Butchered by
New Guinea CannibaIS.

| that a number OF Copper river prospect
ors persisted in Valdez glacier. The fol-
lowing are known TO have been lost:
CHARLES KROHN. New York City.
c. P. SMITH, Chicago.
OLE EVEN, Baldwin, Wis
- HENDERSON. Wisconsin.
| GEORGE SWEESEY. New York City.
Among the many badly frozen miners
! are:
George Powiowitz. New YORK. City.
Sylvester Grog, ST. Joseph, Mo.
Holver Evjen, Baldwin, Wisconsin.
There are six men at Valdez suffering
from frozen feet. hands and faces. A hos
pital has been established az Twelve Mile
| camp. on the other side Of the glacier,
and fifteen men are suffering there from
the same cause All were frozen while
! trying to cross the glacier. but managed
to get back into camp.
DIED TO SAVE HIS FATHER.
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
fast freezing. Both started back. The
sun gave ltiS AdNlAcI cpiIc CAtid VIA PPM
for his feet and as a result froze both legs
in few minutes and was unable 10 pro-
coed. He babe his father goodbye and
compelled him to move on without him.
Then the boy lay down in the snow to die.
HIS body will probably never be recover
ed. The father reached Twelve Mile camp
very badly frozen and rs not expected to
live
FATE OF SMITH AND KHRON.
Smith and Khron were members of the
same porty, in company with George
Powlowitz. 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 ne was doomed even if
they got him into camp. and that they
must try and 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 Iulled into last sleep
by the deadly frost. He was a jeweller
by trade.
Charles Khron wanted to lie down and
die when the trip was almost at an end
His comrades forced him TO keep moving.
in spite 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 soon after and in ten days the miners
buried him in rough grave. He was a
member of the Manhattan Mining COM
pany of New York. a German, and leaves
a widow and family in that city.
The third man Of the party to lose his
life was miner named Henderson. from
some small town in Wisconsin. He start
ed out with the party but was frozen be-
fore they reached the summit of the gia-
cier He decided that his only hope was
to turn back. Soon after he left the party
a terrible blizzard swept over the glacier,
obliterating all rails and making travel
impossible. He probably lost his way and
then persisted. At any rate. he never
reached Twelve Mile camp. the only
place of refuge for miles around.
HIS FEET FROZEN. OFF.
George Powlowitz. OF the Manhattan
Mining company Of New York. WIS the
fourth member OF the party to be badly
frozen. He returned on the Cottage City
today in charge Of DIT. Lewis Of Chicago.
He viii 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 feet in the north. He
said:
1T was bitter cold and for four days we
wandered about the glacier. trying 70
find our way down. We had little food.
a. we were going out for supplies. The
other four members OF the Manhattan
were waiting on short rauons
at the foot OF the lake, I don't know
what viii become Of Them. now that
Khron Is dead, and ] am here IN almost
as bad FIX. 1 don't want my wife 70
know Of my condition. so ] viii not tell
you my New York address"
DIED UNKNOWN DEATHS.
George Sweesey. also OF Now York. was
a blacksmith At Valdez for long time.
He started across the glacier early "a the
winter. drawing a heavy elsd- The de-
tails OF his death are unknown. Tor be
was alone. He never reached the other
side. The miners who arrived on the
Cottage City say shat many others per
ished like Sweesey. They are unable 20
give names.
The men starting o71t n pairs or s;nE.y
were never heard of again
LATER LIST OF VICTIMS
Seattle. Wash. Jan Z.-NeEs of the
freezing 70 death Of three prosDsctorz On !
the yaldes glacier near The mouth %
Copper river. Alaska. was brought - .
this city today by passengers OF The {
steamer Cottage City. from Sksgvay and F.
Juneau, Alaska
The names Of these who persisted are.
Henry KohH New York City
Smith. Chicago.
Emerson. baldwin. ~
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