The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-17

e frlgh.fui story OF suffering and
heath was brought 20 this city by
passengers on the steamer Excelsior
which arrived In port last night. Ac-
cordlng to their statements. ninr
men are known % have persisted on
Na,des glacier near Cooks inlet dur
Ing the present winter. while others
have disappeared. probably never 40
return. Scores are suffering from
malignant scurvy. and ten have al
ready died q tho disease. while
others are In the last stages and Will
perish before the advent % spring.
Six men met death together on the
valdes glacier during the last week
in February. They belonged to
party cneamped near by. Their
names were Rudolph f.iierkamp. 81
Louisville. Ky. Or. Edward Logan.
Of Lyons. New York. Alfred Alter
man. MaxmlIilan Miller. August
Schultz. and Adolph Erhardt. all Of
New York City.
The tragic story % their death was
told TO star reporter this morning
by y. A. Osborne. Of lynn. Mass.
who was eampei near the .anfor-
tunste men at vaidee. and came TO
this city on the Excelsior.
new They r.rt.h~s.
lie says: The men were frozen to
death on the glacier Ia sight Of
other men who were powcrle@z to
aid them. A terrific wind storm Was
blowing. and the temperature was
about 80 degrees below nero.
Erhardt and Miller were III with
the seurvy. and Dr. Logan had de-
termined TO set them down 60 the
sea coast. whore they could set
shipping for home. Alderman
and schuitn had volunteered 20 help.
and the party started dragging the
sick men on sheds While tbs storm
was at It's height. schultz gave out
and was compelled to stop. Eiler-
kamp. Alderman and Logan there
upon started for the rei4f station
some distance ahead. 10 Ket heip.
leaving Schultz. who had narrowed
into the snow. ana the two sick men.
II ls supposed that the doctor fell
into crevassc. as hts body was
never found. The sick men IN the
sled and Schultz froEe 10 death
where they iay. Some persons pass
ed them on the trail. but were un-
able TO help. az they were themselves
In the last stages % exhaustion.
Eifsnkamp ard Alderman staggered
along The trail for about a mile and
a half and then got Lost. sinking
down In the storm some distance
away from the road. where they
were frozen. The bodies. with the
exception of that 81 the doctor. were
all recovered within a few days. and
Corpse. On si~a.-
] saw the funeral eorteRe wind
into camp. There was a procession
Of Ave sless. each With a corpse
upon u. and drawn hy half dozen
men I tell you. IL was a gruesome
sight"
From other sources Il II ascertain
ed that four OF L.oxan's party we're
members Of an Inflated party that
left New York City months ago for
the Copper river country. Nine men
formed the Scientific Prospecting
company Of New York. Sin 81 them
have met death IN the Copper river
country. Two OF them returned
disgusted with the Copper river
country. -Four % those frozen who
belonged to ~ we're Alderman. Miller.
Schultz. and Ehrhardt
Three others died from scurvy al
Twelve Mile and 81 Copper Center.
Only one % the seven who remain
ed In the country George Huber. II
BROOKLYN. has come out alive. lie
reached here on the Excelsior last
night. sick with Hcgrvy. and he VIII
70 on home lust as soon as he Is
able 10 do 70.
Another passenger on the Excel
sfor was D. A. Cashin, 81 Scranton.
Pm. He has been at VhldeH since
last September. and has seen many
pitlful sights. Il know 81 thres
other men who have been frozen 20
death on the aiaekr during the
present winter" aalf he. cone ~
them was named Crvnln. and anoth-
or smith. I do not know much
about them, but there rs no manner
Victims Of searVy.
Of doubt about their deaths. The
scurvy IL alsn very bad. agd - car-
rying Off many victims. The men