The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-28
MINERS WERE FROZEN.
DISASTROUS RESULTS OF AT.
TEMPTS OF GOLD SEEKERS TO
CROSS VALDEZ GLACIER
STRONG MEN sUccUMBED

Overcome by the Awful Effects
of FrOst-Pathetic Stories of the
Bravery of Those Who, Dying,
Urged Their Comrades tG Seek
Their Own Safety.
SEATTLE. Wash. JAM 27. : The
steamer Cottage City, from Alaska,
brings news that several Copper river
prospectors perished in Valdez glacier
The following are known to have been
killed: Charles Kron. New York city;
e. +. Smith, Chicago; Ole Evjen. Bald
win, Wis.,; - Henderson, Wisconsin;
George r. Sweeney. New York
Among the badly frozen miners are:
George Poalowitz, New York city; Syl-
vester Grog. ST. Joseph, Mo-; Holven
Enjens, 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 suf-
fer1ng there from the same cause All
were frozen trying to cross the glacier,
but managed to get back into camp.
Ihe freezing of the Evjens, father
and son, is particularly sad They
started for Valdez, but on getting we'll
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 froze both
legs In few minutes. and was unable
to proceed. He bade his father good
bye, and compelled him to go on with
out him. Then the boy laid down in
the snow to die. His body will proba-
bly, never be recovered. The father
reached Twelve Mile creek badly frozen
and is not expected to live.
Smith and Kron were members of
the same party, in company with
George Poalowitz, Sylver Grog and sew
eral 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 go
ing 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 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 lulled into a
last sleep by the deadly frost. He was
jeweler by trade.
WANTED TO DIE
Charles Kron 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 soon
after, and in ten days, the miners bur-
led him in rough grave. He was a
| member of the Manhattan Mining
| company, 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 a miner named Henderson.
from some town in Wisconsin. He
started out with the party, but was
frozen before they reached the sum-
init of the glacier. He decided his
| only hope was to turn back. Soon
after he left the party terrible bliz-
zard swept over the glacier, obliterat-
ing all trails and making travel i'm
possible. He probably lost his way
then and perished. AT any rate, he
never reached Twelve Mile camp. the
only place of refuge for miles around.
George Poalowitz, of the Manhattan
Mining company, Of New York, was
the fourth member to be badly frozen.
He returned on the Cottage City todav.
in charge Of DR.. Davis, of Chicago. 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 feet in the north
| He said:
| 1T was bitter cold and for days we
wandered about the glacier trying to
| find our way down. We had little food.
| The other four members Of the Man
| haitian company were waiting on short
| rations at the foot Of the lake. 1 do