The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-28
"A FROZEN TRAGEDY.
Prospcctors for Wealth Perish In tho
Icy Clasp of n KlUdlko Glacier
Pitiful Tales ofSulicring.

Pilirnl Tales ofSufcring.
SEATTLE, Wash. Jan a. The
steamer Cottage City, from Alaska,
brings news that a number OF Copper
river prospeotors perishcd In Valdez
Glacier. The following are known 10
have been lost: Charles Khron. New
York citr: c. p Smith, Chicago; Ole
Evjen. Baldwin, Wis; Henderson,
Wisconsin; George Sweeney. New York
city.
Among the many badly frozen miners
are: George Poalowitz. New York city;
Sylvester Grog. st. Joseph, Mo-; Hol-
ven Evjens. 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 gla-
cIer. and fifteen men are suffering there
from the same cause. All were focZen
| trying to Cross the glacier. but man
aged to get back to camp The freezing
OF the Evjens Gather and son). Is par
ticularly sad. They started for Valdez.
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 limbs. and
rs a result both the sons legs were
frozen in II few minutes and he was
unable to proceed. He bade his father
goodbye and compelled him to go on
without him. Then the boy lay down In
the snow to die, His body will probably
never be recovered. The father reached
Twelve Mile camp very badly frozen
and tS not eSpeCtcd TO live
Smith and kh-on were members OF the
same party. In company with George
Poalowltz. Sylvester GroE and several
others. They started across the glacier
| carly in December. Smith was the first
to freeze his feet. After they had cross
ed 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 compan-
ions around him he told them he was
doomed, even ifthey got him into camp.
and that they must try and save them
selves. Telling them 10 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.
Charles khron wanted to lie down and
die when the trip was almost at an end.
Lin NNHiaaE1 NNpt iISN IA SbIl''
OF the pain OF his badly frozen feet, and
at last got him 10 Valdez. His toes were
so badly frozen that they fell off when
his boots were cut away. Blood pois
oning set in soon after and in ten days
the miners buried him In a rough grave.
He was member OF the Manhattan
Mining company, of New York, and
leaves widow and family In that city
The third man of the party to lose
his life was 4 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 his only hope
was to turn back. Soon after he left the
party q terrible blizzard swept over the
glacier. obliterat!ng all trails and max
Ing travel impossible. He probably lost
his wab- then and peclshed.
George PoalowitZ. OF the Manhattan
Mining company. of New York, was
the fourth member of the party to be
badly frozen. He returned on the Cot
tage City to-day in charge OF Dr.. Lewis.
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 Imputate his feet In
the north. He said: 1T was bitter cold
and for four days We wandered about
the glacier trying to find our wav down.
We had little food. The other four
members of the Manhattan company
were waiting on short rations at the
foot OF the lake. l don't know what will
become or tEem now that Khronis dead
and l am here in almost as bad fix. l
don't want my wife 10 know OF my con-
ditlon, so / will not tell you my New
York address"
Georae Sweeney, Of New York, was
blacksmith at Valdez for long time.
He started across the glacie: earlS In
the winter. drawing heavy sled. The
details of his death are unknown, for
he was alone. He never reached the
other side.
The miners who arrived on the Cot
tage City say that many others perished
like Sweeney They are unable to give
names. The men starting out in pairs
or sinSly We're never heard of again.