Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-07

and quite badly frozen about the mouth,
eyes, nose, and ears. He was picked up
by some OF the parties who came behind
French, but the storm was so severe and
the flying snow so thick, that none Of
them saw any signs OF French or his sled.
"Al the parties behind French who at
tempted to cross the glacier, had terrible
experiences. 1t was impossible for
them to keep together, or to even see
each other. and men were even separated
from their dogs. They could not tell
which direction 10 go, and did not even
dare 10 stop In the wind. The snow being
50 very hard they could not dig holes in
IL to get into. and the only thing TO do
was to keep on going until they did find
"A place of some comparative shelter.
zone man named Watson who had at
tempted TO come with French was too
heavily loaded to travel as fast as French,
and finally wandered about until he came
to a big rock near the side Of the glacier
away off from the trail-and sat down
behind that and let the snow drift around
the rock and settle on him until it got
too heavy and packed, when he, with
great difficulty would gradually work
himself loose and thus keep from being
smothered 10 death. When morning
came he saw where he was and he got
his bearings and started out again In the
storm, knowing 1t might be death 10 go,
but feeling sure ii was death TO stay.
He finally succeeded in getting off the
glacier, but his fingers and face were
badly frozen.
Another man, named King, was sepa-
rated from his dog coming down the
summit. King wandered around until 2
o'clock at night, when he reached the
glacier about five miles from its foot
where he stayed until daylight and finally
succeeded i'm getting off the glacier with
out serious harm. The wind was still
blowing a regular hurricane. and con-
tinued to do so for several days.
Several days before French started.
DIR. Logan, from Kentucky; Mr.. Ellen
court. Mr. Schultz. and two others,
started TO bring out two sick men. They
were caught in the storm and all per-
shed. The news first came over to US
that French was with that party, but ii
afterwards turned out that their disaster
occurred several days before, though their
bodies were not discovered for seve-
raj days. owing 10 the intensity of the
wind Those recovered We're buried on
the 9th. as soon as it was possible to face
the wind
Parties started out to look for French
and Logan's bodies. for when Watson
and King came in and found that French
was not there, they knew that he was
lost. Logan's body was not found with his
party, nor has il yet been found.
and probably never will be. The search
party failed to find French's body. 1t
was accidentally found by Charlie Ander-
son on March 18th. near the foot Of the
summit. and although he had quite a
load on his sled. he brought the body in
on the 18th, and word was sent over to
Klutina Lake that they would hold the
body until arrived.
1.-THE weather had abated and was very
fine. News of the sad affair had been
sent over by the first opportunity. and
reached the foot of klutina Lake on
Wednesday, the 18th. Our friend, Mr. w.
A. Tibbett, of st. Louis with whom we
cabined all winter. started out Thursday
morning to bring the news TO me and
caught Up with us Friday noon near Pom
sina Lake, about thirty miles from
klutina. | was never more surprised or
greved over anything, and II was some
time before | could realize that such
"A sad disaster had befallen us all. We
started back Saturday morning and made
the trip through that night, though 1t
was a very tiresome one. 1t was on our
arrival at the Kiutina Lake that we
learned the body was found and Would
be held here until / arrived. | was so
tired and sore that / rested Sunday and
started out Monday morning and made
Barrett's. 2, the head Of the lake. that
night and the foot OF the glacier the next
night. There was where l first learned
the exact details OF the affair. All thought
that French must have received bad
fall or injury 10 have gone such a short
distance from where he was last seen
going along so rapidly and well.
MONEY CAN'T BUY THAT DOG.
.srns next morning friend OF ours
<-,m Boston--Bily Soule-who had n
,osd 10 bring over the glacier. hooked
his two dogs TO his sled and put our dos