New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-28

rpossrSG THE vALoEs GLACIER. IN
ALAsKA-o1HERs BADLY FRcsTBiTTEN.
Seattle Wash. Jan. 27.-The steamer Cottage
CITY from Alaska. brings news that nNTn0e1
~ corDer River prospectors have perished on
the Valdes glacier. The following are known
70 have been lost
EvIENs. o.s O. Baldwin WIS
r-g>.r rPsoN - % Wisconsin.
YHaoN clare. Of New-To-k CITY
eMITH. ,. p. OF Chicago
sNEEsEY. George OF New-York
Among the badly frozen miners are George
Poalow.tz. Of New-york City; Sylvester Grog,
of St Joseph No. and Holven Evjens. Of Bald
win Wis There are s-X men al Vades suffer
irr from frozen fest. hands and faces. hos
p!tal has been established at Twelve Mile Camp,
On the o,he- side n the glacier, and fifteen men
are suffering there from the same cause. All
were frozen trying 90 cross the glacier. but they
managed to GET back into camp.
The freezing of the EvJerses. father and son. Is
particularly sad. They started for Naldes, but
on getting We'll toward the summit OF the gla-
Ger they found that their feet were freezing
Both started back. The son gave his father
extra v~aDring tor his feet. and result
both the s0-s legs were frozen in few min
u-es ard be was unable 10 proceed lie nade
his father E1cl1r. and compelled MN 10 90 on
without aim. Then The boy lay down In me
snow -o die The body VIII probably never De
recovered The father reached Twelve Nile
Camp. bur BE- is NOS expected 20 live.
Smith and khr1n were members % the same
party IN company with George PoaloWitz. Syl-
vester Grog and several others, rney started
across the glacier early ir December smith was
the first O. freeze his feet After they had
crossed the summit and We're going down the
long stretch toward Fades his strength began 10
"a h.-. a. issi he could keep up 10 longer
Calling his companions around MIN. ne told
them he uas doomed even II they got him into
camp. and Aat they must Try TO save them
st.Yes. Then le lay down u the snow and was
soon lu'41 r-0 las, sleep by the deadly frost.
Charles khr0u wanted u lie down and die
"leu t-e t-lp was almost at an end. Iiis com
f'ces aepr him moving in spite ~ the pain or
MS ballr frozen feet and at last got nm into
Na.dss His toes were so badly frozen that
ltey fell o- when his boots were cut away
Bloody 1.sCrllg sct 3D. soon after. and ID ter
.aFs he was dead. He Has member OF the
Manhattan Mining Company of New-NOrk,
German. and .et- widow and a FAMILY. go
he -nltd man q the party 70 lose MS Ile
was miner named Henderson. from some small
town ~ Wisconsin He started out with the
party. bur was lr1zan before they reached the
summit q o.. glacier He decided h-s only nope
"ss 20 turn back. Soon after he left the party
blizzard swept over the glacier
George P0ai wiz Of the Manhattan Mining
,~lMlary G. Ner york. was the fourth mem
u-. y t1e party 20 l- badly trozen. re re-
I-insl On the Cottage CITY today IN cnarge o.
Lf Lewis. Of Chicago he VIII lose the greater
.=st or both feet. and is in danger Of losing MS
i-- from b.Cld-roisoning
George : SWeesey. also o. New York, was a
1.ac1snl-n az Na.des for long time. He start
across ihe glacier carly 10 the winter draw
..- heavy Sled The details OF his death are
1nsAo"n. f9r ne vas alone.
Inc miners who arrived on the Cottage CITY
--at many others perished Ike SWeesey
-ss are unable to give names The men start
80, s .'t II pairs or sinsly were never neard OF