The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-24

Frozen In Their Tracks.
II was ten days after the catastrophe
that a searching party was enabled 20
reach che point on the mountain near
where the missing ones were last seen
through the telescope. a number of them
were found buried IN snow. IN "a sitting
posture a. though they had sat down 20
rest and 80 died they proved TO be DR..
Bean Mr. MacCorkindale and Two Of the
porters Ia che sufened hands Of Or.
Bean was found a notebook in which he
had recorded some incidents Of that fatal
trip. with dates the last Of which was
Sept : The record stated that they had
been two days In the midst Of terrible
snowstorm. that they had had trouble
with their guides ana che party had be-
come separated. They were conscious that
they were lost. for the record closed 49,
follows I'VE have dug a grotto IN the
snow at hight OF 1900 feet. have no
hope OF descending. my feet are frozen
and am exhausted have only strength
20 write these words. die believing IN
Jesus Christ with sweet thoughts OF my
family. my friendships and al. hope
We snail meet in heaven Mr. kandAlls
body was not islpvcred until several
weeks later ana was sent 60 Geneva.
where he had left instructions tn regard
10 the disposal OF his effects IN case ne
aid not return Hed the guides known
this they would never have made the
ascent with him, for they are particularly
sensitive on such polnts.
There was another catastrophe on Mont
Blanc the same year 1870 which l think
was not spoken Of by Mr. Whymper In
either Of his lectures. though by no means
q such MAGNITUDE as the one OF which
details have been given. young Ems
lishman. with his bride visited Chamouni
early In the season. believe In the month
81 June probably with view to enjoy
ing the beauty and grandeur % the seen
cry Ia "A quiet way before the rush OF SUM
mer visitors which usually comes hter.
one day the bride expressed "a desire 10
ascend the mountain TO a certain point.
which she designated. and which could
bee reached without danger and with no
great expenditure Of strength Together
with her husband a female companion.
a guide and a porter, the point designated
was soon reached and passed.
sank out of sight.
The lady was 50 much pleased with her
experience that she desired TO so sull
farther and her husband and the guidr
therefore left her and her companion Cor
few minutes while they went forward
10 make a path through the snow which
had fallen the night previous. They had
gone hut short distance when they heard
"a piercing shrek. hurrAluE hArk 10 tntlr
starting point. they found the companion
standing alone and In q frcnzied coudi-
ton As soon as she was able 20 speak
aoherentiy she said that while she ANA
the lady were standing their feet became
chilled and they began stamping them
upon the snow TO restore the circulation,
when without warning the crust gave
way and the lady and the porter sank
through IL and disappeared from her sight.
leaving her standing upon the edge OF "a
frighiful chasm partially filled with snow
Il appeared that they had been standing
above one OF those trcacherous crcyasses
such as may be remembered by those VINO
have ever crossed the Mere Do Glacc. ana
which being narrow az the bottom. are
soon filled and hidden from sight by
falling snow Every EFFORT was made 40
rescue or al least recover the bodies 81
the missing ones. but without avail, they
were never seen again. The stricken man
returned 20 his hotel. and for some days
sat OF "a window neither eating nor sleep
ing. but gazing upon that p,i.ess noun
tain where all his hopes OF happiness lay
buried forever
Such Is the tale ne u was told 20 me ana
recorded az the time thirty years ago.
and such Is the true history Of not only
one. but two OF the worst and saddest
'cataslrophes OF the Alps" on record.