The sun., 1900-08-05
KILLED ON FORNO GLACIER.
@. P. WAY. FORMERLY or YONkERS.
AND MS son LOST IN THE ALPS.



IL. Had Just Joined Him In Italy.
Special CaS,s Dsspaten~ o THs SUN
LONDON. Aug. "A despatch from Chur.
SwitEerlnd. says that Q disaster occurred on
Thursday to party OF tourists on the Forno
glacier in the upper Engadine. Two American
members OF the party were killed They were
G. p Way and SOIL, who had been sta in at
Maoja Their bodies have been recovered
BERNE. Aug. "A despatch IRON sivaplana
sta ~ that MIR. Way and his fourteeu year-old
son and another tourist essayed to make the
ascent OF the Gina di Rosso from Mooja with
out guide. They took the wro rout, up tho
mountain and got into dfcult position. Mr..
Way slipped and dragged his son. 70 whom he
was ropsd, and both fell into a crevasse on the
Great Glacier. q distance Of tOO metres Mr..
Way was In tantly killed His son was subse-
auently found cingng to a rock. suffering from
terrible injuries. He died shortly a ter being
discovered.
The survivors FASTENED " Maloja for assist
ance anu the villagers quickly formed a re ief
party. They soon found MIR. Ways body and
endeavor-d to save the boys life. but without
success.
Mr. Way visited Maloja every year.
De- La Rue was the name OF the third member
Of the Way party.
A later de pa ch saws the Ways mistook the
path during the ascent. and Mr.. Way caught
hold Of block Of rock which ieded and
dragged him down. His son was able u cling
% the rocks. Mr.. De La Rue was injured in tho
hand.
MIR Way formerly lived in Yonkers, in a
handsome house on Shonnard terrace. He was
about IS years OF age. was q graduate OF
Princeton. and while at college was "a leader
In athletics. He joined tn New York Athletic
Club in 1859 and resigned In 1897 A few years
after leaving college he contracted severe
cold which deveored into pneumonia.
Although he recovered his lungs were per-
manently weakened and he had lived abroad
for the last twelve years srending he
winters In Rome and the summer IN the Swiss
Alps. Two years ago M Way ACCOMPLISHED
the ascent Of the Matterhorn and he had per-
formed oher feats Of mountain climbing.
This summer Mr.. Way and his wife went TO
Maloja in the Engadine. where there was =
party Of Amerolns. Mr. Way was looked upon
a. the leader OF the colony on account Of his
experience in the mountains and he was very
popular there. HIS on, George p. Way, Jr..
schoo. at Lawrenceville. y J. At the
close OF the scho, term this ear the
boy PAID visit TO hls home in lOnh, Rs
and eit three wee s ago join his parent for
the remainder o. his vacation. Mrs, Wa, IS the
daughter Of J. 5. Merri m OF 200 Vest Fifty
sixth street. Mr., Way va. the son OF George
Z. nay, a Phia 1el hau who died about three
years ago, leaving "a large fortune. sister OF
MIR. Way the wife OF Franklin h. Ha mes,
Yonkers agent Of he Barber Asphalt Company.
At tn home OF Mr.. Haines last evening re-
porter wa, told that the family had not as vet
received any direct news Of the accident. bul
haG sent Inquiry b. cable TO the hotel where the
Way iamil were Stopping.
The ascent Of the Gina III ROssO is one OF the
usual excurslons from Ma!oja, at the head OF
III" f.nradIne Valley. 1t is attempted. usually
only by experienced Alpine climbers and good
guides are necessary. To reach the peak 4 Is
necessary to eros the Forno glacier. The
elevation Of Gina di Rosso 10 ii.S@ feet.
The ascent from the glacier usually
takes three hours the "Trip from Maloja
20 the ton requiring ak hours The
Gina l. exactlr on the boundary of Italy and
Sw tzerland and lies due south Of Maoja and
due east OF avenna This summers season
s. far has saeI an uncommo' number OF ac'i-
den In the Al ). many OF them in pl cos that
we're not considered dangerous. IL nav be
due to tie heat. which this year has been in
tensr IN L rOpe. melting the snow mFsses more
than usual ard making the conditions OF Alpine
elm ing different from what they are in nor
nal yeaN.