The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23
KILLED ON THE wEIssHoRN.
Fatality Among the English Travel
ers on the Mountain.

(From the London StaDdard.)
Almost simultaneously with the Natter
horn accident. of which the victim. guido
named Alphease Furrer, was buried this
morning (July 2si, at Zernlatt an accident
occurred to three Englishmen, on the
Weisshorn, near Zermatt. at an altitude
of 1905 feet. Two were yesterday morn
ing found alive and unhurt, namely r. W.
Brant, aged forty-seven, of the Foreign
Office, and Robert Cory. thirty -four. ship
owner. Of Croydon; the third. j. G.. Cockin.
fifty -four a retired barrister, of Halifax,
England, was found dead, probably from
falling stones. The dead man, who was an
married leaves an aged mother in Hall
fax. The party went without guides Mr.
Brant gave the following account OF the
accident:
I'VE left the Weisshorn Hut on Thurs
day. at seventeen minutes past a. m, to
climb by the eastern ridge, the usual way.
Our leader was Mr.. Cockin. an experienced
climber, who had assembled the Weisshorn
before. We reached the end of the rocky
portion of the ridge at in tie morning.
and intended to return by the same route.
We reached the summit at twenty min
utes past u. and left at twenty minutes
to l. but, Seeing that the state OF the snow
was dangerous. Mr.. Coekin decided that
We should take to the rocks below the
ridge. Finding that route difficult, We de-
scended lower than we had intended, con-
stantly cutting ice steps, and being much
delayed.
We were eventually benighted on the
ridge separating the eastern from tho
western part of the Schalliberg glacier
On the next morning Sse found the direct
descent to the glacier impossible, and
looked unsuccessfully for one mentioned
in Conveys guide to the eastern Schalli-
berg glacier. Our return to the south
face OF the mountain was attended by
extreme danger from falling stones. Mr..
Gerry suggested crossing over to the
western glacier though it was extremely
crevassed. This proved to be too ex-
hausting and we therefore preferred to
wait the chances of the arrival of
rescue party the next day FRIDAY;
but Mr.. Cockin. feeling his responsibility
as leader and in spite of our misgiyings.
but with our consent. being also appar-
emily less fatigued. went alone on Friday
afternoon to find the suggested down
route.
He crossed the western arm Of the
ridge. and. apparently avoiding the ere
vases. reached the very gully We had
been looking for all day. for there he was
found on Saturday. at 3 p. m, by the
guides rescue party. with wounds On the
back and front of the head which the
guides suggested were caused by falling
stones or by himself falling some twenty
metres. We meanwhile kept shouting the
whole night in the hope that we would be
heard at Weisshorn Hut, which actually
was the case
A rescue party. led by Herman Seller,
had, because we were missing. started
from Zermatt on Friday night about 10.
and reached the hut about 3 in the
morning. 1t found US on Saturday. at
in the morning exhausted but unhurt.
The way was most difficult to find. but a
guide remembering having seen channels
ascending rocks at a certain point in our
direction found a way to us. On reaching
the hut we waited for the party searching
for Mr.. Cockin. 1t found his body al 3.
and transported 1t to Randa. whence it
was taken to Zermatt, where the instruc-
tons of the family are awaited.'