Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-23
GOLD HUNTERS
FROZEN TO DEATH
Victims Of the Great Blizzard at
Cape Nome,
FOUND DEAD On THE TRAIL.
Dr. FELTON, Perishes from Coid-Jsr.W.
II. Baum sueeunibs While Gojns
10 Aid Sick Man.

Seattle, Wash, April 29.--Portlal cou-
hrmaton OF the terrible rumors Of
death by freezing have been received
in special correspondence OF the Times
today.
The Nome Gold Digger or jan. 80
gives full accounts OF the terrible blis-
card and its awful work Of Death. It
says
Dr. Pelton, one OF our best known
ana most esteemed young pioneers Of
Alaska, was frozen on the trail on the
night Of the terrible blizzard Of the lst
instant near Solomon
DR. peton's people reside In oak
land, Cal, from which place be came
to Alaska, He was 80 years old,
"a message received from Spruce
Creek, dated Jan %, says DR. Pelton's
body was found on the trail between
Spruce Creek and Solomon. The body
was brought to Nome.
Dan Anderson left Dexter FOR Nome
about four weeks ago and has not been
heard OF since. Ii is feared that he
persisted in the New Years blizzard,
News OF another tragedy Of the
great blizzard was brought Into town
by United States Marshal Mclean. 1t
is the untlmely end of Dr. w L. Baum,
who persisted while carrying medical
assistance TO a sick miner,
THE doctor was prospecting on the
Tibulatuq river. when he was begged
TO leave his work and hasten 10 the as
sistance of a man who was sick on
Quick river. on the way be was over
taken by the storm and some days at
ter two Of his three dogs returned 20
camp This fact alarmed the friends
and Indians were secured 10 follow Dls
train. For ten miles out on the ice
they followed him, and then forty miles
along the coast, where they found the
unfortunate mans remains fifty miles
below Chlnlk g..
OR. Baum left Nome on January u
last He was native OF Mobile, Ala-
bama. and saw service In the cuban
war
"ThIs afternoon Z. s. Marshal Nc
Lean brought into town the unidenll-
fed remains of a man from Solomon. A
Gold Digger representative was instfn-
mental IN taking r. c. White and h.
Redmond, two OF Alexander stoves
late travelling companions, TO Bayner 3
undermining establishment, where they
al once Identified the body az that Of
stowe,
"A story that rivals the horrors Of
the Black Hole OF Calcutta was told al
the chamber Of commerce meeting Mon
day night. Sixteen men and woman
huddled together in a manned ahd mn-
tlated condition from frost bite, In q
cabin on Pilgrim river, unable 70 ne
down because OF the crush, and with
the added horror of starvation facing
them
This narrowing tale touched the sym
pathies of every one present. Generous
individuals and companies donated
money and food. An appeal to the mill
tary was resolved upon. and WITHIN two
hours an emergency supply OF grub was
nving over the trail by moonlight,
drawn by swift dogs DR. Call mean
while hurried to Fort Davis ana Volun-
teered his services. Mai Van Orsdale
gave his hearty cooperation and every
preparation was made for grand re-
lief eypedtion, when. soon after noon,
a number of thevlctims arrived IN town
and told their story. Some 81 them
were badly frost bitten and had en-
dured severe hardships, but food had
not run short and taken as O Whole AID
had not been so urgently needed as was
supposed.
"Dr. Tam was frozen so death on Sat-
drday, January 18Th,
1.-TWO unknown men were found dead
near Mary's Igloo"