The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-31
WAS A NIGHT OF TERROR
Horrifying Experience Of
Two Mountain Climbers
OH Mt. Rainier.

inN ArtNNtAA'h AiNHNsf
Seattle, wash, Aug. all A thrilling
experience WAS that Of W. a. Patton
and r. e Ticngrove. two members af
the Mag.m mia Mountain Climbing ci5b
which recently scaled the summit OF
Mount Rainier the highest mountain
pcik in The tnited States rhe two
mcn spect night OF terror on the
mountain top ia an electrical storm.
being alternately frozen by the icy
gbciai blasts OF wmd and srtlded by
showers OF boiling hot s,eam from
the crevasse OF The ,rt'cr il The cdgc
OF which rim they were compelled to
seek shelter.
They had remaincd on the summit
ior the purrose Of firing signals Of red
Ere which had been agreed upon
These Signals were being exrcctcd by
thousands OF Interested spectators in
cities 40 aud SO miles away. where
launching parties. lawn fetes and roof
garden lotteries had been organized to-
watch for the red fire glow which
promptly at O'Clock Dit ar the bill
lows OF clouds that hung over the
crest of the great mountain. li6S.
feet obove sea level
only a few minutes after the firing
OF the FIRST signal however sudden
storm set in on The mountain top, O.
gale oi uemendoc Jury spraglng up
ana Jagged sfreaKs Of lightning flashed
almost nstantaneousy with terrifying
Glars of thunder With The dropping
Of tho sun over the orizon Gr below.
the glacial chill had set I'm. and the
two men had netly .rosen white waits
lng for the appointed hur. he adj
I diuondl cold OF the terrific wind that
whistled with mcalculabie velocity
through the jagged rocks almost three
miles above sea level rcdopll.d thcr
suffering. and they fed To the warmth
OF a Sawnlng crevusse. from which
! bursts of warm air and steam continu-
ally emit Pattou's right foot had fro.
zen and three Of rreagroves fingers
/ wee numbed. rhev ciept car down iato
/ the crevasse. and found resting place
ON a narrow lcdes. Here Patton removed
his shoe and was holding out his frozen
foot TO the grateful warmth taat came
upward tyom ,he bowels of ihe earth.
! WHOM grating sound starilcd them a
uemor that nearly shook them from thoir
seats was felt. and "a deafenng poise fol-
lowed-the sound of d tremendous await
'nehp sliding down The moln .ain side
! tho storm having 'ocscre1 q s.sa' bulk
Of Ice ana soow simuli-aeocslg with
the gourd SUDDEN 4sg1G.ne trrst of
steam same up from tne crairr lae iorce
Of ID as il escaped caueics "a hiss and
whistle as If from. ,at lo.,moJve.
Patterns frozen foot was c1us'.t ny the
full force of The fil';g spr v ANA lotli
were nearly smothered IA addition to The
torture OF the sudCcn heat Ihoy NIKE
led up the ledge. spent the night hang
ing on a narrow Shelf further lp. whore
the intense cold from above. and the
uneven bursts or warmth from below
kept them tn torture Here thty manusod
10 reuain untH dlybreak. when n ica-
peration they climbed out Of Tho cricl;
onq set our on the dcsert-an underi iC-
ing most hazardous as no man had yc,
before attempted 20 descend until ucu
the RISING OF NE sun and thc having Of
the surface snow over the four mncs o
I glacial fee which muat bc covered De-
fore reaching the perilous Gibraltar trdl
Deepci lteiy plnneins abead and rrcS
lessly slidmg for rods az thne amonl
. mesh OF g, vass ne Two me,i reaeb.
ca Gibraltar rock Here they SEQ heu
life line 20 q rock by mens of COW ocl
Knot which hollis tnt weient of nar
/ out whica mly Doe shku nle ron Dee.
. low ana lowered themselves down th,
. ledge safely maidnr theu was aioa.
tho fro1n edge of preairic tno m
! ous Gibraltar twn just fog sunrise thel
-lraefe1 themselves yor thf aff So,
of 'he dangerous T3ii tnd fitns dowr