The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-28
STUMBLED AND FELL AND LAY UNCONSCIOUS
UNTIL FROZEN TO DEATH IN THE STORM
THAT RACED ACROSS MOUNTAIN

Lying under tho sparse limbs Of
a stunted hemlock. with a rifle
tightly clasped In his right hand,
the body Of Frederick W. Kl0eber.
who, with Julius Kumle. disap.
peared ON the heights OF Rooster
Comb mountain one week ago last
Monday, was trailed 10 its bed OF
snow yesterday afternoon through
the magnificent work Of Harry
McDcrmost's famous bioodhounds.
Brady and Sam.
Stretched out and lying on one
side, as though he had attempted
20 crawl. the stiffened body Of the
young hunter muteiy told the
story Of his tragic end. The left
Jaw was shattered and several
bruises marred the face. Several
feet above Kloeber'H body was a
log half buried IN snow. over
which the young man had
stumbled. plunKinR below and
alighting on n hemiock stump. The
theory IL held that Kloeber froze
TO death before gaining his senses.
Devotion Cost Life.
That Kloeber came 20 his death
because Of devotion 20 his friend
Kumlc. and met the end heroically.
il the sad. sweet memory his
friends now hold Few men. even
hardy mountaincera. would have
toiled with loving hands as did
kloeber when be carefully laid out
the body Of his companion In the
teeth Of . blizzard which carried
death In every blast Fred Kloeber
fingered beside Kumle's body IN
the whirllng SHOWS and fastfalling
night 10 do his last for a dying
friend. and then started down the
mountain for aid.
Overcome by Kumie's death.
alone on the top OF a mountain
whipped and dashed BY the storm
up In the clouds. Kloober became
confused In his sense OF direction,
In the opinion OF the mountaineera.
There IL abundant evidence that
the young hunter half ran. half
stumbled down Rooster Comb
mountain 70 the southwest IN HIS
effort TO reach Hot Springs hotel
that night Half blinded by snow.
and unable TO sense his footing. he
plunged to his death.
Died en- First Day.
That both Kunie and KlOeber
died the first day OF their trip
there r. little doubt. In the opin-
ion OF Dr. J. s. Kioeber. brother
% Fred. Kumic died 81 heart fail.
IRE Monday afternoon aH both gain.
ed the summit OF Rooster Comb
mountain. Within two hours after
Il IL thought that Fred Kloeber
met his end That be never fully
regaincd consciousness and was
frozen 70 death ia extremely prob
able. Aside from crawling a few
feet the unfortunate man was lying
about as he fell.
Search IL Resumed.
The long search with It's series OF
eslaappointments and weary vigil
was taken up yesterday morning
with much hope.
shortly after o'clock Harry Nc
Dermott with his Cuban blood
hounds, Brady and Sam. started up
the perilourly rugged climb A.
they left the Hot Springs hotel. Dr.
J. =. Kioeber. wringing McDermotts
hands IN mute appreciation. attempt
"a "a wish him success. Deep lines
came to Dr. Kioahcr's face and with
tears tricklinw down his cheeks he
hrokenly hade Mcpefmott Godapeed.
with AcDermott were y. w. Erbs
soung expert woodsman OF Wilke-
son, and J. w clemer. proprietor
q the Kenneth hotel Of this city.
Hounds Get Scent.
The sun shono clear and bright
ana 20 the south OF Rooster Comb
the snow began to disappear. After
a weary Journey McDermotta party
gained the summit o. Rooster Comb
and came % Kumle's body. and the
real hunt began Running lines
through the snow the summit was
cross -scctiorcd" for the hounds.
but the searchers had trampied the
SHOWS in "a many directions that
the dogs were unable 10 distinguish
Kloebcr's trail McDermott was par
TALLY exhausted and tho leash was
given 10 =. W Erh, a young phys
zeal giant McDermott had luckily
secured underwear belonging 60
Fred Kioeber and. after the trail
was rosa-scctloned for several
minutes. Brady and sam were given
q scent from the underwear
CirclinF about several times the
hounds suddenly gave voice to tho
eager bay familiar TO their master
and started down Rooster Comb to
the southwest and directly away
from the Hot Springs.
Body 10 Discovered.
TuEglng at their leash the baying
hounds strained more persistentiy
az every stride Straight down the
mountain Brady and sam leaped
and yelpcd. For mile and half
down the rugged range tho dogs,
running nose close 20 ground. half
dragged Erb With a peculiar half
yelp, Sam suddenly brought up In
hts tracks Gazing ahead Erh. with
aud Clemor pressing
close behind. discovered kloebers
still body lying In it's last sleep
The little party, successful az last,
did not move for several minutes,
and no word was spoken. After the
spell OF l<ioeber's tragic death had
abatod IN measure. guns were
fired as agreed upon and the search
crF ln the hills knew at last that
the body % Fred Kloebcr was found
News IL Carried.
stationed on the ridge back OF
Hot Springs hotel was c. Il. Smith
OF Seattle The distant crack OF the
rifles came 60 his ears and he
quickly made his way to the hotel,
where the sad news was told 20
those who were suffering for some
word OF tho lost hunter Tho little