Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-11-05
TRAGEDIES IN THE ALPS.
Casualties Increase Number Of Those
who Brave Risky Accents.
tChamounlx Corr. Louisville Courier
Journal)

| VINO brnNc Risky AsccntS.
| (Chamounlx Corr. Louisville Courier
| Journal)
| who Is Alvin or Albon Walton NJ
America, and who is Mr.. Dlalo of Now
York? They have lain under tons OF
Alpine snow these two weeks mat ono
on the Wetterhorn, one u on MINT
Blanc. There they may lie IN mystery
thirty. forty years. until tho elac,er
movement let's them out. Their light
tourist baggage tells no tale. their hotel
registration gives no clew; they were
lone mon, ard the very name Of Alvin
| IS uncertain
1 arrived at Gf1ndcnwald the day he
J fell. To the Fear Hotel there came n
telephone message from scheldcge tell
Ing how idlc tourists nj the hotel tole-
scope had watched thrcc climbers above
tho Wetterhorn "Corrdor." how eudden-
~ the tourist at tho eycpiece CRIED out
that the rope had snnpncd and .he
three mon had pitched down the abyss.
ITS the two Berlin men who refused
guides whispered tho boardcrs Mt The
Bear; land the American went with
them"
| What American? They did not know
Two parties had started from The Rear
that morning; three rnrlishncn with
| six guides and three ro~ters. and those
| others. who tho night before had rallied
ut the expense Of guides. "a Weucrho-n
ascent costs 500 The Germans looked
like seasoned climbers: tho American
arrived that day. Ind hastily bought
rope pick and spike-stubbed Ice crcopers
to accompany them.
At O'Clock rs al tho tourist nonu,,-
ton Of the vlllage tool, ton to tbo music
OF the big hotel tho first guide caravan
passed up-s'x grave faced mon with
ropes. knapsocks and implements. Hal.
an hour later FOUR more missed i'm
guides only Then Elk moro Then three
Then five. NJ had Cancelled their en-
gnGemonts All were going up. to ,ls,,
death hy exposure, avalanche or slim
perry fall. to rescue or bring back dead
the three mon who had refused to buv
their services
A SAFE WAY TO CLIMB"
went on TO schcilcgr and tho Won
derful electric rai'wav-clcvator. tunnel
ed, steep Inclined shaft, threc-ouartors
OF nm hour IN cold and blackncss. al
most to THE Jungfrou altitude. That IS
tho way TO climb dizzy peak For 81
you are comfortably elevated some r.
800 feet. to lunch In an electrically
heated cavo cut In tho peaks granite.
With a view through rlatcS>l1ss on the
lesser peaks below ana the snow-chaos
intervening. Why by three doors and n
stairway tender, ladies'. even can step
out and promenade those awful wastes
where never man Ind set foot foyy
years ngo!
On our return to Grindonwald vo ns,-
cd news OF the fallen climbers. The two
Germans hn1 hcea found. horribly
crushed hut tho American had pitched
into crovasso and was covered by tons
Of snow following the Impact Of his av-
ful fall.
'Whcrc is r'a harearco" 7 nsl,ed =,
Tho Pear There was n worn Gladstone
bag, with toilo. articles bahamas and
wooden shirts socks collars. underwear
'' ". N'' a. w.
Gerrlan waiter brought the notice slim
always pcrfrnctori'v filed in nv Anori
cans, md no hothl ntbrr,etor insle.s
with them ms he r7ight with Euro
pcar. y7r~r ~
II was q lead rcrcil sc~o,vI "N,.,, :.
"Albaro" 7 could not make ort
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