Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-06

Copyright 1910, by the New York Herald co. All
rights reserved
~ ONE time in the of this summer, in the
foothills of Mont Blanc, near ChamoniN,
- where the great Blossoms glacier smiles at
- natures kiss bursts its icy letters and scam
pors towards the sea- tragedy that shocked
New England just 40 years ago viii see written its
final chapter
OF three tourists and eight guides who paid toll
10 biting mountain-top storm on sept Z, 1870,
one was John c. Randall. treasurer of the savings
eeen TO scale the Alpine monarch. He did II, and
death was the price
coma OF ice progressing inch by inch, few hundred
ieet each year, About him are i've guides. faithful
70 me last, oscorting him back to ChamoHi;. The
Dooles OF the two other tourists and three more
guides IN the party that overwhelmed were re-
covered not many days after the tragedy
Natures laws are memorable. The Blossoms gla-
Ger VIII give up its dead this year within few
Gays or weeks at most of the anniversary day. sept.
-; Four children await this return of 'he dead.
Sr Randal's widow died in 1891. hut Miss Edith
randall the second child, twice has been abroad to
,ooS with awe on the slow moving. icy tomb of her
iss'her She has talked With the widow and the
verified what she had real Of the nexorable scnoma
81 me Bos3ons gia'ierThat in 80 years It Yields 90
ToMB OF HALF a THOUSAND
, Hne ~ Villagers Of Chamoniv. too, are waiting
sSaWnns First an alpcnstock nay be recovered. or
SSay which may be released by cutting through the
s ssela surface. or It may be up-brought by the
., run often the faces of the dead the ice gives
W arc TAR as when accident took toll.
az eatN half thousand persons are known 20 have
~ wv on Mont Blanc before Mr.. Randall and those
no won't with him were its conquest. hut jhe
arsNht JORGE that overwhelmed them has not failed
h,,r.utn one. For generations the ice rivers have
ougl back the travellers who died where the rivers
, born The villa gers know, ana hands rendered
'hamouN churchyard
~, Randall and his guides have almost descended
sro, m,ounudn--a few day., pcrhap1 week or Two
I.nu sept but alWs,,s 40 years.
4, ~ sew Years Day brought conflicting emotions
Who a nltillen OF Mr. Randall and 10 their children
NV so often have beop told the story, II ana
M l"aI' fresh in lts oppcrtunitios. but Wn"i OF
AZ woven ON warn pf sacred memory
tbis l'ush no tragedy OF Mont Blanc has exceeded
pes "Hl mo tourists Nir. Randall Dr James b.
NJ, 81 J"E'sborough. TOM, and tho Rev. George
Ihihd1c. of scptand--v.Cre not known at
s nu only from a diversity OF sources can account
"'lIgaonng accuracy leo compiled
s.'.nn q, Randall won't away from quincy May
ing cntty is written.
d,,N dull owery morning, Looking like stormy
~, rose at four o'clock. Today I commence the
,9altaion Of the dream OF my whole lifo After
ss msgvings ana doub:s ! decidpc a few days
dea, w. .lslt Europe. Ssid goodby and kissed MY
ma, we ana babies aad loft Quincy Nsass. at halt
'ioldence for New York"
MR.. RANDAiL3 HOPES.
sr.il.r entries indicate Mr. Randalrs careful prep
Toeos l1r me INTEL equal enjoyment II his journey
Sen,oru I'e latter part OF August ana the first cI
~ inner reference Is made To his initial views 81
Alls Saws the diar,;
Asa W 81 had cioar Wow Of Mont Blanc I
, al ia the hotel aisro FOR gr,,,nt Reached the
diam p'' seN u entered ht.. 't'f' cor
rids kieeted by Ml"hacl Ireno CONTEXT. the old
yorie H, ~, az four o. lock began TO descendu tho
M IN vi tat descent Across the valley far below
shine ~, ~he'e chain pf Mont Ban" flooded with sum
,uhir sueod out sharp ana clear vith ovcrpowcritg
hsym1a,N against blue sky Everything seemed in
him. was slowly descending. taking I'm the
oil the scene. TN nay ovorcharged soul