The sun., 1912-07-25
MT. M'K|NlEy STORMS
TOO MUCH FOR PARKER
Columbia Professor Gets Within
i6t Feet Of the
summit.

FNRPASkS. Alaska. July -, Prof
iIcrsche, Parker Of Columbia University
has failed for In" third time 10 sea lc Mount
Mckinley. After climbing TO within iGl
feet uf tho summit with B"lmore Brown If
Tacoma no was compelled 10 Civ" M
because Of severe blizzar,ls al out the
summit
An altitude Of 90 .cG0 foe; was reached "n
tho south peak and 1900 feet on th"
north peak ,f tn" gigantic mountain
The party is now hiirying HON. hy way
Of Fort Gibson. lhev are now n, To-
vina on the lanana River
Las, May Prof Parker married III"
daughter of Charles Frederick Naegelc.
"A New Sork l'or. RAFT iniuter. and when he
third eyy",i',iou vas ready last .'.lrarv
Pref Parker l"it his wife ~ M, hom. at
II Gip"nc j,'aC.. brooklyn. She l..'
three weeks ago 20 meet h"r husband uii
his return and Nc will s.'c flr ia" first tim"
II little daughter. Evelyn Parker, born ia
AuIil uf this wear.
Nra. G"nrg" Brown. mother uf hrlmurc
Brown of iarotna received word from her
son that every one on the "NIaditluu wa-
, we'll and not fled Mr-. Parker here.
/ 'irls l- the third attempt of Prof. Park
er'- 10 reach the summit Of Mount Nc KIN
. lSN. "" urea III Ib'D Hlu dRdll III l'I'.
I aud in January of last y"dr his party ,uC"
more s"t forth Oh a conquest Of crcvasse-
and rock crags
On the 1896 expedition they were &c
curnpani"d by Dr. Frederick Cook. This
Tim" they approached the mountain from
the -ourh"as,. but found tho southern
slopes 80 steep that further progress was
impossible. The trip turned into "A re-
I coiinoitring expedition when the season
was advanced so far as tp start the snow
curing. Prof Parker cam" back 10
civilization and loft DR.. Cook and Bel
more Brown together.
Or. Cook politely requested that Mr.
Brown do some specimen hunting for him
and IN his absence he climbed I" point
not far above the elevation they wore
already on and reported To- the anna yemen,
Of Mr.. Brown that he had reached tho TOP
Of the mountain and had actually taken
a photograph Of II.
DR.. Gook published the story Of the
alleged conquest in The Top IF the Con.
tinent but little Of il WAS believed Mr.
Brown said II was impossible for amy one
10 attain the top and return to salt water
within month.
Again in 1910 Prof. Parker and Mr.
Brown attacked the mountain from tho
southeast, but found that the icy wall,
that stretched upward Of it.GO feet
could not bs scaled. The expedition was
not a failure. for Prof. Parker brought (,
the American Geogra ph,ca' Society anO
the Explorers club n photograph Of q
pcak that tailed exactly with DR.. Cook
supposed summit of Mount Mckinley.
The peak was found N 5000 feet eleva
ton and II was miles away from the rea
summit. In this trip It was Prof. Parker
plan to follow with dog teaIns the course
Of two rivers. the Susifna and the Chulitna
and later 60 up them in II motor boat. The
dogs we're used up to 100 fsrt leo boRai
at 900 feet. A permanent camp wa,
established at IL, 900 feet, tut the terrific
wind made II impossible for a man t'
stand upright. The camp had to b,
abandoned and the party descended,
On thi, expedition travelling was don'
in tho winter season. Hardened snow
and ce made the gong easy until the wine
storms were reached from 500 feet mp
ward Al of the dogs died and tho mel
IN IN" party were barely able to reach civ
iiiHation alive.
A. soon az Prof. Parker reached New
York he was ready I" GO on another eS
pedition. lie is credited with saying tina
it his third attempt To reach the SUNNI
proves unsuccessful there is but ono wa,
left and that in hy acropanc.