The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-19

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are NOT as far advanced as | eNpcC, "a
the outlook is much more PROMISING
Evans is the chief anxiety now: hi
cuts and wounds suppuratc his nos,
looks very bad. and altogether il,
shows considerable signs of beinl
played out Things may mend fol
him on the glacier and his wound.
get some respite under warmer con
ditions.
Evans Grew Worse
! They finished the summit Journey on
Feb. T. ana Scott expressed his sat
! .sfaetion. saving that another week
7 might have a bad effect ON Evans
who is steadily going down n.l." on
/ Feb. he wrote
There is no getting away frpm tn,
! ;act that We are not going strong
! Probably none of us Wilson'S les stin
troubles him and he doesn't ike t,
! trust himself on ski, but the worst
ease is Evans, who is giving us ser
,ouS anxiety. This morning he sud
/ denly disclosed "a huge blister ON his
/ foot 10 DELAYED MS on the march
! When Inc had 10 have his crampun re
adjusted Sometimes | fear he is GO
ing from bad Co worse. but | trust M,
viii pick up again when we come &,
steady work on ski like this afternoon
Feb. l6. \ rather trying position
Evans has nearly broken down in
brain. We think He is absolutely
changed from his normal self reliant
self This morning and this after
noon he stopped the march on some
trivial excuse.
This last entry was made the day
hctor" Evans death on Feb. Il Scott
record" that event as follows
\ very terrible day Evans looked
little better after good sleep. and
declared. as he always did. that he
was quite we'll. He started in his place
on the traces hut half an hour later
worked his ski shoes adrift. aud had
10 leave The slcdgc The surface was
awful. the soft recently fallen snow
clogginG the ski and runners az every
step the siedge groaning. the sky
overcast, aud the land hazy.
We stopped after about one hour
and Evans came mp again. but very
SLOWLY Half an hour later he dropped
out asaiu on the same plea He asked
Bowers To lend him piece of string.
! cautioned him 10 come ON as quickly
AS he could, and he answered cheer
fully. as thought.
W" had to push on. and tho re-
mainder Of us were forced To pull very
hard, sweating heavily Abreast the
Monument Rock we stopped and scc- |
ing Evans long way astern. | campcd |
for lunch. There was no alarm at |
i'rSt and we prepared tea and our own
meal consuming the latter
After lunch, and Evans still not ap-
1carluE. We looked out To- see him still
1ia. OF BY this time We were alarm
3D. and all tour started back on ski
was first To reach the poor man and
'hocked at his appearance: he was
N his knees with clothing dsarrang-
81, hands uncovered and frost bitten.
ND a wild look in his eyes. Asked what
'a- lin" matter, he replied with "a slow
Hecch taat hr didn't know. but
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