Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-01-11

OF lhf men VINO dshlst
i'll ZEN or Of the dogs mo co
.I.rau win them IN the SNOWY
a.4 frozen wastes Of the Smpion pass
90 The Alps
The rescue force consists o. II
monks and s assistants who under.
take the work for the sake % human.
1, The men must be- strong % limb
and lung and robust IN every way TO
stand the lie Even With perfect
physical ond0W ment most OF them
break down in their twelfth year OF
service A few last fifteen years and
then death follows SO member has
lasted more than tventy years The
constant exposure aHd attendant hard.
ships are too much 'or h4man-endur.
apee A. the monks live 5000 feet
above the SEA level he cold Is intense
and the breathing OF such a rarihed
afr Injuries the health and hastens the
end They live near the region OF
perpetual snow for the winter lasts
nine months - the year and even IN
Dolls suowstorms occur which bother
greatly the tourists Rho MAKE the
pqssae" ~ the steep road 10 the
monastery in large numbers
When ergsnds Asssiled Th-m.
The hosplce vas founded as years
ago by a nobleman Bernard de Men
th'hn Tor the benefit Of pilgrims trav-
cling 20 Rome For a long time after
me monks were Installed they were
hlr1ssed by the hfi lands who luiest-
ed the surrounding mountains Some
times the demands OF these vaga.
bonds were refused and then the
thVarfcd would 70 nway after thrca p
ening vengeance Soon squad of'ilr
or ~ OF these pirates OF the noun
t,lns would appear, but they found
barrlcsded doors and windows impos-
sihlc 10 pass and the monks lived IN
state ~ siege until fierce storms
drove the bricands away
Napoleon In leading his army ~
800 coo across the Alps In 1900. headed
ior Italy used the hosplce as bar
rarFs Tor his weary frost bitten sol
ii.rs ~ - Pierre. the last village
on tho Swiss sid. are shown me
email table and we armchair used
~ breakfast by Na oleoa before star,
inr FOR Italy
The monastery e. a plain unpreter
Hrus block ~ r-.. Buildings v!'h
'hlr% walls to withstand The terrific
COLES and srovrulms The snow rs
.r Gu'utly e.eAf or t.u feet deep round
th. pico and sometimes forms
enormous drifts which reach 70 tho
roof ~ The hui'.nt shelter can b.
provided Tor nearly 800 travellers and
dormfories FOR about 100 anyone
crossing the pass is welcome 20 the
hospitality of the monks Volunta-'
contributions can BE- made and FOR
tunaiely there Is a generous response
FOR the cost ~ keeping up the monas
terry les very heavy. as everything has
10 BE- hauled so Far over a dangerous
long and none too good road Mules
have 10 haul the food and other SUP
plies for many miles each DAY Two
meals are served one n 70 m and
one M 6 p m Every nation Is repre-
scented "a Tho crowds AZ the table,
The monks mlugls freely with the
diners and mako them feel az home
Two p'er presented by King IA
ward az ENGLAND are played IN tho
evening cf'cr dinner TO make tho
hours rees pleasantly More than
10000 persons cross the pass every
wear and more than twothirds o. ihe
number make The Journey during the
winter The majority are laborers on
their way 20 work who cannot wai.
'or more favorable weather and n
snoaks volumes for the vigilance %
no monks that a NE is very rarely
| lost now Tho monastery Is con
roc'cd hy telephone with stations on
both sides Of the pass and whenever
travellers start 20 make the ascent
the number Is telephoned 10 the
monks 50 that they can look out FOR
them and send rescue parties 20 their
| ald " theN iall 70 put IN an appear
ance
The Wonderful Dogs.
Everyone has heard the wonderful
stories ~ ne sagacity OF the 81 ne-n
md dogs ~ tho 'op Of the pass Is
mcnrment IN memory % one who
saved 81 lives during the 10 years %
DO existence on one ocHasir1 q dis-
covered On tho snow child whose
mother bad been killed BY an ava
anche After rousing Il by licking
its face. the dog Induced Il to pct on
rs back and brought II safe and
sound 70 the hospice Unfortunately
this dog was killed several years ago
! by some unknown person. probably IN