The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-27
STONE KILLED
|. BY FALL, WIFE
. is RECOVERING
Alpine Club Message States
Purdue President Met His
Death Sunday - 10 Bring
Remains to Lafayette.
BODY FOUND SUNDAY

BANFF, Alberta, July PA tale of
heroism and tragedy was unfolded
here last night when word from
searching parties told of the finding
of the body of DR.. w E. Stone, presi-
dent of Purdue university, Lafayette,
Ind, beneath the ice and snow of a
deep crevice in Mt. Eanon, south of
Banff. Guides from the Assiniboine
camp found the body Sunday, but
word of their discovery did not reach
here until late last night.
Dr. Stones wife, who with DR..
Stone, had been missing since July
II from their camp at the base of Mt.
Assiniboine, south of Banff, is alive.
She was found severely injured at
the bottom of a 17-foot crevice by
the same searching party, and was
sent to an emergency hospital at
Camp Assiniboine. A number of doc
tors and nurses were sent from here
to attend her.
Word reaching Banff last night
from the searching party. telling of
the finding of Mrs. Stone and Ter hus-
bands body, brought to an end
weeks search of mountains surround
ing Banff, in which several hundred
men took part The entire summer
colony had been assisting in combing
! the countryside in an effort to find
| the couple.
Message From Guides
The brief message from the guides
told the story of the tragedy. Losing
her footing on the precipitate slope of
Mt. Eanon, Mrs Stone was said to
| have fallen into the crevice, unknown
| TO her husband. Summoned by her
screams for assistance, DR.. Stone,
Mrs. Stone said, attempted to pull her
! to the surface by means of a rope
Failing in the effort, he lowered him
self to her side and then attempted
to climb back with her in his arms
1t was in this attempt that DR.. Stone
lost his footing and his grasp on the
rope and fell into deeper crevice.
So great was the fall that it is thought
death came instantly.
Mrs. Stone was hurled back into the
first crevice, where she lay until the
searching party found her.
Mrs. Stone was unable to give de-
tails of the tragedy. The heroism of
her husband was the only topic she
would discuss. Despite the severity
of her injuries, the shock resultant
from her husabnd's death and the ex-
posure, physicians say her chances
for recovery are good.
Wedged in Crevice.
: The body of DR.. Stone was jammed
, between the sides of the narrow icy
crevice and its removal was extreme.
ly difficult, the efforts of number OF
men and days labor being required
in bringing it to the surface.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, July PA mes.
sage was received from Banff, Alberta
today, by Miss Helen Hand, secretary
to DR.. w. E. Stone, late president OF
Purdue university. from R. S. Stomach
of the Alpine club
, 1t reads as follows:
Following message received from
DR.. F. c. Bell: Regret to inform YOU
DR.. Stone killed by fall on mountain
the 18th. Mrs. Stone is in fairly good
! shape in spite of her terrible expert
/, ence and will remain here pending re
moval of body"
: Bring Body Back.
2 The message also indicated that the
: body of DR.. Stone probably would b.
. brought to Lafayette, as Mrs. Ston,
= gave instructions to have the house
keeper get the Stone residence il
e condition.
The Purdue faculty held a meetin.
this morning and passed resolutions
on the death of the noted educator an,
!. mountain climber.
u A meeting of the executive commit
!. tee of the board of trustees, has beer
called for this afternoon by Henry w
, Marshall, chairman of the committee