Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-31
Missing Students
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mer home in the district, has offered
a reward Of $500 for the finding Of
the two young men. The father with
friends who spend their summers
here Joined In the. search. The state
authorities instructed wardens | TO
cooperate Young Merriam Is q Har-
ward student and ID 10 years Old.
Dallendsch, who was visiting him
here, Is from Switzerland.
According to the story Of three
other youths In the party, the start
was made last Wednesday from
Wayne. They made, excellent, time
Lake Hotel on the shore Of the lake
Of that name, from which point they
were. to do the hike to the noun.
tain, going up the famous Abol trail.
Early Thursday morning they
started the climb, Merriam and his
friend starting off ahead of the 9TH
ers.> When the others reached the
summit there was no trace Of Merriam
| and Dallendsch.
| The party returned to the base OF
| the mountain and came back. to
| Wayne. reaching here late on Friday.
When they found that the two others
| had not returned, the alarm was CIV
| en- and Alfred Merriam. ST., and, DR..
| Hyatt. left Saturday to direct the
| search.
From the Grant farm, by means
of the telephone system which the
| big paper company has spread all over
| that part Of the big woods of Name
| inquiries were started, but, as all
ready told. no trace of the missing
ones had been found, up to last re-
| ports. -,
Sunday the Great Northern Paper
| Co., turned out it's men in search
ing parties to scour the woods for
the boys and from that time until
dark the search was maintained by
l. a posse of experienced woedsmen
but without results.
Young Merriam Is junior at Har-
ward University, while Dallendsch.
who has been in America less than
year, was to enter Columbia Uni
versity in the fall. The two were
fast friends, having become acquaint-
ed in Switzerland. which is the ma
tive land of Alfred Merriam. Sr.
though he is now a naturalized citi-
zen of the United States.
In Switzerland the two young men
did a great deal of mountain climb
ing and while this is expected to
help them in their present predica-
ment. mountain climbing in sthat
country is under very different con-
ditions from those found at Katah-
din.
1t is understood here that the two
had no food supply with them when
they left camp. Thursday morning,
to make the climb to the mountain
top. Also it is said that they were
not wearing particularly heavy
clothing at the time. conditions of
course which are to their disadyan-
tage in such a time.
It is believed that the two young
men became confused in the heavy
fog which prevailed upon the noun
tain Thursday morning and lost the
trail.
According to the young men. who
returned Friday, the whole party
made the trip through to the base of
the mountain on Wednesday. so that
they were all ready to start the
climb bright and early Thursday
morning. This they did.
AT point about third the. way
UP, as started, they last saw Merriam
and Dallendisch, who had started
out little ahead Of the rest OF the
party. At that time the two seemed
to be in excellent condition and max
ing good time over the rough .Abol
trail, which is one of the most diff
dcult trails leading up Katahdin.
I They did not see the two again.