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Title: Daring deeds of great mountaineers;
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Stead, Richard. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Adventure and adventurers Mountaineering
Publisher: Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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ken in the more difficultspots. Only one man moved at a time, the rest holdingthe rope taut meanwhile. Croz now and then turnedround to help Mr. Hadow, who was the least experiencedof the party, the guide assisting him to plant his feetfirmly in the steps, laying aside for the moment his ownaxe in order thus to be of service. It was precisely at oneof those moments that the fatal slip occurred, resulting inso terrible a catastrophe that it is even yet not to be thoughtof without a shudder. Probably no one clearly saw whatdid exactly happen. But we shall not go far wrong,perhaps, if we accept Mr. Whymper,s own account: Croz was in the act of turning round to go down a stepor two himself; at this moment Mr. Hadow slipped, fellagainst him, and knocked him over. I heard one startledexclamation from Croz, then saw him and Mr. Hadowflying downwards; in another moment Hudson was draggedfrom his steps, and Lord Francis Douglas immediatelyafter him. All this was the work of a moment. Imme- 242
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A Tragedy of the Matterhorn Hadow slipped, knocked against the guide Croz, and they both fell over. Inanother moment Hudson -\yjis dragged from his steps, then Lord Francis. The ropebroke between Lord Francis and Taugwalder. So perished our comrades. A TERRIBLE DROP diately we heard Crozs exclamation, old Peter and Iplanted ourselves as firmly as the rocks would permit; therope was taut between us, and the jerk came on us both asone man. We held ; but the rope broke midway betweenTaugwalder and Lord Francis Douglas. For a fewseconds we saw our unfortunate companions sliding down-wards on their backs, and spreading out their hands,endeavouring to save themselves. They passed from oursight uninjured, disappeared one by one, and fell fromprecipice to precipice on to the Matterhorngletscherbelow, a distance of nearly four thousand feet in height.From the moment the rope broke it was impossible to helpthem. So perished our comrades ! Who can picture the position and think the thoughts ofth

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