THE BOMBAY GAZETTE

Bombay (Mumbai), India

11 September 1905

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THE KINCHINJUNGA EXPEDITION.

FATAL ACCIDENT.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

DARJEELING, SEPT. 9.

The following message has been received from a correspondent with the Kinchinjunga expedition: a fatal accident has occurred to the Kinchinjunga expedition. A roped party of six viz, Messrs Guillarmond [Jules Jacot Guillarmod], Righi [Alcesti de Righi], Pache [Alexis Pache] and three natives fell 250 feet with an avalanche. Messrs Guillarmond and Righi were saved by a miracle, but M. Pache and three natives were buried under the snow. The two survivors and Mr. Raymond [Charles-Adolphe Reymond] who pluckily came to the rescue worked for an hour to try and discover the others but, they were buried too deep in the snow and the rescuers had to leave as darkness came on and they were two hours journey from camp. The accident happened at 5-30 on the afternoon of 1st September. The two survivors luckily escaped slightly bruised. The expedition is returning to Darjeeling shortly.