Mountainering

FATAL ACCIDENT ON MONTE SALVADORE. - Mr. Royds, of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, accompanied by his sister and cousin, while ascending Salvadore, through some mistake missed the first turn and got on to the wrong side of the mountain, but scrambled on, hoping to hit the right path. They pushed on until near the top, for it was becoming dark, and they thought if they reached the summit they could then discover the way down.

Unfortunately, however, there was a perpendicular rock which the young ladies could not climb, and Mr. Royds returned to them. They then tried to find their way down as they had gone up, chiefly by watercourses, & when part of the way down, it then being quite dark, they thought they saw a cottage and made towards it; it was, however, only a rock.

Mr. Royds was then leading. Up to that time one of the young ladies had gone first, but, having stumbled, she had fallen behind.

Mr. Royds went forward to try and feel for a path, when the ladies heard the noise of a slip and a shout; he had disappeared. To their calls there was no response.

How the poor young ladies got down they scarcely knew; it was long after midnight when they reached the hotel. One of the young ladies then started with men and lights to find Mr. Royds. Failing to discover the spot, some of the men returned for the other young lady, but the body was not found until ten o’clock next morning. The body of the unfortunate young gentleman was interred on the 27th at Lugano.