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- Tragic Outing
The story “Girl Lost in Crevasse” appeared as a “3-inch high front-page headline in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer… C.H. Haskell brought his family of five and their friend, M. Horace Palmer to Rainier National Park, climbed to the 7,000-foot mark on the Nisqually Glacier intending to traverse the steep, icy slope at its lower end. The party slid along marveling at the view and breathing in the sparkling air. It was 11:00 a.m. - By August, summer heat generally has unveiled most of the mountain’s countless deep crevasses. Unfortunately a snow bridge collapsed causing the death of young Dorothy Haskell. The date was August 12, 1917.
Quoting from the Department of the Interior Report of 1919: “Miss Dorothy Haskell, aged 14, of Tacoma, Wash., lost her life by falling into a crevasse on Paradise Glacier. The accident was due entirely to the inexperience of the party of which the girl was a member. Leaving Paradise Inn in the forenoon, unequipped for glacier work, the party, composed of Miss Haskell, her father, mother, and a Mr. Palmer, of Tacoma, ascended to the 7,000-foot level and crossed over onto the glacier, with the intention of traversing it to the lower end at Sluiskin Falls. As the party was nearing the huge crevasses cutting into the ice from below, Miss Haskell, who was walking directly in front of Mr. Palmer suddenly disappeared through the crust of snow spanning the open crevasse. The accident occurred at 11:00 a.m. At 3:00 p.m. word reached Paradise Inn and the park ranger with men and ropes hurried to the scene. The park ranger was lowered into the crevasse to a depth of more than 100 feet, and finally recovered the body on a ledge about 35 feet below the surface, under several feet of snow.”
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1903 - 1917 (14 years)
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