Show FATALITIES A IN THE TH ALPS persons were killed and were seriously Injured during the past season s while climbing various peaks in the Alps according to statis statistics statistics statistics tics Just A comparison with figures of other othor years ears shows that both fatalities and injuries of a more or less serious character are annually increasing increasing IncreasIng ing In spite of the recognized danger i of mountain climbing and especially in inthe Ute the Alps more people every year are engaging in it The Switzerland Ger German German German man Italian and Austrian authorities are fire now giving g ing the matter joint con consideration consideration consideration with a view to preventing accidents in future if It possible One Ono proposition la is to prohibit climbing climb climbing climbIng ing at points known to be dangerous without procuring first the services of registered regi guides guld s It is asserted that by far the greater grenter part of the casual casualties casualties casualties ties are among those who make ascents without guides And very often otten people who have haye had considerable experience in mountain climbing who have come cometo cometo to the conclusion that they know as aa much as the guides lose their lives II U all ail the climbers can be compelled to hire guides it is believed many many casual casualties casualties casualties ties will be averted America furnished only a small pro proportion proportion proportion i portion of this years accidents Swit Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland stood first with Germany England Eng Enl England land l and Italy in the order named The gathering of or flowers caused the greatest great greatest greatest est number of ot fatalities Four women for example were lost Jost while endeavor endeavorIng Ing to gather edelweiss In their eager eagerness eagerness ness noss to secure It they found themselves in dangerous places before they real realized realised it and were then unable to get out Some of the accidents were caused by b attacks of heart failure Experienced Experienced Experienced people believe that this ailment has caused many fatalities that were heretofore attributed to sudden loss Joss of ot footing A proposition to station n medical at attendants attendants attendants along frequented routes so that climbers may receive advice and help when they the need it ft is meeting with favor and it would doubtless bo of or de decided decided decided benefit It might be bo well too to require a physicians certificate as asto asto asto to soundness of heart before permit permitting permitting permitting ting any individual to begin an ascent Mountain climbing is a a most ex exhilarating exhilarating hila sport as indeed is almost any sport that contains an element of danger dander Thousands of ot people will con continue continue continue to engage In It and all the safe safeguards safeguards safeguards guards with which it can be surround surrounded ed should be placed around it |