MT. HECTOR

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 June 1922, Page 6

MT. HECTOR

CLIMBERS ORDEALS.

I Per Press Association.)

CARTERTON, June 15. In connection with the case of two young men—Allen A. Bollons, aged 2 a son of Captain Bollons, of the Go vernment steamer Tutanekai, and E. J. Kime, aged 23, an employee at the post and telegraph workshops —who were lost on Mount Hector, Bollons was found at /LI. 30 o’clock on Tuesday night wrapped in a sail-cloth at Tauherenikau hut. Of Kime, however, there is yet no trace. A special “Daily News” message tonight states that Mr Maxton, Secretary of the Tourist Track, reports t 1 at Cons'able Gregor and Mr Allen le f t Greytown to-day to send help to the s arch parties. Ten minutes later a w’ire was received from Constable Gregor at the telegraph office, Wellingon that the searchers were very short r food. The Secretary of the Mt.

Hector Track at once despatched a ,-eod supply of bread, butter, tinned sugar, etc., in charge of Mr Brooks •>d W. Dav. It is expected that these

wi’l reach Bassett’s Hut to-night and the Tauherenikau Hut to-morrow. Mr ''faxton has received word that the -artv of searchers left Masterton witht taking the precaution of communi”ling with Greytown police, or Secre-t-rv of the Mt. Hector Track. It is ir d now* the huts aro overcrowded and provisions are short. When found, Bollons was semi-con-scious, exhausted, footsore, and famished for food. Mr Vosseler’s party Tdministered restoratives wrapped him n blankets, and conveyed him to Basset’s hut, and thence by motor to his

’> me at Kilbirnie. Describing his ex•eriences Mr Bollons stated that he nd his companion reached Alpha hut - Friday night, and left in the morning to go over Mt. Hector. After five mrs they ran into fog, and decided to turn back. A bitter south easterly d was blowing Kime had a top-

•nat and food, and Bollons had his wn blankets. In thick fog, Bollons '-v'k the wrong spur and went to the • r at the bottom. He followed ths

'’irse until the way was blocked. He spent two nights there, with only a ,: <tle milk and Bovril. He got back > the track on Monday. He had no ’■ e on reaching Alpha hut again as ‘’s matches were wet. As there was s’an of Kime, he left Alpha hut L 9 o’clock on Tuesday morning, and •B r a great struggle reached Tauhere•ikau hut in the evening. Ho was nd just before midnight by Voss 1 r’s narty. In another day he would 1 ->ve been dead. Snow lay on Mt. r ctor, and the track was obliterated, ' + the fog caused the trouble. Bol- ’ ns had crossed Mt. Hector once beaPj Kime three or four times.