▁a ▁ro pe . ▁The ▁four ▁fell ▁to ▁their ▁death s ▁on ▁the ▁M atter horn ▁Gla cier ▁ 1 , 4 0 0 ▁metres ▁below . ▁Three ▁of ▁the ▁bodies ▁lost ▁were ▁later ▁found , ▁but ▁not ▁Douglas ' s . ▁ ▁Wh ym per ▁later ▁described ▁the ▁death s ▁as ▁follows : ▁▁ ▁The ▁rival ▁party ▁of ▁Italian ▁al pin ists ▁reached ▁the ▁M atter horn ' s ▁sum mit ▁three ▁days ▁later . ▁ ▁After math ▁The ▁death s ▁of ▁Douglas , ▁Cro z , ▁H adow ▁and ▁Hudson ▁led ▁to ▁years ▁of ▁rec rimin ations ▁and ▁debate , ▁many ▁bl aming ▁Wh ym per , ▁others ▁suggesting ▁sab ot age ▁and ▁even ▁murder . ▁The ▁coron er ▁in ▁Z erm att ▁( a ▁hotel ier ) ▁asked ▁few ▁searching ▁questions , ▁and ▁the ▁clim bing ▁frat ern ity ▁was ▁deeply ▁divided ▁over ▁the ▁matter ▁until ▁long ▁after ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁all ▁concerned . ▁The ▁incident ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁mark ing ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Golden ▁age ▁of ▁al pin ism . ▁▁▁ 4 0 ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁accident , ▁Lord ▁Francis ▁Douglas ' s ▁sister ▁still ▁hoped ▁that ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁her ▁brother ▁could ▁be ▁found . ▁ ▁An c est ry ▁ ▁Rel ated ▁images ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Cond ensed ▁as ▁As cent ▁of ▁the ▁M atter horn ▁( 1 8 7 9 ). ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 4 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 6 5 ▁death s ▁Category : Mount