New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-30
LOSS OF THE SHIP CITIZEN, OF NEw-BED
FORD-sUFFERINGS OF THE CREW DUR

ING AN ARCTIC WINTER
OF the numerous feet of whaleshps that crsci in the
Arctic In 1854 we believe the Citizen Of New Bedford,
was the only one not reported as having visited some
port, or known 70 have been lost For the past ak
months, since news from the different ports visited by
vhaers had been received fears entertained for the
fate of this ship which, unfortunately have been
frmed by the arrival at Honolulu OF the William Tell,
Cart Taber from The Arctic board Of which ship were
two of the Of the Citizen From one OF these, Jo-
seph Mears of Philadelphia the following particulars have
been obtained
in heavy gale for four days Having been without OBJ
servaons her position not exactly known and dur
ing the night of that day il was found she was getting INTO
shoa water when the ship immediately put about and
sail made upon her Before she could accomplish this.
however she struck upon sand beach, about north at-
tude o. deg when her mass were Immediately away.
heavy sea after struck the ship aud carried away
her poop deck aft, making her apertect wreck.
Being rough for boats to i've the crew succeeded in
ssno ons one Charles L. Heath of Phs
deIha These drowned in attempting to reach the
shore The morning dawned upon bleak and unnhaDted
shore. and found them in circumstances OF peru waicn
required strong nerves TO encounter. During the day
small quantity of provisions were washed ashore when
carefully rolled up on the beach, Inc next
of the hipwrecked men to find inhabitants, and
shelter from the bleak winds and intense cold which would
have soon cut them of without protection
Aner little exploration, two natives were discovered,
who were friendly and these they accompanied TO the
nearest village, which about Is miles distant: Hero
they were received with the kindest attentions ana every
thing done for their comfort which the circumstances Oh
the natives allowed Sledges dispatched for the pro-
visions saved which were safely housed The crew were
provided for in the native hus and furnished WIN SKINS
without which during the winter, they would have per
hed The provisions saved from the wreck subssted the
crew for about six months after which time, for two or
three months they furnished by the natives win nsn
whales blubber walrus flesh etc. For more than two
months entire darkness regned and the cold was most in
tense An American and Hawaiian were frozen 10 deatn
during the winter ,..s
The consisted hus and population OF
about fifty persons ell whom seemedto feel aresponsbi-
y for the safe keeping Of their guests and
g N hp
mcn would punish them for their neglect ms appronen
sion led them impose restraint upon the crew. VINO
did not well they the danger oil exposure
TO the cold or the hazard they would in attempting to
reach the East Cape which some OF them had an dea OF
undertaking, when their provisions failed
From February TO April different parties lett ior tho
Care about 2e5 miles distant They travelled on the ice
and wherever they found natives they received the same
kindness and as at the s v Fsng Of native
hus they sometimes compelled to sleep upon the oe
and almost persisted.
middle Of June the I'd Of July the thrilling cry OK
Sail I" greeted their This proved to be the bre
men ship Joseph Hayden Capt Goosman VINO ma heard
of their wreck and was in search oil them Inc SNIP
wrecked men were Immediately taken on board ana
every attention shown them From this ship they were
scattered among the feet and some OF them nave aseaa
the Helen Augusta and soon expected at TINS port upon
whose arrival may be able to procsre more details ~
regard to his disaster The Citizen was OF f6t uns ana
owned in New Bedford by j. Rowland, Jr u Co She
had between and three thousand barrels OF oil %
board, with fair prospect oi ming up naa sho hoe "os
with this disaster. 49,,
1t is reported that after tho gale in September abateds
there was a of fine weather. and whales innumer
able abounded As winter approached immense numbers
were seen heading southwark, and going through the
Straits into the open The Arctic appeared to De frozen
over with the exception of holes here and there and from
the made il to be established that the
whales do not winter In the Arctic but seek mlder tenn
perature in the open outside the Straits.
In view Of the kindness shown these shpwrecked men
by the natives when entirely within their power We cam
not fobear the expression of the opinion that their con-
duct richly merits substantial acknowledgement by the
American Government A few hundred dollars, in tho
form of blankets thick clothing &C. would reward them
for the past and to future shpwecked crews
attentions and a that would sustain their lives ana re-
store them TO their country.
The following s list of the crew as Tar a. could DC as
certained;
n 81 Noron master Narha's tJas Mitchell READING Penn
Vineyard ltChas Moss New Haven
Laws Roy, s saeer Newark Cha py,s fsnn'yl,snia
Nj Nicholas Powers boston
rr Fisher a officer Narthss Msrthas Vssysrd.
wv vtnsv,rd ltJohn Jones unknown.
VIM smith Sd officer, unknown. tDenns Aping 81 Helena
C.IlIu. officer k,vnl Camden, n
n q H,stb reroepter. Phia james Fsnngzn, ireland
Jobp Johnson cooper England. NV May unknswn
Adm Osborn, Msrths's vineyard kantkm Unknown.
sJohn Merton Msrthss Vineyard PortHsues snsnown
Lack sdore unknown WIN eniA sook teoioeoJ aus
:. ysrsinsna spSeo~n c. sinuons steward u.know.
tGeorge Long Philadelphia -bo"seefen sa"'a
Ofthe above i've drowned viz Chss. l. Heath and
four Portuguese Two reported to have persned win
the cold viz James Wentworth and Sandwich Islander.
Three men belonged to the crew whose names our nfor
mant was unable TO recollect.