Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-12-11

unnamed waters then, but, like the river,
were afterwards called Hudson in honor
OF his memory.
All about here was ice-whole fields,
and cliffs, and mountains of ice Some
times their ship went foundering around
between the smaller pieces, which we're
broken up little by the approaching
warm weather. Sometimes they we're
stopped by large icefelds, which stretched
as far as the eye could see. Once in a
while they moored their vessel to an ice
berg, feeling it q kind Of protection to
float along in its company. Then the
sailors would take the water-casks, and
gil them with fresh, sweet water from the
hollows in the berg where the ice had mel
ted.
INT they had 10 be very careful about
another mountain would come gliding
along, drawn from by the tides from the
Straits; and stricking against their com
papion berg great portions of ice, brok en-
of by the collision, would fall headlong
into the roaring sea. So the ship must
keep good look out, OF it would get
crushed to powder between the two ice
bergs. And the noise of all these moving
masses, striking and dashing against each
other, was indescrbable; and, added
sometimes to the bowling of the wind and
the dashing Of the waters, the seameu
could hardly hear the loudest blast of the
captains trumpet.
AT last they got into the bay which is
now named for him; and the delighted
Hudson thought surely he had found the
open sea at last. through which to sail in-
TO the Pacific to China and the Indies.
He allowed the sailors to land on one OF
the points of land which stretched into
the bay, and pick sorrel aud something
they called "scurvy grass" which were
the first green things they had seen since
leaving home.
The waters were full Of silver bellied
whales and smooth, shiny seals. The
shores swarmed with herds Of deer, white
and silver foxes, aud dreadfal brown bears.
They saw furry animals they had never
seen before. The otter and beaver, aud
mink. aud martin, aud sometimes the err.
mine, with exquisite white coat which
kings were proud 10 wear. This was the
place where to. day hundreds Of ships go
for rich furs, and where great deal Of
money has been made by those who deal
In them.
Hudson cruiscd about for three whole
months, from August to November, trying
to find . channel out OF this open sen
which would lead TO the Pacific. IL grew
cold aud the crew berauto TO sulfer. Some
of his sailors were discoutented bad men.
One OF them had committed crime in his
own county; and Hudson had taken him
on board out of pity, to give him u
chance TO reform. And this ungnieful
man melted the others TO rebel against
their captain.
One morning, as he came on deck Hud.
son was suddenly seized and bound hand
and foot.
"wbai are you going to do with mcY'
he said.
stop your noise aud you will find out
when you get into the boat" cried the
rufiians who tied him.
They bound him, and threw him into a
boat, launched az the ships side.-Tben
they picked out all the sick disabled sol.
diers, who begged all the timO for mercy,
and put them also into the boat. One
strong and we'll man alone said;
III will 90 with my captain. II you
force me TO stay with you, 1 will accuse
you In Englaud rs murdefers.
So, though they had wanted his help,
because he was carpenter, they had to
let him 20 also. tat
Then the ship sailed away, leaving the
frail little boat--eight souls on board Of
her--alone In the ICY. waters, without pro-
visions or shelter from the storms aud
cold. And after this We read In all his
tory the sad words: "And they ,oere neu.
~ heard Of ottosrurds y
Al las for the brave Hudson. Let US
hope he soou joined his brother adyen-
turers, who had died periling their lives us
he did, in that blessed heaven which en-
compessos the iciest regions OF the North
as we'll as the fairest seas Of the tropics.