Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-11-19
The Frozen ShID.

One serene evening 10 The middle OF
August, l775. Cspi.in Wsrens. the
master Of the ship Greenland. whale ship.
found hius.If becalned, among an i'm.
men'e nuRbsr. Of icebregs, in about IL
Of Nor,h latitude On one side, and with
iu q mile Of ihe vessel these were Of i'm
menss height and closely wedsrd iogeih.
er; and succession OF ,now covered
peaks appeared behind each other ss far
- the eye could reach, showing ihs, the
oce.n was completely blocked up IN that
quarter, and that it had probably been 80
for long period Of time. Cspnin War
rens did not feel ,sli,6sd With his silua-
ton, but .bsre being no wind, he could
not move one way or the Other, and he
therefore kert . slrlct watch, knowing
that be would be ssis as long az The ice
bsrgs continued iu their respective place'.
About midnight the wind rose 10 gsls
accompanied by thick showes OF snow,
while a succession OF laundering. grind
ing and crashing noises gave fearful eU-
dences that the ice was 10 motion. The
vessel received violent shocks every mo.
men,, for the hszIness Of ihs atmosphere
prevented those on board from discover.
Ins 10 what direction the open water lay.
OF if there actually was any .. ell on eth.
er side Of them. Tbs pight was spent 10
tacsing IS often a, any cause OF danger
happened 10 present itself; end 10 tue
morning the storm sbsied, sod Csp'sin
Wsrsns found to bi' great joy that bis
ship had not su'taInej any serious injury.
He remarked. viii surprise, thai the &C
cunuIat.t iceberg. which bed on The
proceeding evening formed sn impsneTs-
BILE b,rrier, hsd bsen separated and di''r-
ranged by The wind, and that in oae place
. canal OF open sea wound its course
among them sway in the di'isnce.
I, wssi~o miles beyond the entrance
Of thi. csDsl that ship made IIs sppesr-
an.s sbou, noon to the great s.ioDl'h'
ment OF the crew Of the Greenland. The
sun .hone brightly .. The tlme.snd gen
lie breeze blsv from The North. At first
SON. intervening icsberss prevented Cap
lain Warens from distinctly seeing sDy.
,hing but her m,su; bot bs vas suuck
With the strange manner in which her
sails yer. Disposed. and With the dis
msnllsd apeci Of her yards and rigging.
Sh( continued 10 20 before the Wind for &
f.. lurlong', and then grounding upon
the low icebsrss. remained mo,ionI.s'.
Captain Wsneos' curiosity vas so
much excited ihS be innsJisuy lsspsd
into his boat with several sssnen, end
rowed rovsrds ser. Oa approaching. he
observed ihs, her hull was nssrsbly
weather ts,tsn. end no, . soul appeared
on the deck. which "a, covered With
snow to , s.s, depth. Bs hsiisd ber
crew seversi times, but no snswer vas
returned. Previous 70 stepping on board
IN open port.hols nsI The main ch'lu'
caught bis eye. and on locking into u be
perceived a man reclining back ia ehsIr,
with wiring msisrisl, on . table before
him, but ibe feebleness Of the light made
every thing very indistincL The parry
vent upon deck. and. having removed the
hatch way, they iouOd closed. -ibey De
secluded TO the cabin. They hrsl came
to the spa iuent which Captain Wsnens
ewed through The porip"Ie.a trsnor
seized him ss'he entered %. y 'luinnais