New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-11-14
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TB.' DESTRUCTION or TIE Arctic
HH4LING FLEET
TWELVE HUNDRED sEAMEN wRFCKro-cREAr
LOSS OF LIFE-IMMEhsE LOSS OF SHIPS AND

From The IN! C"Iyrnfr No. :.

Loss OF LIFE-IMMENsE Loss OF SHIPS AND
PROVISIONS.
From TA< t,tr colrrnfr No, g.
About the LIST of May, 1871, the whalcships
hecan to arrive at the Ice 7outs Cape Thaddrns They
found plenty OF Ice aud clOsrly packed 80 that they
strong from the ncrth-ra1 most OF the inonh 81 Nav
About the LIST Of June the c" opened some ana c the ships
taken q good many ", re Heard spouiing among the
heavy ice but they IGN lsi nGut the middle Of June
Whales were taken and picked mp in crossing the Anadr
sya Ey the time ne snip" got TO Cape Ehrrinc and
The bark 0rioe was stove. and put il to Poyer Bay
try and repair The Meet Pa,'e1 through Bhcrlng Strata
which wa, wrecked at Cape En.t LIST ran
On the 9Th Of August the wind moderated ani the Zee
started of the shoals -cVo.a! ships got undo way and
p 's"d the shoals and in few lays the most Of TIE fleet
"erc north OF BPS om ,n"n.. The wralhrr wa gi"f:
and they worked 10 n r;h-raSt ~ FAR a. Wainwright
Inlet lore trey found whales. and number "rre taken
great mauy were l1st. SIN the prospect looked yc.y
ollble AID hoprs entertained Of making largo
fat to the heavy ground lee, Whaling wa cau.rd
on brTldy fer sc'tra ''aHr -" IOa't r'nl-'rt "'o
open ice; but on the lth ~ Augusta l'r;' Annbr ~
boats were caught in mo ice BY the wini shtin5 nl
The wind Wis lrom the west. erd thc shIp' wcr'
OBJ ed TO get ua.rr 10 kr,F frc" h'aI iamL'h "a
inc h, ana WOE ia S1pe unGef IRE zee ni we ei"n'
rc VIII c"ns! irrlbl Girity theS succeeded III -tV-
ing Their boats by han1 th"m long distance Over the
rr HVIuc OF tLcn beng badly stove hy dOrc = ty
wtroa all saved finally. me zee Kept s'jtlng on -h"i'
steadily. and tie SHIPS kept h"nE INTO rhoai water To
easily got of again On hr l3th ne zee stopped rlyhS
IuHn' d. ltavin- an open >t!lp .? vat u n2 ne IhHd
cy.Iy day. la tine h.enn TIM" Te!o:t- wr9 3r"u{hf 81
plenty OF whales bong -""n IF E'I H0r-a Islands,
md evcral ships sent boat trrc vim orders ~ catch
AMI cut tho Hi;c- o the ic" aud TO-" the bnbh"r T. he
,lIpS as there va, no clAI,r 70 ct tn >" ..l ID"
On the 2gih, light s"ut.Me,t "I1. Yhich rshru"d to-
ward The latter nj at tine az. set t. -hpr'
T T1Te aIf 81 "rr n%s rTrf H pH M
,hoIed from three 10 tpnr fiihcnS nr wrr, no 6
., nd ~ r tt,s II -hfs
IS the strong current running - me NHTih"r>t u"
large hca'i TO" t. gound in thc -hod wa"r; Inside
t1osr Mo Gil Aot ~ In k"pt working they nd
chnrcc to keep inn ii -t"'" AZ M 'lmr II beg n
TO - ". Here they were ~ 'ruurri .l".o 'o-''hs:
some hot having room "a, wing ,r,f o. r,,1 ''H.r
on the lst Of september re htik h"iaa V 'rT-h"d
9y thr ice; h'vng toi Cfu.. We u 4 y l.' -''
sht hetv cen Two heavy 4o i e.; n. Il" me
In event cane a:l,,~t hr from # ~'orr, rrg.'ins
"n,ing [cf rl1,nrlr~t - h.r 'ir Oh o: wat.r M
r having hci her up u.i.; separated. N" :2rfh"
ohi rr-, ard crew t"r!rt over inr -" "ih 10" hoa'
had on II" roy "ric received ~ Lo.il I'd" OtArr
ships On IN - J.:n.e.'b ',.- on'et oHs ,T4,L"d
IN The heavy ice. n"r CIV ""~r t'""n ~ 1r'rl the
other SHIPS IN "arr+ for II h"H hr.mr ev' :rnt ~
OF water bcrnmo BORROWER every DAY. md No possible
ensn t. ct 81" - 70 "t , H.. l"rTr re- "' s ,@ S
7tA September N, bark Aw '-i"hk, Wa crn,h.i -
tEcrn ia" n"ayy n'"' hhd az Srolni c". II r tIt|
T MR. a. ga p" ' , 'T G t " 5n1 f ny
ra-trr- II tr hip, l" abu'.t '..r los ri
mIp ~ ~ w ! G c Lii no 20 r "a c q,
- fi ~ " tn u ,i, ,r - u -; ~ ''',a a. XII
of shore far ~ he ~, ,"ui ~" ,~pt "a P'rro"
str,' IL ,aor". wnrh W. :f'm "a ards - ht'f nh,
some oprn Ei''7niI IA" ~ny from POINT Bcoh'r 70
'Wo"r l'' ' - 80. :, ~ y '''' ~, I',' 4,''|
, - r,;"' br, s|.i a.. l .o6lnnri er1n s,. ..
ea.t to n,rthsc,r s1, ~ fr,n -5nth rn,t and
D. from, 81 b .,t a. Ia =
e ,Iv III. Alan; o., nm. ni,t ~
- j. nov ' ,: r, - ~ Sr ~ ,Sar 7,,,,tnn
wla 81 par 1T to Eyer, "n' AZ - t'r 7,T'n VT. al
N1hc."- :, -, a.. -, -, ,,''i.r ' 80 '"'
Nore WIS n"w TI ~. "i HrrrinT "aT n.'h DV 3d., 81
.a',iy .! ;..,ir no. Il ,nv IL y om 10 ImI,p-,,ti, %
a,a r. IA, r 4. ., ~, i,ii5u II VI, ,IrcI.l
70 ltirrn ;nr HiIi X ,In. .d try ~ 'r ,v"r re
bur at Whn~Ii,. In.et "n v',h 'h'- "rr" hy" r *
80 s "" rr,rc,sc, ,, heron; ,,,i .aniI ON her
Ir and .ir vn- then or,i +, r.y niDr feet II v AIR
Iir ~ T. D' r. c;o, T., IN n..r and @ t,nI
made 10 got h. over t''r to e.trr. Ta7 they t,ah
wa. given tIp Al thr q cii "C 'fr.c
noai' wa MA oit "n!r 'He r'mi,,l :, g p,,
4ea, and then 20 try AMI uHd any al tI' SHIPS which
htn, iT a@ ,.t ~ y.-, - IN -,atn Th4 80
""I!,d a1pr..ant a, tiv afraid ID Il th"v would
o',n -, ,,,ro ri ,. rn 81 tl, rest OF Il .r
lie -,trr7r ~ un,ir. . b4bs and Sis Arrt'. P.,-
e., a a. me ,oi. - t,! a.. At ore ry
or r.ed tn..r w.,.-.., -, aud n"t Tor TIE /
-..s- II ~ t-.rc- cd rs .Dn5 thoir unch3.,
would hold them.
-ii,l boring tl. U"rid o?"n AMI 20 jh'H orr. n
the mean rnr Caif T., f"i - e i@t= Victoria rlri 10
get his vessel oil ,,o' tn bar 3 thcn'nE her. bat
Sttl,,-t .u. ,rf.r, on ia" .. 81 the OF sep
tembc1 t,ie woI:Lcr US rilu i,uJ trr lear water
ratd tie ,L,ps lI,zc over aud wa+ with great dill
I' MAJ y fnIt.n",t cn,,d -, go through IT. T,I
oas hat +" he copp"r'd around he 'o~- 70 hep tho
1 ,, ~ Ind ,r,,,nn. y H., host, ~ th. south
49, they we're npT~trn,,ye that tn-ir re'r2r ~ the
~ - ,,,ycI iy i,t f., i.re The IN "a were an
rLor'J II bri,,g wei Ann,ln dl,ag every -n!ps com
nU t, th -, ,r4ra nnt ,r,t,7 enough :, IT, over
IVA r iomr moth, Of thn most In case the ohips