New-York tribune., 1871-11-06
FOREIGN NEWS.

| ~ ASASAOAN ANAS w Ne
EERRIBLE DISASTER IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN.
kuE WHALING FLEET CAUGHT IN THE, ICE
NORTH OF BEHRING'S STRAITS - THIRTY
THREE VESSELS EITHER CRUSHED OR ABAN-
| DONED.
| SAN NFRANCIsco, Nov. 6-Tbe steamship Moses
avor lust arrived from Honolulu and Australia reports
terrible disaster to tire Arctic whaling neet Ss vessels
having either been crushed or abandoned In the ice
Tho CAPTAINS Of tho whalers Arctic, Gayhead, Minerva
Eliza Swift, Reindeer EuEeuia, and Daoia' who nao
arrived at Honolulu furnished the following details OF
the disaster:
Tho vessels commenced arriving on the Ist Of May,
and ON the LIST Of June the ice opened ana
let the feet up within sight OF Cape NaVarn Ino no'
working nortnward. Found some whales crossing inc
eea of Anadyr and BehTng Sea moro but experenoeo
much trouble from the ice, and when the meet
Cana Behring and PlOver Bay the whales had passed
through into the Arctic Ocean, whittier the heet fol-
lowed meeting with fair success until about the 1t OF
September, when cenoes and Oergs, to great extent
commenced drifting down, and by the 10Th NUMBER Oh
vessels had been sunk. and the bulk OF the remainder
hemmed in by the drifting Ice or driven ashore Oh
Sept the brig Comet sunk On the 7th the Roman was
dred bodily out to sea by two foes, and crushed ike
an egg she'll Tho crew narrowly escaped. The Florida
and Victoria Of San Francisco were also crushed
SeDtemDer Is, the captains OF ueeIb
tween Point BelchCr and Wainwright Inlet, held meet
ing and resolved to abandon the vessels in order to
save the lives Of the which was done, and l2O
sailors took refuge board the remainder OF the hee
which had been fortunate enough to escape outside Dc
i fore the ice closed in on the vessels.
Tho vessels abandoned the ConcOrdia, Gayhead'
George John Wells, Massachusetts,, ]. d. Thompson,
/ Contest g. Morgan Champion, Henry Tabor, E Swift
O. Crocker, Navy Reindeer, Fanny, George HoWland'
| Florida, Julian, AwashOnks Minerva William kotcn
Mary Roman, Comet, Pacia, Eugenia Kaboola' ana l.
Dickinson 1t is supposed that the whole number lost
win reach ss The ice drove down from the northwest
forcing the feet on the mud banks the ice grounding
In Il feet Of water.
The vessels known to be safewith the oil secured are
as follows Arctic with 40 bbls.; Progress, 25O bblsi
Chance 100 bbs. sperm and $50 bbls' whale; Daniel
Webster 2So bbs Ladoga 725 bbls. Europa, $50 bbls
Medea, $50 bbls whac, 40 sperm. AL tho abandoned
vessels It ia believed, viii be total loss, therc being
little chance Of receiving the cargOes in the Spring
Tho following Captains arrived here by the Moses
Taylori Leander owen wife and child Of the Contest;
T Packard Of the H. Taber B. Dexter and wife Of the
Emily Morgan Charles Allen Of tho J. D. Thompson H.
Eewbury Of the Hawaiian ship Paca, W. Eria Norton OF
the Awashonks Jared Jarnegan of the Roman, NJ W.
| Va
Head West Mitchell Of the Massachusetts,, Geo. BOudry
| Of the Navy HeEekiah Allen Of the Minerva, Aaron
Deene OF tho John Wells T. W. Williams, wife, and A.
Amly Of tho Monticello, D. R. Frazer Of the Florida
Lewis Williams and wife OF the Fannie A Osborne OF the
George Henry Pierce Of the Champion, Redhed OF the
/ Victoria, Smith OF the Carlotta.
The following officers also arrived: Charles r Smith"
ers Lot Luce, Albert G. Glass, John julia, John W.
Fisher W. A. Smith, Charles Hubbard, William 2. Ryan,
Thomas Drscon Frank Pierce, Francis c. Eldridge H.
G. Dexter E. H. Ludlow, d. B. Adams. John Rogers, E.
Lapham, John Norton William Davis, James g. Carter
R. b. stratton E. c. Murray, Samuel Mitchell, 8. G.
Mendal George Paine, Rufus Haskins, T. W. Msnches-
ter n. C. Ransom, Jamer Carter, II. T. COlson, W. p
Davenport, John r. Stevens, Edward Frazer George
Dufey George Smith, r. p Gard Seth ingalls,, Joseph
Tucker and about 25 others, whose families reside In san
Francisco, also arrived
Nearly COO Of wrecked sailors Kanakas, and
will remain at Honolulu, leaving many more there,
many Of them unproyided for. The bark Comet will
bring as many she carry and the American Con-
sui was negotiating for bark to carry another load to
Ban Francisco The officers thing naval vessel should
be sent to bring away tho remainder The whole 1900
were brought from the Arc Sea on six whaers In ad-
dton to their and oargoes Of OIL The loss by the
destruction OF the feet is about 100000 The catch de-
stroyed foots up to 1905 barrels Of whale OIL oC5 OF
Gperm and 10000 pounds Of bone.