The Republican journal., 1871-11-23
The Arctic Disaster.
Special Despatch to the Boston Post.

the Eugenla ana NcWDurry OF the IarlS.
The hardships OF the whaling-men i'll
their struggles with the vast masses OF
ice, which closed in upon the fleet much
earlier in the season than usual, cannot
be realized except by one who has in per-
son visited those irigid regions.
THE VOYAGE TO THE ICE REGIONS.
1t appears that the ships began to ar
rive at the ice south of Cape Thaddeus
about the 1st of May. Ice was plenty and
closely packed, and they made slow head
way, wind strong from the northeast.
The ice opened about the lst Of June,
and they made Cape Navarino, taking
FIVE or six whales. The ice continuing to
open, the fleet pushed north, passing
through Behring's Straits between the
18th and 30th of June. About the latter
part of July the fleet made for Icy Cape,
and the ice had begun to disappear, the
main body lying in latitude sixty-nine de-
grees ten minutes and fifteen seconds.
They worked up to within few miles ot
ley Cape, where some of the vessels
anchored. Northeast winds We're blow
ing quite heavily, and on the 9th OF
August several ships got under way, and
the weather being good, they worked to
the northeast as far rs Wainwright Inlet,
where number of whales Were taken,
but the ice was heavy and closely packed.
On the 1lth of August the wind suddenly
shifted and large number of boats We're
| caught in the ice, which was setting in on
shore. The wind was from the west, and
the ships had to get under way to keep
trom beng lammeq IN the zee ana WORK
! IN shore under the ice OF the grouhu lte'
| SAYING Inelf small noatS WIN great yum
u..y A-t',' ,.,.,,,,
| ed in the effort
| APPROACHING pANGEl,
lhe ice stopped onlhe l"th anu ~haiih&
| was resumed the Shlp' remaining al
safe anchorage On the 29th oi August.
a strong northeast gale opened me zee anu
sent 1t OF shore, and on lhe 2'th' WIN
| good weather, Whallhg was teSulleu WIN
| success. On the 18Th southwest WINDS
| set the ice on shore, So last lhat some Oh
| the ships were caught IN the pack the
rest retreating in shore ahead OF the zee
which came in and packed around the
ships and grounded IN the shoal water.
10 add to the mISiortuneS OF the hour IL
now began to snow, with stormy winds
from south to northwest The ShipS Were
SO closely jammed that some had not room
to swing clear OF each other
oyFRTAkEN AND CRUSHED
The bark Roman. of Now onlon was
crushed on tbe IN of Seplrn,bnr and
dr;ftad hnlnlnsslv os fur rs Sea Horse
Island ,yhprn she was c1urhf between
M, hna,,v Aoas of irn ono ~ which was
aorourd ond an immense doe ot several
niles in evtcnt came aoainst her from off
chora crrsb;no bnr Ike IN eru-shell in
fortv-fiva min7'tcs She sank 6eadfore
most laov;nr hor milzenmasf and stern
ont Of wotnr The cantain officers and
crew nscaned over the ice with the boats.
hnt saved scarcely anytbino else except
thn clothes they wore. The brio Comet
was crushed on fine 9J If SeHtember.
) Tho loo was now sptlinu on shore very
heavily. the open strip of water grew
narrower every day, and the chances OF
SettihS onl G'Oi s'
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f loflN" AGAINST llofh'
The dancer of the situation was now
: apparent TO all. and with the advanced
season tbe fears Of troezinc M increased
| daily. The brig Kohola was first tighten
ed, GOT over the bar at WAINWRIGHT Inlet.
Y ana hauled a1ono-side the Charlotte. of
S,n Froncisco on whose dncl, her oil and
{ stores We're landed and a (urtber attempt
made n oct her nast tbo shoals but She