New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-08
SEARCHING FOR CASTAwAYS.
NEWS FROM THE TIGREss.
rxRIIs or ARCTIC NAvIGATIoN-TlIR TIGREss AM

rERIIs or ARCTIC NAvIGATIoN-TlIR TIGRESs AMONG
ICKBERGS-PLAN THE EXPECTED CRUISE.
ryRou A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE. i
". s. S. TIGREss, NIANTLIK, CUMBERLAND
souND.-we parted company from the Juniata on the
ob Of August bound the coast OF Davis Straits,
IN search OF some Of the Northern feet OF whaers from
scotland It IS the custom OF these 70 leave
Scotland carly in May. and get INTO Davis
Straits whom the fee first commences TO break
mn keeping to the eastward along the Green
l,nd coast and getting far Cape York, steer
westward across 10 Lancaster Sound. At this point
with the opening ice, the whales are found In great
abundance When the ice further to the northward
commences 20 break up (which is generally at later
season. and follows the Polar current down In the shape
OF An leo pack these scotch whalors drop down 10 the
southwsrd and keeping clear OF the pack IN open water
follow the coast line down as far as Exeter Bay aud
Cumberland SOUND about the l9n OF OcoOer Ihey leaNe
the coast for home.
49, leaving Disco our intention was 20 hunt this
whaling e,et and End the whereabouts OF the Of
tina Polaris Tie wind favored us on voyage for
one day only On the Goth OF August had idea Of
what we might have TO battle against, judging by a
strongly marked leo blink to the westward extending
far northward Of west. The air the ice, seen
from open water, is quite luminous. looking like the
carly streas Of approaching day just before the dawn
and Il upon ioeeld open water is at hand the at
mosphoro about it is dark in ATTITUDES be-
fore an approaching snow-sorm In Winter. The 9th
of August found Us in close contact with the pack
Of leo forctold by the leo blink, and the
sers course was changed 10 the southwark, and
so 1t continued until the SOth of August. when had
another sign what be expected for the future
tue barometer indicating by its sudden fall southeast
gale Before noonon the 3st the gale broke upon us in
an its fury and in less than four hours the became
as rough though blow had been in progress for
whole day. For four days it did not abate up to the
third day it rather grew worse.
alfn hnt f1v IN
tho gallo and the sea- but also TO fight the ice One Of
our oldest iccmasters, Mr. Chapman who has been for
years this part Of the world declared that he had
added ten years to life during this gale On Sunday
were startled by the cry of the lookout Iceberg close
aboard" " Hard down" was the answer and all hands
we're anxious to sec the Tress would behave with
such an enemy The sea dashed to fury by the gale,
and the sleet was perfectly binding. To stand
above the rail was almost impossible. The whole sea
was as white as If covered with ice. But in the black
ness OF the night the berg could be seen towering in all
majesty looming Ike mountain IN the m0dle OF a
plain But II had been too late for skill or seaman
ship clear it, ana the Tgress struck t little on the
bow stopped shook herself and, trembling from stem
stern, started ahead again. as n re eshed Tor new
encounter. Tho vessel riumphed and the Iceberg was
left to the Toward, and away the snip pounded as
proud Of her victory. The gale wore on and passing
away, the ice-pack rounded, and fair, 6eauitul
weather gave sight Of Cape Mercy, the cape which
the future this will be the cruise OF the Tgress:
Tomorrow Sept. 10 sail hence Tor EyitOok, on the
Greenland coast. where we expect 10 ma coal WINCH
used there for the working Of the CreOhte Mines once
cOaed, shall start for Cape Malsngham. and skirt
the ice TO tho nOrthwrd I'm search OF the vessels OF the
fleet OF the Scotch whaers, aud with either their lnfOr
nation to the missing crew, or their reception on
board shall sail for 81. John, Newfoundland, where
the telegraph viii take the news OF our success