, 1873-03-17
AFl0AT ON AN ICE ISLAND.
Torriblo Experience Oh Luke Eupcrl-
Or--A Week Of lns1,incnt Peril.

EDFrtNl0 UEDCftH11CN E,NIfC EnnnFkH
or-.A week Of lm,nlnont peril,
1xo,,, ~ n,,.,tt t1.-at,
Ahout il,o 4th nf Tannnrv fonr shobantow.,
,,nlI enr,nucra rnrnoj 'Ii,nronn Wnianr nnnr"a
Fisher, Edward LIndor, and % Hepry zoek, uS atSrte1
t1or nv To cross tho lajsa to Jalo ilovoi ino
VIVA a1tnnoand to In tIrno ar fnur fcni In thicE.
ness. and they fell norfoctly aafo in 1nortn1sinr
tho tourney. I1nfortunntoly thoy matlo littlo nr
no provision for tho tin, each snpnosinr that
tho other Ind plentiful gur,niy OF brad ans1 nnr,s
in hts nan;t rha,s 1oa',ra1y wuIliod a1n,,i, ~,
thojr course until nnnrly niphtfnll. Whon
1t was proposel thoy should sun, On opening
thoir sucks ant spreading tl,er blankets on tlee
ice, It was discoyorod Tint hut threo of tham
hatt any food whatever. and theso threo Iad Int
about four pounds of broal md a un,lui and n
half Of boiled beef between them. However,
tlloy divided up ther stock md nude tolorable
morning. What was loft Of tho ropnst, consist
fnR Of slice Of moat, half IN Inch thick ana
about tho size Of q mans hand, and two emnli
loavcs, wcre gathered up, and tho four walked
wonthor calm. Toward morning, however, ono
OF t1lcm George Fisher, gave out and tloy
concluded to tako rest. 90 they laid down.
and, utter oonvcreing awhile, fell asloop
Whom they awoko Tho sun was shining, bright.
tho air waa plorcingly cold. FiHlcr continuing
to evince sigma Of illnoss, the party resolved to
reeraco their ssopR, but on walking. northwarl
1ul soue luAles, 70 tnelr uttor 9ston16hmont nnu
dis!nay, they discovered that tho icc-calsc on
which tney were waa surrounded by opon watcr
on Az siaos IN lact that they wore on an isiNnd
OF ico, some toh MUGS n circumlerence, as noar
an thoy coa!d }uage. Night was tast approneh-
1n6, ana with u camo sTlfter anu colder wind
than that which Lad Lcen blowing all day.
pcnned IN beyond tho possibility Of human ald,
tholr montl su1er1ngs wero terrible, for they
behold death staring them IN tho faco; but,
aduod to tnese, came tho punching anBniah of
munger
Fisher, Who Ind ouce boon - cast away" on
to ocean, and who appeared to be suffering from
raging fever, WAS the only one ut tls stage Of
affairs who appeared to roalizo tho necessity Of
husbanding TO tho last what lttlo thoy had in tho
way Of oatablcs. He suggested TINT rs thoro
wore four Of them in bad sorape, it would be
right and proper that tho bread aud meat should
bo divided into four equal pnrtB a1,d thnt then
each mnn should Hubdivido his allowance into Bi3
portions, which, II t1oyused but one portion u
day, would snstain !ifo for noarly O. week. His
argument told on his companions In distross, nllll
they aoquioBcod. Tho bread and meat were
therefore cut Into four parts aud then oach sop
arated lis eharo into moiotiea.. BY mutual con-
aent they resolved not to cat anything until noxt
morning. and aorrowfully thoy spread their
blanketH on tho cold leo and laid down. Worn
out with cold, hunger and fatigue. thoy Boon fell
into aound slutnbor, from which they vero
aroused about ilaylghtby tho thundcr-lilse sound
caused by the cracking Of the icc.ss
tlloy wore out, they ato tlcir "brcalfast" in 81
lence, tho meal consistiug Of about mouthful
Of broad and peuo Of boof about tho aizo Of a