The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-10-25

a binding snow storm from the Northwest.
and the prospect was most discOuraging.
Several men deserted and returned toward
the ships where number Of the crews re-
manned who refused to face the hardship
and journey toward land. OF their fate we
know nothing. September six we reached a
strip of open water and launched the boats
and pulled toward land. All that
day and the next, we kept working through
and over the ice, and at p. IN. made land
wO miles west of Point Sargent We con-
tlnued working along the shore. At noon
on the 9Th we sighted Three Brothers and
the Rainbow at Point Barrow, and reached
them before night We found the ice all
solid beyond and the only chance OF escape
was to drag the boats overland to the open
sea- distance as it afterwards proved. of
1870 miles They made sleds and attempted
the journey, but on reaching Cape Smith
found the bark Florence there and after a
consultation it was decided that any effort
to proceed would be madness. and prepare
items were commenced for wintering as be 2
we could at Point Barrow. Boats were pre-
pared for whaling. as that was the on ~ re-
source for our food, and work was commenced
on house. On the night of September 10
the ice began to break UP before strong
east wind. The next day the Florence was
able To get under way. All hands and the
baggage were put on board: ran down the
the ice. Her captain said he would stay by
her till the 18th, when, if there was no pros
pect of getting out. he would leave in the
boats for clear water. The Florence was to
wait for him. We made sea at the
HarOe Island that night. and the
next night made Wainwright's Inlet.
We waited there for the crew of the Clara
Bell, and to get water. On the evening of
the 18th the Three Brothers and the Rain
bow, which had escaped from Point Barrow,
joined the former, bringing the crew of the
Clara Bell. which remained fast i'm the ice
with no hopes of getting out. Part OF the
people in the Florence were then put on
board the Three Brothers and rendezvous
appointed at st. Lawrence Bay where they
would stop for water. Both arrived there
the sd and left the next day for San Fran
cisco, and the Three Brothers for Homo
lIlu. The following is the list of the
abandoned vessels: Banks, Onward and
Clara Bell, of San Francisco; ships,
81. George and Marengo and barks Cornelius,
Holland, Jas. Allen and Java of New Bed
ford: ships Camilla. Barkentine and jose
phine of Boston; barks Acres Barns of New
London and Hawaiian; barks Dimond and
Arctic The vessels had on board altogether
900 barrels OF oil. besides a large amount of
whale bone and ivory. 1t is the undivided
opinion of every master that no hope can be
obtained of the rescue of the ships or of those
who remained on beard them. All are UNI
doubtedlv lost and carried away to the
northeast in an immense lee pack which
closed them in for miles around
(Signed)
w ii. Kelly, Master of the Marengo
Il. +. Holman. of the G. Rowland.
r. :. Hickworth. of the Acers Barns.
J. Keenan,, of the JAS Allen.
J. II. Knowles, of the st. George.
+. \. Ludlow. of the Camilla.
r. W. Williams. of the Clara Bell
Geo. Larry, of the Josephine.
Ezra b. Laphan, of the Onward.