The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-10-21
ANOTHER ARCTIC DISASTER

ny TIE AKIANaA ~ GNehloA u WV As.A@e S~
Txree BTotkers. Capt. Owen, from the Arctic Ocean.
we are in receipt Of the unweleome news that another
crushing blow has been given to the North Pacific
whaling business. similar TO that which il sustained
in 1871, when aS ships were lest. This time, thlr-
tces, comprising the bulk q the feet, have been
abandoned in the ice. The Three BrO'Asrs has
brought to this port some 100 q The shipwrecAei
officers aul crews; the bark FIorescs gone to san
Francisco. has the remainder, with the exception Of
about sixty men, who persisted ia remaining BY the
wrecks. and Of whom we expect TO hear that but
few have survived the rigors Of the Arctic winter.
The following narratives, prepared respect
lively by Capt Owen and Capt. Benz. Whitney,
tate oF the bark Arctic, viii be read with interest
IseEatt Of Bark Three ISrether-.
-,s~I n.a Hoa.iuiu g.. The Arous ocean 60 ,hs -eth 81
March. rourhci At Kauai th~--.th. aud op the l'ih ~
ApsiI passed iuio Rearing sea, through she L. Ia~-aseg
made the ice ga the "a. aud Care Narriu 90 the 2iih' the
SsalLer vss coid, Lut much lc,, is Than ! sNutctei 'o see.
On the asih tell iu with -hfp Nafcuso, With cart frazer
aI the onicers spd Grew q thetsrk IMiu'is vn h,ard. The
Latter had beeu fua Into by the Marriage aud >nnk. a fcw
DAYS previous. Took 90 hoard q ny ship as oaeet and
boats crew q the wrecked people. Cruised IN Arctic SEA
two OF three weeks. aud saw hut yefy fr~ whales Passed
into BeLIIns Straits Nay I4th, aud sot a hohesd THAI day.
u the 18th had a ,maIt : D sale. and hst The -iafeoSid
bow boat. Cruised ia the strait, uuUI JHns -, ard then
PASSED into thc Arctic Ocean, anG commenced WsirussinE.
Took about iGo) walrus durIrs she mouth, which mSie ~
1850 barrels oil worked NJ the eSst shore towards Point
Barrow. m, passed ley Cape Iuly lelh, apd Point Bclehei
on the l4,h. Here We heard q the bark Arctic being Lost.
having teen crushed in the ice. The captain and crew
on~arS and desmond, sent a boai 70 their relief and got
thea on board az our ships on the 18th mt IIansierIed
same night. Prom this date worked up The casi shore
agaiu slowly, and continued In company with The harks Rain.
bow and Others. Tho Rainbow got ashore on the 2tth, and
they had 10 break everything ont 70 get her oG. Assisted
July. Could not 60 any further With the ship. and bad 10
Prom this date until the last 81 the month took ; whales
in the vicinity Of the Point. Having had much westerly
with Ice probably on account u 50 much westerly wind We
found il a much more icy season than We anuelpa'ea, ana
on The liant, and beset ihe most Of the neei, AMI duited
Point on the 9Th, where two of u. were anchored, protected
10y the ground ice, yet packed ~ 10y a heavy "nd ipEens'
north aud norih"ssi, and ia this the ten shiIs were drifting
day after day passed with nothing but ice, ice, tee TO sea-
ward, our situation began 20 look serious. 90 The oh Of
Sept. we saw a large party coming from the eastward,
through the Iagoon-' with boats crowded full Of people TO
,h = ps sbiDsi al absnSopsa n hopeiIessiy beset in the ice. Ana
they found Us stili closed In by the same great pack as they
And now there seemed grave epprehensions Of The ia!nrs.
somewhere, yet it was found impossible 10 80 10 the :. w.
even TO the end OF the ice, or 20 ,open water, on account OF
R Bsr,nws AMI conteupIated GnilHnS Winter quarters and
forming a sort of Cooperative Union, TO make a common
stock out of all the scanty stock Of provisions ON board the
florence and Clara Bell. The two latter vessels laying
eight and sixteen miles 90 the s. w, but Just rs hopelessly
closed in as ourselves. And TO help us 10 live and support
life, a strong party was 20 keep constantly out Ia the boats,
looking for whales, and catch all that they possibly could
for food for us to eat.
All Of this and many more things were thought Of aud
contemplated, and neglecting TO send shore parties TO the
Rnt il was m y,s WI woTsed ~ bY fbe hs s 20 Pro.
violence in a much brighter and better way, even after the
manner OF His great work, which TO as seem so convincing
that over the destinies Of man n Meroiiul Ruler presides,
and to Him he our thanks due. The winds breezed up from
the 18th so that the Florence set signals that she could be
worked out. and all the wrecked people departed for her,
and in the afternoon Of that.day We saw her get ont and sail
away TO the s. w. This raised our hopes that We, too,
could soon get out, but as day after day passed and did not
spring one trap, aud the young ice was making freely, Il
began TO make us a gain view the prospects Of an Arctic
Winter here. with no pleasant thoughts. All the time a
strong Easterly gale had been blowing, that we thought Is
hours Of such q gale would surely relieve us, and yet we
had il for six days and no signs Of relief. But when we
had really begun to despair, the same invisible Hand
opened for us a narrow passage 80 feet ia width, and we
sailed out, thankful, Indeed, but ! fear not in such a man
ner as we ought. We went immediateiy oown 70 The Clara
had been gone 4 or . days, and not thinking VIC should
him TO pursue his season. ana i would take ali The wrecked
people on beard and look for the Florence, and, failing 20
nnd ner; would take them u Hon al d as 9ulos a. : could
1000 barrels that the Rainbow should give the Three Bro
e1 1nrsS one gG GIa,S wGs' eerf ISlS was sass agrs0s an 20 ny D.. Sh, e Gan ssin
{. better fortune, we left him 70 pursue bis whaling, while
proceeded to st Lawrence Bay, made all final arrangements
and sailed for our respective ports Of destination, aud were
age on the 9th Of September. Prom thence 10 lat. 80 n.
had 2 stormy and unpleasant passage; From thence to
100 passengers, exclusive Of my own ships company, all
we'll, but deserving of much charity. There were about 90
behind rather than 20 take the chance Of reaching the shore.
Ny seasons catch is as follows 1880 barrels walTus oil;
walrus ivory. Also report Bark Rainbow, Sept. 18th, with
500 barrels oil aud 1900 lbs whalebone. No report from
July. when they were doing well.
L. c. owES. Master Bark Three Brothers.