The New York herald., 1879-12-09
NEWS FROM TIE BEHRING SEA.
ARRIVAL OF THE CREW OF THE WRECKED
MERCURY-THE JEANNErTE NOT SPOKEN A
SEVERE WINTER SETTING IN,

ARRIVAL OF THE CREW OF THE WRECKED
MERcunY-THE JEANNErTE NOT SPOKEN A
SEVERE WINTER SETTING IN,
From the Alta California. Nov. 27.l
Some excitement was caused last evening by the
announcement Of the arrival in port OF the whaling
bark Helen Mar Captain Bauldry, bringing with her
the crew OF the Mercury, which vessel has also
been for some time expected. When it was known
that whaler was outside all in hopes that it
the Mount Wollaston. which vessel rumor
stated had spoken with the Jeanette. An Alta re-
porter immediately despatched to make in
quirios. and the result may be stated as follows
The Helen Mar arrived about SIX o'clock. seventeen
days from Fox Island and about thirty-one days
from the Arctic. Her passengers were Captain
of the bark Mercury. which abandoned in the
ice October "a. in latitude II deg 10 min. north
longitude III degrees west. or just north OF tho
The Mercury became ice bound on Tuesday, the
2lst of October At this time the Helen Mar was
nearly half mile distant in q similar fix. As it
thought that they would nave to winter together
the provisions of the Mercury transferred to
the other ship tho ice being thick enough to support
teams aud wagons and the weather sufficiently calm
for such an operation. Fortune, however, favored
the Helen Mar. the cath gale sprang up. aud
the ice parted carrying her out into open water while
the other vessel remained fast The of the
Mercury had hard work in joining their consort.
Neither OF the vessels had seen or heard news OF
the Jeannette but on the 18th the Helen Mar saw tho
vgiant steering north and 1t is thought the latter
vessel may have met the gallant explorer. On the
4th of October the Wolaston had not Captain Do
Long. that date Captain Cameron. OF the Norma.
entertained the Captain of the woliaston on board
his vessel. and ascertained from his own lips that
he had received no tidings OF her. On her voyage
home the Helen Mar struck several times on the
shoals of Cape Prince OF Wales. The schooner
Alaska IN expected in daily, but experienced whaers
beginning to fear that the winter is evidently
u very stern one and the season growing late. that
not yet reported, will be detained another
They are all considerably overdue.
pERrLs OF THE ARCTIC ocEAN-THE wnALER
MERCURY ApASDoNED-Two MORE wHALERs
FROZEN IN.
From the San Francisco Bulletin.l
The whaling bark Helen Mar from the Arctic
Ocean. reached this harbor last evening. bringing
the crow of tho bark Mercury The latter vessel
abandoned in the ice the oath of last October. in
latitude II deg 10 min. north, longitude 172 deg.
west, Just north OF Herald Shoals. The two ships
were together. On the 10Th October thero ice
as far as they could sec to tho westward.
They then stood to tho northeast. On tho 20th
they worked to the southward, among young ce
There ccssional pieces of clear water and
heavy ice. At dark there was considerable leo
around and they Laid under easy sail until daylight
AT daylight on the morning of the 2lst they kept
away ana stood st-southeast The weather not
very thick--they could soc seven or eight miles,
soon after noon they came to Young ice and the
wind hauled ahead The ships swung
oil. to work through the ice. Captain
Hickmott, of the Mercury. says hc worked until
midnight. and then the ice tnickened and stopped
the ship. At ten O'Clock the next morning both
ships dropped anchor. During the day Of the
head. At night IL breezed up some. and
they hove up their anchors. Tho Mercury
mircd about two ships lengths, aud tho
Helen Mar did not stir from her position. On the
morning Of the 23d tho ice about the ships
would bear son weight Matters looked dismal