Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-19
HOwGArE EXPEDITION
Fitting Out the Gmtnare for its Arctsc
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Washington Star, June 18th.
The unusual sight in this sity of vessel
| taking aboard stores for cruise to the polar
| regions was witnessed yesterday at the
Messrs. Stephenson's wharf, foot of Eighth
street, by large number of persons attract
ed by the novelty of the sight. The Gulnare,
the staunch Clyde built brigantine steamer,
recently reconstructed for the Howgate ex-
pedition TO Lady Franklin Bay, and which
has since been condemned by the naval in
spectors, was brought around to the wharf
from the navy yard several days ago, and
yesterday the work of taking on board and
packing her stores was commenced by an
experienced stevedore, Mr.. McKenny,
brought here from Baltimore yesterday, the
work being under the eye of Capt. Howgate
Wagon load upon wagon load Of supplies,
furnished by Messrs. B. w. Reeds sons,
were carted to the wharf, and
taken on board. On Saturday,
after her arrival at this wharf, the
Messrs. Stephenson put 1000 tons of coal
into her hold, all that she could take with
her cargo of stores. This work was accom-
plished in five hours, remarkably short
space of time for so large quantity.
THE VESSEL.
This boat was originally built for the En-
glish coast survey service, and was an iron
prised the covering her entire iron bottom,
from her waist, with a solid mass of oak
timber fourteen inches thick, well trunioned
and caulked, and similar thickness on her
inside, making twenty Eight inches of solid
oak, besides her iron hull in the center. She
has also been braced with heavy oak timbers.
The boilers have been covered with asbestors
to retain the heat, with non conductor COW
ering outside.
THE CARGO OF STORES
comprised packages of every variety of strong
and substantial food, done up in the most
compact forms ani closely packed in the
hold, leaving hardly any space. These stores
are designed to be left at two houses to be
erected for the colony at Lady Franklin Bay,
for the supply of the officers and men left
there. The prepared lumber for these
houses, all ready to be put together upon ar
rival there, IS at the wharf, and will be put
on board before starring. The food material
for the most part consists of beans, flour,
pork, dried beef, dried buffalo meat pressed
and packed in the hides, dried fruit of various
kinds, sugar, molasses, tomatoes, tea, coffee,
vinegar, rice, pilot bread, concentrated milk,
pickles and condiments, tobacco, alcohol,
but no whisky. There are also oils, glass
ware, lamps, lanterns, heating and cooking
stoves, cauldrons, cross saws of various
kinds, axes, iron bars, spades, and all kinds
of hardware; also arms and ammunition, har
poons, etc.
HTHE CROWS NEST"
A curious sort of watch box, called the
"crow's nest'-a wooden tank coppered with
iron hoops and about the height of man
has been constructed to be drawn up to the
masthead by rigging for the purpose and
fastened there, in which watchman is to be
hoisted from the deck, and one always to be
on guard there, day and night, as lookout.
They are to enter up into the "crow nest"
through trap door, and seat is construct
ed inside where they can sit, enveloped in
furs, and scan the dreary polar horizon. 1t
is proposed that before starting quantity
of dynamite shall be taken on board, to be
used for the purpose of blasting ice when
necessary.
THE EXPEDITION
will sail direct for Lady Franklin bay with
out stopping until the coast of Greenland is
reached, and it is proposed to depend mostly
on the sails for propulsion and to save the
coal to deposit at the colony stations.
Rations for the crew have been prepared for
sixteen months, although it is not expected
that the voyage will take half that time.
When the steamer arrives at her destination,
the wooden houses are to be Immediately
erected and the colony put on permanent
basis. After seeing them we'll started, the
vessel will return for more stores and new
recruits for the colony-the latter taking the
place of the former, who are to be advanced
further towards the north pole.
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