Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-03

Rover. the oaly Survivor % All the
Dogs On the Pssseus.

IN Y. Times, Oct LIST.
A shaggy coated Newfoundland dog
was held by a strong chain on the
United States sioop-of-var Yantic, in
the Upper Bay. yesterday. He jumped
about and tngged at his cham, but
wagped his tail good naturally all the
time. He Thoughts more Of pat on the
head than bone. The sailors said he
had TO be kept chained. or he would
jump overheard and swim ashore. He
was Rover, the dog which was on the
Greedy relief ship Pfotsus, when the
vessel was crushed in the ice of Cape
Sabine while trying to reach Lady
Franklin Bay. Rover was bought by
Lieut. K. A. Darlington, the commander
Of the expedition, at st. John. New
foundland, whence the Proteus sailed
When the members of the expedition
took to the open boats after the sides Of
the Proteus we're broken in, Rover
coried himself up in the bow of one #
them Tn take his chances of reaching a
place Of safety with the party. There
was another dog also called Rover on
the Proteus. He was a cross between
setter and Newfoundland, with
smooth body and long ears, and be
ionQed TO Captain Pike, the commander
OF the Proteus- There were also Il
Esquimaux dogs on the ship. They
could nst be taken along, and Captain
Pike did not think il worth his while to
take his Rover. The Esquinaux dogs
were a cowardly, treacherous set. Lieut.
Garlington's Rover would whip three or
four of them at a time, and would not
let them come aft. When the timbers
Of the Proteus yielded they were seized
with terror. They ran about, but would
not leave the ship. The sailors took
them by the tail and back of the neck
and threw them, yelping, out upon the
ice, whore they ran into hooks. and set
up a dismal bowling. DIR. j. 5. Harri-
son, the surgeon Of the expedition, said
that when one of the Esquimaux dogs
was down, the others would all pounce
on him. He supposed they set upon
Captain Pixies Rover when the party
sailed away, and ate him. Then they
began to devour each other, and finally
the last one swallowed himself, obliter-
ating the last trace of canine tragedy.
In going from Smith Sound some
rough weather was encountered. Lieut..
Garlington's Rover was taken seasick.
He put his head over the side of the
boat and paid tribute to the deep in a
very human way. Rover is very
young dog, but very intelligent. There
is another dog on the Yantic. 1t is a
sleek pointer named Princess, and be-
longs to Commander Frank Wildes.
DR.. Harrison said that while in Disco
Bay the weather was warm, and the
mosquitoes swarmed oyer the ship.
They were more persistent than the
Jersey gallinippers, and particularly
venomous.
Lieut.. Gibson, the executive officer of
the Yantic, has two or three books full
of pressed flowers and ferns. They
grow in crevices in the rocks. One va
riety was polar poppy. Ii was bright
yellow flower with brown center, and
q long green stem. He obtained blue
bells that were bright aud pretty at
Rittenbank. The moss overspread ev-
erythins. In a ravine il lay on the
rocks like beautiful carpet of brown,
red and green, intermingied with flow
ers. The mingling of the colors was
beautiful. In Disco the moss WAS the
most beautiful. IL was as elastic as
sponge to the feet. In Disco Bay the
sailors had high times. They hirted
and danced in the cooper's shop with
the Esquimaux women until the Esqui-
maux men were green with envy. One
of the marines had little camera, and
took the pictures of four of the women.
They were plump, wore trousers, aid
the hair stood up in bunch. looking
like shOe-brushes on top of their heads.
The sailors used to have NO end of
trouble with icebergs which came sail
ing around the ship and threatened to
do damage The men were turned out
one morning at o'clock to low away
one. They towed until o'clock, but at
10 O'clock il sailed hack aQain.