Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-28
INTERESTING LOG BOOK.
Extracts From the Log of the Loeb
Garry.
SAILING THROUGH SNOW STORMS
A Real Story More Romantic Than Fic-
. -53a tion---The Tale of True
Heroes.

5 New YORK, July 27.-The following de-
tails from the log Of the steamship Loeb
Garry, of the Greedy Relief Expedition, are
furnished by Ensign ". R. Chambers, who
who was in command of the vessel during
its cruise in the polar regions:
/, On our first day out from st. Johns, a
heavy fog set in and we encountered large
iceberg. In steering out of the way We
lost sight Of the Thetis, and could only re-
sumo our position by sounding her whistle.
May Is, when we were off Cape Farewell,
we met the first great quantity OF ice and
we were obliged to go ahead slowly. May
%, we sighted Disco, but had
much difficulty finding harbor. The is
land was covered with ice and snow, and
landmarks were invisible. We left God
haven May 24th at A. ", and steamed
through ice along the coast to point about
ten miles below Hare island. Here we
found ice so thick we were compelled to lay
to. Lieut. Schley signalled for me to go
back to Godhaven and wait for favorable
opportunity with an east wind to proceed to
Uperuavik. We left Upernavik the second
time May 9th, and encountered more ice,
through which we pushed our way and
found the Thetis lying to at Hare island,
having been unable to blast a passage
Through the Ice.
Next morning the whalers Arctic and Wolf
Joined us and we started ahead The ice
was heavy and very hammocky, and We
experienced great difficulty in making
progress aud several times narrowly eseap.
ed collision with the Wolf We were afraid
to back very much for our propeller was
only four bladed east iron one, ana nau
We broken blade it would have been all up
with us. We finally succeeded in gaining
ahead and the Wolf" followed in the open.
ing we made. The Thetis was now out of
sight and we set our course for 0omeEack
ford. Here we sighted the Thetis ten miles
ahead. We overhauled the Thetis May
28th Captain Scheey hailed us and said
"Go to Upe;navik calling at Proven. If
you meet the Bear coal her with dispatch" ."
During the fog which came on we got false
lead and while returning to open water TO
try another we met the Thetis and proceed
ed together in the midst Of
Binding Snow Storm,
Which lasted all night At.Upernavik, up
on arrival there May 2S, We found the Bear
and coaled her. The vessels remained in
the vicinity for nearly week, when the
Thetis and Bear proceeded northward,
while we waited for the Alert, which arrived
June II. The Governor of Upernayik told
us there was no hope OF, getting through
Melville Bay, as the season was unusually
close, We left with the Alert July Il and
reached Berry Island June 23. We
went ahead pushing through the ice
all the way, and June % reached
Horsebhead Here the alert got nipped in
the ice, and in trying to get her out, we
lost so much time that the neck had be-
come impenetrable, We lay jammed in
the ice of Dirick Island all June 30. We
worked all night the 18th blasting, saving
ice and finally got away into open water.
June 30 we were of Wilcox Head,
where we had more hard pushing
to get to open water beyond
Devils ThBrab. While busy here We
sighted the Thetis and Bear coming toward
us and knew at once from the signaling
that the Greedy explorers had been traced.
and that the survivors, if any, were on
board, for Captaia Schley would never have
come back without having accomplished
his work We retained to open water and
a thick fog set in and it was some time be-
fore could go on board the Thetis and
learn the news of the rescue. We then
pushed south with alb the haste possible and
arrived at Upernavi%yuly 2, Capt Schley
there dispatched the Alert and Lockgarry
to God Haven, white the Thetis and
Bear put in to Upervix, the former
to shit her broken rudder and the latter to
coal. At Godhaven the Alerts machine
nv was repaired, and we buried there one Of
the Esquinaux of Lieut.. Greely's party
We left Godhaven with the Alert in tow.
Off the coast of New Foundland VIC encoun-
tered gale and the steel barrier parted
three tines The Alert was finally cast
a lritt. July Is we dropped anchor at ST.
Jobns Al q n No on July IL