The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-22
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3 iOttcr to be left behind me, n an,
had gun, loaded TO blow my 6rai M
out whom circumstance occurred 10 rouse w
/ dayit falls trough / could have mounted By
mass OF leo, four feet hIg6ertfnn her ,rsII. TLls
was - part Of tho bed Shc had rested m rs
went on deck to taS" last io0k arnm UNI Got
pairing to board che shin by way Of this mass
aud their Hero ggnows mud cullen retreat stt
Ing my body, oven after death, was 80 renuG-
nant MS to at once banish all further Thoughts
When night came tho boars stiJl fingered. l
locked myself In tho cabin, and heard them
rummaging about in the deck gangwnys aud
making persistent eIlorts;o break into the deck
house. 1t was after midnight before theV went
away, and next day made preparntione 70
season mad brought, continual twilight l set
to work to cut tho hummook away from mo
port quarter, but after working for two hours
wit an ok decided to try powder. With tho
tools Mt hand sunk n shaft down seven or
eight feet. Allied gallon Jug with blasting
powder, and thOn arranged slow mntcn anu
was ready. | expected the Ice to fly about in
lively manner, but tho deck house would give
me shelter | was within minute of firing
the train whom / heard q great smiling and
growing. md lol THO two Same bears came M
tho incline and stood again on the crest Of the
hummock TO look down upon mo. yolled ana
swung my hat. but they. held their ground
mud, were evidently intending TO board the ship
I0se, and; waiting as long ~ ], dared to, ran
into the deck house. | was hardly under cover
when the explosion came and for tho next hall
minute pieces OF ice were gathering on the
board roof as thoy descended from their Hight.
When | opened the door and looked ont tho
hummock was gone-leyolled far below the
rail. and the hoars had taken to light
now realized that | must paas many long
iious dangers and mapped out a programme
70 be followed. had break asst OF o'clock A:
NJ Then worked Mt clearing off snow and
70 got up coal and overhaulcd stores. At
! had dinner. IRON thence till read; From
to looked after some fox traps had made.
and nearly always had q pet to take care OF.
z had supper, and between that and my bed
limo studied the charts OF several seas we
had aboard. and learned TO locate various
islands and countries. held to this pro-
mad II allowed myself to brood over the stu
alton. and thus | slept soundly. preserved q
bnoynnt spirit and constantly gained In flesh.
In January there was move OF the ice which
an hour she settled back without damage. BY
dny md night there were tremblngs and
shocks and thunderous reports but got used
to them after awhile and was not greatly dis
airy that sledgo drawn by dogs came close up
TO the ship. and two Eskimos made a long sur
vey of 1t, waved their hands, and shouted to
me as they went OF. On the 18th two sedRes
two harpooners and four days later all our old
crew wore on board. ! was correct In my con-
illusions as to why they had abandoned the
ship They left her hurredly, expecting her
70 go down, and had drifted almost down TO
upernavik. when discovered by natives and
pioted ashore. Later on sledges were sent out
to search for the ship, and after many fruttlesS
journeys she was finally sighted. and whom the
spring breakup came we got down into the
Atlantic with scarcely an adventure worth
recording,