Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-03

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~. ~ had BROUGHT mysslf 70 balisvs
would b, he ultimate outcome oe ths strange
direction. ..6teee N. W.
NJ captain vas = upquise . mysslf.
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Asuuso; Sus q. 70 vS.s i vas 70 b BE- nsds
no opsn conjecture.
n second oGicsr, Ms. Bosnbsrgr, h.
ksvs, firmly believed - both erasy; i.dssd,
! oetsn wondered myssk ss The stass
vas in.
Evening cams, md nothing bad turned Up
The night was bright, and ths captain vas
dsssrmiDsd 70 lay On und~ sasy saA TN
morning.
Morning cams, and With ths 1rst gay
hight ves On deck
It was bitterly cold
ThoaD ooly who hAvs eeaD tham under dmt-
las circumstances can form any adequate idsa
Of Tie dslicats and beautiful tints Of IL
morning skiAs in thoss northern latitudsA
Tbs bsauty Of ths sosns was amp,y raviah-
Ing. But ! was In no humor 70 appreciate
any Of thsss marvellous beauties Of nature.
Ihad something els Of moro 'ttal import
ancs to think of just then.
There was mist and . thick frosty base q
deep white hanging low down on the hort-
son. l waited impatiently for II 70 lift IL
lifted soon, and could not b mistaksn-bS
You'd Il could dimly ~ ths Ghmmsr Of The
ics Geld
ssnt bslow to call ths captain, who cane
% deck directly. .,-.,.,,
ut u no use, Ar. Ssowsn. " b. aid, you
mus put her about"
wait one moment aid, wait ons mo-
nent. the mist Is lifting moro. Il viii b
quite clear directly"
The mist was indeed lifting rapidly. Far
70 the north and west We could ~ tie ice
stretching away, - far ~ the eye could
reach, In one unbroksn field
was trying to 80 whether there appeared
any break in the ice to tho west, whsn tbs
captain, seixing my arm with one hand and
pointing straight ahead with the othsr. sx-
claimed:
my God! there Is y shir thersi"
The mist had risen lie . curtain, and
there, sure enough, about three miles ahead,
w a ship seemingly firmly packed In IL
ice
We .tood looking At it in silsncs.
There vas some MEANING. after all. In that
mv.ter;ous warning v.s the ART thought
that flashed through my mind.
"She's nipped bad. div aid old Capsu.
Who. with the ress of our crew. vas suxiorp.
" watching our new Discovery.
lives trying hard to make her out through
NV rlsss. when the Cash Of . gun. auic xiy
followed by the dull report, proved that shs
had sen IN.
Up went the Aag. union down.
We needed no signal to know her dissrssl
The captain ordered the second officer. Mr..
sornberger, on in one Of the quarter boata
watched him "a he made his wav over thu
ics. with . few Of the men, towards The
wrecked ship, while tho rest Of the boats
crew rowed "oR and on" to await his return.
They soon returned with eight Of the ships
1t was q dismal account they gave Of their
They might have saved their vay out
through the ice. but the ship was 30 strained
and in fured that she would not have aoatsd
an hour.
The largest Of their boats had been stove
In by contact with an iceberg, while none OF
tos otne" wsle Is.ny '."o'ny