Iron County register., 1891-02-26
A FROZEN SHIP.
WAS round in the Arctic Seas by a
British WhaIer.

- hOZCN SHtP.
was round in the Arctic Seas by a
British WhaIer.
he evening In the middle of August
LOO. Captain Warren, the master of a
"reeland whale ship, found himself be-
canned amongst an immense number
VI leebergs in about ~ degrees
~ latitude. They were of immense
helSht and wedged together, and Z
succession of snow-covered peaks ap-
Pedred behind them as far as the eve
eouiu reach, showing that the ocean
quarter.
captain Warren did not feel alto
gether satisfied with his situation. but
'here oelng no wind he could not move
anu ne therefore kept a strict watch,
hhoWlng that he would be safe so long
DIS Che pergs kept their situation. One
night after violent storm, the captain
hound that his ship had sustained no
serious injury, and that the accumu-
lated 1cebergs had become disarranged
ana separated, and that kind of canal
had been formed through which his
snip could pass. After he had pro-
ceeded few miles a ship made its ap-
pearance about midday. The sun
shown brightly at the time
At first the bergs prevented the
captain from seeing much of her but
her masts, but he was struck with the
strange manner in which her sails were
disposed, and with the disrnantled as
pect OF her yards and rigging. She
continued to go before the wind and
then grounded and remained motion
less The captains curiosity was so
much excited that he immediately
jumped into a boat with several of the
crew and rowed toward her On ap-
preaching her he observed that she was
conSlderabl bly, weather-beaten,a and not
soul appeared on deck, w hich was COW
cred with snow to a considerable depth.
lie then hailed her crew several times,
but no answer was returned. Previous
to stepping on board an open port-hole
caught his eye, and looking into it he
perceived a man reclining back in a chair
with writing materials on a table be-
fore him, but the feebleness of the light
made every thing indistinct.
The party went upon deck and hav-
ing removed the hatchway, after few
moments pause they descended to the
cabins. They first came to the apart
ment which Captain Warren had viewed
through the port-hole. a tremor seized
him IS h entered it. It's inmate still
retained the same position and was in
sensible CT the entrance of strangers.
He was found to be a corpse, and
green, damp mold had covered his
cheeks and forehead, and vailed his
open eye-balls. He had pen in his
hand, the log book lay in front of him.
l., -, haI
ran thus:
November Il, 1862. We have now
been inclosed in the ice seven years.
The fire went out yesterday, and the
master has been many days trying to
rekindle it. but without success. His
wife died this morning. There is no re-
lief
Captain Warren hurried from the
spot without uttering a word. On en-
tering the principal cabin the first OBJ
ject that attracted his attention was
the dead body of woman reclining on
bed in an attitude of deep interest
and attention. Her face retained the
freshness of life, but the contraction OF
her limbs showed that her form was
inanimate. Seated on the floor was
the corpse of young man holding Il
steel in one hand and a flint in the
other. as if in the act of striking fire
upon some tinder which lay beside him.
In the forward part of the ship some
sailors We're found dead in their berths,
and the body of boy crouched at the
bottom of the gangway stairs.
Neither fuel nor food could be found
anywhere, and the Captain was pre-
vcnted>by the superstitious prejudices
of his scamen from examining the yes
sci as minutely as he could wish. He.
therefore, carried away the log-book.
returned to his own ship, and steered to
the southwark deeply impressed with
the awful example which he had just
witnessed of the dangers of navigating
the PolarS seas.
On returning to England he made in
auiries respecting vessels that had dis
appeared. and by comparing results with
the documents he ascertained the name
and history of the frozen ship, and founC!
she had been there thirteen years pre-
vious to the time of his discovering her
Sheffield Telegraph.