The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-04
left IN TIE WHITE NORTH.
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.SCet,-esio.s sss Observations.
IN. steamer Kite. with the North Greenland
.Yp.di,o,. LEFT Sydney. Cape Breton. on June
"a arriving at the Straits OF Belle Isle on the
18Th The frat DAY that We entered tho straits
o,ened with . dense fog. which was 20 thick
INA. scarcely . ships length ahead could %
s..n. Standings showed that We were In C5
,s.bons OF water. Now and then . email cake
a, lee came out OF the fog and disappeared
ss,etn Of us: . pair Of pufnns, with their bright
~ parro,-like bills. new aihwart our course :
sra euillsnot or rnur-e. taken By surprise At
re vessels approach. dirsj quickly out OF
.,eh,. suddenly :here eame . crash. accom-.
rsnis VIII heavy Jar. and the Kite was found
"a raw. rua into large Ice nos. which extended
in.o the fog as far "a enc could see. The slighs
.v.ll t.oks upon the edge o. this zoe. causing
sounds IKE breakers upon rocky shore. and
n one not used to :his experiences the s,tna.
lion a,peared 20 be q dansecous ono. but to
those whs have lived among ice al! their lives
iris int only delay. The engines were put
a.tsra and the Kite worked out into open
,.,sr She then raa towAt.i the NsW:ouud.
land coast, IN order &C find an orening In Tia
lie ehoul d any exist B, noon tue ioH cleared
away AMI sun shone ~ brightly. Extend ny
10 the north as far as III. eve could reach lay
an enormous field OF ice. .ivsn and torn.
thrown nto hea.s a: places 10 or Is feet high.
GIl,,en.rs in tho bright ann IL was
dnz,!ua white. In tie shadows beautiful
sacrh r. blue, and every shade OF green
could re observed. This field CT ice ,,lled the
ohols strait from the sbrAior coast on tile
left, whore long streaks Of snow lay In tho
eo,ec. OF is his. extending IN places to tho
sea ne. 70 :..e shores o. Newfoundland. which
were 10 i!eted ty a low DARK line on tho right.
Il SEEM cd very VAIN. although tho temrs,a.
ture OF The ar was 81 Fahre nheit Several
whales showed thAir Rl!steninx backs to the
warm sun or snont-d lszily in the GREATNESS
air. Acns the newfoundland coast several
fishing beats could 10 made out. and from thu
PUTS Q. l!ue smoke that occasionally came
from them We knew that they were shooting
eu:!.emo,s. ~h'h fe~ about Us In great num-
Der. As We steamed among these boats We
found they had Goldfish as we'll as birds.
As We saw no prospect OF getting through
the ice. be engines wore stoprsd. and As soon
q We los. our headway four or i've lines were
over the side and the Goldfish were soon being
npitlr hauled In. The method o! catching
eodash is one not known on our coasts. No
hsi. vi a.ever 10 used. Two strong hooks are
melted into piece Of lead mou !ded to rsssm-
bio ash. This Is known As a Tiger" and
when about to be used Is scraped bright AID
lowered within a few feet OF the bottom. Then
the line is ,witched up and down until Ash is
hooked So numerous were the ash that as
h. , hA hrJv ~, ~.
And /, il not unusual TO SEQ a fish hauled
aboard BY the tail. the hook having been
,srked into the fesh.
BurT1So THROUGH THE ICE.
An attempt was made to butt through tho
ice. and We had in this our first lesson in ice
alviGation. The vessel is d, iven at full speed
n a cake Of Ice. which. II n { too large. breaks.
Often 1t 10 SO heavy that no break Is made.
iAd the vessel rises up on the cake and slides
back. During this ono OF the officers is sta
toned aloft to con" the ship. By selecting the
places which seem to be the weakest. or to ind
the direction Of the load" or lanes" between
the foes. During this calls VI "Starboardn
"Stddy!" aud Port!' arc constantly heard
above the grinding OF the vessels bow and the
.hrobbing OF the propeller.
An hour or two Of this proved that the little
Kits could not make any Roadway that would
compensate for the loss OF coal. We deter.
mined TO retreat. but before doing so We tied
up 10 . noe In orde: 10 water. and all hands
were soon overheard. snowballing and photo
graphing. The mon with axes chopped Oh
large pieces OF ice from tho pinnaclss. which
were brought aboard and put into large iron
tank on deck. through which steam from the
boilers was forced in order to melt It. This 1.
tho method By which vess els in the leo obtain
their fresh water.
On June Is the Kite was again put into the
ice and soon no water could Do seen in any d.
rection- By noon We were lam med In the Ice and
could not make foot OF headway. The Kite
was burned down" again to wait for further
DEVELOPMENTS. In the mean time We we're
again overheard and running about on tho
lee. Tho memoers OF Lieut. Peary's party ex-
srclsed on snowshoes and on the Ski" while
the Lieutenant and his wife took long walk
and lster.to an orchestra OF whistlers. danced q
waltz upon SIN Doth ice sheet. By noon OF the
18th We found that the Kite had drittsd with
the foe thirty miles back upon her course.
Then Cay more attempts were made at
breaking the ice and . little headway was
gained. 80 mat BY evening We had more than
recovered our lost ground. Belle Isle WAS in
plain sight. and It was found that the Ice now
dsited IN direction favorable to rs. that 10,
"! W sen petWeen hei!e 1910 Ano the northern
point OF Newfoundland.
On July ~ We entered lead which soon
brought Us Into large lake" lear Belle
Isle. S,eami.G eastward We passed the south
esn point OF Belle Isle. The Ice was now very
fsavy. being in pIacss four feet thick. and here
sed there an iceberg or island Of Ice. as tho
crew called them. appeared from the elisten-
hs white field. Soon = long swell be-
cane percsptiole. and We knew that our do
"rsion was no. to TO long. and. indeed. By the
evening OF this dsy we wero clear Of the Ice
nd slowly rising and falling to tho long swell
otths Atlantic.
OFT ~ THE ICE AT last.
tysunsst not 4 particle Of IL. could be sesu.
saa The Kites head was directed toward tho
t'iArd OF Disco. whore she expected to make
~ h's' s,oo. For four days tho lit,le W -sel
ss tossed BIZ heavy gale and high head sea
ahe deck load o! coal which was tak.n in sgd.
coy was fortunately placed In the bunkers be-
'o's the gale struck US. bat so good . sea boat
.a she that but little water came on her
as:fs About II p. II. on Juns 80 land was
n'ed which proved 10 be Cape Dssolatton.
Aaa a shor. 'ime . largo mas OF Ice was