The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-13
TnlRrEEn YEARS Away.
'rhe Strange Discovery Of a Ship IN
khs Arctic.

H& Str4nGS Discovery OF Ship m
~ Khe Arctic.
*ae evening III the middle of
Angust. 1876. Capt. Warren, the mas.
teepf a Greenland whale ship, found
|hin1self becalmed among an nimmense
number of icebergs In outseyenty-
seven degrees N. latitude. They
wsfe of immense height and wedged
|together, and succession Of snow.
covered peaks appeared behind them
las far as the eye could reach. show
ling that the ocean was completely
blocked up in that quarter.
+ Capt. Warren did not feel al
kogether satisfied with his situation,
but there being no wind he could
|Elnt move, and he therefore kept a
|ksssy watch, knowing that he would
be safe SO long as the hergs kept
their situation. One night after a
violent storm, the captain found
that his ship had sustained no SER
ious injury, and that the accnmu-
lated lcebergs had become disar-
ranged and separated. and that a
kind Of canal had been formed
through which his ship could pass.
After be mad proceeded a few miles
shig made its appearance about
midday, The sun shone brightly
at this lime.
At first the bergs prevented the
captain rom seeing much of her but
her mass, but he was struck with
the strange manner in which her
sails were disposed and with the
dsmantlet aspect of her yards and
rigging. She continued to 60 before
the wind and then grounded and re-
manned motionless. The captains
curiosity was so much excited that
he Immediately jumped into boat
with several of the crew and rowed
toward her. On approaching her he
observed that she was considerably
weather-beaten, and not soul ap.
peared on deck, which was covered
with snow to a considerable depth.
He then hailed her crew several
Times, but no answer was returned.
Previous to stepping on board an
open port hole caught his eye, and
On looking into it he perceived a
man reclining back in chair with
writing materials on a table before
him, but the feebleness of the light
made every thing indistinct.
The party went upon deck, and
baying removed the hatch way, after
few momentslpause they descended
to the cabins. They first came to the
apartment which Capt. Warren had
viewed through tho port hole. A
tremnr seized him as be entered it,.
Its inmate still retained the same
position and was insensible of the
entrance of strangers. He was found
to be a corpse, and green damp
mould had coverrd his cheeks and
forehead and yelled his open eye
balls. He had a pen in his hand,
and the log book lay in front of him.
Neither fuel nor food could be
found anywhere and the captain was
prevented by the superstitious pre-.
judices of his seamen from examin-
ing the vessel as miuutely as he
could wish. He, therefore, carried
away the log book, returned to his
own ship and steered to the south.
ward deeply Impressed with the
awful example which he had iusI
witnessed of the dangers of pavigat'
ing the Polar seas.
On returning to England he made
inquiries respecting vessels that haG
disappeared, and by comparing re-
suits with the documents he ascer
tanned the name and history of thu
frozen ship, and found she had beer
there thirteen years previous to tht
| time of his discovering her.