The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-10-14
THE OLD SHIP PROGRESS.
An Interesting Exhibit Tor the
Great Worlds Fair.
4 Brief History OF the Thrilling AdSsn-
lures Through which the @tsunch
OLD Whaling Vessel Has
Passed.

4 most interesting exhibit intended /
f.,, The worlds fair has recently arrived |
in th,. city. The Progress. u model .
whaling vessel completely fitted as II .
ready To start upon one Of the many |
homo. vovages IL has made in the past. Il |,
rD,v an .hored at the wharf in Iucago- /
"'hDSe who have read OF the thrilling /
adventures OF the whalerS will find IN
this ship many things Of deep interest.
EVERYTHING Is seen in it's proper place.
ON The. sides OF the vessel are the whale
boats used in killing the monsters.
There. are also harpoOn~. lanccs. bomb
Iances. guns, charts. compasseS. quad
rant, and all the adjuncts of the first
class whaling bark.
ON the main deck may been seen the
try works. hugh furnaces for melting
the blubbcr from the whale. and max
iur il into oil between decks - located
a museum containing varied coiie''-
ton of curiositieS. representing the
trophies and experiences OF "A "hdNhg
vessel in nearly Il half century Of active
service in the Atlantic. Paclhc, in0lah
and Arctic oceans. AmbergrlN' that
costly article. worth four hundred 10
live hundred dollars = pound. and
which i the result Of whales suffer
inr and serious illness; skeletons ot
marine. monsters; Australian
mummy over five hundred years old; rnr"
shells: sea fans: horns of the narwhal
six or seven feet long Of pure ivory;
E,quimau skin boats. and hundreds of
other curioa form this remarkable col
Lection. \ Fiji island king. the first
one to visit the interior of this country,
is also on board.
tt..t.
known among seamcn ~ = lucky
shin. Built in 1873 il started on its
first voyage. around Cape Horn - tn
Sandwich islands and north To the Arc
tic ocean. in l-++. During the war II
was purchased by the United states
Government and used ~ one of tn"
noted stone fleet To- he sunk at the en-
trance to Charleston harbpr To- prevent
blockade running, but escaped injury
After the war it was sold to private
purties. and fitted ont for VIII aling IN
the far north In this field il earned IN
two seasons the sum ot two hundred
thousand dollars.
Among its adventures which ar"
worth relating j. one that occurred IN
the Arctic ocean in ISL. In company
with thirty-ci@bt whaling vessels. -
was surrounded with huge icrh"rg>
that hrmmrd them in on almost every
side Fearful of being crushed by tn"
great masses Of ice. the captain raised
anchor and set sail, and after five days
of peril, in which the ship was in con-
stant danger, they found themselves in
clear water. The nest day five other
ships. sole survivors Of the fleet of thirty
eight. came in sight. The following
,Iav a whale boat with the captain and
part of the crew 81 one nf the lost ships
was picked up. They reported the fleet
As crushed in the ice, and the crews in
great danger. \ haSty consultation
wa, held on board the Progress by the
officers of the surviving vessels, and II
was decided to sacrifice the valuable
,.arroes, and make room for the cast
ayyayS The work of rescue was at
once begun, and in few days the en-
twelve hundred and includiu" num-
her Of women ana children. were aboard
these vessels and sailing for home.
For Il number Of years the Progress,
has been laid MP At New bedford. bur
recently was bought by Chicug" parties
Ii was put in perfect order. manned by
old sailors and placed in charge "f thS
old captain who had sailed 1t in many
If its voyages The boat was towcd t.
Quebec, then To Montreal. and from
there made its way 10 Chicago 10y way
Of the lakes.