The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-12
sLEpGE PARTY AT LUNCH.

lieve 20 be tighter and more serviceable
than tents, and besides n good roof over
our heads we shall have n comparatively
dry floor under us. For beds we stretch
canvas cover across the gunwales of the
boats, drawing il tight with lacings of
simple sort. Upon these we place our
sleeping bags and hope To slumber in COM
fort i'm our wrappings of reinskin. Two OF
the men I'm the Lockwood will find it nee
essary TO sleep ia the bottom OF the boat,
but they will not mind that, for down
there they should be AZ snug aud comfort
able AS ia their beds at home.
Though we have more than 30 dogs to
start on the journey, we take only 500
pounds of food for them. This will not
last them more than two weeks hut mean
while we cxTect To be compelled to shoot
few OF ourer dogs, while Others will
fall victi0 10 broken legs or the combat
iveness OF their fellows. Their flesh will
be added TO the rntions of the survivors.
In oil likelihood we shall get nearly
enough gEno 70 feed tho dogs. Our luck
with bear continues. A little before mid
night the whisper went through tho ship;
"Bearl Sh Bearl' A concal scene
ensued Half n dozen men rushed on
dock, rifles Ia hand, some of them fully Mt.
tired o. ers dressing themselves as they
ran, while Mr. Jueu had on only his un-
derwear and "a pair OF moccasins. They
scrambled over tho rough ice. fell in pock
cts Of SNOW and were presently rewarded
with sight of brIin scrambiing over the
ice with red wound in his body. Second
Mate Sandhu had stolen a march on the
other 81 rtsmon. Being the first TO catch
"a glimpse Of the osborn" as the Norwe-
gians call the polar bear, and without say
ing word toaHy one, no had slipped over
the sido of tho Jarl into a boat and pad
died after the white brute, who was swim
ming within u hundred yards Of the ship.
He got the ifst shot and drew blood.
The hear then scrambled upon the ice,
whore Mr.. Dahl put another bullet into
his lean and hungcy carcass.
Not liking the looks of his motley half
dozen pursuers on the ice, bruin turned
AGAIN TO the water, W here Slate Sandbu
met him with a third and final shot. In
a few minutes the victim had been loaded
into the boat and brought on board tho
ship, causing us 90 comment on the polite
ness shown by the Walden island bears in
coming To the steamer TO be killed in or
der To save us the trouble of caTting In
their skins and meat, now that we are so
busy with our sledging preparations.
This bear episode stirred up all the
sportSnon. Captain Bottclfsen, who was
treated by Dr Mohul today for snow
blindness, caused by going on the long
Journey to Parry and Martens islands
without spectaoles, pulled of his band
ages, seized his gun and started of i'm
boat after the mate to tho poor follow just
brought in. He was accompanied by MIR
Ju,u, who seems CO fancy bedchamber
Tuimcnt in the arctiCs without ony ad-
ditions co his appirl. But their search
was unavailinG, and the men have con
cluded that there are just pair Of bears
on each Of these islands. Three of the
rocky isfsts have we denudsd Of their
chiof inhabitants, and IL the Iakfs compel
US 20 remain here much longer we will
get tho remande. Of the population. We
may not win the north pole, eut we arc
death TO ice bears.
WALTER WEIIMAg.