The evening world., 1894-09-05
'"'' PARTY PARTY SAFE.
Cooks Explorers Reach North
Sydney, Cape Breton, on
the Risel
ARCTI TRIP A FAILURE.
Steamer Miranda Was Abandoned
in a Sinking Condition
at Sea,
MANY HARDSHIPS AND PERILS.
A New York Boy Of Thirteen the
Youngest One Of the
Excursionists.
MANY HARDSHIPs AND PERILs.
Copyrighted. 1894. by the Associated Pross.)

copyrighted, 1884, by the Associated Press)
NORTH SYDNEY, C. B., Sept. 5.-The
schooner Rigel. of Gloucester, Mass,
Capt. G. w. Dixon, arrived here to-day,
having on board the crew and passen-
gers Of the steamer Miranda, which left
New York July with DR.. F. A. Cooks
Arctic Expedition. All the party are
well.
On Aug. 8 the Miranda struck a rock
near Sukkertoppen. West Greenland, and
was abandoned in a sinking condition
Aug. %. in Davis Strait latitude about
6l.l5. longitude 5s.40
The particulars of the expedition and
its disastrous termination are as fol-
lows: After repairing the damage sus-
tanned by the iceberg collision of July
II. the Miranda left st. Johns, N. F., on
July 20, and proceeded directly to Green
land. Much ice and fog were unexpect-
eddy encountered off Cape Farewell. At
one time the vessel came near being
nipped in the foes. the rising of fog
'isclosing ice all around.
Considerable apprehension was felt by
the officers, and visions of the fate of
the Jeanette and Proteus expeditions
arose among the passengers. as the iron
built Miranda was totally unfit to cope
with the terrors of Arctic navigation.
But, fortunately, a thin place in the
foes was found, and the ship driven
through.
The southwest coast Of Greenland was
80 blocked with Ice that no landing
could be made until Avg, when me
the morning of the 9th for Disco. the
vessel had proceeded about seven miles
at full speed when she struck with tre-
mendous force on a hidden reef. Every
thing loose went flying forward. The
steward. Joseph Farrell, was, struck by
a trunk and slightly injured. A party
at breakfast found themselves piled up
with dishes and viands at the end OF
Three times the high waves lifted the
ship and let her down with crash
that shook her from end to end. When
she foated of. great excitement pre-
be settling. The boats were swung off
and everything made ready to abandon
the steamer, 1t was found. however
ballast tank, which filled so rapidly that
the pumps could not control the inflow
But the water-tight bulkhesd protected
lots having at length come off in their
kayaks, the steamer was gotten safely
AS it was considered unsafe to pro-
coed further with the damaged vessel.
the situation of so large a body Of ex-
cursionists on this inhospitable coast was
nSs tSat shs WHICH
regularly visits the settlement. had been
stove in by ice and would not arrive this
1t began to lock nt as Il TIE eHPead
and short Tations were served In antici-
patton Of such a catastrophe.
1t was learned. however. through the
fishing schooners were on the halibui
banks near Holsteinborg. 100 miles north
70 secure one Of these vessels Or; Cook
ming and four Eskimos, started for the
banks in an open boat. After a stormy
voyage, lasting ten days. they found the
OF the people on the disabled steamship
Ine passengers were transferred to the
kigel. The Miranda then took the Rigtsl
Intending to proceed directly to St.John's
n. F. All went well for two days but Z
thnavy sea the second night weakened tn,
Top OF the ballast tank. on which an enor
nous hydrostatic pressure was eXerted
ana 1t gave way at IL. 80 a. NJ. Aug. %
irhree blasts of the whistle gave warn
vas cold, dark and foggy. and the vessels
bounded like balls on the pillows.
fu oh board ard the Miranda all was con
room without orders, cut loose the bes
iifeboat (Which was Immediately dashed
10 pieces against the ships side) anC
point of the captains revolver. The car
penters tried In vain to stop the leal
WIN blankets and mattresses, and a
daylight, as water was invading tn
coal bunker and storm was threaten
ing. the steamer was Abandoned. Tn,
crew were taken up by the schooner.
1t was fortunate that the passenger
were already or the Rigel. as transfe
gould hardly have been effected unde
ne ne trying conditions without loss o
was saved from the Miranda The pas
stSSa zen ger, lost all their baggage excep
vessel at Sukkertoppen. Many OF then
lose expensive scientific Instruments an!
geological and chronological collections
and all the photographs, probably In,
1nest ever taken In Greenland, wen
down with the Miranda.
Prof. Dyke, OF Kansas University
lost fine lot of Labrador and Green
land birls. Prof Wright. Of Oberllr
college, was able to make interesting
studies OF the glaciers near Sucker
toppen, but otherwise the expedition
was failure from a scientists
or the sportsmen. The journey hom'
r.