The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-05
LAST EDITION.
SHIP LOST,
W" PARTY SAFE.
Cooks Explorers Reach South
Sydney, Cape Breton, on
the Rigel
ARCTIC 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 Press,

NofIH SYDNEY Z. b., sept. 5.-The
schooner figeL OF gloucester, Mass,
capt. u w. Dixon. arrived mere to-day,
having on ooard 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. the Miranda struck rock
near Sukkertoppen. West Greenland, and
was abandoned In sinking condition
aug. rs, IN Davis strait, latitude about
6l.l5' longitude $40.
Inc particulars OF the expedition and
It's disastrous termination are as fol-
lows: After repairing the damage sus-
tanned by the iceberg collision of July
H. the Miranda left st. Johns, N. F., on
July 20, and proceeded directly to Green
land. Much Ice and fog were unexpeot-
edly encountered Off Cape Farewell. AT
one time the vessel came near being
nipped in the foes. the rising Of fog
isclosins Ice all around.
oo'e opp ene''on "a' .eN W
the officers. and visions OF the fate OF
the Jeanette and Proteus expeditions
oroso ,,,onu ~ n,ssa,nor, a., .ho IT,,
aiose ahohs Inc passehseis' as 'ae nun
built Miranda was totally untt to cope
with the terrors of Arctic navigation.
But fortunately a thin place in the
foes was found. and the ship driven
through.
Inc southwest coast OF treehiaho was
so blocked with Ice that no landing
lid be made until Aug. T. when the
eui'oi Ieaeheu hhei'oppeh' III Ia
de $685. Leaving this port on
the morning of the 9Th for Disco. the
yssse, Md nroceeded about seven miles
at full speed when she struck with ire
mendous force on hidden reef Every
thins loose Went hying FORWARD. Inc
steward Joseph farreli' was STRUCK by
trunk and slightly injured, A party
at breakfast found themselves piled up
with dishes and viands at the end OF
the cabin.
Three times the high waves lifted the
.h,a nee .'ii,es ,ne ' asm "a ,,,,h orasn
snip and let her down with u crash
that shook her from end to end. When
she fioated off. great excitement pre-
Sailed as the Vessei was sooi, s Ssei ~ ~
oe setting; Inc oSats Were e., sw ahandon ~,
Una snu everything Ihaue rs syd !" hnwnver
me steamer. IT. was iouhp b, noTey IT.
tnSt the main ihjut G,, was p pan;SIv tha
t ta'a n 1ask co wiG NOT contro Ike inow
me other compartments anu icsF IN p ar
lots having at length come on IN ed .f feIy
haydhs, the steaihei "oS eo''@h s"AS''
INTO harbor. ,,, < a.. uo
As u was considered unsafe 10 pre-
Coed further with the damaged vessei
the situation Of SO large oody .s OF eS
eursionists on this inhospitapie coast Wa wa:
not encouraging, especially when II wa va
found that the Danish steamer. w faer
regularly visits the settlement, mao peer
stove In by Ice and would not arrive thi'
year. 1t began to look as II the expedi
tion would have to winter In Greenland
and short rations were served In antici
patton Of such catastrophe;
1t was learned. however, through tn
Danish Governor, that several American
fishing schooners were on the halibu
banks near Holsteinborg, 10 miles north
Io secure one of these vessels DR.: COOK
with Messrs. Rogers. Porter and Dun
banks in an open boat. After a storm,
voyage. lasting ten days, they found tn,
Rigel and brought her to the assistanc,
OF the people on the dsab led steamship
The passengers were transferred to tn,
Rigel The Miranda then took the Rige
Intending to proceed directly to t,John'l
n f. Ali went we'll for two days, but
heavy sea the second night weakened tn
nous 10 prassura axerted