The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-10
Wi. tsring in Spitzbergen.


 gently returned to Tromsoe, after hav- ing been compelled to winter in spitz- bergen, and passing through some re- markable experiences. The men are named sivert Brakmo of Vardoe and Johann Christiansen Oxmar of Vester- aalen, who sailed in an open fishing smack from Vardoe on July 19, 1893, for Spitzbergen. They encountered terri ble storms from the northeast, having to lay to in the Arctic ocean for nearly three days and nights. The men. nev- ertheless, reached the Stor Fiord. on the east coast of spitzbergen, and sub sequently sailed round South Cape to the Ice Fiord, where Brakmo had a small fishing boat lying in Green Har- bor since the previous summer. At the locality named German tourist steam CT, the Admiral, with whaling vessel as tender, ad arrived, and whale which had been killed was handed over to the adventurous seamen. In addi- ton they had shot seals and reindeer, and thus, with the whale blubber, had a full cargo.
 The two men then started on the re- turn journey from Midlehook, where the Nordenskiold rescue hut and stores are situated. All went well until within five nautical miles of the Norwegian coast. They actually saw the giant spur of the North Cape looming in the rays of the midnight sun, and were con- graduating themselves on the prospect of reunion with friends. Off the cape, however, a dead calm set in, the sure forerunner. of a hurricane. The long rollers of the Atlantic caused the blub- Der in the hold to shift, nearly capsi- zing the craft. While trying to remedy this the hurricane burst upon them The rudder was carried away, and, having to steer with an oar, nothing could be done but turn the boat and run before the gale in binding snow- storm. For two and half days and nights the vessel ran before the gale into the Arctic; ocean, and while speed ing past Barentz Island sprang leak. Brakmo and Oxmar decided to put into Green Harbor, Spitzbergen, which they fortunately succeeded in reaching. Here the cargo was discharged, the leak repaired, the cargo reshipped, and they again set sail. But the ice pack had begun to set into the ford with alarm ing rapidity, and they had but just es- caped from the bay when the ice col lected around the boat and forced it on shore Wintering in Spitzbergen was inevitable.
 The men lived on board the boat un- til the middle of November. Twice they in vain attempted to reach Midle- hook across the ice. and at last, on Mo- vember 21, 1893, succeeded in doing so. Unfortunately there was no food in the depot. and they only brought back a reindeer calf. For ammunition they only had blasting powder and no bull let's, although they subsequently, suc- ceeded in cutting some of the last named articles from hard wood. They were out of matches, but obtained fire by inserting cotton in the barrel of a gun and firing the weapon. From Mo- vemher 21, 1893, till July 5, 1894, the two .nen sustained life on reindeer meat and snow water. They went to bed at nine o'clock and rose at six, but being con- stantly at work, aver that during the whole time they were in the best possi- ble health and spirits.
 On July 5 of the present year they again reached Green Harbor across the ice, where they found their fishing boat damaged, meat barrels broken open, md moorings gone. Here, however. they fell in with Captain Edward Jo- hannesen, who supplied the pair with Ill they needed. They spent a month in repairing the fishing boat, sailed back to Midlehook. where they took aboard the winters spoils. They then set sail ,nce more for Norway. arriving on Au- gust 25, hale and hearty. in spite of their adventures. It appears that their boat had been taken for wreck by the occupants of an English yacht-owner Colonel Feilden-who had carried away the missing articles. Brakmo had lodged a complaint with the stiftamt- mand or provincial governor, claiming compensation for his losses from the British uthorities.-Tromsoe cores pondence of the London Standard.