Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-10-15
CROW uERSCuEL ISLAND.
azt T ycws From the Whaling
Fleet Not Encouraging.

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IA ventures in the Arctic when
I&slly written viii show some
rnaariable C ses of sulIrring and
uaTatio2, ard at least one case Of
raat joy. Among the fleet that
7ultered OIL Herschel Island
acre has b en- scurvy, desertions,
i&a aks firm consumption, one
y@bbjng aii'ray and the birth Of
he first purely Anglo.Saxon girl
n she Arctic.
'U3en Captain A. c. sherman
Ailed for the Arctic in the steam
waller Belugo on March 10, 1894,
Do took his wife along with him.
On May s, 1895, a daughter was
noru to them. and four days later
be mother and daughter were 80
yr.l and hearty that the little
We was christened. The cere-
Dony was performed by the Rev.
Ar. Stringer, "A Presbyterian
missionary, whose life work is
EDong the EsquimauX, and who
sAppened to be on a visit to Hers
:hel Island about the time the
1Appy event occurred
The baby was christened Helen
Herschel sherman, and surely
D0re strange or solemn event
Dsyer took place in Arctic wilds.
IN the midst of waste of ice and
s9ow, with the Thermometer at
Is degrees below zero, Christian
aiher and mother tO1k the vows
nat bound them to bring up their
z!tle one, born in such strange
Surroundings, in the nurture aud
idmonition Of the Lord"
The letter containing the latest
Jews from the imprisoned fleet
arrived via Fort Mcpherson and
:itka two days ago. B"fore 1t
Tsached regu ar mail route it
sad to be carried 1000 miles .
through ice aid snow by Indian
sTnners. In his opening senten-
rs the writer says with evident
satisfaction, I've will be home in !
Sovember, God wiling" Con-
4nning, he gives the following
extracts from his diary:
On October 16. 1894, we went
INTO our winter quarters and at
pace FREE hard and fast. On the .
4srschel Island sand spit the
Pacific Steam Whaling Company
Eected a substantial building, in !
Eaich there are all conveniences
Dr the officers. We have bill
Gard table, shuttle board, boxing
Ssyes and single sticks and a
good library. We have deer and
Sear's meat in abundance and
aequentIy cartridges. In spite
al this, the men have suffered very
r4ch from scurvy, and some of
hem have been permanently in
lzred.
On November 6 the first death
yncurred. A sailor on the Rosario
ned of consumption. He was
yeakly when he left San Francis
%, and could not stand the Acrtic
4jmate.
November ia Portuguese
ooatsteerer on the Thrasher
named julie attempted to reach
he mainland. There was
\. blizzard at the time
,cd he got lost. 1t was 4 p. i
ID. the next day before he was re-
covered. and then he was in a ter
-ble condition. All the fingers
Il his left hand were frozen, and
bad to be amputated, three fng-
srs on his right hand had to be
nken off at the first joint, two
:Des of his right and the entire
aeel of his left foot were taken
ID, and, strange to say, he is still
awe and hearty, but will be
apple for life.
November 27-Saw the sun for
he last time for many weary
Teeks.
December 17-Chief Engineer
Peake of the Jessie II. Freeman
died of heart disease. He was
Buried with all available Masonic
Gouors.
January S-Once more we can
pee the sun. Ihauk God.
February = A kanaka sailor
IN the steamer Alexander went
out after deer. He left the other
snnters, saying he was tired and
hat be would return to the ship