The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-10
FOR THE WHALERS
The Bear Will Garry Provisions to
the Arctic Regions.
STARVATION is NOT PROBABLE.
The Ice Imprisoned whalers Can Man
nge to subsist Until the Proposed
Relief a Reach Them--Opinions Of
Naval Omcers.

q to subsist Until the Proposed
Relief Can Reach Them-Opinions OF
Naval Omcers.
Washington, Nov. 1O.-The informa-
ton laid before the cabinet yesterday
as a basis for It's action in the matter
Of relieving the whalers was contained
In the following kilograms:
The first is from Commandant Kirk
land, at Mare Island, and is as follows:
Captain Barker reports: Captain De-
veil, of the whaling steamer Baylies,
arrived today from the Arctic and says
the whaling steamers Oricha, Freeman,
Belvidere and Rosario were at Point
Barrowon Sept. Is with about 100 men.
These are now probably closed by the
ice neal that place. The whaling
steamers Newport, Fearless, JEANNE
and Wanderer were at Hershell Island
Aug. 20 with about III men. All the
above eight vessels expected to re-
turn this fall and had only about three
months rations. Besides the above
ships there were several vessels at
Hershell provisioned for one, two and
three years, prepared to stay in the
Arctic and intending to sail soon for the
vicinity Of the mouth of Coppermine
river to winter. Captain Devell says
there are about 400 barrels of flour at
Point Barrow, probably within reach
of the closed In whalers. He does not
think there will be any starving among
the whalers this winter, though they
may be on greatly reduced rations.
Commandant Ktrkland's second dis
patch was as follows:
Stoney's plan seems advisable to send
the Bear or steam whaler Thrasher,
now at San Francisco, with provisions,
medicines and clothing for 300 men for
one year to Port Clarence or Norton
sound, as found possible. Use Reindeer
at Port Clarence to pack provisions to
Point Barrow and for food supply, fol
lowing shore line and keeping lookout
for the whalers. This plan requires
four officers, one being a surgeon, and
four men of the navy. The chances of
success are regarded as slight, and
every days delay will add to the diff
Guilty. Any vessel going should sail at
h earliest possible moment. San
Francisco is the best point to secure
the necessary outfits and to sail from.
The whaler Thrasher, ready for sea
and in good order, can be chartered
now. The widest discretion must be
given the commanding officer of the ex-
petition for securing the outfit and
crew, including dogs and reindeer.
Secretary Gage yesterday received
the following telegram from Captain
futile, in command Of the Bear, now
at Seattle, Wash:
Repairs to the Bear and docking the
vessel will cost $1,000. Before the Bear
IA reach st. Michaels the bay will be
frozen over. Vessel cannot winter at
st. Michaels, as the ice would carry it
away. There is no harbor north Of
Unalaska that does not remain frozen
until late in june. Behring strait is
closed by ice in November and remains
so until June. The whalers at Point
Barrow are within six miles Of the
Point and is miles of the former refuge
station, 1 understand from Captain
McGregor, of the steam whaler Karluk.
that Liebes' agent at the refuge sta
ton has about 300 barrels of flour. With
his and the provisions of the vessels
there should be no starvation.
Those frozen at Demarkation Point
have the supply station at Hershell ISL
and to fall back upon, While 1t will
probably be necessary to abandon the
vessels I do not apprehend the crews
will meet with anything worse than
priYations and hardships. The Bear can
be ready to start in two weeks. There
is plenty Of GAL at Unalaska, 1 can
see no way of rendering assistance UNI
til the Ice opens in July. No vessel
can do anything in the Arctic ocean
until July
Notwithstanding the almost hope
lessness of the task, and Indicated by
Captain futile, Captain Shoemaker,
chief Of the revenue cutter service, gave
instructions for the immediate repair
Of the Bear, with a view of being ready
for sea at the earliest moment. Point
Barrow, near which the ice bound
whalers are supposed to be, is about
1000 miles north Of Seattle, and about
1000 miles north Of Unalaska.
J. @. Berry, one of the best known citi-
zens Of Spencer, Mo-, testifes that he cured
himself of the worst kind of piles by using a
few boxes Of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve,
He had been troubled with piles for over
thirty years and had used many different
kinds of so-ealled cures but DeWitt'a was
the one that did the work and he viii verify
this statement if any one wishes to write
him. G. II. H~ageRbuoh,