The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-11

The Navareh. one OF the vessels in the
whaling service, has been caught in an
ice pack in the Arctic sea. Twenty-nine
of her crew. who left the vessel in the hope
OF escaping 10 a place of safety, are
thought to have been lost while the cap
tain and his wife. w4.h six seamen. after
several days of hardship in an effort TO
save their lives, were rescued by the United
States revenue cutter Bear. This is the
story brought down from the north by the
treasure ship Cleveland to the Post-Intel-
iigencer.
The Rescued Party.
The Bear arrived at St. Michael August
Is. having on board Capt. and Mrs. " mite
sides and two men. Peters and Sanders,
boat steerers. The others rescued-Second
Mate Blaine, Fourth Mate Read and Sea-
men Scott and Lachow-were put on board
the Rosario before reaching st. Michael.
a Trip of Torture.
The party was found by the Bear August
II near Copper island, about thirty miles
TO the eastward of Point Barrow. This
party left the Navarch August IA. dragging
a small canvas boat over the ice and using
ii TO cross open leads in the ice. After
walking and padding. without sleep or
rest, they reached Copper island. barren
strip of sand, and managed TO drag them
selves ashore. In a short time some dri4e
wood was collected and a fire started.
More drift was piled up and was covered
with the boat sail for temporary shelter
from the icy winds. The next morning
the party started along TO the west for
Point Barrow. some walking on the beach,
the others padding in the boat. About
10 a. m. they came UP with family OF
Esquimaux camped on the beach.
The natives kindly took them in. The
tent was small and they were piled up
like so much cordwood. They made
shift for the night, and the next morning
were preparing to resume their battle for
life when the cutter Bear was seen sew
eral miles away, following along the edge
of the ice pack on the lookout for any
one who might have left the Navarch.
The boats sail was hoisted as a signal in
the hope that it would be seen from the
Bear.
Capt. Whitesides. while watching the
Bear. II she passed by there were more
weary days of padding and tramping.
Five OF the crew took the boat and start
ed to head her of. This was observed
from the Bear, and the vessel headed
toward us. We then felt that our troubles
were over In an hour we were all safe
from the dead. The Bear had been
searching along the ice pack for eight
days and had about given up hope when
the signal and boat were seen.
Being encouraged by finding us, Capt.
Tuttle steamed along the pack. as I had
reported that thirty of the party had left
the vessel forty-eight hours before our de-
parture from the Navarch. We went on
TO place near Point Halkett. When the
whaling schooner Rosario was met Capt.
Coffin said his vessel and the steam
whaler w. Bayliss would be in that vicin-
fly for the next two weeks and would
keep bright lookout for any tidings from
the Navarch.
The Bear turned back for Point Bar
row where stop was made to leave word
of the finding of part OF the Navarch's
crew. Then the journey TO the southwark
commenced. and glad enough everybody
was to get away from the Ice pack. After
many stops AT places the duties of the
Bear required the vessel 10 visit. st. Mich
ael was reached August IS"
4 Brave Woman
When Mrs. Whitesides left the Navarch
she was dressed in an Esquimau suit OF
fur clothing. In civilized dress she never
could have climbed over the broken ice.
The men said instead Of being a him
drance she was a great help. always being
cheerful whenever they felt hopeless and
like giving up the terrible struggle. This
was her second. and she says it viii be her
last visit 10 the Arctic ocean.
Those Who Persisted.
According 70 the report OF Capt. White
sides of the Navarch. twenky-nine Of the
crew who left the whaler fortv-eight
hours in advance of the captains party
have unquestonshiy persisted. notn ng
having been heard Of them after August IA
The names Of those who left the vessel
were not remembered by Capt White
sides The ships books and papers being
left on board when the captains party
abandoned the Navsrch. Those who re-
manned on the vessel after Capt White
sides and his party left were: T. Lord.
fireman; J. Hanna. cook: r. Collins. sea-
man: ". HUSKY. seaman: r Bergman.
seaman; J. Rrern, SEAMAN; J Slater. sea-
man: a Petersen. seaman, and r Guttner,
cabin boy. These preferred - remain on
hoard the fyozen-ln vessel 10 taking their
chance across the ice pack.
The Navarch was the only vessel OF the
whaling fleet caught in the ice pao-. the
others having escaped. Capt futile upon
his arrival az 81 Michael told OF T. e.
forts 70 rescue the imprisoned sailors Of
the Navarch JUS after the Nayarch was
caught u the pack the Bear managed 20
get within five miles Of her. bur q fog
settled down. and when 4 raised the
Navarch was fully seven miles away An
other Fog settled. sud &he whaier was seen
no more When last seen she was about
thirty miles north-nortaeast OF Point Bar
row rapidly drifting away n the pack.
II - believed that the Navarch can free
herself from the pack. but there is 10 hope
for the twenty-uine seamen VINO abaR-
doned her.
The Bear has also reported that the
whalers frozen IN outside OF HenchelI
island last season got ou- safely July 10.
All re whaIers excepting Tire Navary,s
and rhe schooner Jeanne had passed Point
Barrow for the eastward August 10.
T'ne Navarch was hui1t a. Bath Ne IN
ISsa &ad her home port Is New Bedford
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tonnage ard - 2 ret tonnage. she = 1875
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