The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-15
ARCTIC PERILS.
= savAacEs CAPTAIN AND ms
~rrE ARE - SEATTLE
xn>fr Last Trip-Froaen I'm
$500 The ieessrxs' hey Make
Escape With six Conn
,ssssss After se'erai attempts

:. %,.re,ers who have c0fae from The
,.r,ons for many months have gone
- - .uch narrowing experiences as
- 4 the passsns RI who came In
= useAasl yesterday On the steamer
s.,x. they have beer literally res
49,, The laws Of death. for more
.,<e Il the thrilling and desperate
'.....,ar, ii which they were tossed amid
- ,csserxs did they face death Ard
,..x are here, alive and well, while
-..,x the Efeless bodies OK twenty-nine
r,.s.r unfortunate companions are drift
= .oxard ,ae north pole.
f1>ss Two passengers sre Captain and
o. Iaxsph whitesldss. Of the wrecked
.s.s.v xxyarch. whose tragic fate has al
-.ex been related IN the Post-rntesllgen-
- ne captain : tall and strongly
~ nan With an Toa frame and look
. - sea about him which gives n hint
= fas tseaty-Tlne years that he has
ss.sss The sport!ve whale. Mrs. White
- q ycunger than her husband, bus
- sas been through experiences which
.....Is hsr 10 be ranked as one OF the
$500 az her sex. Though there are
-. s.rsigors Of the Inflated Navarch,
-, no are all Of the forty-six souls VINO
- north on the whaier 20 return this
xrtos;.H. They intend 10 so 20 California
g nj uitbin . day or Two. although
- toms q ID New Bedford. Mass.
The savarcb's Cruise.
~ Sayarcis left San Francisco March
80. ana after spending some time at
Tazaska proceeded to cruise In Boring
- She succeeded In catching seven
skeirs and about July 10 passed the Cape
- eatsrsd the Arctic ocean. They pro-
tru6od q once to the vicinity Of Icy cape.
Srtnnce some 10 miles from Point Bar
-. A. there was no safe anchorage
oet whitesides tied 10 massive cake
Z ics which had grounded. Ice was
fosftng By In the 81 1T currents. making
sevsation uncertain and dangerous. But
= afious trouble was anticipated. Dur
~ Ae night fhe cake OF ice to which
~ Nsvafch was attached became loosen
Z hon IS moorings. and II commenced
j. move rorthward with the drift At
] IN the nayigators thought that they
] poeu soon be able to rescue the ship
IN It. Icy letters. but as the days went
b he Ice packed In more solid than ever.
MI On July q they realized that there
N 10 hope Of getting her out into thu
-
A this time they could see, when the
oonther was clear. glimpses Of the rev.
nas cutter Bear and the masts OF some
Z the other ships Of the sealing fleet.
y y tAIs they had to climb the masts
"a scan the horizon with glasses. Even
N !as icsbergs moving about, would
W. he nslghboring ships from view al
ut - soon a. they were sighted. They
~ Asist colors to let the others know
0H tkey were in distress. but the fog
vssh setue down and obscure them All
- While they were drifting northward
hsa svtn current. acres upon acres Of
D1<zg kebe.ss going with them. They
snplysd TO leave the ship ard try 20
ne themselves
Aec1rsiIngly or Angus the three VIVA
- eoass were dragged over the lee 70
NIP o. open water that they could see
NAs distance of. This was a lahorsous.
enox mrsrhnnan task. for each boat
Alrsy feet long and nearly seven feet
~ But desperation lent strength TO
ue crew and they pulled with will born
tezpaIr Over FIVE miles of rough and
ne1sf Ice they dragged Theses cumbrous
H11 before they came TO the clear wa
w. AZ soon as they were safely
za<Asd the swift current caught them
- hey rapidly sped away. hoping 90
~
~ rev. peril here came upon. them.
% eonfusion Of getting away from the
p NY discovered that they only had
NC provisions for FIVE or six DAYS.
hassf Ice pack surrounded them. and
~ abandoned the boats and struck out
TIE Ice n a sfe ara death struggle
raeh the ship. Two men were sick and
q % Be left with the abandoned boats.
x Whitessdes and his wife reached the
after nineteen hours OF constant
s'as over the ice. Mrs. whltesides
nns before tonned mems clothing to
@Asafs her movements. and she found
eaanse greatly aided her progress en-
nhx march. TIE captain says that
3 Mee Gid abe falter or bstray the pop
- stAknsss ascrlhed 20 her sex.
=. . % Gle on the Ice alone, the two sick
- Summoned all their strength ard
sd themselves after their compan-
nHsinx ole 5a3 Later.
- INST attempt to save themselves
- Iher impending fate having resulted
.Aa'1x but the loss OF their small
= sas Officers and men set about max
second attempt Accordingiy all
49, men decided 70 push across the
rs On foot. TIE weather was not
- soad but was toggy and Disagree
SIC secessststed more clothing than
-. es1aacsrs TO rapid travel. For this
-. - on'y limited amount of food was
- " shsy thought they would sure
s.. - sas Bear or oat OF the whalers
). - I'VE or three DAYS. The eight men
:. AT. - .ne eosth thought they were better
- ' i laan on the les. and they were
~ 70 sAelr fate.
i. seress tie treaeherous hoe went
seven men and the gritty
~ -. %, one day out the captain and
-. aaa seven others changed their
a.-...eat ne likelihood OF saving
ana - ~ TIE method they had under
- icy vonld come 70 open water
-. "a. Assn. which inpeGed their es-
A. ). 80 o'ten they weuid ind II neces-
s.y,-s ~ TAR around massive icebarvz.
~. 49, saeF psecipitons sides directly in
a. "a. sne Of the party went hack
- 49, teaVshx twenty-uins on the
-, ..s hSs been heard or seen Of
ADJUST n "a siAee that day
~ a. 80 SCI back 70 the shin safely.
ss.. - $3.50 IA they made another
Fsss..,sla slght IA the party. cant.
Fsu-sss - sis wife. FYrst Mate Blaine
L&sss. a ~. Read snd SeArnen scott.
ss-sn s &el.esn ard Peters. Thev took
a..ss.s canvas boat into which they n,ie
a. -. Provisions Y VS. heavy
As, A.,.. e little craft BAT this was the
s.sa-r..ss sass bad. and they had 70 AXE
~ -. sasneeS, On.y TIRE fsct ,hst
r. =. - - comparatively ouies accounts
ssssAs, . zs@so.is escape. fer any rough
ase - have Instantly susanpea
~ scu,s 50, INTO clear water in a
AAa padding through the fox