The sun., 1897-09-23
CAUGHT IN THE ICE PACK.
STEAM FRILERN NITIRCH WRECKED
Nv THE ARCTIC SEA.
thirty seven or Her Crew and One Pns-rnEr-
TonE To tho Tee and Aru Believed Co He
Lo-r-rhc Captain. HIs wTrs, and STU sc
the Crew Reached Land and " ere Rescued.

WAsHiNGroS, Sept 22.-Thc wrecking of the
steam vhilcr NIvArch by being caught IA an
lee pack IN the Arctic Ocean. the probable loss
Of thirty seven members Of her crew and one
pG'seu ger. and the rescue OF the Cap5aia and his
wife and siI Jf the crew. were rerDrred 10 the
TREASURY Department by Capt. Tuttle Of the rev.
enue steamer Bear. The Bear is one ot the Behr
ting sea patrol deet, and also has special wOrE
in visiting tho various stations in the Arctic
Ocean. She zane up with the whaling feet on
AnS. or Wainwright Point, and was informed
chat the steam vhalGr Slvnrrh. jth crew Of
thirty seven ulen. the Captain wife, and one pas
senger, bad been cuught in the ice pack OF Icy
Cape four days before Tho wha!ers thought
however that the SAvarrh would work out OF
the ice in 4 few days. anu no tears were enter
tanned Tor her safety.
When the whaling ieet and the Bear reached
SmythI Point anu the NIvarch had not yet
been heard from Capt. Tut5le started TO look for
her. Ha found her three days later. but was
unable TO approach nearer thIa dive miles 70 The
beiaaguereJ vessel owing to the solid ice pack
Men were seen running up and down the rig
yinE. and Capt. futile expected the crew
would come across the ice TO tho Bear.
and could not understand why the attempt
WIS not made. Fog came up compelling
the Bear to run to open water for safety. Rain
and snow succeeted the fog, and 1t was noe until
che search. After cruising along the edge Of the
pack for two days signal seen dying trum
an t,sguimo camp On n sani isiant nsur Christie
Point. \ boat soon put cus. and three officers
anu two OF the crew Ot the Navarrh CAME on
board the Bear. They reported that Can't
whitesides Of the Navarch, his wife. and one OF
the crew were n the Esguimo cpnlp. They we're
brought on board and everything possible done
To relieve their distress.
Capt. WhItesides said the Nlvarch had be-
come iammet in the lee OF Icy Cape on July 80
and rapidly trifted 20 tn northward- On Aug
l the ice pack had increased TO such an extent
that they despai-ed ever getting the vessel free.
and IL icciced 70 abandon her. Al hands
! took 20 the ice. dragging their boats along and
/ an attempt was made TO reach the edge OF the
| foe, whence they would row ID land. AFTER four
! days OF hardship the provisions gave out and
( the boats were abandoned, the party returning
! 20 Che ship. On AUE. Il, while the icebCuud
/ ship vas about twenty miles west OF Point
| Barrow. another attempt was naca 10 reach
The shore and al buc dve ot the crew. who re-
| fused 20 leave the ship, again took 20 the ice.
! After eight hours OF hard work. with very little
! progress oyer the rough ice Capt Whiresides
! and his wife anu one nlln became discouraged
! and returned 10 the ship The others OF the
! party. thirty seven Of the ships crew and The
! passenger. Nr c .. Bruwer OF Cape >mythe
/ kept on. They have ICG been heard from. ard
Goth Capt. whitesides and Cape futile think
/ uhsy are undoubtedly lost.
| Those who remained on the Navarrh. Capt
aad Mrs. Whf.esides- the drsE and fourth mates
the boat header. LAe boat steersr ~. Santos, and
Two sa4.Ots. seS ous on Ag--. II. dragging a can
. ris coat over the ice 20 the edge Ot the pack
They reached he shore two days larer landing
/ thirty miles east OF Point Barrow. and were
picked pP by the Beac the l1Ch.
The Bcar cUn1ingeL The search FOR the
Nn7lrca AID he missing crew FOR several days
wirGnu. 4uccess and. after notifying the ~hal-
ing vessels IN he vicinity Of Point Barrow re-
turned 20 It. Michael. whence this reporE was
mL.e lader GaLe Of Aug. 81