The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-17
Observation-Disclosures.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

1t was on the fourteenth day out
from Wellington, New Zealand, when
we were about $50 miles to the south
ward of Cape Horn that we fell In
with the dereliet ship. Her name, still
family to be read on the SCARED tim
bers, was Resolution. That Is all we
learned about her from personal OBJ
servation, fer the fact that her hold
was half full of water preCluded the
possibility OF careful examination
But on board of her we discovered n
human derelict He was lying In n
heap in the galley, and ut first we
thought 1t was II mere bundle af furs
and rags Closer scrutiny, however,
revealed the fact that the bundle was
n man. There was flicker of life In
hm-nu more.
Pull him around If YOU can" said
the skipper to the ships doctor. II
should like TO hear how 1t was that lac
WINS drifting around IN that old hulk,
which, by the way. is danger TO navl-
CATION"
My one fellow passenger, II man nam
ed Holroyd, and myself hailed with
satisfaction the doctors announcement
n couple of days later that the patient
was sufficiently recovered to come UP
on deck aud spend an hour with US In
the saloon We half led, half carried
him from his berth and sat him down
ON the inter lockers.
The stranger looked from one to the
other OF us with an expression that
utteranee to some half formed 'ideRs.
Then suddenly he turned to me and
asked:
what year is thisH told him,
II thought perhaps It was frlghtful
dream" he murmured, "but II was real
ity Six years! My God, six years.
He stopped abruptly and covered his
face with his hands. Iiolroyd poured
out IA glass OF Wine and give II 10 him.
This frightened him up bit. and he
slowly began again;
ION the Goth Of December, six years
ago. we sailed from Adelaide In the
ship Enterprise on an exploring eKpcdi-
ton IN the antarctic regions. The cap.
tain's name was Cleveland.
I'VE steercd for kerguelan island,
where we landed some seal fishers. and
then proceeded on our voyage. On the
9th OF January we made out some
high land on the port bow. 70 the west
the water was full OF summer Ice, but
the water WAS clear to the southwark,
and we pushed on until the 23d of
March, when we were beset In the Ice
pack, and II was only with the greatest
difficulty that we warped the ship Into
n small inlet which the captain deter
mined to make his winter quarters.
AS soon as the ship was safely
moored we started to explore this desc.
late land, which no living man had ever
set foot upon or even seen. 1T WINS evil
IDENTIFY part of "A great southern cont
nent which stretched beyond the pole
itself. And over those frlghtful aud
yoiceless sOlItudes Of snow Cleveland
determined to force his way aS soon as
spring rendered travelling possible.
with the first traces Of returning
Hight we made preparations for an cx-
petition to the south, and ON the 2Itb
of September we started. For II month
we Travelled under a Sky as blue as
ltaly'A, and then the weather changed.
Fogs, snowstorms and gales succeeded
each other. rendering travelling work
OF such difficulty and danger that we
had to make the best OF our way back
to the ship, which we reached IN Janu-
airy, only to ind that the ice had forced
her high UP on the shore amid Il mass
of debris She was stu habitable,
though she would never float again
six more weary months dragged by.
Escape to the north being cut off by a
barrier OF Ice mountains, Captain CleYe-
land determined to make another at
tempt TO cross the polar SEA, on cont
nent whichever II was, and reach Ora
ham Land where he might be picked
up by Il whHler.
"Our original crew OF 30 was now re
duced by sickness and accident to about
20. We carried II quantity Of provisions.
hoisted the ensign at the peak aud bade
goodby to the Enterprise Oh Oct 20.
"As We advanced farther the peaks
and rough ground fell away until an
| uLbroken sheet ~ snow stretched away
before us. Now here else on carth would
II be possible to find such utter desola
iion.
THE crew held consultation. and
even the boldest OF them, being dis
mayed by the gloomy prospect, al.
| dressed Il request 10 Captain Cleveland
to return to the Enterprise. This he re-
fused to do. but eight men determined
to go back alone and 50, giving then
one OF the sledges and their provisions
we parted company. Whether they ey
er reached the ship know not.
eve kept on and on. forever TOWARD
the south, and one by one my compan
ions died along the road until there
were only four Of US left-the captain
myself and two seamen. 1t was abou
this time that | fell into @ sort ol
trance, How long | continued In thii