The Washington herald., 1906-12-23
IN M0en0Uo Steward HdQe DzA7eT
a Success

newspaper. printed. Assistant Commissary Stewart
making the forms running the press, Seaman
Montrose, who had once been printer. acting
positor-
Nearly all the members Of the party contributed to
It's columns, and much at its quips and per-
sonaIs the result
1t by a encouraging outlook that the
brave little party faced at that Christmas time. Their
ship crushed and useless. piled high upon OF
ice blocks and only after Christmas it disap
peared from sight By pleasant it
rooned upon arctic waste
And yet the Christmas dinner seems to have been
very creditable production culinary skill Certainly the
members Of the ranged about the long table in the
low dark hut did appear greatly depressed when the
photograph taken
Evidences Of good cheer may seen upon table.
The boxes Of cigars the long-necked bottles mpart
holiday afterglow the banquet The that Of
the found it necessary in overeoas and sweat
probably appetites wietted
by encounter with a temperature far below
No doubt all had been put excellent humor by the
seintatng brightness Christmas Of
the Arctic EagIethe only holiday newspaper far
known. printed that wilderness of polar ice
Then, too there little repining
spirited spells All the were busy preparing for the
coming northward dash sledges. While folks at
still pursuing round Of festivities probably
during Christmas week marooned explorers spent the
days about work table sewing fur garments be used
the over-ice trip.
Four years before this Duke of Abruzzfs Italian
expedition had memorable Christmas locked il
the by I'VE 20 spend the winter dif-
ferent place early September ship frozen
in solid said of the party in describing the expert
! enCe.
we had take everything possible ashore the
ship seemed in a bad way the pressure and
longer habtabe camp established-one large tent
smaller inside. and between these inner
tents put So lived during the winter.
That as cold. foTlorn lonesome a Christmas
as I spend The temperature 50 degrees
below freezing of the time and sometimes much
lower very careful avoid getting parts Of
our bodies frozen.
THE cold terrible during nights in the
boots But later the falling Of
afforded better protection, and if entirely
comfortable by Christmas had grown accustomed tG
things they and could think of something besides
/ the cold. misery and danger.
Christmas was celebrated with great soernnty, and
followed. We had feast two, and all
the Christmas legends and stories that knew
counted; still different holiday season from
that which knew then being celebrated at home
The arrival OF New Years Day houored with
brilliant display of fireworks.
II feasting a partial attempt a Christmas
celebration marked the holiday season last year spent by
Commander Robert E. Peary and his companions the
arctic, Peary does speak of them in his busnesske
account his trip. recently published
Peary terribly in earnest; his heart upon
attaining the coveted goal, every during
which Roadway could be made devoted to work.
Sides Christmas Day probably Of considerable
anxiety because of the position of the ship Roosevelt
Early in September the ship had been caught a
den formation Fort Sheridan, GrnneH Land
imprisoned.