The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-27
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XIX.

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SNOW storm which effectually con.
cealed all our, Immediate surroundings
With vivid remembrance Of those vast
ice fields lying on our starboard quar-.
Rter, and the certainty that numerous
bergs were drifting not far ahead, We
were compelled TO slow down our en-.
gines, feeling way cautiously through
1.-THE white fog. The lce.cakes bufteting
4 our! bows, and scraping along the sides,
were a constant menace. requiring
smen to fend them on SO as TO keep
ssssrldder5Sand screw uninjured; the
A mainsail had broken loose from Its
4 gaskets, and. frozen stir as the heavy
4 canvas was, proved difficult TO secure;
while the Ice on our forward deck
4 had accumulated to such a thickness
lSas to be weighing lis down by the
head, and had 10 be chopped loose and
flung overheard in great blocks
n IL was not far from noon when the
heavy snow-clouds broke and went
scurrying away like a dock Of birds,
q leaving the wide sweep Of waters
n clear to our view, with a yellow sun
hanging cold in the pale blue Of the
lsky. AZ
s59 hardly knew where we were, not
feeling at all certain about the extent
of our drift during the past "a hours,
+ and so hastily brought my Instruments
& on deck and shot the sun. stepping In.
X to the chart house to figure out our
posit ion. The result sent a sudden
thrill ot exultation through me. L
" We have: attained the spot!", ex-
Y claimed, as \ !, glanced up. and saw
I her gazing in at me through the open
door. Nov We will ascertain the
truth of Tuttle's vision" ~
The spot? Do you mean this is
the point Of sea we have been seek
sing?"
4 ss--Ay! and now. thank God, we can
head tho other way"
81 s Ssprang eagerly past her. cllnglng
isto a lifeline SO as to keen nv feet
W On the deck, too Thoroughly excited
,;Esby my discovery to remain any long
er in idleness.
iS: ,a4Johnson, run below and call Mr..
h De Nova, Have him turn out at
NJ once once. :. sd,
SS5SS watched the fellow slide 10 the
4 co,rmrpanion: and made nv own yay to
Ss4be bridge swecnInp nv plasses mix.
\ iSio,,n,ss ll, n hint the clearing hor,znn
= minnie Ne Novo had 1o,ned
l5, ma his ewes sim heavy from sleep.
AMI n No7,v,.a,, !. I said ranidly mr.
n srrlory,ed hand sw,eeenlnr semicIrcle in
Y sonr frnn,t Il have inst taken nm oh.
I, iaaie,Iryaf,on and This il lot,tnde &C. n
5sonth a and Longitude 11oo 3o' west.
" Send vonr sharnest .eyed lookout +, fila
I, for,etItonsail ward win these glasses
tSSThen call al, hands y" n ~
M went down ,be bridge stair,
VI AZ tthnnpb s1,n, f,nm = run and {,
m moment n, ~ slater vonnr seon,un named
X S, ymnaaaT II Una swiftly footing tho rot.
4t1Ine,sa,T 9ltbeir coating 81 ice breaking nm.
y der,j Ma .tread and rafting nm tho deck
/ heiow ,,rbe men swarmea mt from tbe
for "a .astle and IN thc min hatch rang.
sSs IN Themselves abont the foot of the
\ Gforemr,n,t u watching ma eooerlv and
/ .nrca siona,,v noortnr IN At svmes ror
!. swel,s above theS c,ross.trees
I al aads {, / cried handing over thc
VI, Il tha hr,,,co ava st, vim, dawn in.
" tniEtheyr nntrrneI fnces i've inst
4 cured n,,f .onr ,sn,,os,tIor ana his Ia
VIA snot we've been hunting after in
x p Z seaa 1,ve sent svmas ,lo,t ia
4. !,ook mi ifor Tnttles Island II there's
Il anys \ lana q sipht we'll an1 good !.
n Val, have aItry for noting tho Donna
4 ~ Isahel q thosa snonIsh nesos nut /,
not then we.ll cnll Il a wild goose
4 f;csbssaT ! "a itba ca, Queen noI,ts bey
\ iss $,,ose norrtb !. MI N.lf
Their. ; was 4 faint hn,fhenrted at.
X 4amnf 4 n y cheer which, ended In +,
q mnfterinr q ooths md n shu(IlInr Of
q it:feett al Tho icv nlanks The glances
N; n .the fellows turned inward toward
sy,nnea 4! nov sec,,rely nosted on Tho
n ffo,o,onsai, ward tho glasses tn his
II 80 ~. =, 49,. ,,na, t,,on In
I crin,di,r anderson clambered IN The
sEtonT a. .rba ,forecastle where thew could
X AZ aheaa b n,
as5SsHow Sthe hellr the latter yelled
Il I'M s,,uddenlv from That noInt OF vantage,
4 ado va know know, this is the place and
( shat .5yo,, ssaip,t foolIn' rs inst 10 ret
y f,ck ~ Y; \; I,''i,T.I
"A The crowd ,,sl earned their eyes on me.
and I heard la a srovl Of approval.