Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-27
COOK NARROWLY ESCAPES
DEATH IN CRACKING ICE
CONTINUED FIR ON FIRST PAGE.)


the the At big algae gath
signs seal and bear. how
encouraging for possible food supply In returning
the would be advanced and the life might move north
ward thus permitting of the time allowance OF
ratons.
Though the heat of the sun was barely felt it's rays began
pierce the eye with painful effects The bright light being
Aected from the spoes of the driven could
not long be endured by the Esmos without protee
ton The amber coored goggles that had made Annooto
from the glass of the Photographic supplies proved price
less discovery They eecualy removed the
arctic travel
The darkened or smoky glasses blue glasses and ordinary
automobile goggles had all been tried with Indifferent
suits They failed for reason or another mostly because OF
insufficient of vision faulty construction making
impossible proceed than few without removing
the accumulated condensation
RELIEF IN AMBER GLASSES.
This trouble entirely eliminated goggles The
glass only which nure the eye but
did interfere with the range of vision Indeed the eye
glare enabled objects
than through field glasses 1t frequently difficult de-
tect icy surface irregularities cloudy days.
glass dispes perfectly enabling
eye search carefully every nook and cevice through the
which blinds the observer azy weather.
The amber glass; therefore, reduces the quantity light
smoky glasses, the quality We
pain fatigue of glare the amber gave
of chilled horizon of blues. Tho
usual goggles add ugly blue frozen which
alone sends frosty the fbers
So thoroughly with these goggles that
they while asleep with the double object screening
the strong light which through the eyed and also
the forehead
On early part afternoon the weather
proved good and though crevassed
The late spread close
midnight and before quite ready camp
signs another gale from the Little sooty
ragged edges scued along alarming beyond huge
smoky bank backened the peary glitter
Suitable camping ice sought and an
igloo built stronger than
cf
and little thrown
The dogs humnocs were
securely dashed and fastened the ice.
We expected hurricane long taste of
its bters Before in bags the
the with force nconceivable thickened with
rushing drift dogs sleds were buried
banks of snow great drifts eoo The
mented blocks wthstood the sweep very
many through the snow wall
permitting drift
STORM SUDDENLY DROPS.
EARLY the morning, after hours, the
storm ceased suddenly and left stiffness which
appalling The dogs began howl desperately
tackled rushed seeking guns
approaching creature
combined signal of distress The
had buried and bound them unyedng frost They had partly
themselves by they
hardened that few could stretch
which dogs after We freed their
beat the ceented from their furs with sticks
curling pointed gratitude
AS skrmshed for little
the northern bl1e flashing newly driven
The during the twenty
below, but thermometer sank rapidly below
still smoky and the weather did quite
1t early disrobed
bags and sought quiet sunber.
few hours later rudey
noises Looking about nothing unusual
gloo and through eye port gave the dis
turbane concluded that cracking the
sudden change of temperature quite the
and turned proong the bag comforts
Then there series of laundering which the
ice quivered Ahwah and house was break