Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-06
BEAR HUNT IN ARCTIC

Whilst we were at breakfast next
morning, writes c. V. A. Peel, in the
May Wide World Magazine. an old
! she bear and cub were seen from the
crows nest and party were sent
out in a boat to endeavor to catch
the cub. However, the bears walked
quickly away. and we put on all
steam to overtake them. Then,
launching a second boat. and my
party. including the captain. went al
ter them. On seeing the boat APP
preaching. the two bears came run
ming to us at a great pace; but the
captain was so excited that, in spite
of all our efforts to restrain him. he
hred at them wnen quite two hun
dred yards away, and. of course, miss
ed. The. bears turned sround and
made off as fast as they could go.
After a while we received word by
signal from the ship that the bears
had now sighted the first party land
ed sind had taken to the water. They
lsignalled to us TO hurry back to the
ship and endeayor to cut them OF. We
rowed back for all we we're worth,
put the captain on board. and were
then attached by a rope to the gang
way on the side of the vessel The
captain signalled Full speed ahead.
and off We started
II was wildly exciting work being
Itowed alongside the ship = s1ch
tremendous pace. the wash from the
bows dashing at times right over US.
I've raced past some large pieces OF
lice. in danger of utter destruction
should our tiny boat come In contact
with one. At Tenth We heard the sig
lnsi-belI ring SLOW down. then
stop" and then Full speed astern.
The captain shouted Cast of there,"
and we let go the rope which held us
| to the ship. Immediately afterwards
the two bears came in view from be-
hind large piece o: floating ice. The
baby bear sat on the middle of its
mothers back, while she was swim
ming for all she was worth. but, OF
/ course, she had no chance against
the psce of a weil-manned boat. As
We got nearer the two bears sepa-
rated. We were most anxious to Sc
cure the cub alive. but. of course. In
.order to do this we had TO shoot the
mother first IL was all | could do to
restrain the Frenchman: whose turn
lit was now TO shoot. from firing et
her until we had both secured photo
/ graphs of the swimming bears. The
mother was then shot. We now made
frantic efforts to secure the cub.
which was by no means a little one.
After repeated attempts We at
Length succeeded in lassoing il with
la rope Il fought. dived. struggled.
and kicked in a most plucky manner.
lgrowling with rage and snspping at
US with its formidable claws aud BIT
the rope that held IL. II was impoS-
sible TO get such a desperate little
demon into the boat. 90. having Sc
lcured the carcsss of the mother. We
flowed the pair behind the boat to
the ship. Arriving az the ship the
dimcuity ~ss to know how TO get the
ICuD aboard.
A. last. however. We got a rope
around his stomach and h1uied him
up 20 the guuwale by means 81 the
steam winch. There he stuck. kicking
and growing Finally. We laid hold
of him BY the ears. nose. and sore
LEGS. and Iitersiiy hauled him on
board He was next lassocd seain.
and With great diniculiy secured by
ropes 20 the ships side His kicks
and struggles were prodigious and
oanuot think why the poor little beast
lc.d not strsuzic itself When secured
~ ali went up end paftcd and caress-
cd tho piucky liffle fighter. but his
lgrowiing continued most Of the day.
IN an incredibly short time the ships
carpenter knocked NJ a large cake Cot
him. into Which he was drsExcd