The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-01-04

THE MAKING OF An ICEBERG,

Il .ss Ss at 81 s ks
+ IHE MAKING f1E An 1cERERG
Huge sheote 81 leo Mile Thick q
Places slice pcN.n Is 80 e.. .rd
:. th1 erd. ss.r~-,. !. -. .s.-....
I Thai 49, - - -, -.
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Al any time Of the year Ice may b
encountered n the Atlantic north Of
the fOrt1eth parallels ~ htitude. -
prOximafely that Of New York and
0etwee0 u and s. degrees Nest Dongt-
nd4 hut Il = n spring, when The d.
ereasing warmth of the san Ioeseos
ene arct1c noes ana causes the befxs TO
melt and doae from the pisces vherp
they have bean stranded. thaf there /.
The greafes1 danger 20 the mariner
The bGsEo nave thoir orfrin almoea
o1clu1aveaY % western Grassland IL
though Z few may come around cane
Farewell from the SDIfxheruen .ea and
some from Hudson hav.
A hne,, ef,e.as ~ 49, ,-,,. 49,. =
000I0 = nd
This gradually slidee down the valley
toward the sea. into which il = thrusr
n great. eheers lffv mflea wsde q
these ends become too heevv ,h.v
break or and t,eccr,a t,e-~. ~. -.
ees Is known a .>caivfnr~ The niece.
Get adrifr thus may De 4 fhonaand fa..,
ont of the water and : mile .ru.r.
f.
broken and ronfinne 20 .d,r,.r,.n s.
size until they finally disappear com
pletely. The process sometimes takee
several years.
Once set adrift icebergs fand their
way into the Labrador current and he
gin their Journey. But of all berrs 20
Get adrift only q very small proportion
ever find their way into the path of the
transatlantic steamships
Nor do all bergs take the same
course Some go south: others lodge
against the shore or against islands
Two years may separate the time that
TWO bergs reach low latitude. though
they were 'calved" at the same mo-
menL
rieio Ice also oners an obstruction TO
the 1cebergs. though by their great
size and bulk they often act as plows
ana alo materially Id breaking up the
ice neids which obstruct the arctic ba
SIN.
Ice neids are more affected by the
wind than are icebergs. Bergs gener-
any urlIt WITH the current. so that one
sometimeS Is seen moving into the
WHO.
Advantage Is taken OF this by the
sealing and 6Shing boats when caught
In an Ice feid. They often moor to an
iceberg and are tOwed miles through
the Ice. through which otherwise they
could make no Roadway. This is &C,
compl1shed by sinking an anchor into
the berg and using strong towline.
As the berg advances open water, with
small floating ice. Is left astern.
But this Is indeed a dangerous thing
to do. All ice IS brittle, but especially
icebergs. A blow OF an az has been
known to split one, while the report
Of gun at times will accomplish the
same end. In July and August when
the bergS are breaking ND along the
coast Of Labrador, the noise at times
Is deafening. and the noise Of one Of
ten causes another to break up.
From their very nature icebergs as
sumo an endless variety Of shapes
Some resemble geometricai figures
while Others carry fantastic domes.
spires and minarets. Sometimes they
appear to be veritable ice bridges.
with two separate supports. In many
there are great caves and indenta-
lions. AS they drift south and begin
melting cascades of water pour down
their sides or run from the tips of the
npndredS or lclcieS winch depend from