The Holbrook news., 1912-06-21

1 ried down toward the middle of the
 Atlantic by the Labrador current
 They travel right down the coast of Labrador, passing Newfoundland. un-
 til they reach the warm waters of the
 gulf stream, when they disappear
 melting completely away: It is only
 the largest bergs that reach the mid.
 dle of the Atlantic before they disap-
 pear. On one occasion a berg 100
 feet in height and nearly 200 feet in
 breadth was found in latitude 3S de
 grees 40 minutes, or nearly in a line
 with southern Spain.
 Generally speaking icebergs travel at the rate of three to five miles an
 hour. They are carried forward en- tirely by the strength of the currents. The distance they cover is enormous
 Thousands do not get further than the coast of Labrador, where they be come stranded. As they have come from the Greenland glaciers they have covered at least 1,800 miles, while those that reach the warmer waters of the Atlantic make journeys of from 2,500 to 5000 miles. Steamers tray C4u6 HUI Ol- JOAA 1A often in view Of bergs all day, passing an endless procession of fantastic and beautiful shapes. As many as fifty or sixty bergs are sometimes in view al one time.
 The captains of these vessels often witness a wonderful sight All along the coasts of Labrador there is what l. I.o A,k fc 0f stationary ice, caused by icefloes hay ing frozen solid over open water, and varying from ten to fifteen feet in thickness DowE through the center of this frozen field will crash a mighty iceberg, tearing along at a speed of three miles an hour. right through the ice, so strong is the current that is carrying it forward.
 After it has passed steamers will make their way into tn, channel and sail along 1t Instances have happen. ed, indeed. in which even sailing yes sells have followed in on iceberg's wake, and St. Nicholas printed yearT ago an incident of a Norwegian bark | that was actually lowed for some dis tance by berg.
 Near Death in Notre Dame Bay.
 The captain of steamship that ar rived in Glasgow recently from St Thomas reported that some 130 miles | west of Belle Isle his vessel steamed right into a great ice foe field, which | he estimated at 64 miles long and about as many broad. The steamship was held fast in the ice for 30 hours Some of the icebergs that passed were from 500 to 500 feet in height and at times to crush the steam ship. As it was, blocks averaging ton in weight frequently fell on the deck.
 One of the most striking iceberg adventures is that which befell the steamship Portia in Notre Dame bay last season. In clear daylight an ice berg was sighted, and passengers and crew begged the captain to approach nearer in order that they might inspect and photograph it. The Portia there fore was steered close to the towering sides of the mighty berg, whose high est pinnacle glistened several hun dred feet above the sea
 Then the unexpected happened There was an explosion like the shock of a volcanic eruption, and the mighty berg was riven asunder. One of the pieces grew top heavy and toppled over, its base, far under water, catch ng the Portia and lifting her high and dry some ten or twelve feet above the Iea-
 The mighty overturning of the berg { treated enormous swells, and these luge waves were the only thing that { ,aved the ship from destruction The [ weight of the ship caught on it's shelf 1f ice, kept the berg from turning a somersault, and a huge swell ' picked up the vessel and launched her ' again, stern frst in the sea