The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-09
StefanssOn's Vessel
Is Lost In Ice Pack


OTTAWA. ont. Dec. s-Somewhere
within the confines OF the Arctic circle
drifts Nihtalmur Stefansson's staunch
little vessel. the Karluk. safely frozen in
an ice pack. but the leader Of the expe-
ditiou b. not with his vessel and f. un-
aware OF Its whereabouts. according to a
ddee~patch received from the explorer
himself to-day by George J. Desbarats,
deputy minister Of naval affairs and
acting minister OF marine and fisheries.
Stelaussou.s message states that be-
AeNiug the karluk safe in ice In longf-
tude ~ west fifteen miles off shore,
De- took a party ashore with him TO hunt.
D he next day heavy gales Sprang up and
tn'u tuE When the weather cleared
tEc hafiuk was not in sight and had
undoubtedly been carried away by the
4" and which drove the ice pack off shore.
So FAR. the search for the Karluk has
been unsuccessful but a. there IL a
crew of 20 men on board and plenty OF
provisions. no anxiety IS felt for its well
The message received to-day was
dated october 20. from Point Barrow.
Alaska, and was sent overland from
'ichca ON December o. The message
The MeEsAgs
"UHc Karils. bes,t by heavy ice on
miles m shore slip frozs1 in On Auo
lurt D, and crifted with the ice until
september DO. when the drift stopped.
,n september 90, believing the ship fast
Tor the winter aud ~ q was necessary
90 secure fre~H meat. / took Jeness. Mo
''Hn'I WiiSIrs and three Eskimos
ashore to hunt Northeast gales sprang
.p ~Dpfcrn,r 81. with auow and fog
IS ben fnf storm cleared on the twenty
i"uth tAe joe had some and the Karluk
Win TO- The icc undoubtedly went west
before Cue wind. The k.urluk may pos
-.rly have broken free and steamed east,
uut emo probably remained fast and
IrIftcd west with the ice. Followed the
coast west Co Barrow but the karluk has
u.t been .'E fca. Tho schooners Sachs
H
no CuiIn.1n Point Tho schooner RET
frrr With cargo OF freight and provi-
.ura .a winter near the International
..ur.arN Hm planning an ice eNpe-
dillon from thr one hundred and forty
.fI. meridian tu tic Mackenzie delta.
n.ts.nE sYrteys and taking soundings
r.e k1rius lta on board a company
~ 30 ..NN'Nr Houchatt Mackay.
tl OBJ" members 81 The crew and I've
lsiunel0 -STEFANSsoN."
Previous Message IN August
TfD N.f u'.Irc previous 20 to-day's
vaa received from ~tcfanseon enriv In
A.t.Hf 50 thrt Time be- reported that
storm and bad rounded Point Hope on
Tre power schooner Mary saohs.wh,ch
rfrflrrarr. or October 70 said IN his
.ri In thn Sec orr ten Arctic coast
nf AH.E1 some time previous Co Move
'.I'N ~. I0" NAIf Oh which "a letter was
f..r.NrI Hf Some Alaska. from Peter
H.H.rI. CAPTAIN OF fHe vessel telling %
I.. l..a Tho i.e crushed the schooner
...H .uHI IIfa and nu provisions and
...HfI.I. IraI.uueUfa Wrre lost Tho
Irffrr ff.U captain HARVARD gave no
.'f.iIe or OH. accident Az nothing was
fIi or .nf Injury fr the men N the
Mary -l.H. it WAS rrcrumed thai they
..H cafe
The Mary Sachs was rurrhaacd bv
.fNfHH...u nf Some frr use Of The
southern part. Ur hia canadian expcdi-
."n $40 n.a gasoline schooner %
BOO CONS gross rcaI.frr She carried a
crew of three non