The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-09
WHILE HUNTING ON SHORE WITH SIX COMPANIONS, kARUk IS
 BLOWN OUT TO SEA.
POWER SCHOONER ALSO LOST
Explorer Believing Vessel Fast in Ice Went Hunting for Fresh Meat and Found the Ship Gone When He Re turned to the Sea.

Ottawa, Ont, Dec. S.-Somewhera| within the confines of the Arctic cir cle drifts Vflh ialmur Stefasson' s staunch little vessel Karmll, possibly frozen in an ice pack But the leader of the expedition is not with his yes sel and is unaware of its whereabouts, according to a dispatch received from the eXrlcrer himself today by George J. Desbarats. deputy minister of naval affairs. and acting minister of marine and fisheries
 Stefansson's message states that, be lieying the Karluk safe in the ice in longitude west 147, 15 miles off shore, he took a panty ashore with him to hunt The next day heavy gales sorang up and then a fog. When the weather cleared the Karluk was not in sight and had undoubtedly been car ried away by the wind which drove the ice pack off shore.
 So far, the search for the Karluk has been unsuccessful, but as there is a crew of twenty-five men on board and plenty of provisions. no anxiety is felt for it's welfare.
 The message received today was dated October 30, from Point Barrow Alaska, and was sent overland from there to Circle, from where it was despatched on December ,. The mas sage reads:
 "The Karluk, beset by heavy ica on August 12, in longitude west t47. ff- teen miles of shore The ship was frozen on August IF and dr'ifted with the ice until September 10, when the drift stopped. On September 20 be- liering the ship fast for the winter, and as it was necessary to secure fresh meat, took Jennes, Mcconnell, Wilkins and three Eskimos ashore to hunt Northeast gales sprang up Sep' tember 2, with snow and fog. When had gone and the Karluk with it. The ice undoubtedly went west before the wind The Karluk may possibly have broken free and steamed east, but she probably remained fast and drlfted west with the ice. Followed the coast west to Barrow, but the Karlull has not been sighted. The sclhooners Sachs and Alaska, with southern party. are safe at Collson Point. The schocn- CT Belvidere with cargo of freight and provisions, is wintering near the international boundary. I am plan ming an ice expedition from the 145fh meridian to the Mackenzie Delta. mak- ing survey and taking soundings for steamer route.
 The Karlult has on board a com pany of twenty-five, including Beau chat, Mackay, Mamen. Mckinley. Mur- ray and Malloch with the members of the crew and five Eskimo.
 (Signed) SUPERVISION"
 The last message previous to to- day's was received from Stafansson early in August. At that time he re. ported that the Karlui had behaved well in a heavy storm and had round cd Point Hope on July 31.
 Those ashore with Stefansson now are Dr. D. Jennes of Wellington, N. z, assistant anthropologist; Burt NJ. Wilkins of Montreal, the photogra- pher: B. NJ. Mcconnell, Los Angeles, assistant to Stefansson. and meteorol- ogist
 The scientific men who remain on board the KaTlu kare Henry BeaudGat, anthropolosist; Mister Forbes Mac kay, Edinburgh. Scotland, surgeon; 1 Bjarme Mamen, Christiania, Norway, assistant geolosist; w l.. Mckinley, Glasgow. Scotland, expert in terres- l trial magnetism James Murray, Glas- gow, Scotland, oceanoerapher: George ATalloch, Ottawa, chief geologist and | topographer
 The power schooner Mary Sachs, ! which Stefansson on October 90 said in his message. was safe at Collision Point, was wrecked in the ice of the 1 Arctic coast of Alaska sometime pre- vious to November 2S, the date on which a letter was received at Nome, Alaska, from Peter Barnard, captain
 of the vessel, telling of her loss. l The ice crushed the schooner into bits and all provisions and scientific
 instruments were lost. The letter from Captain Barnard gave no details of the accident. As nothing was said ] of any injury to the men on the May