Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-12-09
Polar Explorer Sends Word Of
Mishap to Principal Vessel
Of Expedition in Northern
Ocean.
LEADER AND SEVERAL
OF PARTY ARE ASHORE
Whereabouts of KarIuk, With
twenty-five Men Aboard
Is Unknown Unaware Of
Fate of the Mary Sachs,

ICY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL ttAsEo wisGl
Ottawa, ont, Dec. Somewhere
within the confines of the Arctic cir
Gle Is drifting Niihialmur Stefans-
sens staunch little vessel the Karluk,
safely frozen In an Ice pack But the
leader of the expedition is not with
his vessel and is unaware Of its where
abouts, according to dispatch re-
eeived from the explorer himself to-
day by George j. Desharats. deputy
minister of naval affairs and acting
OF marine and fisheries.
stefanssens message states that
believing the Karluk safe in the ice
In longitude west 147, fifteen miles
off shore, he took party ashore with
him 20 hunt. The next day heavy
gales sprang mp and then a fog when
the weather cleared the Karluk was
not in sight and had undoubtedly
been carried 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
q crew OF twenty-five men on board,
no anxiety is felt for it's welfare.
The message received today was
dated October 80. from Point Barrow,
Alaska. and was sent overland from
there TO Circle, from whore ii was
December 8. The message
reads
The Karluk. reset by heavy ice
on August L., I'm longitude west l4s
fifteen miles Off shore Ship frozen
in on August n, and drifted until
10, when the drift stopped
on September 20, believing the ship
fast for the winter / took Jennes, Nc
Connell wilkins and three Eskim0s
ashore TO hunt Northeast gales
3prang up September 22, with snow
and fog when the storm cleared, on
he gath, the ice had gone and the
Narluk with 1T, The ice undoubtedly
went east before the wind. The Kar-
uk may possibly have broken free
md steamed east, but she probably
'emaincd fast and dfifted west with
he ice Followed the coast west. TO
Barrow. but thef<arluk has not been
sighted. The schoOners Sachs and
Alaska with southern party are SAFE
It Collinson Point The schooner
3elvidere, with cargo Of freight and
is wintering near the in
ernational boundary. / am planning
IN ice expedition from the l45th
meridian TO the Mackenzie delta, maxi
ng survey and taking soundings for
steamer route
'eThc Karmk has on board a COM
lany of twenty-five, including Beu-
hat, Maokay Mamen, Mckinley
Murray and Malloch, with members
If the crew and five Eskimos
"(Signed) sTEFANssEN."
The last message previous to to-
lays was received from Stefansseu
.arly in August At that time he re-
ported that the Karuk had behaved
veil in a heavy storm and had round
ID Point Hope on July 81.
Those ashore with Stefanssen now
re Dr. Jenhes, of Wellington, n. H.,
ssstant anthropologist; Burt NJ VIII
,ins. Of Montreal, the photographer;
B. NJ. Mcconnell, Los Angeles, Calf,
ssistant to Stefanssen and meteorol-
gist
The other scientific men on board
he Karluk are Henry Beuchat am
A. MackaN Edinburg,
cotland surgeon; B. j, Bjarme
iamen, Christiana. Norway, assistant
eologist W, L. Mckinley, Glasgow,
cotland, expert in terrestrial mag
etsm; James Murray Glasgow,
cotland. oceanographer George NAL
och, Ottawa, Can, chief geologist ana /
The power schooner Mary Sachs, /.
Which Stefanssen said in his message !
,as safe, October 80, at Collinson /
'oint, was wrecked in the ice OFF the I
.rctic coast of Alaska some time pre- /
ious to November 28, the date on I
Which a letter was received at Nome, /
.laska from Peter Rarnard captain
f the vessel telling of her loss.
The ice crushed the schooner into |
mall bits and all provisions and sell
ntific instruments were lost. The 1
stter from Captain Rarnard gave no
etails Of the accident As nothing
ias said Of any injury to the men on
he Mary Sachs, it is presumed that
hey We're safe.
The Mary Sachs was purchased by 4
tefanssen at Nome, for use Of the
party Of his Canadian expe-
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