The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-16
Karluk SurvtvorS Say
Disaster Was Unexpected
Capt Bartlett Had Skin Clothing Made for All the Ships
Company, However, as Precaution
in Event of Accident.


tho sledGes saves the strength Of the
men for marching.
The Mackay party had not been gone
many days when they lost half their pro-
visions Beauchet had both of his hands
frozen and Dr. Mackay himself. was In
bad physical condition. When they were
last seen they were making slow progress
toward Wrangel Island.
A northeast gale had sprung up. shift
ing the trail over the ice to the west
ward toward Siberia. Even IL the Mackay
party did get near the island the ice shift
TO the westward probably carried them
too far for them to double back to the
east pulling a loaded sledge.
The Anderson Party.
The other missing party. which was in
charge OF First Mate Anderson was the
second to leave shlpwreck camp. They
had Bnr'letts orders to make Berry
Point with provisions, and were caught
In the same northeast gale The sur
vivors think Anderson and his party must
have lost their provisions in some big
load OF the ice and then the shifting ice
put them off tho trail They were never
heard from.
This gale which lasted for several days,
made the enormous pressure ridge on the
north side OF Wrangell Island. which was
afterward conquered despite almost over
v,
the last to leave camp Although the gale
had died down when they reached tho
ridge the great mass OF ice. ATTY feet
high and three miles wide. was still
grinding together under the momentum
the ice had gathered In the gale. and they
had to wait two days before attempting
the pa ssage.
After Bartlett left TO attempt the cross
ing NJ Boring Strait 20 get help Nick inlay
IlnnleN ha 4 sqlr INN
with his wife and two children. established
camp near Warning Point on the east
coast OF WrHnEcl Island They named the
bay near by McKinlay Bay.
Monro. Malloch. Mamen. Williamson
Chafe. Templemen. Williams and Maucr
camped at Rodgers IIaIbor on the soutl
coast OF the island. They lived In dug
outs under the snow until May. and thcr
moved into the tents. Every one was well
urtil April when Mallpch, Mamen anC
Williamson were taken III and hcgaT
swelling from the feet upward. They
were unable To take any nour!shment
Malloch and Mamen died but William
son pulled through.
Live on Meat.
The provisions gave out the first wetl
In June. and from then up to the time oil
the rescue. September :. by tho King auC
Wing. they lived on virtually nothing cX.
Cept meat. ana tnat was Obttinablc only
, occasionally Three polar bears. severa
young white foxes. sea gulls. walruS seal,
and ducks without salt were their fare.
For three months and some days no.
even meat was TO be had. on these day.
breakfast consisted Of hot water. and din.
! ner Of soup made Of hot water and cracked
! ducks bones which Kuriluks wife hac
! the foresight TO save from the last meal
I For supper they took more hot water anC
hoped that the next day they might &c
some game.
ON the morning Of the day they weri
rescued Kurilluk's wife caught three small
tomcod with an improvsed hook and lin.
and seal hipper bait
Kurilaf. his wife and two chldre
T have been pu' ashore AT Nome ana Wi
bc cared FOR ny the Bureau OF Educatio
Of Alaska during tho winter and sen
back 10 their homo at Point Barrow mex
season.
Remarkable endurance was shown b
/ the Eskimo woman in dragging two chill
/ dr-n over the ice to Wrangel Island on
/ child on her back and tho other hangiu
/ from her hand more than the eight stai
war; missing men accomplished. Niue
/ credit Is due her for her work in kcepin
the fur clothing in repair and in econo
mixing with the scanty food in the camp.