The Pulaskian., 1920-08-26
Arctic Rescue
 Very Thrilling

Vardo that the soviet government was equlppfDg a new expedition.
 Soon afterward we received a di- rect inquiry from the Kanada as to our position, which we immediately telegraphed both to the Kanada and the Solovei, at the same time asking them to give us theirs. The kanada replied asking us to stop for con- versation, and in the conversation which followed with tCommissar of Marine Mikhailoff and Captain Moka- loff of the Kanada it was explained that the vessel had been dispatched by the soviet government in order to give assistance if it should be neces- sary or in case there should be diff l culties of any sort in consequence of the political changes which had oc- cured since the Solovei had left Archangel. It appeared also that they had orders to bring the ship back to Archangel direct.
 Exciting Race in tcelLaden Sea.
 After the conference was over, therefore, there began an exciting race between the. two ships. The ice through which we had to force a pas sage was very different from that we had had to tackle before. This was l the ordinary polar ice of the Kara sea, closely packed. with only few small gaps of open water 1 had very little hope of getting through, and that we did succeed was due only to the re- markable qualities of the Sviatogor as an icebreaker.
 With full steam up from all of her ten boilers she burst her way splen- didly through the strong pack ice. 1 Now and then she was beaten and 1 had to back and make a fresh attack at full speed. It was not often that more than two attempts had to be made, but it happened sometimes that the maneuvers had to be repeated nine i or ben times where the ice was 20 feet | thick or more.
 1 At first the Kanada had little start, but the roles were soon changed. The Sviatogor went ahead and con- | tinued to increase her lead, and when at last. at 7:30 in the evening, We sighted the Solovei far away north ward on the horizon, the Kanada had l fallen far behind.
 At about the same time we re- ceived the following message from the Solovei: I've see your smoke in the south. 20 degrees east" We were de lighted by this message, which made HIS realize that our hard-tried and anxious friends on board the 'Solovel were in high hopes of relief.
 Thrilling Night on icebreaker In the Sviatogor all were keenly alive to the anxiety and seriousness of the situation, and followed with eager interest the display of prowess given by the icebreaker during these hours of the night. Of the crew all who were not actually keeping watch were on deck hour after hour discuss inq and marvelling at the carrying fea- tures of this extraordinary drama. Some stood leaning over the rails so as better to enjoy the sight or the great blocks of ice, now crushed lnto frogments before our bows, now burled in a whirling mass along the sbin,s sides-and<aIl to wild accom- imminent of deafening crashes Tn the ice and of groans and walls and shrieks from the hard-pressed yessefs hnll and rig and engines.
 Suddenly an ice foe would rise anu +braotan to fall over the ships rail, and then the sailors were not slow h heating retreat to safer quarters, otbers who stood in groups right for ward in bows, fared no better. When, os freouently happened. the ship crashed at full speed against really h,gh solid block of ice, and at the same time rose several feet in the ab' . shower of spray and Ice splinters flew over the deck and forced the I'm prudent spectators to headiong re l treat. .h ,no the Solovei. but it was slow Dusi- nass The ice became worse and worse in the last stage, and It was fnid- n,obt when we reached her. An hour more was required before we couiu moor the Sviatogor by her side. so pig and thick were the surrounding Ice l foes