Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-09-01

dltion He was pupil of Doctor Macmillan at
Worcester academy and later associated r.
with him director of summer camps i'll
Maine. He served in France during the war
as lieutenant of infantry, and since his return
had been physical director in the Haverhill pub
lie schools until he gave his resignation in June
to join the expedition
Dawson Howell of Boston represents the Car
negie institute on the expedition magnetic OBJ
server and will also serve as radio operator. He
is the Of Pittsburgh lawyer and is a former
Trinity college football captain Richard H. God
dard of Winthrop, q member of this years grad
uating class at Dartmouth, where he promi-
nent in athletics, will be Howes assistant.
The Bowdoin is small-just about the size of
the Discovery, Bafin's ship which, in 1916
the first to reach Baflin bay. But she has been
specially constructed for the expedition, and is
regarded as quite up-todate for ice work. She
is 80 feet 10 inches in length of lis tons dis
placement, 10 feet inches beam and feet
inches depth. She is of the knockabout auxiliary
type, equipped with a 45-hOrse power crude Oil
burning engine that will drive her eight and a
half knots an hour. Tests of theO engine with va
rOus kinds of fuel have convinced Macmillan that
oil obtained from the Arctic whale can be utilized
Though she had board $500 gallons of fuel,
the sails will be used as much possible and
the motor be saved for emergencies among the
ice foes
The Bowdoin's eggshaped hull offers nothing
to which ice may cling. Under sufficient pressure
from ice foes, instead of being crushed the Bow
d, dein should be lifted out and be carried with
the pack Her construction is very strong. The
frame of the hull is planked with 3-inch white
oak TO Which has been added at the water line
az 5-f0Utt ;belt of greenheart or ironwoOd. This
afmOr Is said to be capable Of wthstanding the
grinding action of ice better than steel or any
other material. Twelve tons of cement ballast
has been placed as}tO eliminate any danger of
ice punching through engine room and tanks.
Her bow is sheathed by heavy steel plates. She
carries a,spare rudder and propeller. 1t. is be-
leved that her slight draft of 91a feet will make
it pOsSibles to drydOck her on beach at low tide
so that repairs can be made
The forecaste is Of great Importance to ships
company in Arctic temperatures. The BOwdoin's
is large and has been laid out with special thought
for the comfort Of the explorers, who will spend
much of their time there during the long winter
months. There is a thick air space between the
outer and inner skins Of the hull for insulation
against the cold and moisture. When winter sets
in q 3-foot covering of ice and snow will be placed
over the entire schooner, with snow houses, after
the fashion of Eskimo igloos, to cover the hatch
ways. For beating purposes the vessel is equipped
with oil heaters and kerosene for them. Cooking
will be done In a range with coal.
When the Bowdon left Wiscasset, Me-, she was,
chOck-a- block with wonderful cOnglomeratlOn OF
articles The explorers have many friends, and
gifts Of all kinds had been shOwered upon them.
In that packed cargo, were tobacco and matches
sufficient to last two years-2,S0O gallons of oil,
ii tons of nut coal, enough to keep the galley
range hot for two years. flour enough for like
period 100 gallons of gasoline for lighting 500
pounds of butter, 500 pounds of coffee, ID cases
of tea, 100 pounds of lard, barrel of molasses
ten hams four strips of bacon, six cases of corned
Annh % thnr
canned goods, 240 pounds Of assorted jellies and
Jams, bags of beans, cases Of macaroni, cases of
cranberres buildings, chooses, cereal, dried fruits
nuts and candy, case OF davoring extracts
spices, dates and prunes, drugs medicines and
quantity of dehydrated vegetables-onions, pota-
toes, carrots cabbages. cranberries etc. from
which the moisture has been extracted and which
will return to their natural state upon being
soaked In water. Somebody had given a number
of old automobile tires, to be lowered over the
sides as Ice buffers.