Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-09-08

ditOn. He pupil of Doctor Macmillan at
Worcester academy and later was associated
with him director of summer camps in
Maine. He served in France during the war
a lieutenant of infantry and since his return
had been physical director in the Haverhl 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 radio operator. He
is the son of Pittsburgh lawyer and is former
Trinity college football captain Richard H. Cod
dard of Winthrop, member of this years grad
uating class at Dartmouth, where he was prom-
nent in athletics, will be Howels assistant.
The Bowdoin is small-just about the size of
the Discovery, Bafin's ship which, in 1916 was
the first to reach Bafin bay. But she has been
specially constructed for the expedition, and is
regarded as quite up-to-date for ice work. She
is so feet 10 inches in length, of 115 tons dis
placement, 10 feet inches beam and feet 6
inches depth. She is of the knockabout auxiliary
type, equipped with 45-horse power crude oil
burning engine that win drive, her eight and
half knots an hour. Tests of the engine with va
rious kinds of fuel have convinced Macmillan that
oil obtained from the Arctic whale be utilized
Though she had ON board $500 gallons of fuel,
the sails will be used as much as possible and
the motor be saved for emergencies among the
ice foes.
The Bowdoins egg-shaped hull offers nothing
to which ice may cling. Under sufficient pressure
from ice foes, instead of being crushed, the Bow
.doin should be lifted out and be carried with
the pack. Her construction is very strong. The
frame of the hull is planked with 3-nch white
oak, to which has been added at the water line
a 5-foot belt of greenheart irOnwoOd. This
armor is said to be capable of withstanding the
grinding action of ice better than steel or any
other material. Twelve tons of cement ballast
has been so placed to eliminate any danger of
ice punching through engine room and tanks
carries a spare rudder and propeller 1t is be-
lieved that her slight draft of 91a feet will make
it possible to drydock her on beach at low tide
that repairs can be made.
The forecastle is of great Importance to ships
company in Arctic temperatures. The Bowdoin's
is large and has been laid with special thought
for the comfort of the explorers, who will spend
much of their time there during the long winter
months. There is thick air space between the
outer and inner skins of the huh for insulation
against the cold and moisture. When winter sets
in 3-foot covering of ice and will be placed
over the entire schooner, with snow houses after
the fashion of Eskimo igloos, to cover the hatch
ways For heating purposes the vessel is equipped
with OH heaters and kerosene for Them Cooking
will be done in range with coal
When the Bowdoin left Wiscasset, Me-. she was
chock k-a-block with wonderful conglOmeration of
articles. The explorers have many friends, and
gifts of all kinds had been shOwered upon them.
In that packed cargo, were TOBACCO ana matcneS
sufficient to last two years-2SOO gallons of Oil,
IA 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, 13 cases
of tea, 100 pounds of lard barrel of molasses,
ten hams four strips of bacon, six cases of corned
beef and corned beef hash, SO cases Of other
canned goods, 240 pounds of assorted jeles and
jams, bags of beans, cases of macaroni, cases of
cranberries, puddngs cheeses cereal. dried fruits,
nuts and candy, case of favoring extracts,
Spices dates and prunes drugs, medicines and a
quantity of dehydrated vegetables-eniOns 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.