The Washington times., 1922-11-12


Omdal had supplied himself with
signal flags and sent his last
greetings from the cabin roof OF
the Holmes. We followed her with
our looks until she disappeared In
the midst.
Mr.. Lund was constantly turning
the handle OF his cinema apparatus
during all this time.
In my diary OF July 20 / have
entered the following:
"A close shore say the Americans
and no IL was, indeed. last night. BY
0 o'clock the wind suddenly veered
round from the southeast to the
northwest. sweeping down upon the
shore, and before we had time 10
heave up anchor and get away the
gale became 80 heavy that we had
no other choice than to remain and
~ to rough It,"
We had twelve metres to the
,ottom. A storm suddenly burst.
t became a jolly good dance. Very
soon we had five anchors out. The
storm Increased and the sea rose
neavy with foaming and roaring
bfiiows. PoOh.
Suddenly we lost one OF our
anchors. Subsequently another one,
and Immediately after that a third
went the same way. We were
apidly carried away in the direction
Of the sarfs roaring against the
shore.
Filming In Storm.
II was a cozy situation. indeed.
None of us had the slightest hope
Of getting out of this mess. but all
were calm and performed their
duties. Lund was constantly film.
ing and a more realistic photo of a
vessel on the point of being wrecked
has hardly been taken. He was en-.
gagged everywhere. AT the last he
was standing with his apparatus on
the main hatch.
Ready for swhatT' l asked. -...,
Il want to get the masts when
they go overheard" he replied.
The man was indeed equal to the
task. But the masts did not go
overheard and Lund was cheated OF
his crowning effort.
We were hardly sixty metres
from the shore when the heavy at.
tacks of the storm sYbsided a little
and our two remaining anchors got
a hold on the bottom. 1t was
o'clock In the morning.
The storm subsequently increased
, into a gale and remained SC
throughout the day. Our poor old
cook could not help weeping, but
1t must be considered as an excuse
for him that he is seyenty-one
years old.
The following day. in the fore
noon the wind was so slack that
fwe were able to heave our anchors
and move to a safer place farther
out. by means Of sails. for the
Holmes, which 10 a four mast I'd
schooner. has no motor power.
Tuesday, August /. we heaved
up and steered northward In Il
fresh southeasterly gale with rain
Besides the ordinary crew of tn.
Holmes, seven altogether, and nj
Scandinavi VANS, we got six youne
Eskimos On board so that now We
are a fine company indeed.
Today II is August IA and We,
We are not advanced farther thar
to Icy cape. Weather and Ice ron
ditions have been quite contrar,
to us. 1 have made up my MIND
to leave the Holmes at wainwrigh,
and pass the winter there.
The following Friday evening We
got a glimpse Of the yacht Bear
which Is here on inspection, but
| We lost her agiin In the storm
and fog. 1t was tedious, for she
August Is we finally arrived al
L N Inv Oh hA
hours ahead Of us. Three othe,
vessels all bound for Point Barrow
have drifted by here. biodAed b,
ice. Will they get out Of 1t, OF
are they drifting towards the great
unknown land?
Wainwright Ia a little Eskimo
village with a school and trade rnt
approximately 200 inhabitants. II
Is about four miles to the north ol
the closed bay which. on the mar
bears the name Of Wainwright,
Inlet.
II was o'clock in the mornins
when we arrived here and tive
hours later we were ashore and
looking for place for our houses
We made up our minds for tn,
northern side Of the bay. Here w,
have hard fine Ice and an excellent
starting place.
| At 10 o'clock in the evening tn,
first parcel of house materials wa,
landed--three big boats OF hide
Meantime our First Mate Anderson
had arranged the necessary imple
ments to lift the three ton heav,
case containing the aeroplane trunk
| Postscript, August 21. Every
thing ID now ashore and the build
ing Of our house completed. Ever,
thing looks favorable and I enter
tain hope Of a fair result.
(Signed) RONALD AMUNDSEN.