The Nome nugget., 1924-11-01
CUTTER MOJAvE FORCES WAY
 THROUGH ARCTIC ICE FIELDS
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1 out the bridge and in the 1 Alfred Lomen who was aboard the Cutter has nothing but praise for the officers crew, and when interviewed he said, "The the officers and crew was splendid. They did all that pos sihe and went as far possible and there not | a man on board who was willing to quit even when it was seen that it was out of the question to pro ceed further with the expedition. The Cutter. in the first place. is built of the type such and it took skillful handling to insure the safety of I the ship and crew He said that Captain Demp- wolf had the safety of the ship and the 100 always in mind and praised the judgment used all times.
 Asked for his opinion the possible position of l th' Silver Wave MT. Lomen said that the ice they Encountered had a general westward drift at least knot hour heading the Arctic Ocean. | It young ice and broadened it hit the Arctic, breaking forming many leads, In case the Silver Wave was caught in the ice the chance 1 would be that she would be getting out to sea, thus saving the lives of the aboard There is plenty of provisions fuel and oil long time and there is danger that standpoint If the boat is still Kotzebue Sound the vicinity of Cape Espenberg, the Bay should freeze solidly enough for the party make shore the | ce," said MT. Lomen. "and with this in view word was George Goshaw Shismaref. to have l a party toward Espenberg and build beac n fires along the at intervals and keep lookout 1 and arrangements also made to have parties start out from Deerng and that section of the coast line for the purpose. Captain Hegness, of the Silver Wave. who is ashore. instructed to have the coast line toward Point Hope well patroled and have the natives keep a lookout the boat at all times' 1 In charge of the lost party is Mir. Walters. who was lst mate the i-fated Arctic. Ali Tiesberg. a relative of the Lomens. two passengers, Mir. Chrsten sen of Tin City. and Bill Armstrong, and also an Eskimo from Cape Prince of Wales t Before leaving Nome the Lomen Company sent aboard the Cutter number good parkas and other warm clothing the equipment in the crews kits for weather in the Arctic this the ] year Those standing the watches the bridge and in the crowsnest well able stand the in this way. This the gobs thrill that will be re membered for many day. It is said that Captain Ross of the Coast Guard Station here who a member of the party stood watch of eight hours in the crows nest and help otherwise throughout the trip.
 The entire personnel of the Mojave follows:
 
 T Ralph W. Dempwot. Captain ! H. N Wood. Commander, Chief Engineer; !! J. F. Farley It. Comdr. 1 Ellis Reed Hill It. Cmdr. (E, | N R. Stiles. It. (J. G., | w. shannon Ensign
 Warrant Officers:
 C. M. Feddersen Boatswan. 1 A. R. Greenaway, Gunner, | A. K. Blood. Machnist | Wm. Lenfeld. Pay Clerk. Francis Winters. Pay Clerk ! T. F. Butts Radio Gunner, i w. H. Marr, Machnist , J. H. Cumalat, Gunner l J. DeZeeuw Boatswan, 1 A. DeZeeuw, Boatswain. : J. c. Urquhart. Carpenter. Chief Petty Officers: C. Foster. Yoeman. ' A. c. Kirkman. Chief Steward. | N. Anderson. Chief B. M | Petty Officers Class | R. Wiltenberg. E. Hogh. J. Muldoon. J. Lane J. McGure. A. C. Arnold. L. P. Paulsen. k. J. Ell wood. J. Egan P. S. Shope. P, C. Lago A. R. Taylor, Il Petty Officers 2nd. Class.
 O. Pigford J. F. Burke. F. W. Potter. c. L. Marsh. A. S. Carroll J. Cornell. J. F. Christensen. P. White man. L. Rodell c. H. Armstrong. w schmedeskamp. J. R. Austin.