Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19

ment officers, accompanied by the
Norwegian consul and the hsrbcr
police.
was notified that a bill containing
signed statements from all the Nor
wegian sailors and the two engineers
and firemen had been presented 10 the
Norwegian consul at NaEasah nv two
fremen had discharged while there.
IN which many complaints. such a.
harsh treatment. not enough food and
inadequate living room for 30 many
people were charged
A had no consul to 70 tn. ] could
ID nethlng but acquiesce In whstever
they ordered. which was that should
net 70 10 see until a thorough investi
cation had been held. I was com
naaHdeA to lie there until had notice
that I wan allowed - sail
The ersY, including the engineers.
wanted to leave the ship and Be paid
of. II could have got men to take
their places that were - good would
have been very willing they should
go. Their contracts did not expire
until january. and men Of Arctic ex-
perience were not to he found, - l
could not part with them without sub
jeeting nay vessel and owners TO
great loss
thenRht over carefully and minute
~ all the points ~ the controversy.
and determined that the only way out
Of II for me was to run out NJ port
under cover ~ darkness ss soen a.
my stores were all aboard.
THE next morning tae steamship
Gaelic, with eur Sour and other
eatabIes aboard. came to port and we
lost no time in conveying ours In light
90 In
and windstornl had set In.
As darkness began to shut down We
landed the last Of our stores below.
but with deck filled up with, everything
needed for q years cruis< gave or
ders to the chief offscer 10 weigh
anchor.
! When rang for steam from the en-
CINE room the chief answered, No
| steam, slrr At oHee jumped into
the engine room and gave him the
choice 1T giving me steam at once or
| I should get steam by using his body
AZ fuel.
II was q time when nc. RELAY could
be tolerated. All aboark with the Ell
ception Of the officers. were in league
! to keep the vessel there until theS
demands were satisfied.
1t meant total loss Of all the money
| invested in the ship. had worked
in the Arctic navigation for the small
amount Of money had saved to have
| IL all taken away in this manner.
This engineer had been with me on
this voyage already about "a months.
40 that he had pretty good idea
who was master.
took him by the throat, exciaim.
ing, Decide at once! Ana decide 20
obey my orders or you will take the
consequences"'
| NV orders were obeyed and the Bow
head swung around under cover Of
darkness and In the midst OF a howl
ing gale of wind and rain, pointing
her prov for the ocean. 10 miles away.
! A little way down the bay we passed
between the forts. the passage there
being very narrow. / was afraid.
even under cover Of darkness and
with the help of the storm. that our
escape would be discovered In season
| to stop us. ~
1t was with great relief that the
passage was made without being dis
covered A short distance farther
down / anchored in Mississippi Bay.
where every man was kept busy until
am, when, ell stores having been
slowed safely away. we again weighed
anchor and put to sea.
When the sun rose. April I. II found
us almost out of sight of the Japanese
coast. bound for the ice fields of the
Arctic.
- + learned later that the japanese
authorities had sent orders to the
forts tn fire upon us X we were seen
passing by. hut when those orders
were issued we were in the bread
Pacific, far out OF reach and sight.
A naval cruiser was sent out to bring
us In, hut she failed to find US.
tcopsriaht 1927