Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-25
SHIP BUCKS
ICE PACK VANGUARD
Bark SmaShes Through
FloeS, Reached Before Ex-
peCted, in Favorable Wind.
BY RUSSELL OWEN.

By Radio to The Star and the New York
Times.
ON BOARD THE BARK CITY OF
NEW YORK, IN ROSS SEA, Tuesday,
February 25.-Last evening the City of
New York began to encounter scattered
pack ice much sooner than it had been
expected, and all last night the ship was
running before favorable wind, dodg-
ing in and out between broken foes and
large pieces of pack.
This morning a strong wind from
the southeast is driving up north
through heavy masses of ice around
which the ship works it's way easily,
although occasionally bringing up
against one with force that would
smash an unprotected steel ship.
There is a long swell, showing that
the storm would kick up sea If it were
not for the ice blanket which holds it
down.
Our position at noon today was about
latitude 70 degrees, longitude 178 de-
grees east. CThis indicates that the
ship, which was at latitude 80 degrees
at noon the day before, had progressed
about 120 miles northward in the 20
hours to point about 404 miles north
west of Discovery Inlet.)
Loose Pack Ice Field Widened.
The ice was encountered SO much fur
ther south than had been expected, at
least two degrees lower than it was
when the City of New York came out
M tan abb
that probably a lot of ice has been
blown from the ice fields to the east.
II this is so, this loose pack is prob
ably about rs miles wider than it was
before, although there is the possibility
than the northerly winds of a few days
ago opened up the pack and blew part
OF 1t south. But it seems more likely
that this ice came from the east.
The whalers on the northern edge of
the pack should be reached early day
after tomorrow If the pack is not too
heavy, and, if it is possible, the dogs
Will be placed on one of them which is
returning IN short time to New zea-
land.
Reason for Leaving Planes Behind.
1t was because Of lack of deck room
that the smaller plane could not be
brought back. 1t was, of course, i'm
POSNASAS
the City of New York, which is a small
ship with little stowage space, and when
It was found that the steamship Eleanor
Boiling could not come through to the
Barrier because of the heavy ice this
year, all hope of returning the Ford
plane to the United States had to be
abandoned.
1t was hoped for time that the
Fairchild plane might be brought back
on the City of New York but it is
so late in the season that even if room
could have been found on deck for it..
with all the other gear, it would have
been wrecked by seas before reaching
New Zealand.
Little America Ready for Guests.
1t was more necessary to get the
men out quickly than to try to bring
the planes. But the two planes are
slowed carefully on a hill back of Lit
tie America and it may be possible to
get them at some time. They are safe
SO long as the Barrier stays in its pres
ent condition at that spot.
The camp itself was left much as
it was when it was being used. The
radio towers are standing and the four
houses with their hunks in place.
There Is also large quantity of stores
which may be available at some time.
AS this story is written the pack is
getting heavier and the ship is moving
! more slowly between larger and heavier
cakes. 1t is also colder because of the
southerly wind.
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BY me tne new eS,, 1ork Times Co and the St.
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