Smyrna times., 1935-08-29
Rp's SHIP ,nn
RSEs RECORD
| u.,,s Of Service and
0' .,.o in His Last
Ioug Vigil
HsrooD ARCTIC ICE

.,..ton.-"The Bear of OAK oaS,
stulay nnar Admiral Byrd ana ana
ht ktAI y III expedition safely 4 y
Psrs sIsm q their year long i vigil nt,ra IN
Ft4a Fctiea' 4 III sea dogs" says the
ear'S a Geographic society. .,.oo-
P1al 1al opJ- and high seas Of three, tse
lss ors have whipped over t.s sne
yeals ,snl,s IF of the barkentine' Out
aachss aschs bouncing off the w. i, !
Pansho pr shoulders Of a heavy%elgn5 VTrged
piOr, I continues the bulletin,
..0t-ra and service to man
r,ritten large in the pages
are poor Ior.book. No polar e1-
IIras pa, rho N Is not familiar with
+ont me- career. and several there re
l,SO LGr' have paced her stauncn
Esncts~Byrd. Eny : Greely, stefens,
oern ,mnpdsen. and Capt. 'Boo.
N, 70 name a few. she was W.
f. - 70 meet Lieutenant Gree
arooned % the Arctic ice 4
Il. crpw maintained law ana
IN the frozen outposts OF
H. during the Alaskan gold
,onc before radio had come
General use. Her commanding
: we're often called upon to
pct funeral rites and marriage
,onies during the long period
j. service in the o. s. COAST
., from lSS6-192S.
Built in Scotland.
Ibaling men knew and loved
'or the occasions on which she
to their rescue in the icy fast
4 Of the North. When the
Napoleon was wrecked in the
lear Cape Navarin, Siberia, the
put out to sea Immediately
Wing a route described on q
Of board passed from one ma
] village to another.
he has schOoled many salty
Sen in the uncharitable ways Of
wind. and ocean. A dozen OF
reside In the City of Wash
n today. Rear Admiral 81. G.
6et, present commandant of the
Coast Guard, served three as
hents aboard the old Bear az
tfectiOnately recalls her. His
tant, Capt. L. c. Covell, was
tkipper Of the Bear in 1925 and
barkentine with auxiliary
power, the Bear was built
Feenock, Scotland. in 1874. for
&c in the whaling trade. Con-
ted of solid oak. she is strong
Faced to cushion the shock of
She is 200 feet long, weighs
ions. and has a depth of IS
and a beam Of 90 feet. When
Emitted States government want
real boat to bring Greely out
be Arctic. the Bear seemed a
bl purchase.
finfOrced with additional beams.
straps. and Australian iron
the Bear. commanded by
W. q. Emory. Q. S. n, and
unteer crew Of navy men. set
with relief expedition under
fnander Winfield Scott Schley.
y was the commodore who la
ed the famous Flying Squadron
PSI Cervera during the Span
american war. The Thetis and
Alert went out after Greely
the Bear.
Rescued Greedy.
Peed and ruggedness made II
0ie Tor the Bear to reach the
party nrst. Her arrival was
100 soon. Only seven Of the
Pen VINO set out with the ex-
were alive when the Bear
II reached them in the summer
Ihere are few more thrill.
ales han the story Of this gal
rescue In the frozen Arctic.
n Y was brought back to Ports.
! \. H. in August on Commo-
Schley's boat.
|ne Revenue Cutter serv,oo
: today .. s. Coast Guard
w tne Bear for service IN
an waters and the Arctic =,
's..na I Here began its long career
/, ,ue !. ana patrol work. after
|and, Calf. " we 0ity OF
|dmiral Byrd bouyb, .ho
me e.st sear Of Oakland, in Nav :
tba Se",,ed Y at Boston, it sailed
! N" t"e Byrd Antarctic Expedi.