Evening star., 1936-02-11
BY NORMAN r. BEAULIEU.

Ia 4NoAsANAhAN ~. D6h ~ AAESs
HYANNIS, Mass. February IL (N.A.
MAJ 1t was like wild dream, being
out there on that Ice, shivering and
chattering all night. Many a time I'd
get glum and think none of us would
ever get back alive. I'm sure glad to
be back-even though I'm in hos
pital
mo, we weren't scared, though at
times we did get worried when we'd
hear the planes drone away and the
freezing wind roar and cut us. No, we
didn't ever see that bonfire on the
shore. 1t would have been a great
sight. But then we had . bonfire of
our own.
1--WE kept up our spirits at times by
singing. Early in the night we felt
real gay, despite the Ak We were in.
When the ice moved and the gap
would widen, we didn't know which
way we were going. so we'd sing Red
Sails in the Sunset But then we'd
feel serious again and stop.
Ready to Give Up.
"The strain got so tough during the
night that one Of the four ] was with,
Tommy Malone, the one who had the
camera, was going to give up. He said
that he once swan under Ice in
reservoir and drowning would not be
so bad. He was going to jump in and
end it all. But we got him to keep
away from the edge.
"All of us fell into the slush now
and then. but two of us fell into the
water. Fitsimmons fell in q number of
times. I've heard he had to be rescued
once. Scunzio fell in couple of times.
too, when he was looking for a short
cut back. We pulled him out. That
was about daybreak.
"Well, we all seven started out be-
cause we wanted to get some pictures
out on the ice. We started out after
mass. We went way out because we
wanted to get pictures Of one another
sitting on the biggest icebergs. We
were taking pictures about 1880 when
we suddenly discovered there was
gap about Is feet.
When things began to look bad we
secuted around for .driftwood and
found some 2x4s and made o fire.
Then we built a wall Of ice about 6
feet high to break the wind. We in
tended to build an igloo, but we
couldn't cut pieces big enough.
Try to Find Way Back.
"Fitzsimmons and Papa agreed TO
try and find way back. When they
volunteered we gave them q 2x4 about
10 feet long and they started away.
We didn't see them again until just
before we were rescued and we thought
they were safe.
Then came the rain, the snow, the
hail and the sleet. We huddled to-
gether between the fire and the ice
wall to keep warm. We knew we had
to keep exercising If we were to pull
through, 50 we kept moving about, but
as close together rs possible.
when morning came we took q
couple Of more pictures. Malone took
the four Of us sitting on an ice cake
and then we took picture of him.
We felt pretty sure then that we were
going to be rescued. But when we
tried to move toward shore we'd run
into slush.
I'VE waited. Then, in q while there
were q number Of planes. They circled
around us. We figured they wanted
US to stay together. So we did. Then
they threw us some blankets and
water. Then came cans of beans and
salmon and canteens of water.
"No, we didn't have can openers.
The cans just smashed open when
they hit the ice. No, the canteens
didn't smash; they Just dented.
Rescued by Guardsmen.
'Tt wasn't long after that the
Guardsmen came across the ice from
the ship. They had dory. After
while we got into the ship, and then
the plane came and took US to the
hospital. I'm feeling fine. but Fitz-
simmons, there, think his legs and
arms are bad. ! hope not.
by the way. short while ago while
I was working near the camp, un-
covered q couple Of graves. one 1889
and the other 1885. fixed them up.
Lots Of times during the night I
thought Of those graves I'd fixed, and
shuddered a5 what q watery grave
might BE-"
toooyrieht. 1885. By the North American
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