. Review of reviews and world's work. thewhaler Esquimaux, of Dundee, disappeared underthe ice. The ship left Norway in June, 1903,having on board thirty-nine men, with storesand equipment. At the islands of Trono andArchangel, the expedition shipped a number ofponies and dogs .and additional stores. Ice wasreached before the middle of July, and late inAugust the expedition sighted Teplitz Bay,where there were remains of the tent in whichthe Duke of Abruzzi and his expedition hadwintered in 1899 and 1900. Here the expedi-tion was landed, and it was decided that theAmerica herself should winter
. Review of reviews and world's work. thewhaler Esquimaux, of Dundee, disappeared underthe ice. The ship left Norway in June, 1903,having on board thirty-nine men, with storesand equipment. At the islands of Trono andArchangel, the expedition shipped a number ofponies and dogs .and additional stores. Ice wasreached before the middle of July, and late inAugust the expedition sighted Teplitz Bay,where there were remains of the tent in whichthe Duke of Abruzzi and his expedition hadwintered in 1899 and 1900. Here the expedi-tion was landed, and it was decided that theAmerica herself should winter in the bay. Theparty built a house on a ridge of rocks and setup a large tent, in which the ponies and dogswere stabled. Although the ship was more thana mile away, the dynamo on board supplied thecurrent for an arc light at the One night,late in October, this arc light suddenly went out,showing that connection with the ship was broken. Jk 4lr ^Hm i ^ i |- ? ?J l|!l^^!.l p**^# 1 1 ^ ^ ..^ »\ ..^ 1 Vivt J h^ ^ ^ n 1*^ ^^. THE AMEHICAS LAST MOORINGS. (This photograph was taken by moonlight, during the six-months night of 1904.) ANTHONY FIALA, AFTER THE FIRST WINTER ON THE FIRSTEXPEDITION. During the severe storm that followed, the partyon shore knew nothing of the ships whereabouts,but the captain and small crew who had beenleft aboard managed to navigate her in safetyuntil the storm subsided. In November the shipwas in great danger of being crushed by the ice,and the party went to work to save the most valuable of these were landed in ship did not at once •go to pieces, but sur-vived through the month of December and thegreater part of January. Finally, one night theship sank, leaving no trace of her existence. Theaccompanying photograph was taken by , by moonlight, a few days before the shipwas lost. Mr. Fiala then describes the start with thesledges and the search for two lost comrades,Portc^r and Vedoe, who finally rejoined theparty. T
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