. The last voyage of the Karluk, flagship of Vilhjalmar Stefansson's Canadian Arctic expedition of 1913-16. from New Zealand. The magnetician was WilliamLaird McKinlay, a graduate of the University ofGlasgow, who had been studying in the CanadianMeteorological Observatory in Toronto. The pho-tographer was George H. Wilkins, a New Zeal-ander, who had been a photographer in the BalkanWar and possessed mechanical ability. He hada motion-picture apparatus as well as other cam-eras. In medical charge of the expedition wasDr. Alister Forbes Mackay, who had served in theBritish navy after his graduat
. The last voyage of the Karluk, flagship of Vilhjalmar Stefansson's Canadian Arctic expedition of 1913-16. from New Zealand. The magnetician was WilliamLaird McKinlay, a graduate of the University ofGlasgow, who had been studying in the CanadianMeteorological Observatory in Toronto. The pho-tographer was George H. Wilkins, a New Zeal-ander, who had been a photographer in the BalkanWar and possessed mechanical ability. He hada motion-picture apparatus as well as other cam-eras. In medical charge of the expedition wasDr. Alister Forbes Mackay, who had served in theBritish navy after his graduation from the Uni-versity of Edinburgh, and, like Murray, had ac-companied Shackleton into the Antarctic. Fiveof these twelve men, as shaU be related, were tolay down their hves in the cause of science duringthe coming year. The crew consisted of the following: R. A. Bart-lett, master; Alexander Anderson, first officer;Charles Barker, second officer; John Munro, chiefengineer; Robert J. Williamson, second engineer;Robert Templeman, steward; Ernest F. Chafe,messroom boy; John Brady, S. Stanley Morris, Photograph copyrighted, 1914. by Lomen Jiros., Aln^ka VILHJALMAK STEFANSSOX THE EXPEDITION AND ITS OBJECTS 9 King and H. Williams, able seamen; and F. and G. Breddy, firemen. Six of these men—good men and true—^were starting on their lastvoyage. One other member of the crew was addedin Alaska,—John Hadley, who signed on as car-penter. By June 16 we had the Karluk outfitted andwere ready to leave our berth at the EsquimaultNavy Yard. Ofiicial photographs were taken anda luncheon was given in Victoria at which Sir Rich-ard McBride, the Premier of British Columbia, onbehalf of the people of the province, presented Stef-ansson with a silver plate, suitably replied and Dr. Anderson and I werealso called upon. Later the mayor and aldermenof Victoria visited the Karluk and presented uswith a set of flags to use when new lands werefound. CHAPTER II THE
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