Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-10-12 | Page 3 | Arctic Ships in Home Port

ARCTIC SHIPS IN EN HOME PORT MacMillan Reaches Maine Coast WISCASSET Me Oct 12 CAP AP The The MacMillan Macl Arctic expedition is home again The schooner Bow- Bow and the steamer Peary ar arI arrived ar- ar I rived in the home waters of ot Wiscasset Wiscasset Wis- Wis casset at 10 1030 30 o'clock this mornIng mornIng morning morn- morn Ing after a stormy crossing to the mainland from Monh tan an Island where they had been held by gales tor for nearly three days MONHEGAN ISLAND Me Oct 12 AP The AP-The The schooner Bowdoin and the steamer Peary of f the re returning returning returning re- re turning MacMillan Arctic expedition expedition expedition tion marooned here since Friday on account of wind and storm sailed safely out of ot this port at Ii 30 this morning for Wiscasset The Bowdoin and the Peary crossed the 18 miles of open sea and passed Into the t river for tor the mile 12 slow run up to Wiscasset Their progress was vas re reported re-i re ported by Commander Eugene F F. McDonald Jr by radio adlo from the Peary in two way two way commUnication communication com corn with station Yes in Portland This Tilis Information was picked up and received by the gathering gathering gathering gath gath- ering crowd at Wiscasset through loud speakers at the wharf Some Som of the boys on the Peary were very glad to get Into sheltered sheltered shel she waters Commander McDonald McDon McDon- ald aid reported although only a few were sick except Rufus of Wis- Wis Rufus who is the young youngSOn youngson youngson son of pf Charles S. S Sewall cIa classmate classmate class class- sa- sa mate of ot Comman Commander er MacMillan Macl at Bowdoin college was taken on ou as cook coole of the Peary at the last moment moment moment mo mo- ment before sailing He was very sick his commander said In fact he was flat on his back under the dining table It