Deseret Evening News | 1897-11-19 | Page 1 | Ice-Bound Whalers Safe

olol 1 locler sisfe New York Nov UA special to the Herald from New Iledtord Mass me 0 Captain David F Davoll of this ells master of the steam whaler vllllam llaslles who fins just leturned fiom it cruise In the Arctic ocean sass he leves the crews of th whalers caught In the lie arc safely sheltered In heir ships He thinks they are an chored In Ihe lagoon u fen miles from the Alaskan shoie east of Polnl Bar low Captain Devoll Bajs that the Belvlrteie 01 Orca Jessie I Freeman lletsorlo and Alexander broiled from ho eiulslng grounds eat of Point ullnl compauy I aching tile lief which rorm a sort ot backvvulir he nm ships encoun lit new Ice whn I tile all svvung m and to the West end of tho reef anil entered the lagoon it ravullle refuge for lllemn In that locality loaty The men In charge of the vessels Ihe caught he adds are masters of perlence and know just what U I cessars under Filch circumstances lie Ihlnks unde Delvlelere Oicn and 10 reeman had a autfillrit I quantity ol Provisions to provide rr the crews ot the four vessels until next summer Captain Devoll bll vos that the i earless Newport Wanderer still Jennnle tho olher four ships supposed 10 bo Imperiled fuilher lo the eastward east-ward are nt Herschel Warn He says 11 a known that they were there August Cth with the shlis thai intended lo Inter north hl lIe does not believe lnle made by them to was an atlimpl wa alempl when they found lee makIng early the Unusually Ing Ice mad linnualY further adds that If II I Int I season Ion 1 pheltorrd at Hemhel Island hey are helr1 lt lrshel ason lo believe they are the 0 U no lesson blevo In any danger