Show Great Bear W Wrecked reeked in I Bering Sea Borden Polar Expedition in in Disaster on Rock Members Reach Island Res Rescued es by McCulloch ON ION BOARD U. U S. S COAST COASTGUARD COASTGUARD GUARD CUTTER M CULLOCH BERING SEA Aug 26 Via W Wireless to Seattle Seattle Seattle- The power schooner Great Bear carrying the tho arctic expedition headed by John Borden of Chicago and Capt Louis Lane o of ot Seattle was wrecked on a pin pin- bade bacle rock in Bering sea August 10 The vessel was a total loss but the entire en- en tiro tire party landed safely on St. St Mathews Island where they were found yester- yester Cay bY by the McCulloch The members of ot the party aboard th the Great Bear were able to land tents and provisions on St. St Mathews island and lived comfortably fifteen days until the loch McCu which had been sent from Nome to search for the vessel found th them m yesterday esterdaY Borden and his hi's entire entire en- en tire party were taken aboard the tho McCulloch Mc Tc Culloch which started back to Nome last night Anxiety Was Keen SEATTLE Wash Aug 26 The The I new power schooner Great Bear built I here this y year yar ar for John Borden the Chicago millionaire and Capt Louis I Lane a widely known arctic navigator of Seattle left here July 26 for an extended ex extended extended ex- ex tended cruise into the arctic When the vessel left here Mr Borden Captain Captain Cap Cap- tam tain Lane and Norris Blokum of ot Chicago ChIcago Chicago Chi ChI- cago and a crew of twenty men were the oI only Y members of the expedition aboard Others who were to go with the party Into the arctic went by mail mall steamer to Nome where they expected to join the expedition The Great Bear was especially constructed constructed constructed con con- to withstand the pressure of ot the arctic Ice floes and it was Captain Lanes Lane's intention to penetrate a as far faras faras faras as where he expected to meet the Canadian Canadian Can Cnn adian arctic explorer for whom he carried carrIed car car- ried ned supplies Until th the wireless message was re received received received re- re from the coast guard cutter McCulloch McCulloch McCulloch Mc Mc- Culloch today nothing ha had been heard from the Great Bear since August 16 when she was was' reported leaving Una- Una laska aska for Nome The trip across Bering Ber Ber- lug ing sea ing-sea sea should not have required more than a week and when she failed to arrive at Nome great anxiety was felt for the safety of those aboard and the McCulloch was dispatched to search among the islands IV Was as Staunch Vess Vessel l. l The Great Bear was the most staunchly built bunt arctic craft that that ever ever left Seattle She was feet long 32 feet beam with a draft of 14 feet and cost moro than Her lIer thick oaken oaken oaken oak oak- II en hull was sheathed in Australian a heavy timber having great powers of and Captain Lane and Borden were confident she could weather any storm and withstand the severest battering in the ice field |