Show ace MENACE TO ster ANSSON polar expedition meets with accident members of crew say ship has hole wit in it nome alaska tho the old whaler karluk which was taking the Stet ansson canadian polar exploration expedition into the arctic mot met with a serious accident tn the tee ice off point barrow the northernmost point of alaska and may have to unload her cargo according to word received here from the revenue cutter idear the extent of the damage to the karluk Is not known but it la Is reported that a large hole was stove in her hull the expedition found unusual ce conditions at darrow barrow the karluk was wae caught between the ice 1 C 8 floes and is drifting with the ice aird henton heaton a member of the tho crew crow quit at darrow barrow and told ofil officers cers of the revenue cutter of the karlusa Kar luka luks plight the Stefan seon expedition on the karluk arluk K as the main ship and tho the aux IR ax aj mary gasoline boats mary sachs and alaska left port clarence alaska 90 miles north of nome late in july aboard the karluk of which captain robert bartlett who commanded coan dd peares polar ship roosevelt Is master aro Stet aneson commander ln in chief of the expedition and eight eiehl of the fourteen scientists who make up his party the other scientists were divided between the mary sachs of which ke kenneth aneth chipman chapman the canadian geologist was placed in command and the alaska in command of dr R M anderson And ereon the american biologist |