Show C s. 5 5 n.- n. S Ii r. r ICEBERG IN DELAWARE Huge Mountain of Ice Towed From Prom Grand Banks Danks of Newfoundland The Strenuous Work of a Tugs Tug's Crew One Crew One of the Strangest and Perhaps the Most Valuable Prize Ever Taken by a Ship In order that the city of Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia might be rescued from an ice fam fam- famine ine ino a a. powerful ocean-going ocean tug has accomplished accomplished accomplished ac ac- ac- ac tho the almost impossible feat teat of capturing a huge iceberg and towing towing tow tow- ing it Into port Never In the worlds world's history has this wonderful achievement achievement achievement achieve achieve- ment been duplicated and contrasted with It the fascinating exploits recounted recounted recounted re re- re- re counted by the marine historian Sinbad Sinbad Sin Sin- bad the sailor appear commonplace and trivial With its mountain of Ice In tow the tho tug passed up the Delaware River i I creating consternation among the float floating ing world on the stream as observers could not imagine other than that the floating mountain was being driven up the bay by some freak of wind and current current cur cur- rent to the great danger of shipping Its approach was responsible for some frenzied telegraphing which threw the shipping Interests Into a panic Orders were issued to hold up the sailing of every vessel due to leave and mes mes- sages were dispatched to lower Delaware Delaware Delaware Dela Dela- ware station to Intercept several outbound outbound out out- bound steamers and warn them to seek to-seek seek anchorage out of the bergs berg's path Maritime Interests Excited For several hours maritime interests Inter inter- Interests ests were Intensely excited by the un un- un- un of heard-of presence of an Iceberg In the bay Later when the true story of the wonderful feat was flashed over the wire it seemed so utterly incredible that the excitement if anything was Increased It was not until one of the fastest tugs in the harbor had steamed steamed down the bay and wired v verification of the story that the panic was was allayed Only the providential operation co-operation of the winds and tides and the most favorable favorable favorable fa fa- weather conditions enabled the tug to accomplish the feat In spite of the the- almost Inconceivable risks attendant attendant at at- upon the b bergs berg's rg's capture not a member of ot the tugs tug's crew was Injured Two Men Frost Two men suffered from bad frostbites frostbites frost frost- bites but this was due t to their own carelessness In b braving the arctic tem tour temperature temperature In is the bergs berg's vicinity without proper proper pr I. I n Y was s a to the crew n the the thel Breakwater every man aboard was l muffled as if for fora foria a Pe Peary ry relief relief uon tion The length of the iceberg rg was feet and it is estimated that it will yield fully tons which is nearly sufficient to make up the sh shortage Inice in inice inice ice crop due to the mild winter The work of cutting up the mountain of ice will have to b be pushed because of the rapidity with which it will melt under the spring sunshine The monster berg was captured off oft the Grand Banks of Newfoundland It was was' made fast at great risk by the daring men on the tug who in small boats boats' tied staunch h ropes around the mountain of ice and Sand then let out a along along along long s towline tow tow line from the tug and with grappling hooks secured a fastening which h held firm after several attempts had resulted in failure The crew of th the p tug will sh share re in n the money the Prize will yield As Icebergs ar are brok brok- en enoff h 1 off ff portions portion's of glaciers the ice I yielded will be of good quality I |