Show SHIPS TOWED BY ICEBERGS great masses move against wind and vessels are moored to them it has been found that the currents round the coast of newfoundland make at times a wide difference in the direction ot the drift ot icebergs and that ot the flat or pan ice which bay ing no great depth Is governed in its motions by the surface currents and the winds the icebergs the larger part ol 01 which are submerged to a great depth says the new york herald follow only the movements of the ocean water as a whole and are influenced by the winds thus a huge iceberg may often be seen majestically main kalning its slow advance in opposition to the wind and across the general motion of the fields of flat ice sur rounding it the sealers often take advantage of this tact by mooring their vessels to an iceberg to prevent their ship drifting to leeward the movement of these great mountain of ice Is practically irresistible |