Coalville Times | 1897-07-02 | Page 7 | Whaling Fleet in Danger

1Tlllht test III llni r New Bedford MUM June9 Ix t tern received In thin city from tier chel Island bring the l1llfeocaUt three ot the alaUllcll1 Kteamer of the San rranclnco hnllng Diet wcr caught the Ice off the mouth of the Maikoiula liver lint September slid could not make a harbor lliene vessels ves-sels the Mury II Hume Captain MI lIam llaggirty the Jus II Lriemau Ci ln W S 11 porter and the Fearless Fear-less Capitol James MoKrnna were frozen In the ko while trying tu inulu u harbor They were In no danger during the wlutir but ilia letters state that dur IngJnne whrn thu Ie pack brie Los nil I tile eels will have ft hard time of It unit tho chance are thaI nil three nil be crukhed the Ice If ao the live ot from io to ISO men will be lu dan per The whalers were short of pro visions anti Ito crews had to hnu I Supplies from Herschel Island over thrIce thr-Ice on dog sledges to the vc cla