The frozen zone and its explorers; a comprehensive record of voyages, travels, discoveries, adventures and whale-fishing in the Arctic regions for one thousand years (1874) (14771398042)

Identifier: frozenzoneitsexp00hyde (find matches)
Title: The frozen zone and its explorers; a comprehensive record of voyages, travels, discoveries, adventures and whale-fishing in the Arctic regions for one thousand years
Year: 1874 (1870s)
Authors: Hyde, Alexander, 1814-1881 Baldwin, Abraham Chittenden, 1804-1887, joint author Gage, William Leonard, 1832-1889, joint author Shields, Charles W. (Charles Woodruff), 1825-1904
Subjects: Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857 Polaris (Ship)
Publisher: Hartford, Conn. (etc.) Columbia book company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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nding the Rescue. Passed Midshipman—Robert R. Carter, actmg master and first officer. - Boatswain—Henry Brooks, second officer. Benjamin Vreeland, M.D., assistant surgeon. About one oclock on the 2 2d of May, the asthmaticold steam-tug that was to be our escort to the seamoved slowly off. Our adieux from the Navy Yardwere silent enough. We cost our country no compli-mentary gunpowder; and it was not until we gotabreast of the city that the crowded wharves andshipping showed how much that bigger communitysympathized with our undertaking. Cheers and hur-ras followed us till we had passed the Battery, andthe ferry-boats and steamers came out of their trackto salute us in the bay. The sky was overcast before we lost sight of thespire of old Trinity; and by evening it had cloudedover so rapidly, that it was evident we had to look fora dirty night outside. Off Sandy Hook the wind fresh-ened, and the sea grow so rough, that we were forcedto part abruptly frouL the friends who had kept us
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USS ADVANCE AND USS RESCUE AT NAVY YARD.