CAPTAIN ENGLAND'S NARRATIVE.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12970, 25 November 1907, Page 7

CAPTAIN ENGLAND'S NARRATIVE.

THE OUTWARD JOUBNEY. • Captain England was a huay, übiquitous skipper on Saturday ove&ing, and on© -was loth to draw upon hU generoiu fund, lof. patience . *a<1 1 for»\

of'the-'Nimw^ round, tl» globe.: A«^iat^l»sfp|^| respited :• v ■v^'--im^m^^mMo^^ wlien he *M ■■ ■dJtconrwed;: / *OTWTiNtf •woo the iqiiatttftw:^;^^^ the city i^^ng : pntv^ffa#iisol^ ing failed jKnntroent. ."A* a wid,s"l didn't sleep or« : grand q««ftol», ( but'l.*epikm:.t got uafcd to'them."' Mr M»AintoiJ>i s ;f:p| the eecotnl ofiowy chief engineer, later •i>pe»wA i goene, amiling delightedly peot; of a epellon shore, been "cribbed,'-cabined' f upon the Nimrod for four uibntht.i r Mi H i;;f|| Mackintosh complained that4ib 'lower|K|§; limbs were not yet equal to of walking about at large, but -had. doubt that ho would gain .hie.aborej-tlff legs befbre many days had pawed, From the ■captain's narrative , 'it,. peared that tho on August.7th, covering tne -0 to St. Vinoent at an average Cβ Knots, and arriving on the 24tli, ; after a passage of 17 daw.... '"Wβ stayed there long enough to coal and get a little fresh provision*. It ».»•"', hopeless sort of a place, and w> we did not get much. Wo arrived at town on October 3rd, covering .;tIM»T%g 5400 tuilea at an aversgo apeed of CB; J knots. We coaled and: obtained provisions hero and sailed <or Iflrttel-i'nv; ton on October 5Ui.-.,W«.-ehottld---h»'w».H'.|& called at Sydney had time ■permittWi,:£w>f but. it -would ■, not.-- We covered '.*tfc»-;£js) 7319 miles to LytteKon at * speed of 6.2 knots per hour.":-, ■yf*£ijs ! sighted the Snares on the 20th of, Alt month, and Nugget Point but wejre too far oil to .•ignil-.iJWxMI passed Oape Saundcre that night, . signalled ■ Akaroa ten: miles of jk<onssfe Saturdays morning,' betweeneleven o clock. ■-■The voyage under -unfavourable ■.weather' and, generally, 1 , we '«ypcri»nosd;. : winde dowm, to -iHto ' Oape; *■;Iwb the ■ windi ..were ■ f ayourableV. fore : strong • ■ favouring night, - however, ■we ■ got ft wiion oK the as we could' make it, ■wo aimply stood- by. reason why w.o/were aofar-off. , -Mftwy£rc|!t We :eailed nearly-all '■ty'fffi&fflmaffl steam. We were undw ;aaa^Woee>^for : ':||| eleven daye, «id two■ or three day* - tremendous' motion,, but tea'■.boat./' Of: eowae ah» gi''Mgi| proper tnnveotmng OOt, ml .when al^ ,; .:leavei;:.lor p^^Wfel L"' "We stopped "occasionally «Ji tkfc^aP^P •age' to obtain specimen* aa^^fct|jH^|^g| Wgnetfo survey work ws* 'a oft >U the wy jsliaj^igl^M Ittg ; tb« latter' Mirk ; of i^§|KMDHvig|^^^S| <Kyf#rodi - IJill jißlH^Bsi^H JEcVDDIwvM £. »,"W|AAPiff t*iHBB^^W|PBHaHtBBB tamed in smaU lfb .beef,, oarrote, milk r |H rante>i eaoh ;j*t!oe f itk ~^WP>l™i aewidea, ■JhBiIH t*bles*for tl» «sS*ttk^ t, the tame matmer;,*** : Those ero quH* a i^^^^^^W one. of the atti I N§jp§ nave not, of ty)UTw, cc y<A bepito ) wik^sS tv«lv© Esquimaui ! H^ra another i> tho Eqtitttor. aod at^as-wa^y^^^«ttfjilffl|wHM ''dogs■ tb© ■ should be iriAl^i^m^fflg

"'learirig V 'Lortt»K«n»' w « make no ©alb ■■SJKSremrta wechin« the ice." GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. "The Nimrod, , ' Captain England went on, "wae handed over to us only cix weeks before leaving. She had neither meet* itor spars, and was reeling with oil and blubber. You coald hardly conceive tho change that was wrought in that short space of time. As for the deck-house, you would wonder how any human being could exist in it. The overhauling and refitting was oarried oat by Messrs It. and H. Green, Ltd., of Blackwall, wlio fitted up tho 'Morning. They executed their contract in a wonderfully expeditions and most faithful manner, and wo wore extremely fortunate to obtain their services. At present the Nimrod draws 13 feet of water, but when loaded for tho ice ehe will draw seventeen foot. The hut that we are to erect will Imi heated with oil, but the cooking will bt» done by means of a range burning coal and wood. I tun extremely pleased j to learn that Mt J. J. Kinsey has con- j eepted to act as out representative in ' \nw Zealand. He did everything ho possibly could for us in connection with the Morning, and that was a very yreat deal, I can toll you, and his generous I ehall never forget. Wβ purpose, taking down a few : live sheep, and killing thorn when it is cold enough, and ko, of course, the. carwises will then keep indefinitely. At priwent we have an ico-house on the Nimrod which has been of great convenience to us coming out, but as wo til all not have any room for it, it will be left ashore at Lyttelton. Most of tho provisions for tho landing party hnvo been specially prepared and brought out from Home, but the bulk of the ship's provisions will bo taken on 'board at Lyttelton. It was a treat, I can tell you, last night to taste delightful New Zealand butter and cheeeo ono« again. Unfortunately, on the j N'irnrod there is not n largo amount of accommodation, as you m«iy well imagine from her size—only 227 tons register, quite, another Captain Cooker. Tho petty ofiicers have the best quarter.*, , while in the officers' quarters dressing is a .matter of considerable difficulty. The forecastle, however, is some/what better. How are wo going to accommodate tho extra people when they come? Oh, well, I suppose wo shall push them in somewhere. Certain, alterations will bo niadu to oope with this difficulty, but of course, no ntrtictural changes of any extent will be Tho vessel w«s chosen for her stability end general staunchness, and in these respoote is all that could possibly be desired. Wβ shall be taking down a ton and a half of carbide for the acetylene gas plant, which is to light tlu> hut, and in every way this apartment will bo very much better equipped than the Discovery's. The ;■-. hut ie 38ft long, 19ft wide, and 8 ft high, witih double walls of yellow pine, tlio four-inch space between being fill- ;-, ed wi-fcli granulatou , cork. After the '" .i landing party hae settled down, tho i;';\ . : three cuD-divisions will push out in (>.«■.; their-respective directions, estoblishfp\ ;.'-., ving depots. Mr ShaekJetpn's party, will !','>;,'; establish food dtepots every 100 miles, ;,,,•;/' and the location of these will be disMV; tinguiahed by black flags flying from j.is-v , bamboo poles eet in cairns and visible 'f'£fr for about three miles. After having : -:' got all his depots established, it is an- •';>'. tioipated that Mr Shackleton will set @: - „ out on his Big journey in October, i< ...■•V- 1908. Among other pleasing features if! attending our arrival hero tact night I; ! ' wee the offer extended by Mr A. Kaye i;. ■..;\ i and Captain Clarke, on behalf of tho ! Harbour Board, offering us all the «m- -----;!.;,; ■ cessions made to the Dieobvery and l>;:! , ; 2 ;. Morning during their stays here. Mr mU : .'.'O. Lauremon, chairman, has also adviced our manager, Mr Reid, to the Ml-t.v'l wme ©ffeot. wha* these concessions &s&■s .'mean oiily those connected with the end the Morning can fully Mf&;S~ appreciate. It is sufficient to say that II >:■ * the Board could not possibly do any ji)|.f i?, more. lp was most kind at them, and f*: ;' : 1 appreciate deeply tihegeneroue spirit prompting tile offer. The Bluff. Ear. Kt'-Mtf■;.<'{' hour Board has also intimated it will CW V! be pleaeod io extend Hhe hospitality of l;%fc*i"*he 'port free of charge, should we find '#«•'. ■ convenient;' •to ■ puf ■• in ' there.' '■■• Tie psfflUiflrey Department hoe also been'very lll^pffjwnteitlerate-td.us, already. l ' It is with a ilpwl? 18^0 * f«eU«g'«rf gladnW that I '«- Lyttelton, as I have a very I'iS,;' ?fdeep affection for your country. I have .found ,n place which-I liked bet-