BYRD REACHES ICE WALL
WAITING FOR THE BREAKUP PRAYING FOR CALM . WEATHER (United Service.) Vancouver, December 14. In a message from the City of New York, Commander Byrd says: "We lire lying outside the ice pack waiting for it to open. As far ss we can see to the east ami west the pack extends in unbroken line. Whalers to the south report that the pack is very thick this year. It would be useless going in where we might lie caught and held indefinitely. The plan is to wait until tiie ice opens sufficiently so that tiie trip may be made along the 180th meridian line. We are now much further down than usual, well inside the Antarctic Circle. 300 miles further south than Captain .Wilkins. For the last two days the weather has been cold and clear. The ship is lying in a small bay. The Eleanor Bolling departed on' Tuesday after transferring 87 tons of coal. Many bags are piled on the deek, and as a result the ship is like a barge. She would be heavy in a seaway, and we all have our fingers crossed praying for continued calm until we get into the pack.”
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Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 71, 17 December 1928, Page 11
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