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THE FATAL DRIFT OF THE KARLUK 43

found the ship uninjured, but the splitting of the ice had
caused her to change her position slightly. After five
minutes the sounds of breaking and crushing ice ceased
and all was quiet again, and remained so until 7 o’clock,
the evening of the same day, when the ominous and
threatening roar of the grinding ice began again. This
time it was closing in against the sides of the ship.

Next came a crash that sent us rushing to the hold of
the vessel. We discovered that the side of the Karluk at
the engine room had been crushed and she was filling
with water. The ice still held her upright, and she re-
mained in that position twenty hours longer.

End of Article by Frederick Maurer.