IN ANTARCTICA

Hokitika Guardian, 18 February 1930, Page 6

IN ANTARCTICA

CITY OF NEW YORK

AiUl IVES AT B AUK I ELI AFTER SEVERE TRIP.

(By Russell Owen—-Copyrighted 1930 oy the New York 1 mica company, and St. Louis Post Dispatch. All lights loi publication reserved throughout the world. Wireless to New York Times.)

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(Recti ed this day at 8.30; a.m.) B.'.V OF WHALES, Feb. 16. The City of New York has been blown under lee of the Barrier as far west as she could go, after the worst trip through these seas ever reported. Last night she sighted Ross Island at toe wetern extremity of the Barrier and is now working tor way eastward in comparatively calm water undei the Barrier.

Captain Melville’s radio message stated: “Our position is latitude '77 degrees 43 minutes, longitude 171 grees 30 minutes east, v e are running along .the face of .the Barrier, half a mile oiPihVshiootii,: cle, : r... water-. The weather is overcast and \ylfh , a strong breeze. We are lilakiiig* time.- All hands are working . chii. .- ping tile ice cleari We estimate have chopped twenty tons of ice in. the head gear alone, ft is fortunate we arrived at tlie Barrier when' we did.”' ; b , -V

ELEANOR BOLLING-: BUFFETED

DUNEDIN, Feb. 17

A wireless message rece.ved' to-day by Messrs H. L. Tapley and Coy. from Captain G. L. Brown of tiie “Eleanor Bolling” states that the vessel Wa then 440 miles south of Otago Heads, and was encountering strong southwesterly gales and heavy seas. Even under favourable conditions, the vessel'cannot now reach the Barrier before tlie end of this week.