THREE MEN SAVED FROM DEATH 



The commander had sent Rice, Frederick, Elison and Lynn to Cape Sabine 

 .to obtain meat. The Arctic night enveloped them. Getting the meat they 

 started on their return, and on reaching one of the camps Elison's hands and 

 feet were frozen. The men threw away the meat in order to drag and carry 

 their comrade. Finally they broke up their boat to build a fire to save him. 

 Rice staggered twenty-five miles to bring Brainard and Christiansen to their 

 succor. Two of the men were frozen in their sleeping bags by the time the 

 relief party reached them. None of these men except Brainard and Frederick 

 lived through the ensuing privations. 



