PUTNAM'S SAD PATE. 



413 



Mr. Waring got back to his village after searching for his 

 lost comrade for over a month. At Plover Bay and Marcus 

 Bay he left letters for the officers of any whalers which might 

 come there, informing them of the condition of the wrecked 

 crew, and urging them to hasten to their assistance. 



It is known that Mr. Putnam was alive on the third day 

 after being carried out to sea, but how much longer he sur- 

 vived can only be conjectured. All this time the temperature 

 was from 20 to 40 degrees below zero, and he had no protec- 

 tion from the piercing winds aside from his very warm 

 clothing. He probably killed one or more of his dogs for 

 food, and so did not die of starvation. The floe which he 

 was on doubtless broke into fragments during one of the 

 gales, and he was drowned. The circumstances of his death 

 were sad and most lamentable. He was one of the most 

 promising officers of the expedition. 



