Abandonment of the whalers in the Arctic Ocean, September, 1871. Vessels 

 surrounded by the ice, and many of them in a sinking condition. 



Abandonment of the whalers in the Arctic Ocean, September, 1871. Showing 

 the whaleboats being hauled up on Blossom Shoals, where the ship-wrecked crews 

 spent the night crowded under the upturned boats. 



Abandonment of the whalers in the Arctic Ocean, September, 1871. The seven 

 ships receiving the 1217 men, women, and children of the abandoned vessels. The 

 sea was very rough and the trans-shipment was very dangerous. The ship 

 "Progress," whose history is given on the opposite page, is at the right of the 

 picture. 



