x THE VOYAGE OF THE 'DISCOVERY' 



CHAPTER III 



VOYAGE TO NEW ZEALAND 



PAGE 



Arrival at Cowes —Visit of the King — Sailing from Cowes — Madeira 

 — Crossing the Line— South Trinidad —Arrival at the Cape — 

 Simon's Bay— At Sea in the Westerlies —Alarm of Fire — First 

 Encounter with the Ice — Southern Birds — Macquarie Island — 

 Lyttelton, New Zealand — Preparations for Final Departure — De- 

 parture from Lyttelton — Fatal Accident — Final Departure from 

 Civilisation 65 



CHAPTER IV 



SOUTHWARD HO ! 



Steering to the South — Fog — Icebergs— Entering Pack-ice — Life in 

 the Pack — Nature of Pack— Slow Progress — ' Watering Ship ' — 

 Southern Edge of Pack — The Ross Sea —First Sight of Victoria 

 Land— Cape Adare — Danger in the Pack — Coulman Island — 

 Heavy Gale — Landing in Lady Newnes Bay — Killing Seals — 

 Wood Bay — Cape Washington — Coasting South— Landing in 

 Granite Harbour — A Well-sheltered Spot — McMurdo Sound — 

 Stopped by the Pack — Turning to the East .... 86 



CHAPTER V 



ALONG THE GREAT BARRIER 



Strange Footprints — Landing under Mount Terror — The Last Record 

 Left — Along the Great Barrier — New Land —Foggy Weather — 

 Surrounded by Bergs — We Lose our Bearings — Decision to Turn 

 Back — Good View of King Edward's Land — Landing on the 

 Barrier — Balloon Ascent — Return to Victoria Land . . .121 



CHAPTER VI 



FINDING WINTER QUARTERS : A FATAL ACCIDENT 



In McMurdo Sound — A Glacier Tongue — Landing South of Erebus 

 — Selection of Winter Quarters — Prospects — Difficulty in Main- 

 taining our Station — Erection of Huts — Amusements — A Trip to 

 White Island — Sledge Party to the Cape Crozier Record — Acci- 

 dent to Returning Sledge Party — Fatal Result to poor Vince — 

 Results of Search Parties — Frost-bites— Wonderful Escape of 

 Hare — Visit to Danger Slope 152 



