^ GREENLAND OR POLAR ICEv 



rose with such tremendous force, that the keel o^ 

 the ship was lifted even with the water at the 

 bow, whilst the stern was nearly immersed be- 

 neath the surface. Fortunately the ship was not 

 materially damaged. 



From the deep pools of water formed in the 

 summer season, on the depressed surface of some 

 bergs, the ships navigating where they abound, 

 are presented with opportunities for watering 

 with the greatest ease and dispatch. For this 

 purpose, casks are landed upon the lower bergs, 

 whilst, from the higher, the water is conveyed 

 by means of a hose^ into casks placed in the 

 boats, at the side of the ice, or even upon the 

 deck of the ship. 



Navigating amongst icebergs in the gloom of 

 night, has sometimes been attended with fatal 

 consequences. Occurring far from land, and in 

 unexpected situations, the danger would be ex- 

 treme, were they not providentially rendered vi- 

 sible by their natural effulgence, which enables 

 the mariner to distinguish them at some distance, 

 even in the darkest night, or during the preva- 

 lence of the densest fog. 



* A hose is a long cylinder of canvass, used soleJy for the 

 |)urpose of conveying water from one place to another. 



