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TIIE STRAND MAGAZINE. 
“ ICE-SPRAY.” 
SOM E IDEA OF THE EXTRAORDINARY FREAKS OF NATURE MET WITH IN THE ANTARCTIC WILL 1*11 
GAINED FROM THIS PHOTOGRAPH, SHOWING THE A FTER-EFFEC1 S OF A GALE IN THE FORM OF KI LK'.L 
OF FROZEN SPRAY, THREE OR FOUR FEET HIGH. 
ing — rapidly for these regions. Soon after 
four the wind came with a rush, but without 
snow or drift. For a time it was more gusty 
than has ever yet been recorded even in these 
regions. In one gust the wind rose from four 
to sixty-eight miles per hour, and fell again 
to twenty miles per hour within a minute. 
Another reached eighty miles per hour, but 
not from such a low point of origin. The 
effect in the hut was curious ; for a space all 
would be quiet, then a shattering blast would 
descend with a clatter and rattle past venti- 
lator and chimneys, so sudden, so threatening, 
that it was comforting to remember the solid 
structure of our building. The suction of such 
a gust is so heavy that even the heavy snow- 
covered roof of the stable, completely sheltered 
on the lee side of this main building, is violently 
shaken. One could well imagine the plight 
of our adventurers at Cape Crozier when their 
roof was destroyed. The snow which came 
at six lessened the gustiness and brought the 
