THE START FOR HOME 
Island to Cape D'Urville she steamed through 
practically open water, but a dense fog com- 
pelled us to make fast to a large floe when al- 
most opposite Cape Albert. It was not until 
one A. M. of the 7th, despite several attempts, 
that the ship got clear and steamed south 
again. Several small leads were noticed and 
numerous narwhals were seen, but none were 
captured. 
At three-thirty a. m., when nearing Cape 
Sabine, we observed that the barometer had 
dropped to 29.73. A storm was coming, and 
every effort was made to reach Payer Harbor, 
but before half of the distance had been cov- 
ered, the storm broke with terrific violence. 
The force of the gale was such that, while 
swinging the boats inboard, we were drenched 
and thoroughly cliilled by the sheets of icy 
spray, which saturated us and instantly froze. 
The Roosevelt was blown over to starboard 
until the rails were submerged. To save her, 
she was steered into Buchanan Bay, under the 
lee of the cliffs, where she remained until the 
morning of August 8. 
At an early hour, we steamed down Bu- 
chanan Bay, passed Cocked Hat Island, and 
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