: The Arctic Whaleman; or Winter in the Arctic Ocean by Holmes Lewis - Arctic regions; Shipwrecks; Whaling; Citizen (Ship : 1851-1852)

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Ship Citizen sails from New Bedford.--Captain, Officers, and Crew.--Interest centred in a Whale Ship.--Accompanying Ships. --Seasickness and Homesickness.--Arrival at Cape Verd Islands. --An Agreement with Captain Sands, of the Ship Benjamin Tucker. --Whales raised.--Christmas Supper on board of the Citizen. --A Whale Scene.--"An ugly Customer."--A Whale Incident, copied from the Vineyard Gazette.--Arrival at Hilo.--Sandwich Islands 25

Recruited for the Arctic.--Departure.--Coast of Kamtschatka.-- Copper Island.--Going into the Ice with Captain Crosby.--Gale of Wind.--Dangerous Sailing in the Ice.--Captain Thaddeus. --Bay of the Holy Cross.--Plover Bay.--Dead Whale.--St. Lawrence Bay.--Whales working north.--Loose, floating Ice.-- Ice covered with Walrus.--Fine Weather.--Striking an Iceberg. --Ship leaking.--Return to St. Lawrence Bay.--Damage repaired.--Arrival in the Arctic 43

Northern Lights.--High Winds.--Spoke with Captain Clough. --Ships seen in the Distance.--Storm increasing.--No Observations.--Blowing heavily.--Scene awfully sublime.-- Ship struck by a Sea.--Shoal Water.--Rocks and Breakers.-- Ship unmanageable.--Fore and mizzen Topsails carried away.-- Ship striking astern, bow, and midships.--Foremast cut away. --Narrow Escape of Captain Norton.--Mizzenmast gone by the Board.--Sad Condition of the Seamen.--Land in Sight--Ship drifting towards the Shore.--Undertow.--The Lantern Keg. --Mainmast cut away, and falling towards the Shore.--Men escaping on the Mast.--Trying Scene.--Captain washed ashore. --Affecting Deaths.--Wreck piled up on Shore.--Fire made.-- Men perishing with Cold.--Five missing.--Prospects dark.-- Destitution.--Tent erected.--Merciful Circumstances connected with the Wreck 53

First Night on Shore.--Sleeping in empty Casks.--Parties of Exploration.--Dog Tracks.--Arrangements to leave the Wreck. --Desire to reach East Cape.--Reflections upon our Condition. --The dead Hog roasted.--The "pet Hog."--Company travel towards the South and East.--Two Natives seen.--Parley.-- Directed to the Settlement.--The old Woman and her Ceremony.-- The second Settlement.--Head Man cordial.--Men distributed among the Huts.--Not able to reach East Cape.--Company entertained.--Motives for it.--Government should reward the Natives 72

No Prospect of reaching East Cape.--Painful Conviction.-- The Province of Christian Faith.--The Wreck visited.--The Natives.--Hope unexpectedly revived.--Ship in Sight.--Comes near.--Signals from the Land.--No Assistance offered.-- Sails down the Coast.--Indescribable State of our Minds.-- Card in The Polynesian 90

Our sad and desolate Feelings after the Departure of the Ship. --What we should soon witness of Arctic Winter.--The Wreck visited from Time to Time.--Provisions transported to the Settlement.--The Weather.--Whales near Shore.-- Severe Gale of Wind.--Fall of Snow.--Ocean frozen over. --Sudden Introduction of Winter, and its Dreariness.--Not to be described.--The Sun falling, Nights lengthening.-- Disappearance of the Sun.--Long Night.--How we passed our Time.--Confined to the Huts.--Singing.--Neither Book nor Chart, nor Writing Materials, except Pieces of Copper.--Hope of Liberation another Year.--Captain Norton's Method of keeping Time.--The Razor.--Our Clothing.--Provisions getting low. --Natives both eating and stealing ours.--A new Chapter.-- Commenced living on Blubber with the Natives.--Native Stock diminishing.--Winters in the Arctic vary.--The native Manner of capturing the Whale.--Preparing their Food.--Native Bread. --Description of their Huts.--Their peculiar Locality.-- Their Method of lighting and warming them.--The Filthiness of the Natives. 108

Health of the Natives.--Their Diseases.--Captain N. prescribes a Remedy.--Their superstitious Notions.--Mr. Osborn prescribes for the Sick.--A fatal Case.--They surround Mr. O. with threatening Gestures.--Native Remedy for Nose Bleeding and Sore Eyes.--Burial Ceremony.--Marriages.--General Appearance of the Natives.--Their Character.--Their Habits of Industry.--Property.--Language.--Icebergs.--Their Formation.--The Distance to which Icebergs float.--Their Magnitude.--Field Ice.--The sudden Disappearance of Ice.-- How accounted for.--Icy Vapor.--Poisoning. 127

Provisions of the Natives getting low.--New Calamity threatened. --Health and Strength failing.--Necessity of seeking other Quarters.--The only Alternative.--Report of a Wreck.-- Parties leave.--Dreadful Traveling and Exposures.--Report by the Natives that our Men were frozen to Death.--An Instance of Treachery.--The Captain and his Party leave.--The Weather.-- Traveling.--Thoughts of Home.--Preservation.--One of the Party unable to walk.--Left behind.--Found by the Natives.-- The Fate before us.--Division of the Biscuit.--Another fails, sits down, and is frozen to Death.--Reflections.--Captain Norton encourages his only remaining Companion.--Singular Appearance upon the Ice.--Dog Teams.--Part of Mr. Fisher's Company.--Encouragement to our Minds.--Natives unwilling to help us.--The Danger of Riding.--Last Effort.--The Music of Barking Dogs.--Our Manner of Traveling.--Dreadful Condition of our Feet.--Captain Norton falls exhausted.--Native Kindness. 149

Mr. Fisher's Party a short Distance from this Settlement.--Next Day left for another Settlement.--Our Men arriving in small Companies.--Health improving.--Cross the River.--No Signs of Water.--Settlement.--Ham.--The Wreck of a New Bedford Ship.--When lost, and the Circumstances.--Travel to another Settlement.--The head Man a savage Fellow.--Traveling towards East Cape.--Seaboard Route.--Natives kind.--Begging by the Way.--The Whale Boat.--The Broadside of a Ship.--Ship in the Ice.--Drift Stuff.--Sun's Reflection.--Sore Eyes.-- Snow Blindness.--The Blind led with Strings.--Partial Remedy. --East Cape reached.--Cordially received by the Natives. 169

The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card. 197

A Whaling Community.--Interest felt for absent Ones.--The first Intelligence from the Whaling Fleet.--California Mail.-- Further News from the Islands.--"Missing Ships."--No Report of the Citizen.--No Letters.--Fears as to her Safety.--When last spoken with.--Either lost or frozen up in the Arctic. --Supposed Fate of Officers and Crew.--Distressing Suspense. --Hoping against Hope.--Prayer answered.--The first Intelligence from the Citizen.--Joy in Families.--Captain Norton's Arrival at Home, and subsequently the Arrival of his Officers belonging to this Place. 214

The Ocean.--The Seaman's Home.--Confidence of the Mariner in his Ship.--Shipwreck.--Moral and religious Claims of Seamen. --The Spirit of the Age.--Interest in the Mariner's Meeting. --Seaport Places.--Sudden Intelligence.--Seamen remembered elsewhere.--Ships supplied with Books.--Bible and Tract Societies.--Good Seed sown.--Field for Usefulness.--The American Seaman.--Concert of Prayer.--All interested.--The most important Reform for Seamen. 226

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