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The first care of Clawbonny was to request the Royal Geographical Society to receive a communication from him. THE FIRST CARE OF CLAWBONNY WAS TO REQUEST THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY TO RECEIVE A COMMUNICATION FROM HIM
ge, and brought back one of the poles, which he stuck fast on the ice like a mast, and fastened it with ropes. The tent was torn up to furnish a sail, and as soon as the frail raft was ready the poor fellows jumped upon it, and sailed out to the open sea. Two hours later, after unheard-of exertions, the survivors of the Forward were picked up by the Hans Christian, a Danish whaler, on her way to Davis' Straits. They were more like spectres than human beings, and the sight of their sufferings was enough. It told its own tale; but the captain received them with such hearty sympathy, and lavished on them such care and kindness, that he succeeded in keeping them alive. Ten days afterwards, Clawbonny, Johnson, Bell, Altamont, and Captain Hatteras landed at Korsam, in Zealand, an island belonging to Denmark. They took the steamer to Kiel, and from there proceeded by Altona and Hamburg to London, where they arrived on the 13th of the same month, scarcely recovered after their long sufferings. ONT HURRIED TO THE SLEDGE AND BROUGHT BACK ONE OF THE POLES WHICH HE STUCK FAST ON THE ICE LIKE A MAST AND FASTENED IT WITH ROPES THE TENT WAS TORN UP TO FURNISH A SAIL AND AS SOON AS THE FRAIL RAFT WAS READY THE POOR FELLOWS JUMPED UPON IT AND SAILED OUT TO THE OPEN SEA TWO HOURS LATER AFTER UNHEARD OF EXERTIONS THE SURVIVORS OF THE FORWARD WERE PICKED UP BY THE HANS CHRISTIAN A DANISH WHALER ON HER WAY TO DAVIS'S STRAITS THEY WERE MORE LIKE SPECTRES THAN HUMAN BEINGS AND THE SIGHT OF THEIR SUFFERINGS WAS ENOUGH IT TOLD ITS OWN TALE BUT THE CAPTAIN RECEIVED THEM WITH SUCH HEARTY SYMPATHY AND LAVISHED ON THEM SUCH CARE AND KINDNESS THAT HE SUCCEEDED IN KEEPING THEM ALIVE TEN DAYS AFTERWARDS CLAWBONNY JOHNSON BELL ALTAMONT AND CAPTAIN HATTERAS LANDED AT CORSUM IN ZEALAND AN ISLAND BELONGING TO DENMARK THEY TOOK THE STEAMER TO KIAL AND FROM THERE PROCEEDED BY ALTONA AND HAMBURG TO LONDON WHERE THEY ARRIVED ON THE THIRTEENTH OF THE SAME MONTH SCARCELY RECOVERED AFTER THEIR LONG SUFFERINGS
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