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Altamont and his crew had left her two months previously, taking the long boat with them on a sledge. They intended to get to Smith's Sound, and reach some whaler that would take them back to America; but one after another succumbed to fatigue and illness, till at last Altamont and two men were all that remained out of thirty; and truly he had survived by a providential miracle, while his two companions already lay beside him in the sleep of death. ALTAMONT AND HIS CREW HAD LEFT HER TWO MONTHS PREVIOUSLY TAKING THE LONGBOAT WITH THEM ON A SLEDGE THEY INTENDED TO GET TO SMITH SOUND AND REACH SOME WHALER THAT WOULD TAKE THEM BACK TO AMERICA BUT ONE AFTER ANOTHER SUCCUMBED TO FATIGUE AND ILLNESS TILL AT LAST ALTAMONT AND TWO MEN WERE ALL THAT REMAINED OUT OF THIRTY AND TRULY HE HAD SURVIVED BY A PROVIDENTIAL MIRACLE WHILE HIS TWO COMPANIONS ALREADY LAY BESIDE HIM IN THE SLEEP OF DEATH
ation lies indeed in the north, always in the north. We shall be saved!" But the joyous, exulting words had hardly escaped his lips before a sudden thought made his countenance change. The serpent of jealousy had stung him, for this stranger was an American, and he had reached three degrees nearer the Pole than the ill-fated Forward. CHAPTER III. A SEVENTEEN DAYS' MARCH. These first words of Altamont had completely changed the whole aspect of affairs, but his communication was still incomplete, and, after giving him a little time to rest, the Doctor undertook the task of conversing again with him, putting his questions in such a form that a movement of the head or eyes would be a sufficient answer. He soon ascertained that the Porpoise was a three-mast American ship, from New York, wrecked on the ice, with provisions and combustibles in abundance still on board, and that, though she had been thrown on her side, she had not gone to pieces, and there was every chance of saving her cargo.  CHAPTER THREE OF THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS PART TWO THE FIELD OF ICE THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIEBRAVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIEBRAVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY JACK SEZALSKI TAUS IN MARYLAND THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS PART TWO THE FIELD OF ICE BY JULES BYRNE CHAPTER THREE A SEVENTEEN DAYS MARCH THESE FIRST WORDS OF ALTAMONT HAD COMPLETELY CHANGED THE WHOLE ASPECT OF AFFAIRS BUT HIS COMMUNICATION WAS STILL INCOMPLETE AND AFTER GIVING HIM A LITTLE REST THE DOCTOR UNDERTOOK THE TASK OF CONVERSING AGAIN WITH HIM PUTTING HIS QUESTIONS IN SUCH A FORM THAT A MOVEMENT OF THE HEAD OR EYES WOULD BE A SUFFICIENT ANSWER HE SOON ASCERTAINED THAT THE PORPOISE WAS A THREE MASTED AMERICAN SHIP FROM NEW YORK WRECKED ON THE ICE WITH PROVISIONS AND COMBUSTIBLES IN ABUNDANCE STILL ON BOARD AND THAT THOUGH SHE HAD BEEN THROWN ON HER SIDE SHE HAD NOT GONE TO PIECES AND THERE WAS EVERY CHANCE OF SAVING HER CARGO
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