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(10) (10 On page 284 of his works, Hall writes: "From the top of Providence Berg, a dark fog was seen to the north, indicating water. At 10 a. m. three of the men (Kruger, Nindemann and Hobby) went to Cape Lupton to ascertain if possible the extent of the open water. NOTE TEN ON PAGE TWO EIGHTY FOUR OF HIS WORKS HALL WRIGHTS QUOTED FROM THE TOP OF PROVIDENCEBURG A DARK FOG WAS SEEN TO THE NORTH INDICATING WATER AT TEN A M THREE OF THE MEN KRUGER NINDONMAN AND HOBBY WENT TO CAPE LUPTON TO ASCERTAIN IF POSSIBLE THE EXTENT OF THE OPEN WATER
ly to his feet. Indeed, had he not instantly clutched the rail, he would certainly have been thrown into the seething waves. A fierce snow-storm was raging. The wind was directly astern, driving our sloop at a terrific speed, and was threatening every moment to capsize us. There was no time to lose, the sails had to be lowered immediately. Our boat was writhing in convulsions. A few icebergs we knew were on either side of us, but fortunately the channel was open directly to the north. But would it remain so? In front of us, girding the horizon from left to right, was a vaporish fog or mist, black as Egyptian night at the water's edge, and white like a steam-cloud toward the top, which was finally lost to view as it blended with the great white flakes of falling snow. Whether it covered a treacherous iceberg, or some other hidden obstacle against which our little sloop would dash and send us to a watery grave, or was merely the phenomenon of an Arctic fog, there was no way to determine. P HE SPRANG UP QUICKLY TO HIS FEET INDEED HAD HE NOT INSTANTLY CLUTCHED THE RAIL HE WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN THROWN INTO THE SEETHING WEIGHTS A FIERCE SNOW STORM WAS RAGING THE WIND WAS DIRECTLY ASTERN DRIVING OUR SLOPE AT A TERRIFIC SPEED AND WAS THREATENING EVERY MOMENT TO CAPSIZE US THERE WAS NO TIME TO LOSE THE SAILS HAD TO BE LOWERED IMMEDIATELY OUR BOAT WAS WRITHING IN CONVULSIONS A FEW ICEBERGS WE KNEW WERE ON EITHER SIDE OF US BUT FORTUNATELY THE CHANNEL WAS OPEN DIRECTLY TO THE NORTH BUT WOULD IT REMAIN SO IN FRONT OF US GIRDING THE HORIZON TO LEFT TO RIGHT WAS A VAPORISH FOG OR MIST BLACK AS THE EGYPTIAN NIGHT AT THE WATER'S EDGE AND WHITE LIKE A STEAM CLOUD TOWARD THE TOP WHICH WAS FINALLY LOST TO VIEW AS IT BLENDED WITH THE GREAT WHITE FLAKES OF FALLING SNOW WHETHER IT COVERED A TREACHEROUS ICEBERG OR SOME OTHER HIDDEN OBSTACLE AGAINST WHICH OUR LITTLE SLOOP WOULD DASH AND SEND US TO A WATERY GRAVE OR WAS MERELY THE PHENOMENON OF AN ARCTIC FOG THERE WAS NO WAY TO DETERMINE
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