Northwest History. Alaska. Science. United States.
Barrow Food Ship Esacapes Ice Park Barrow Food Ship Escapes Ice Pack BARROW, Alaska, Tuesday, Sept. 8.—(AP)—The feared Arctic ice pack, aided by early snow, wind and freezing temperature, endangered the motorship North Star of Seattle today, and forced the vessel eastward and away from Barrow. The N...
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ftwashstatelib:oai:content.libraries.wsu.edu:clipping/101669 2023-05-15T14:55:04+02:00 Northwest History. Alaska. Science. United States. Seattle Times: 1936-09-08 Barrow Food Ship Esacapes Ice Park 1936-09-08 http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/101669 English eng nwh-sh-14-5-68 http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/101669 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0 Copyright not evaluated. Contact original newspaper publisher for copyright information. Northwest History Alaska Box 14 Alaska Ships Ship building Northwest Pacific--History--20th Century Text Clippings 1936 ftwashstatelib 2021-07-26T19:23:20Z Barrow Food Ship Esacapes Ice Park Barrow Food Ship Escapes Ice Pack BARROW, Alaska, Tuesday, Sept. 8.—(AP)—The feared Arctic ice pack, aided by early snow, wind and freezing temperature, endangered the motorship North Star of Seattle today, and forced the vessel eastward and away from Barrow. The North Star, a Bureau of Indian Affairs ship, was sent to Barrow with food supplies for Eskimos reported starving east of here. Provisions were being unloaded when a strong, cold westerly wind swept over the Arctic Ocean, holding the ice along the coast and forcing the ship to seek shelter further east. The ship made one attempt to return to Barrow, but heavy ice forced her to retreat. Natives said indications were for an early freeze and that if the ! westerly wind held there was a likelihood the ship's return course would be blocked. Text Arctic Arctic Ocean Barrow eskimo* Alaska Washington State University: WSU Libraries Digital Collections Arctic Arctic Ocean Indian North Star ENVELOPE(-117.636,-117.636,56.850,56.850) Pacific |
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Barrow Food Ship Esacapes Ice Park Barrow Food Ship Escapes Ice Pack BARROW, Alaska, Tuesday, Sept. 8.—(AP)—The feared Arctic ice pack, aided by early snow, wind and freezing temperature, endangered the motorship North Star of Seattle today, and forced the vessel eastward and away from Barrow. The North Star, a Bureau of Indian Affairs ship, was sent to Barrow with food supplies for Eskimos reported starving east of here. Provisions were being unloaded when a strong, cold westerly wind swept over the Arctic Ocean, holding the ice along the coast and forcing the ship to seek shelter further east. The ship made one attempt to return to Barrow, but heavy ice forced her to retreat. Natives said indications were for an early freeze and that if the ! westerly wind held there was a likelihood the ship's return course would be blocked. |
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