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MacMillan Tells Of Fight with Herd Of Infuriated Walrus
Washington, Aug. 6 (AP)—A fight with a herd of walrus was described by Commander MacMillan of the MacMillan Arctic expedition in a message received tonight by the National Geographic Society.
The message, dated today, and relayed by A. A. Collins of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, related that “In a walrus hunt yesterday, three members of the Peary crew, in a Bowdoin boat, were attacked by an infuriated herd of at least 100 walrus.” The kyack of one of the Eskimos aiding in the hunt was capsized, but he was rescued.