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.
The explorer also reported:
“Weather still unsettled, with visibiilty poor and a heavy overcast sky. Thermometer plus 48.
“Engine trouble in one plane and we are putting In a new one.
“Endurance test today. NA-2 and NA-3 plan to fly across Smith Sound and on to the center of Ellesmere Land today to select a site for first relay station.”
Daily Kennebec Journal, Augusta, ME, August 7, 1925