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to follow. At 7.30 the motor stop-
ped for lack of kerosene Carl Thy-
gesen, the "captain" and engineer, having
failed for some reason to lay in a suf-
ficient supply before leaving God-
havn. Sail was hoisted and
we proceeded under pressure from
a strong S.W. wind. The rain be-
gan to be mingled with snow and
the wind to increase in vigor. It
has cold and disagreeable on the
boat. We had had a fire built
in the cabin stove soon after leav-
ing Jakobshavn, but we could
not keep that replenished in the
storm.
The boat was managed very
well and at 11.30 p.m. we cast