Greenland, 1917
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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