Through the first Antarctic night, 1898-1899

A

• Adelaide Island, impression as to, 164
• Agassiz, Professor, 54
• Argentine Republic, offer of, 97
• Air charged with drift snow, 258
• Alaculoofs, 98, 99
• Alarming physical condition, 327, 328
• Alexander Islands, 166, 167, 186, 198
• Alexanderland, charted Alexander I. Land, 164
• Alexanderland, inlet north of, 169
• Alcohol, 90
• Alcohol, deleterious effect of, 334
• Ambition, 392
• American discovery, remarkable fact in, 23
• American topics, 327
• Amusement, uncomfortable, 313, 314
• Animal life, 128, 132–134, 140, 141, 183, 186, 198, 201, 210, 236, 239, 242, 243, 248, 255, 256, 258, 260, 269, 270, 273, 274, 277, 287, 293, 294, 313, 327, 334–337, 350, 356, 359, 360, 368, 369, 383, 384, 392
• Amundsen, Roald, mate, appearance of, 42, 127, 136, 141, 147, 158, 244;
• presence of mind of, 246;
• patching boots, 259;
• investigates a light, 286, 287, 300, 335, 349, 378;
• resolve of, 382, 383
• Ancient explorers, contrast to, 240
• Antarctic, mainlands of the, 128–131
• Antarctic midnight past, 323
• Antarctic, first camping experience in the, 143
• Antarctic pack, striking peculiarity of, 174, 175
• Antarctic tent, 349
• Antipodes, different surroundings in, 131
• Anvers Island, 148
• Appearances of land deceptive, 272
• April 1st, 244;
• 2d, 245;
• 3d, temperature, 245;
• 4th, latitude, longitude, and temperature, 246;
• 5th, 246;
• temperature, 247;
• 6th, 247;
• 8th, 248;
• 9th, 249;
• 10th, 253;
• 11th, 255;
• 12th, temperature, 257, 269;
• latitude and longitude, 270;
• 14th, temperature, 258;
• 15th, 258;
• 16th, 258;
• 20th, temperature, 259;
• 21st, temperature, 260;
• latitude, 261;
• 22d, temperature and position, 261;
• 23d, 25th, 261;
• temperature, 262, 263;
• latitude and longitude, 264;
• 26th, temperature and sounding, 267;
• 28th, temperature, 268;
• 30th, 269;
• latitude and longitude, 270
• Arc Aurora, 242, 253, 254
• Arc snowshoes, 353
• Arctic, redeeming features in the, 295
• Artificial light, 316, 318, 367
• Arctowski, Henryk, geologist, 42;
• on Auguste Island, 132, 133, 136, 139, 141, 158, 175, 181;
• interviewed by sea-leopard, 211;
• in the crow’s-nest, 216;
• arranging a new system, 241, 248, 280;
• working in the laboratory, 299, 300;
• saying of, 334, 335, 336;
• on deck, 337, 347;
• record of, 391
• Astrup Eivind, 147
• Atmosphere, clearness of, 145
• Auguste Island, 138;
• landing at, 131–133
• August second, 358
• Aurora, patches of, 236
• Auroras, 212, 214, 225, 226, 258, 296, 297, 324, 335, 337, 343
• Auroras, antarctic, average strength of, 262
• Auroral display, 238

B

• “Baking treatment,” 22, 331, 336, 351
• Balaenoptera Sibbaldi, 369
• Banquet, Rio Belgian, 9, 10
• Barrier, 356
• Barros, Trudente de Moreas, President, 9, 13;
• attempt to assassinate, 28
• Bay-ice, 186
• Bay of Rio, parting view of, 15
• Beagle Channel, eastward through, 119
• Beauty contest, 250;
• official record of, 251, 252;
• disputes arising out of, 254
• Bellinghausen, 164, 266
• Belgian Consulate, visitor from, 28
• Belgian national feasts, 336
• Belgians, modesty of, 240
• Belgica, expedition ship, 4–6;
• on board the, 13;
• leaves Rio, 16;
• sleep on the, 17–19;
• young bachelors of, 36;
• purchase of, 41, 42;
• public exhibition of, 44;
• flag of, 46, 48;
• crowded decks of, 46;
• appearance of, 50, 51;
• construction, 51–53;
• equipment, 53, 55;
• laboratory, 55;
• library, 56;
• quarters, 56, 57;
• life on, 58;
• leaves Montevideo, 59, 62, 63;
• through the pampero, 64;
• garb for the south pole, 65;
• Chaplain’s duties on, 69, 70, 72, 76, 77, 97, 98;
• strikes a reef, 119–121, 137;
• anchoring to an iceberg, 140;
• cruise to the south, 143, 154, 164, 170;
• ploughs between heavy masses of ice, 178, 179, 183, 187;
• refuses to mind the helm, 191, 192;
• runs before the storm, 194–196, 205;
• fear for, 220, 234, 240, 246, 249;
• housing of, 256, 257;
• serious drift of, 264, 274;
• settling of, 268;
• in icefloe, 275, 278–280;
• normal air of, 290, 293, 296, 297;
• in ice-walls, 298, 304, 306, 312;
• alive with weird noises, 314, 318, 320, 333, 343;
• only speck of human life, 352;
• position of, 359, 361;
• prepared for sea, 369, 371, 375;
• injurious effect on, 376;
• in huge drift, 380, 381, 384, 385;
• liberatingthe, 393–399, 405
• Belgica Strait, 135;
• position and landmarks of, 146–149;
• navigation of, 147, 154, 192
• Belgium, Royal Society of, 406
• Bird, a new, 377
• Bird’s-eye view, pictures of, 217
• Biscoe, Captain, 129, 147
• Birds, resting places for, 141
• Bismarck Inlet, 169
• Bismarck Strait, 154
• Blackness, effect of, 281–283
• Blake, the, exploring ship, 43
• Blessing, Dr., 321
• Blow-holes, 328
• Bon voyage, wishes for, 12, 14, 16
• Borgen Bay, debarkments in, 146
• Bransfield Strait, 128, 147
• Brazilian Coast, 16, 18, 19
• Brialmont Bay. See Weddell Sea
• Bridges, Lucas, Mr., 120
• Bridges, Thomas, Mr., 97
• British explorers, custom of, 240
• Brooklyn Island, 144, 148
• Brussels, municipality of, 406
• Brussels, Royal Geographical Society of, 40, 406
• Buls Bay, 141
• Bunks, 65
• Butter, substitute for, 61

C

• Calculation, careful, 281
• Calm, unexpected, 224
• Camping equipments, impracticability of, 274
• Camp, site for a, 353
• Canal, entering a, 144
• Canal-making, 396–399
• Canned foods, disgust with, 302, 303
• Canvas suits ineffective, 325
• Cape Anna, debarkment at, 140, 141, 145
• Cape Castillo, 22
• Cape Eivind Astrup, 146
• Cape Errera, 147
• Cape Horn, south of, 121–123
• Cape Lancaster, 147
• Cape Murray, off, 143
• Cape Polonio, in harbour of, 21;
• ashore at, 25–27
• Cape Reclus, rounded, 144
• Cape Reynard, 147
• Cape von Sterneck, altitude of, 135
• Castillo Island, off, 20–22
• Castine, cruiser, 32
• Cheerlessness, 319
• Chenal de la Plata, 144
• Christensen, Mr., 42
• Christmas in midsummer, 385, 386
• Chronometers regulated, 324
• Cincinnati, cruiser, 13
• Circumpolar ocean, characteristic ice of, 170
• Cleopatra, the, wreck of, 69
• Clouds, luminous, 270;
• stratus and altro stratus, 193
• Coaster, Brazilian, 18, 19
• Coast, following the, 138
• Coast-pilot, French, budget of, 72
• Colchichoali, 107
• Cockburn Channel, in, 94
• Coldest period of the year, 362, 363
• Cold metal, contact with, 262, 263
• Cold not a serious cause of suffering, 257
• Colony, Belgian, 59
• Colours sparingly distributed, 184
• Cornet, 382
• Coming of the night, preparing for the, 208
• Comparisons, 172, 173
• Complaints, 206, 207, 231, 330
• Conclusion, one, 374, 375
• Constellations, new, 17, 18
• Contrast, weird, 196
• Cook, Captain, 223, 266
• Cook, Frederick A., Dr., joins antarctic expedition, 3–5, 7, 19, 21;
• volunteers services to expedition, 47, 48;
• on the Belgica, 50;
• visits sheep farm, 72–76;
• efforts to return to the Belgica, 76, 77;
• aids Wiencke, 127;
• attempts to land, 132, 133, 158;
• responds to call, 141, 179;
• rescues Gerlache, 189;
• plans of, 192;
• sleeping on a floe, 212–215;
• views ice-pack from crow’s-nest, 216–218, 239, 243, 248;
• gives aid, 249, 272;
• impressions, 287;
• literary work, 300;
• omits breakfast, 304, 305;
• sees Danco’s illness, 309;
• birthday of, 313, 314;
• experience of, 321;
• method of treatment, 322;
• diagnosis of Lecointe’s case, 331;
• treats Lecointe, 333, 378;
• resolve of, 382;
• plans ship’s release, 393
• Crab-eating seals, 229, 242, 243
• Crow’s-nest, 53;
• view of pack from, 216–218

D

• Dallman, German sealer, 129, 155
• Danco, Emile, magnetician, 42, 43, 56, 136, 141, 142, 143, 149, 239;
• unable to journey farther, 240;
• building a hut, 241, 259, 263;
• contrivance of, 273;
• observatory of, 280;
• illness of, 287, 292;
• steadily failing, 296;
• keeping up, 300;
• sinking rapidly, 303;
• failing, 309;
• death of, 310;
• burial of, 311, 312, 331
• Danco land, 137, 143, 144, 149, 174
• Darkness, soul-despairing, 295
• Darkness, veil of, 276
• Darwin, 96
• Dawn, a long, 334;
• shades of, 335
• Day of departure, guesses at, 378
• Day, the darkest, 323
• Days and nights, change in length of, 221
• Days of misery, 160;
• rapidly getting shorter, 184, 248;
• the darkest, 323;
• of promise, 342, 343;
• of feasting, 343
• Debarkment, ready for, 29;
• fourteenth, 145
• December second, latitude and longitude, 378;
• temperature, 379;
• sixteenth, temperature, 381
• Deception Island, 126, 192
• Deep-sea creatures, 268, 269
• De Gamboa, Pedro Sarmiento, survey’s Magellan Strait, 83
• De Gerlache, Adrian, Commandant, 4, 5, 22;
• projects exploring expedition, 39;
• secures the Belgica, 41, 42;
• visits Norway, 41, 43;
• sinks financial support, 44;
• room of, 56, 57;
• attempts to land on Auguste Island, 132, 133, 141, 142, 158, 183;
• inclines to winter in the pack, 191, 239, 244, 248, 287;
• work on ship’s log, 300;
• order of, 327, 335;
• opinion of, 349, 372
• Departing day, last signs of, 286
• Deplorable condition, 336
• Depth, increase in, 276
• Despondency, 312
• Destination, deceptive nearness of, 352, 353
• Destiny, doubtful, 199–201
• Destruction, threatened, 280
• Detroit de la Belgica, 147
• Diet, 351
• Discoveries, names affixed to, 131;
• on the threshold of, 154
• Diurnal range, greatest, 381
• Dobrowolsky, Ass. Meteorologist, 182;
• assists Lecointe, 263, 336
• Doyle, A. Conan, 308
• Drake, Francis, Sir, 24;
• through Magellan Strait, 83
• Dredges, trawls and, 54
• Drift, 209, 210, 262–266, 269, 271, 276, 297, 315, 337, 338;
• longitudinal, 367, 378
• Drift-snow, 227
• Dulce de leche, 61

E

• Easter Sunday 254, 255
• Edges of the fields, difficulty in determining, 363
• El Cerro, Mount of, 29
• Electric glow, 247
• Electricity, 273
• Elizabeth, Queen, 24
• Elizabeth Island, debarkment at, 77;
• sheep-farming on, 77, 78;
• discovery by Drake, 78
• Embalmed meats, 208, 232
• Energy decreasing, 300
• Escapes, narrow, 150
• Eskimo model, 336, 337
• Evaporation, 351
• Exact latitude, uncertainty of, 342
• Excursion to iceberg, 286–288
• Expedition, entire success of, 406
• Extended outing, longing for, 345
• Exercise, 334
• Expedition, Belgian Antarctic, in Rio, 4, 6, 7;
• farewell to, 12;
• project of, 40–45;
• feast for, 44;
• leaves Antwerp, 45;
• at Ostend, 46;
• accepts Dr. Cook’s services, 47;
• leaves Ostend, 48, 49;
• prepared for scientific study, 53;
• discomforts of, 93, 96
• Expedition, Danish East Greenland, 43
• Expedition, Vega, 45