INDEX

Adelie penguin, a solitary, 160

Albacore, a shoal of, 55

Albatrosses, fishing for, 183, 191 flight of, 80, 88

Antarctic Circle, weather in the, 139

Antarctic exploration, Commander Wild on, 172

Argles, Mr., 155, 156, 157, 190 a series of accidents, 157, 221 catches a penguin, 163

Ascension Island, 231 intense heat of, 231 et seq.

Aurora Australis, a glimpse of the, 158

Bergs (see Icebergs)

Billiards at Gritviken, 194

Binney, Mr., and his dog, 194

Bird-covered bergs, 118, 119

Bird Island, 191

Bird-shooting, 207, 210

Biscuit-pie, recipe for, 221

Bonnivale, a week-end at, 227

Bull-fight, a Portuguese, 34

Bull-fights, Spanish, 37

Bullock-cars, 42

Burlings reef, 29

Butterfly-hunting at St. Vincent, 52

Campbell, Captain Gordon, war work of, 14

Cape Saunders, a survey of, 188

Cape Town, welcome at, 227

Cape Valentine, 174

Cape Verde Islands, impressions of, 49, 51

Carl (whaler), 108

Carr, Major, accident to, 82 as barber, 154 in a football match, 169 meteorological experiments of, 40, 62, 64, 66, 109, 178, 215 studies manœuvres of an albatross, 81

Christmas in Southern Seas, 82 et seq.

Clerk Rocks, volcanic eruptions on, 116

Coal-sifting, 59

Coal-trimming, 15, 18, 47, 79, 155

Coaling at Port Olaf Harbour, 190

Cod-fishing in South Georgia, 188

Compass adjustment, experiences of, 11, 15

Cook, Captain, discovers South Georgia, 97

Cornwallis Island, 175

Crabs on St. Paul’s Rocks, 62, 64

Cronk, Mr., and his farm at Ascension Island, 234

Cumberland Bay, 196

Deer-hunting in South Georgia, 109

Dell, Mr., as coal-trimmer, 155 asked to carry on, 102 electrician of Quest, 62, 64, 97, 122 injured in a gale, 90 skins a sheep, 225

Divers, light-fingered, 50

Donkey riding at St Vincent, 51, 52

Douglas, Mr., 206, 208, 215 and a defective harpoon, 143 and Sir E. Shackleton’s grave, 194 as footballer, 169 buys lace at St. Helena, 229 geological researches of, 44, 52, 233 rejoins Quest, 109 replaces Quest’s cook in the galley, 45 scientific observations in South Georgia, 77 surveys St. Paul’s Rocks, 62, 64

Eastern Telegraph Company, cable station on Ascension Island, 231

Edinburgh, Tristan da Cunha, 212

Elephant Island, in sight, 174 weather of, 178 why so named, 177

Endurance expedition, 171, 174, 175

Eriksen, Mr., 62 harpoons a giant porpoise, 58 returns home, 72

Expedition Topics and its editor, 123, 126

Falmouth Bay, Tristan da Cunha, 210

Firemen (ship’s), and their duties, 15

Fishing in South Georgia, 188, 191, 193

Flensing, 99, 177, 188

Floating ice, risk of navigation amongst, 120

Flying-fish, 63, 230

Football on the ice, 166, 168, 170

Funchal, bullock-cars of, 42 steep streets of, 43

Gales in Southern Seas, 88 et seq., 127, 130, 151, 157, 164, 173

Glacier ice, dangers of, 177

Glass, John, agility of, 207 welcomes Quest holiday-makers, 212

Glass, John, first settler at Tristan da Cunha, 203

“God-be-thanked Well,” Ascension Island, 233, 234

Gough Island, 214 a derelict hut on, 216 exploration work on, 215 et seq. landing on, 215

Green (cook of Quest), 31, 86, 91, 128 accident to, 44 and Worsley’s birthday feast, 151

Green, Henry, a Tristan da Cunha inhabitant, 204

Gritviken, harbour of, 98 Shackleton’s grave at, 186, 194, 195 the British quarters at, 101

“Growlers,” definition of, 96

“Gubbins Alley,” why so called, 198

Gulls, Skua, 113

Gymnastics extraordinary, 111

Hansen, Mr., manager of whaling station at Leith, 110, 111, 186

Horn sailing-ship, a famous, 60

Housing problem, the, how solved at Tristan da Cunha, 203

Hussey, Captain, 62, 64, 83, 102 and the death of Sir E. Shackleton, 104, 186 meteorological experiments of, 40

Ice and wind, a rough time with, 177 et seq.

Ice, football on the, 166, 168, 170

Icebergs, 117 beauty of, 95 capsized, 97, 125 source of, 96 tabular, 115

“Ice-blink,” 96

Ice-water, and how obtained, 147, 154

Inaccessible Island, 199 a landing on, 209

Jamestown, 229

Jeffrey, Mr., 62, 124, 152 an accident to, 76, 102 and an albatross, 183 as ice-catcher, 160 convalescence of, 118 rocket-fire by, disturbs penguins, 119

Kelvin sounder, the, 113, 114, 183

Kerr, Mr., engineer, 143

Killer whales, 133, 135, 165

Kipling, Rudyard, his understanding of the sea, 71, 82, 122

Lace-buying at St. Helena, 229

La France becalmed, 60 wrecked off New Caledonia, 61

Land-crabs, 235

Larsen Harbour, and its cliffs, 115

Leith Harbour, South Georgia, 186, 187, 193

Lifeboats, daily overhaul of, 126

Lisbon, a remarkable cinema exhibition in, 32 Quest overhauled in, 33 the Pena Palace, 31, 38

Locomotion, primitive, 204

London’s farewell to Quest, 6

Lysaght, Mr., a farewell dinner to, 50 embarks on Quest, 15 popularity of, 44 returns to England, 53

Macklin, Dr., 62, 178, 179 an urgent message to, 75 billiard-playing at Gritviken, 194 plays football on the ice, 169 seamanship of, 90 Tristan islanders’ offer to, 201

Macleod, 131, 156 and a refractory squaresail, 149 and a wireless installation, 211 and Sir E. Shackleton’s cairn, 194, 195 as instructor in seamanship, 161 averts a disaster, 198

Madeira, first sight of, 40 flora of, 42 remarkable atmosphere of, 41 sight-seeing in, 42

Mailbags delivered at Tristan da Cunha, 201

Mal de mer, and its terrors, 19 et seq., 39, 173

Marr, Scout, alone on Gough Island, 220 as butcher, 134 as helmsman in a gale, 88 as lamp-trimmer: Sir E. Shackleton’s hints, 25 Christmas Day on Quest, 84 experiences miseries of mal de mer, 19 et seq., 39, 173 first day among pack-ice, 133 first meeting with Shackleton, 2 football on the ice, 163, 169, 170 fraternizes with Lisbon Scouts, 38 his wages increased, 49 joins Quest, 4 meets brother Scouts at Plymouth, 14 on the sick list, 150 presents Sir R. Baden Powell’s flag to Tristan Scouts, 205 reaches home, 239 selected for Quest expedition, 1 Shackleton and, 55, 56, 66, 97 sight-seeing in Madeira and St. Vincent, 42, 51

Mason, a martyr to seasickness, 39, 40 leaves Quest, 41

McIlroy, Dr., a game of billiards at Gritviken, 194 and Shackleton’s cairn 195 tends Worsley, 124

Meteorological experiments, and how conducted, 66

Mice-hunting on Gough Island, 218

Middle Island, 208

Mirages, Antarctic, 162, 163, 174, 181

Monte Video, Shackleton’s body taken to, 105, 180

Moon-blindness, 57

Mooney, Scout Norman E., his duties, 10 joins Quest, 4 leaves Quest, 41 selected for Quest expedition, 1 suffers from seasickness, 19, 21, 28, 39 welcomed by Portuguese Scouts, 38

Motor rides in Lisbon, 33

Mountaineering on Inaccessible Island, 210

Naisbitt (cook’s mate), edits Expedition Topics, 123 falls overboard, 220 falls through the ice, 166 fashions a tobacco-pipe, 219 plays football on the ice, 169

Napoleon I at St. Helena, 229, 230

Nautilus, first sight of a, 80

Navigation among floating ice, dangers of, 120

Neko enters Leith Harbour, 189

Nelson, Admiral, his tendency to seasickness, 20

New Year’s Day (1922), 94

Nightingale Island, 206

Octopus, a baby, 211

Oil on troubled waters, 91

Oompah (see Young)

Pack-ice, 153 colour effects of, 141, 142, 158 Quest’s entry into, 131 the helmsman’s difficulties in, 132

Pagoda Rock, 125

Pancake ice, 110

Parcels, unaddressed, 213

Parr, Mr., addresses Scout officers, 14

“Peggying,” definition of, 111 in a gale, 130

Penguin, a, witnesses football on the ice, 166

Penguin-chasing and its humour, 163

Penguin hunting in South Georgia, 114

Penguins, 95, 163 and how they resented rocket-fire, 119

Perth at Stromness, 189, 190

Petrels, photographing, 113

Phosphorescent fish, 226

Pig, a, Query and, 196

Pilots, Portuguese, 30

Plymouth welcomes the Quest, 14, 15

Plymouth Sound, Quest anchors in, on her return home, 239

Polar exploration ships, accommodation on, 4

Porpoise, a shoal of, 58

Portugal, first sight of, 29

Portuguese bull-fight, a, 34

“Portuguese man-o’-war,” a, 80

Portuguese Sunday, a, 230

Prince Olaf Harbour, 190, 192, 193

Professor Gruvel, Sir E. Shackleton’s body conveyed on, 105

Pumping, the rigours of, 122, 145

Query (wolf-hound puppy), and a killer whale, 161 and a penguin, 163, 166 and a pig, 196 embarks on Quest, 15 his cold bath, 176 his curiosity regarding pack-ice, 132 how he fared during a gale, 129 loss of, 225

Quest, a blaze aboard, and its cause, 143 a description of, 12 a nigger volunteer for, 101 a rough time with ice and wind, 177 et seq. alfresco meals on, 46 amongst floating ice, 120 anchors in Funchal Harbour, 41 arrives home, 239 en route for Cape Verde, 44 engine trouble, 28, 40, 47, 55, 71, 79, 92 first impressions of, 3, 4 hemmed in by ice, 134, 141, 165 her wireless installations, 13 leaves Lisbon, 39 London’s good-bye to, 6 et seq. makes for Elephant Island, 171 narrow escapes of, 120, 121 Plymouth’s welcome to, 14 runs into ice, 95 et seq. Sir E. Shackleton’s cabin, 48 top speed of, 22

Revolutions, and how fostered, 68

Rigg, Mr., entertains crew of Quest, 227

Rio de Janeiro, 67 a month at, 72 beauty of, 68, 73 departure from, 76 past and present, 68, 69 Quest in quarantine at, 69

“Rio Doctor,” the, 74

Rogers, Rev Martyn, and his wireless station, 211 and the Scout movement, 205

Ross (stoker), 169

Rowett, John Quiller, a dinner to officers and crew of Quest, 15 author’s tribute to, 5 bids farewell to Quest, 16 finances Quest expedition, 4, 13 prearranges Christmas fare, 83 sends wreath for Shackleton’s funeral, 187

Royal Bay, 196

Saddle-soreness, an experience of, 230

Sailing-ships, mysteries of, 19

St. Helena, 228 geological researches at, 232 natives of, 229

St. Paul’s Rocks, a call at, 61

St Vincent, and its harbour, 50 Quest at, 238

San Miguel, 238

Scouts, a troop at Tristan da Cunha, 205 Brazilian, 74 Plymouth, 14 Portuguese, 38

Scurvy, and how it is encouraged, 137

Sea-birds of St. Paul’s Rocks, 63

Sea-elephants, a school of, 112 flensing, 177 harems of, 178

Sea-leopard, a discreet, 145 fate of a sleeping, 168 first sight of a, 137

Sea-leopards, pugnacity of, 176

Seasickness, reflections on, and remedies for, 19

Seal-hunting, 153

Seal-shooting, 134

Seals, schools of, 112, 136 shot and flayed on the ice, 137, 143

Shackleton, Lady, her wishes as to funeral of her husband, 105, 186, 187

Shackleton, Sir Ernest, a dictum of, 156 a motto of, 45 a pen-picture of, 2 and author, 55, 56, 66, 97 death of, 102 his cabin on Quest, 48 his makeshift berth, 93 his thought for his men, 77, 94 hints on common-sense sailorizing by, 25, 26 inspects candidates for Quest adventure, 1 last resting-place of, 186, 194, 195 sudden indisposition of, 75 talks of a previous expedition, 97, 98

Shark-fishing, 208

Sheerness, Quest at, 9

Shetlanders as barbers, 111

Ships, essential discipline of, 7 et seq.

Simon’s Town, Quest at, 227

Skua gulls as food, 115

Sleep as recreation, 23

Smithers, Mrs. A. H., hospitality of, 227

Snow petrels, 155

Sounding under difficulties, 183, 184

Soundings, fruitless, 121, 122, 125 old and new method of, 113, 192

South American ports, rules as to entry and leaving, 67

South Georgia, discovery of, 97 kindness of Norwegians of, 110, 111 Quest at, 98 et seq., 186 et seq. Shackleton buried in, 186 the administration of, 101 typical weather of, 102, 106, 109, 184, 188, 193

South Sandwich Islands, 118 et seq.

Southern Isles, 190

Spanish bull-fights, 37

Stars of tropical skies, 46

Stenhouse, Mr., his farewell to Quest, 16

Steering, reflections on, 21

Stoker, first experiences as, 15

Stores, shifting, 7

Stream-ice encountered, 131

Stromness whaling station, 189

Sugar-cane groves in Madeira, 42

Sugar Loaf, the, 67 ascent of, 73

Table Bay, Quest at, 226

Tobacco-pipe, an unusual, 220

Tree parasites, 217

Tristan da Cunha, a spell on, 198 et seq. first sight of, 199 graveyard at, 202 islanders of, 199, 200, 213

Turtleopolis (see Ascension Island)

Tussock grass, rank growth of, 207, 210

Vao d’Assucar (see Sugar Loaf)

Volcanic islands, 119, 120

Water, fresh, need for conserving, 57, 87

Waterfalls, 210, 214

Water-sky, a, and its cause, 139

Watts (of Quest), and a wireless aerial, 211 plays football on the ice, 169

Wearing a ship, method of, 148

Weddell Sea ice, 163

Western Telegraph Company as hosts, 43, 53

Whalers and whaling, past and present, 99 et seq.

Whales, a school of, 153 process of flensing, 99, 177, 188

Whaling stations, 98, 188 et seq.

Wideawake Valley, Ascension Island, 232

Wild, Frank (Commander), an attack of influenza, 227 and a runaway boat, 124 averts a disaster to Quest, 120 birthday celebrations, 190 contracts a chill, 178 imparts news of death of Sir E. Shackleton, 102 on Antarctic exploration, 172 plays football on the ice, 169 seal-shooting by, 134 seamanship of, 125 shoots a porpoise, 59 takes command of Quest, 103, 106 et seq.

Wilkins, Mr., a narrow escape from death, 180 as photographer, 45, 64, 112 et seq., 141, 153 bird-shooting on Nightingale Island, 207 butterfly-hunting at St. Vincent, 52 rejoins Quest, 108 scientific observations in South Georgia, 77, 109 shoots an Emperor penguin, 137 studies manœuvres of an albatross, 81

Wilson’s Island, 74

Wireless in Tristan da Cunha, 211

Woodville at Stromness, 189, 190

Worsley, Captain, accident to, 124 and the Endurance expedition, 175 as mimic, 160 birthday celebrations on Quest, 151 sailing master of Quest, 16, 24 seamanship of, 90 unfailing courage of, 128

“Young ice,” 110

Young, stoker of Quest (“Oompah”), 169, 190, 211

Zavodovski, island of, 118

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