son, William
Glass, William H. Carr, green hands. Mrs. Jenkins accompanied her
husband on the cruise.

[Illustration: READY TO SAIL]

INTRODUCTION

The Kathleen was about 195 tons and with outfits was valued at $20,000,
being partially insured by her several owners. She also had on board at
the time of the accident a small quantity of oil taken since leaving
port.

The Kathleen had always been called a "lucky ship" and had made many
good voyages.

She was built for the merchant service at Philadelphia in 1844, and
after a year in the trade, was purchased by Captain James Slocum and
fitted as a whaler. Her first master in the whaling industry was
Captain William Allen, and she had in her day made many a good voyage.
Among her masters have been Captain Charles Childs, Captain Daniel W.
Gifford and Captain Samuel R. Howland. She had been almost entirely
built over only a few years ago, and just before being fitted for a
cruise to St. Helena in 1899, where she loaded oil, was thoroughly
overhauled.

Last year, it will be remembered, the Kathleen arrived in port in a
disabled condition. This was on Sept. 28th, 1901, when she was
commanded by Captain Fred H. Smith. For three days that month on the
6th, 7th and 8th, while southeast of Barbados, she was on her beam ends
and at the mercy of the sea. The crew lived on the quarter deck at the
time, not daring to go below. In fitting her up for the last cruise she
was newly sparred.

[Illustration: BARK KATHLEEN AT DOCK]

STORY OF THE LOSS OF BARK KATHLEEN

Told by the Captain,

THOMAS H. JENKINS

Having been requested to give an account of the sinking of the Bark
Kathleen by a whale I will do the best I can, though I think that those
who have read the papers know as much or more about it than I do.

We sailed from New Bedford the 22d October, 1901, and with the
exception of three weeks of the worst weather I have ever had on
leaving home, everything went fairly well till we arrived out on the
12-40 ground.[1]

[1] What is known by the whalers as the "12-40 Ground" is located
in the Atlantic Ocean about 12 deg. Latitude N., 40 deg. Longitude W.,
approximately 1,000 miles off the coast of
Brazil.--(ED.)

The day we arrived there we raised a large whale and chased him most
all day but could not seem to get any aim of him. We lost the run of
him at last in a rain squall.

A few days after, the 17th of March, 1902,