Captain Jochimsen and Olaf Swenson and Burt McConnell had watched carefully for many minutes as the ship’s whistle sounded, but for a long time no one appeared, and they feared the worst. Then, after the third or fourth whistle blast, a man had crawled from the tent. “I shall never forget his actions,” wrote McConnell. “He did not show any signs of joy.… The poor creature simply rose and stood rigidly beside the tent, gazing at us as if dazed.”
