Blame for the incident fell on the ship's deceasedcaptain, E. J. Smith, who was condemned forracingat22knots through a knownicefield in the dark waters off thecoastofNewfoundland.
They followed a path invisible under the snow, down toward the woods along the side of a big L-shaped field, the dog scouting ahead of them, racing back on her tracks to herd her humans together, straining her ears yearningly at the perturbed, watchful sheep.