4:30 p.m.
They lost all consciousness of the lapse of time ; sensation even of suffering left them ; the very hunger itself had ceased to gnaw . Only Bennett and Ferriss seemed to keep their heads . Then slowly the end began . For that last week Bennett 's entries in his ice-journal were as follows : `` November 29th -- Monday -- Camped at 4:30 p.m. about 100 yards from the coast . Open water to the eastward as far as I can see . If I had not been compelled to abandon my boats -- but it is useless to repine . I must look our situation squarely in the face .