ocr: Meteorite I lowered it into the main hatch, where it was secured on a bed of timbers- ready at last for the passage to New York. After ramming icebergs, fighting heavy sea ice and gale winds, and navigating without a reliable compass (the needle pointed toward the meteorite), the Hope reached Labrador on September 9. From there, it was easy sailing to the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard, where it 1012