Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-11-04
The Fate of Sir John Franklin.

The reported discovery OF the remains of Frank
Inns unfortunate Arctic expedition, seems TO be
confirmed by The dispatches from Mr.. Rae TO Sir
George Simpson, of the Hudson's Bay Company
Mr.. Rae went out in June, 1853, on land expedi-
tion 10 find some evidences o! the fate OF franklin
He returned in August last 10 York Factory, bring
ing certain information lha, the expedition lost
their ships by being crushed in the ice, while max.
ing their way TO Fish hriver, Of the tributaries OF
the Back river, the outlet OF which the parties
appear 10 have penshed The place designated is
in about latitude 6s, and longitude 95 west from
Greenwich 1t is nearly seven degrees OF latitude
souIh of Wellington channel, where The last traces
of Franklin were found four years ago, in the
graves OF several OF his men, buried in ls45.46-
IT was through this Channel that Sir John was sup
posed to have forced his way North into the Polar
Sea- Nearly all the various expeditions filled out,
have, under Ihls belief explored regions too far
North The land expedition which went out in ls4S
was too far west, having followed the Mackenzie
starts from running east. Capt. Austin, who lnves-
tigaed The region OF Lancaster Sound in 1859 con-
cuded that the missing expedition had not been TO
the souihward and westward of Wellington Chan.
mel. Yet al this very time Frankln's party were
suffering The pangs of starvation some 10 south of
Lancaster Sound, having probably been carried
down Prince Regents Inlet past Lancaster Sound
| by The ice. The evidences OF The destruction of
Sir John Frank lin are said to be certain, as
the natives had in their possession various ar-
cles belonging TO the expedition, including silver
I IL II,
on hem Death by starvation is The fate that has
been generally predicted Of The party, though was
not believed that they had perished so early.
The expedition left Sheeness, England, on the
25jh OF May, 1s45 with full complement of 1873
men. The first expedition which went in search
of il was in l84s. 1t was in three divisions; one
westward by Behring's Straits, under Capt KeIeu
and Lieut.. Moore, which surveyed from Point Bar
row 10 the Mackenzie river Another the eastern
| division, under Sir John Ross, reached Liverpool
harbor, mouth Of Prince Regents Inlet, where it
| wintered. The succeeding spring it was difed
| ou, by ice through Lancaster Sound into Bafius
| Bay. The third division was boat expedition,
under Lieut.. John Richardson, which followed the
course of the rivers and lakes through the Hudson
Bay territories, and penetrated 10 the mouth OF
| Mackenzie river Mr.. John Rae, who has made
the recent discovery of the remains of the expedi-
lion: was engaged for three successive years in ex
ploring The lands and Islands north of Coppermine
river further west.
Captains Collins and Mcclure was despatched
in 1880 TO Behring's Straits. Mcclure was frozen
in near Barng's Island, and compelled TO abandon
his ship. Keleu who had become attached 10
another expedition, reached Melville Island, hav-
ing penetrated bv Davis Straits. There travel.
ling party from Keeus ship discovered Mcclure
just as he was about 10 abandon his vessel. Twas
This expedition which demonstrated ,ha, the long
sought for northwest passage was no deluson.
In the same year, (ls5o) an expedition sailed
of four vessels two steamers and two sailing ves-
sells, under Captain Austin, who investigated the
region round and beyond Lancaster Sound. Two
other vessels left the same time, under Captain
Penny, on The same expedition. Simultaneously
with ,hsse, three o:her expeditions fitted ou, by
private enterprise, entered Lancaster Sound, One
was The American expedition, sent out by Mr..
Grinnell; the second vessel under Sir John Ross
the third one, exquiPped by Lady Franklin, un.
der Capt Forsyth The next expedition Us52)
was OF five vessels, flled ont under the impression
,ha, Franklin had passed through Wellington Chan
mel. The Prince Albert was also sent to explore
Prince Regents Inlet, as half way down that inlet
a large depot of provisions had been stored for
| franklin, and i, was supposed he might have gone
down for provisions. The Albert was drfed into
| Barrow s Strait bat land expeditions made
south and ives, without accomplishing any discov
cry. Four other expeditions sailed i'll 1853 but
dissensions among the officers caused one 10 return
| 10 England The second, the Kane expedition is
still pursuing investigations the third returned
! 10 England with dispatches from Mcclure and
the fourth, under Mr. Rae, which despatched
TO make investigations the North American
coast, in the neighborhood OF the lslhmus of Boo
thea, has there made the interesting discovery Of
the unfortunate fate oil The long missing expedition
The cost of the various searching expeditions has
| been over four millions OF dollars.
The TERM "BENDERn-The term going on
bender was found 10 be an axiom and is in the
ears of all familiar as a household--n many house
holds loo famar-made most plain by The fact Of
lis members indulging in practices that correspond
W ih The received measures The term bender is
derived from The line of Shakspere that describes
procedure, as "going of it," according TO the
modern vocabulary 10 the "rop of the bent, hence
q BENDER" the derivation from {" ben,," the repre-.
sentative OF the going of it, the synonyme Of
brick
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