Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-12-12
Tho American Arctic Expedition. RESCUE
Of DR. Kane,

Of Or, Kane.
Il appeap thai serious fears are entertained loI
Tie safety Of The Gdnnell expedition, Under COM
msnd Of Di. Kbne, sent In search Of 81 John
Fhsklin, end proposition has been started that
steamer 10 sent In search Of Il. The subject
was 10 hive been discussed al a meeting Of The
New York Chamber Of Commerce Thursday, aud
the Commercial states that The Hon. John r.
Kennedy and Mr.. acknowledgement Judge
Kane Gather OF d. .Kanel and Others, in urging
the matter upO tbs immediate attention Of Con.
gees. B. Merriam, Bslp ina communication 10
The Commercial. makes strong appeal to The pub
Ito 10 unite In Tho application 10 OOugTeSS, lie
says atUe
A sleam vessel can be sent 10 UprTnpyik and
thence 10 the head Of Smiths Sound, Oh the open
ing OF spTnRi the fun eau be made IN ShOIl
llmei ond IL will be silulrly change ioi s'lns Oh
our naval morne lhal hos been deOll'a'sd m
tropical olineS.
I, Mt Meiinm' Accommodation eonlelns some facts
Of interest. Afhf stating that The great d. 4 Of
Arctic leo Of The Zoe Of 1884, has ceased, and
that Dr. Kane has mol returned, he says;
There can he, W. think, no doubt that Ills YES
sell, Tie Advance, Is frozen In, anil he has there
fore no means to come away until another lOei
and yeaTs may elapse before nnoheT iukes place,
Thete have been but thIee gIeat Arctic ice dnlls
dunng the last RlIeLn Yeas, the first " these
reached lat 6U9 North in March, l8l2, and c0n.
tinued till September Of that Year, ihv second
commenced IN December, 1880, and continued Till
August, lSSl--upun that dnn lhe Advance and
Rescue rode, In spite VI cold so intense that IL
concealed quick silver, full cir MoAlAS aud S,E
Lays, wonderful testimony Of o experimenting
PTUVilencej the BleDus and TefFOL Pfanklin's
abandoned SHIPS, TOie past The coast VI Newlound'
land IN April, 1871, on Tie same cfyStsl Zoe, aud
were The slips "hOuSed in seen by vessel
bound from Limerick to Quebeei The thTd din
commenced IN December, 1853, aud continued 10
pTo1giOnR flow I'LL into The month OF October,
1854, tenn VI greater lnTntiOn than have tTeI
before recorded Past Gus, GvaliUn leads me 10 The
conclusion lLol aaUllief dlil I great extent need
mol bv expected The coming yeat.
DoctM Kinv anl his lille band Of six cen noble
souls went iyflh " The ltozsn me upon glorious
eIIILd--lhey went 10 sex ond save those Whu
were LOST. Should they " tho 50 nobly stepped loT-
ward in a work Of mercy, who peIiled life 10 save
life, Le abandoned 0sldlVallOn aud 10 dealhi No,
no, they must lie rescued. Thousands aud tens
Of lhoujands Of hind hearts will sustain me IN this
Iepy,
The venerable father OF d. Kane JUdge Kane,
Of tue Uuitsd States Distinct Court Of BaSleTn
PennsylyaniS) received slleis from bis son al
UptInaVik, which Is within the Atclio circle, aad
ii lsl. about ~ deg. notlhi he then was on bis
way 10 Cape Alexander, which Is IN lat about n
deg, north, long, aDUut rs deg. west, and intend
ed 10 proceed lhguce as TT 10 The north hs The Ice
would permit, aud then make his way by land 10.
ward The Oug aud anHiously sought geographical
pole Of our earth. Its PROBABLE that The great
llOe Of ice has opened way, aud his youthful am.
Cilion has tempted him still onward, and IN the
mean time his vessel has remained ltVGen In, aud
On his reluru TO the Advance has been unable 10
gel away.
Pennsylvania will apply 10 COngre 5, probably
the present week. Tot vessel 10 seud out 10 bring
home Df, Kane and his gallant little band, Mary.
land will follow in The good work. Shall New
York lemain dlgi MOI New York will unite with
her sister states in this lle.saviug eIIOII. 4f
AIr, Merriam also states Tat Dr. Kane, in lis last
letter TO him, written when OF the coast Of New,
lOundlund, expressed confidence in being able 10
reach ersditqbls degree Of northrHe'T, and that
desire may have carried lin 10 the vety verge oil
The extreme north border Of our globe.