Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-10-23
From the New York Tribune.
Return Of DR.. Kane.
Full Details Of Kane's Voyage.
LOSS OF HIS v1DsEt. .g&
PeRAovS ICE AND WATER TRAVEL.

WHu tuo WoPPHoS hScuc, pOVe 10 OH
ihs quarantine, where they were boarded
By Tue health oficer and per mit.ed TO
pass up TO tho city. Tho appearance OF
ihsse vessels coming up inc harbor, wa.
the cruse Of considerable excitement on
shore, and on the decks Of those ships
which they had passsd In their course
the news having circulated BY this time
that Dr.. Kane and his party were on
bosrd. Many Of the steamers lying
across tho hsrbor steamed close 10 them
In order to give their passengers an op.
portuniiy Of welcoming tho returning
wanderers with cheers (; and from the
decks and rigging Of ships, from the forts
end in fact from every available position
three cheers were swelIed and prolonged
until ths vessels reached the Battery
sbrsast Of which they moored, and now
remain. o., reporters here boarded the
vessels, and found Dr.. Kane and most
Of his company on board the Release, in
b excellen, health and spirits.
The Departure Of Dr.. Kanes Expedi-
ton for the North Seas.
On Tuesday. May 81, 1853, the expe.
dition in search Of Sir John franklin
sailed under the command Of Dr.. f. X.
Kane Of the U. S. Navy. A large nun.
Der Of spectators were upon the piers,
and in the rigging Of the vessels at the
whsrves 70 witness the departure Of the
expedition, and to encourage the brave
men engaged in i, by their hearty cheers.
As the vessels moved, salutes were fred
from Governors Island, the Battery, and
from some Of the shipping in the harbor.
The British flag was hoisted at the fore
mast and the American pennant from the
mizsen gaff. The freemason's ensign,
(square, compass, G., and hand in hand)
was suspended forward OF the peak, and
the American flag was displayed in the
quarter. As the gallant Advance and
her consort were passing Governors Isl.
and, the Union came alongside, and those
on board gaye three cheers for Henry
Grinneli, and three more for the officers
Of the expedition, which were cordially
responded 10.
Dr. Kane took out with him his own
extensive library, beside large number
Of scientific volumes and apparatus.-
The object Of the expedition, next TO a
sesrch !or Sir John franklin, was scien.
tidc discovery in the Polar Regions
Tho ship was furnished with provisions
for three years. which, it was supposed,
could be made to last FIVE or six years,
by hunting and fishing. The vessel was
lined throughout with felt and cork to
keep her warm, and furs and buffalo
robes we're supplied TO the men in sleep.
ing, and for wear when exposed to the
cold. There we've twenty two guns, ia.
cluding rifles, shot.guns and one blum.
duebuss, besides pistols and other weap.
ons. In addition to these, there wa
supply Of snow shoes and other articles
with which to make friends Of the ma.
tives.
Uncertainty Of the Fate Of DR.. Kane.
Dr.. Kane set out on his second voy.
age in search Of Sir John franklin, with
a stern determination to brave the most
insurmountable obstacles in pursuit oil
his noble object. And it was this fact
together with the we'll known intrepidity
Of the gallant commander, and the long
silence as to bis fate that gave rise to o
wide spread anxiety for the safety Of Dr.
Kane. Al length this feeling found prac
teal expression through the General 60
vernment, in the appropriation of$15O,.
900 for the fitting out Of squadron 10
bis relief. Two vessels, the bark Re.
lease and the steamer Arctic, the former
under the command Of Lieut.. Hartstein,
and the latter commanded by Lieut..
Simms, with officers and crews, the best
thai the service could afford, formed the
Relief expedition. These vessels were
admirably adapted for contest with the
sisors Of an Arctic voyage, and it is not
too much to say that no former expedi.
ton Of the kind was 80 we'll fitted in ev.
cry respect for such work.
The Search for Dr.. Kane.
The Release and the Arctic LEFT New
York, June 4, 1855 arrived at Lievely
Isle Of Disco, Greenland, July 5 coast.
ed along the shores Of Greenland from
Holsieinburg to lat. 7s. SO North. touch
ing at LieveIy. Hare Island, Upernavik
Hsklsyt Island, Cape Hatherton, and
other places on the coast, we're % days
bearing through the Pack in Melville
Bay, thence crossed Davis Straits ven
went up Lancastsr Sound as far as Ad.
rairslty Inlet, where they were opposed
BY solid Pack, which entirely stopped
their progress. Thence they proceeded
down the western coast. examining Pos.
session and Ponds bays. They were
fast ia the greut Middle Pack for sever.
al dsys--to all appearances for the win
ter. Ia lat. 5000 North, Ion. 6S 80 wesI
spoke English whale ship Eclipse, o.
Petsrheat. bound to Cum bsrland Inlet
had taken three fish. arrived at 4ieveIy
on their return from having entirely cir.
cumnavigated the North waters as far aa
the ice would permit. Sept. 10, they
there found Dr.. Kane and his asso ciates,
(hsving abandoned his vessel Ia the ice)
excepting three who died from exposure.
No traces whatever had been disc covered
Of Sir John Franklin's perry. The last
winter in tho Arctic Regions has been
SnSsqslIy severe. many Of the natives
having pefishsd from exposure and star.
yatien. They have even been compelled
10 ~ thair pNn dogs the extreme cold
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