Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-10-19
Rntnrn of DR.. Kane.

announcement tnAl W Manu- uAu INNdlH'N
in safety. Dr. X, sailed from New York
on the 3lst of May, 1853, in the little brig
Advance. with picked crew Of l6 men.
his mind was fllcd with an earnest love Of
adventure. and desire TO do everything
human skill could devise, 10 learn the fate
Of Sir John franklin, His ship was fitted
for tho hazardous voyage, and everything
that money would procure Tor the comfort
Of the voyage, was placed at their disposal.
Since July, 1853, nothing had been heard
from the expedition, and being fearful that
he might, fad was not rendered, share the
terrible fate Of Franklin, Congress author.
ircd the Secretary Of the Navy to II ont an
expedition Il search of him. Lieut.. lIarts-
teinc was chrscd with the command Of tho
relief cyp,dii.r n, anil set sail from New York
last June. On the 18th he returned with
tho survivor. of the party, for which he went
70 search or board Tho following is
summary Of tho incidents Of their voyage,
AMI Il will h. read with much interest
"Tbo expedition 'u'ero'i'i IN crossing
Melville BAY, and reached the headhnd' Of
Smiths Sound a. carly at the 9Th of August
1888, Finding the ''' TO tho Norm COM
plctcly imJeuctrablc, they were forced to At
tempt the passage along the coast, and on
Srpicntcr ,, ISIS, succeeded in gaining the
Northern faec Of Greenland. Hero the
you'c io' ir'f' around the vessel, AMI com
ro'"d them To '''k a winter asylum ne
winter cavc them a degree "l cola niue" w.
ow any previous r'i''I'''" o" ''','',
" h''A'y iI'l' J" No'''''-''' '"' wv Wv, ~,
months IN the year the "'''"'! "' ,''''
daily Inc mean a''''S' ''"l''''''' vas
i've degrees ue''" i'''' summer anu "'"''
included
" Tho operations 'i ,'ar'h 'o'nm'"''' u
early A. March l'''' the first parties under
The r"rs'nal charge Ut DIR. Name crossing
at temperature Of % degrees ',''" zero.
The los OF ,h''' dog o''S,' '"S'"' - o."
only Alternative !" ao'p' '',' carry ''''''
Many 'i "' parry were ,'''' '''''n' anu U'''
d'rw'n' ampo'''o" OF ln' ''.'' " wa ny
means "' ''.'' '"''' '''' WV y ''''''''
snccoca'I in bringing mack ~ important ~
suit.
" The parties w''' m The h''i a. 'A,' "
the lu'h o' July only o'a''nc from 'a'"r
when 'he winter darkness mai" % lmr''''o''
20 travel The extreme severity OF the rr'-
,iou' season made 1t evident that N" brig
could not BE- liberated before the winter ~
in She was last Imprisoned IN a larc' h''d
OF ir' Tho provisions although abundant
vrron't calculated 20 resist .'or'y, aRl Tho
fuel owing 20 'h' severity OF the tT'' WIN
Or, was d.iI.i.nt 'n quantity
Under these circumstance pT' Kane
VIII a party OF volunteer made an attempt
e. reach ih' hnr'''h 'Ap'ilil'n' ana mus
Civ relief 20 his associates. Ih'y passed. IN
an open hs'' over 'h' u''k' Damn > '''''
riding oni a heavy gale. Ih'y i'una ah I'M
interrupted barrier Of i''' extending IN ono
crc't h'r'' shoe from Jonc q ." Mur'A''n Fl
sounds and wcrr ioreod' Ait'r various 's-
car'', % return to the brig
" During the winter which 'n'n'd 'n'y
adopted the h'h'' OF The h'lu'm'uN' ",.'s
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hundred ana twenty-five mics 10 'n' s'u'"'
ward This sra y,ri6cs the views Of pr.
Kane, as expressed To the Geographical So