Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-10-19
The Arctic Exhibitions.

rulJted in Vermont.
The Arctic Expeditions.
THE SEARCH FOR DR. KANE.
Tho Rcease and the Arctic fitted ont lv
the | 5. for the relief of DR.. Kane, Capt.
llArtstein, Commander. left New York Nay
81, 1853; culstel along the shores Of Green
land from llolStrinburg to lat. 1873 North
went up Lancaster Sound as FAR ITS Admiralty
Inlet, where they were opposed by solid
pack, which entirely stopped their progress.
They were fast in the great Middle Pack Tor
scv raj days--tn all Appearances Tor the " IN
ter. TO the North OF Cape Ilathcrton about
ten miles. they discovered cdiru containing
bottle in which DR.. Kunc's name was
written. While entering the channel bn.
tween Littlrton island and the main land.
which is about one third Of mile wide, they
were hail 'd by E,quimauX. 4 boat was sent
and the savdgcs saluted the ears Of tine party
with DR.. kanhs name. They sisniicd very
earnestly that DR.. Kane party had lost ttc
ycss !. which they make signs hat .,nn
crushed between two li c's pt ice, and { II
DR.. Kane haI gone south il twO boats. I.r
passage being barred hy inplssIhle ica t'iry
were lnahle to erect Lady tr.Ukiin'e mpnu-
mcnt 10 her lamcnrcd hus and, ami his br.,ye
comrades, On Bstchy island. Iuis monument
was subsequently placed in charge OF Alr
Olrics, the royal inspector of North Green
lLui at l. 'iyciy.tp bt carried t. BcA ,hy head.
when an opportunity offers
The ;c>-'ls now st out t. return t. Ui'r-
navik-with the intention in event of hear
in5 nothing, of returning AMI winter II. at
some eligible point north OF Melville lay. la
the middle Of Btlir bay and opposite pr
ndNlh, tiey got into the Ice pack wi,a "a
heavy sea 20 boot, The bark, which WIS out
Oi signal distance Ul the steamer. got hctw.cn
- couple of brrgs and such WIS the uli- .
made by the grinding OF the Ice in the sNr.i.
that they trsd several guns 1T the peri or
bringing the icebergs down uppn them hy the
conclusion. Tne steamer did not hear the
signals, and the bark, after being roug Iy
used and sustaining much DANA .e--lo-ius
Jlbhoph, Starting he bowsprit and carry ing
away her lllNs kccl--em"rsci and got out oi
| the pack and Joined the steamer opposite
| Leivcly Outside of the harhor they w"rc
met by DR.. Kane and lns PARTY in two boats
| 1t would he needless to describe the lv Of all
! parties 1t tins meeting suffice i; To- say thlt
! after remaining about It week at Lniyelv.
/ taking on board water, &c, the anchor WAS
weighed Tor HOME No traces whatever
have been discovered of Sir john Franklin :
party. The last inter in the Arctic has
!
/ having pcrshcd from exposure and staryu-
tion they have even been compelled to Eat
their own dogs the cxtrrlue cold having
prevented the usual huntin. expcdition.
The vessels are in a tolerlblv rood con i.
ton. They have been IN collision with Ice.
bergs, and were several times niuped in the
! PACKS
DIR KANE's EXPEDITION.
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Me!'iIie "'y anu rcHc'"5 U', n'nal'h"' "I
nlnlt" SoNIr - p'r'l "S t"' "''' VI august
/ 800. 'l""Ih- ti' ICE l" '"' h'it' c'h
ri''cly !l"I'hc'r'''e '"'y "cT' 'o'te' % ~
tempt tenn PoI"ry passage "'o'S the c"'st
W"'rr Tue r'l''' ''"9s' ru','''"" "t t"' l",Io
i"ur KNOTS an i'"r' WIN i rise ana ''. "
sixteen i'et' ma worn temporary oN'h,' W.
Previous u 'aKin- 'h' STEP W.lrh my
great reSr'n.i.hh'y' ana WAS IA '"rt eIH',l!
ient To St'f'"''i5 'ie nrlr' fr"h''' %. an
/
croled a. a means of retreat.
The renrtrAti,n of the raek.i,e ,o. nt
tended by many obstacles. The 49,.
Grounded with every tide. and bur t,,r la
,,xtrrm. STRENGTH w1uld NOT bny. b..o a.. Il
IN su.t,in thr sborks of thc ir. Shn- "a.
twice on her bcAm-ends. and once on fir
lrnm the ursettinr of the .toyr. Tbey s.r
cL,ereI however hy Il small daily rr1rr,,s
and by the 10Th Of September. 1883. had sue
ceeIei in gaining the northern face Of Green
land. in latitude = : 80 Here H., Ice froz
around the vessel. and compelled them t
seek 4 Winter ASYLUM. Th, Winter u,y
them degree of cJll much below any rrc
vious registration on record. The sun wa
absent one hundred and twenty llv a,tr1uu
micallv. AMI really, owing to the cleyutio
Of the hills. there were one hundred an
thirty days of darkness. Whisky ir,4, i
, \oyrmhpr the thrrmoIueter sank Ia GO h,