The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-12

On the l1th May the temperature that time being five
degrees below They crossed belt of ice eighty.
one miles in diameter, dragging the boats behind them
and carrying four of their sick comrades by means of
dog sedge. After actual travel Of 30l miles they
reached Cape Alexander and embarked in open water.
Their guns supplied them with animal food no proyi-
sons being crred in the boat excepting breadsus and
| tallow.
From Cape Alexander they travelled to the Southwark
sometimes over ice sometimes through water, shooting
duck and seal and collecting enough eggs to keep the
party ingood condition. AT Cape York they burned up
their spare boats and sledges for fuel coast
striking out into the open of Melville Bay steering for
the North Eansh settlements of Greenland Here they
were providentally landed the sixth of August in
vigorous health after their travel Of 800 miles and 81
days Of constant exposure From Upenvik the largest
OF these settlements they took passage Danish ira
ding vessel for England
BY great good fortune they touched at Disco where
they we're met by Captain Harts'ein's expedition This
searching expedition having found the ice Of Smith
Sound still unbroken but having communicated with the
Esquimaux had heard Of the departure Of Dr. Kane and
retraced their steps
The expedition has to the loss of three Of its
comrades two of whom perished by ockjsw aud from
abscess following frozen extremity. They may be said
TO have fallen In the direct discharge of their duty.
Their acting carpenter Christian 0hlsen JEFF
ferson Baker and Peter Shubert, volunteers.
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STATEMENT OF DR.. HAYES AND MI. BoSsEL, OFF
CERs, AND MR.. soNTAG, OF TIE EXPEDITION
UNDER DIR. KANE.
We left New York 3lst May, 1853. The passage to
Bafns Bay without incident We stopped at vari-
Danish colonies in Greenland provide ourselves
with furs and Esquimaux dogs Reached first ice in
Melville Bay latter part Of July. Without difficulty
forced our passage through In four days being remark
aAI rL Cot i,,to "A
In latitude 76, 9th August entered Smiths
Sound Made heavy ice next morning. From
this time forth constantly in ice Worked
through In a northeasterly direction till the end OF
August, when had reached latitude rs As we
found this coast exposed that had TO retrace
steps Tor short distance to find winter
harbor the 10th September housed the ship
put galley stoves between decks and anchored shore
this the Of North Greenland during this
time party OF sedges sent out with provisions to
the norihword for the purpose of making deposits for
nsyigators and for party which we intended sening
out h the spring to prosecute the search for franklin
this pnrsy travelled about 400 miles in northeastery
direction, reaching latitude 80 and at last found
gszer whic formed the shore line OF Greenland TO the
north the party travelled along this gazier for about
fifty miles the Oscillation OF this latitude clnno be de-
sribed with the pea this party having made their de-
post returned to the ship about the middle OF October
when other parties cent out for the purpose Of
ploring the coast. TIE mercury at this time
was 40 degrees below and constantly frozen. The
cold and darkness increasing which put end to
sending out exploring PARTIES We lost the
entirely in the middle Of October We
tainy in o dreary situation. The knew would
not return TIL the oath Of February t which time
had total darkness. We had coal fires all this me and
on board ship gained comfortable temperature. Ne
thing OF moment now ,ssarved nxrc.l set in again
excepting an dogs died but three four, from
spasm peculiar TO the climate. The ioss Of dogs
severely felt for upon these faithful animals %
depend to draw scdgcs In March we again had
twelve hours daylight and in this month started out
another exploring party 10 the north, but from the
neavy rough ice they not able to proceed over for
ty miles from the vessel when the party returned again
TO the vessel This March 1854 On this expedition
OF the party frost bitten, and two severely
that they afterwards died One named Peter shubert
the cook and the other Baker Two others Of the party
had their toes cut oil. | was in this expedition and
when thirty miles from the vessel myself and two others
the only Of tie party who could walketurned
the TO the report the condition Of
the party to Dr. Kane Dr. Kane with strong party.
Immediately set out for the relief Of the sufferer but did
not succeed in giving TIL after the party had gone
through suffering the most perinus and intense.
The next exploring party from the ship wa In April,
sedges-one drawn by dogs and the other BY Ths
party out only eight days when Dr. hane taken
i'll with fever and found it necessary to return 10 the
vessel. In May another exploring party was formed
under the command Dr. Hayes who succeeded In
ing to the westerly side OF Smith Channel distance Of
eighty miles from the ship This party suffered greatly
from blindness. The party running short Of prov
sons here obliged to return to the ship. which
they reached after absence of twelve days, and
having in this time travelled three hundred and
nifty miles. With the dogs, the explorer travel
Hfty miles day DR. Hayes, bis return from this
pedi,ion travelled at this speed his dog being fed
nothing than old boot for breakfast and part
OF pair of Esquimaux pants for dinner.
Directly after the return of Dr. Hayes, during the
month Of June, another exploring party fitted out
under command of Bonsel and McGeary. The object Of
all these parties ascertain traces Of sir John
Franklin II possible. This party took northeastern d.
recon to the western shore Of Bain's Bay. branen
party from this accompanied by Esquimanx driver,
continued the search along the eastern coast andns
Smith Sound terminating la large bay. A. the bottom
Of this bay the glazor Of the shore already
toned From this point, channel discovered,
extending due north The party travelled up this chan
along the coast until they brought up by open
water This open space entirely free tro Ice and
Astounding In animal life such foul fish, warus aud
seal northerly gale lasting two days, brought Ice
down. proving that large open was beyond; but
whether this the great Polar Sea or not Is question
able. II Is the opinion Of Dr. Kane that ,hs he
open Polar sea- thai L. never frozen over This party
made chart OF the coast North lat lde 81 %
the most northern point Of Land -. discovered Ia
July this party returned and this cosed the operations q
the year 1854.
Soon after this Il became apparent 70 our whole party
that the ship could be liberated from the ice We OIL
felt that doomed 70 spend the winter Ia this n'
tude unless relief from Sir Edsard Becher, with
whom Dr. Kane tried 10 communicates in perches. Sir
Edward Al Beechy Island ~%ich lay 100 mile % BE
south and west The attempt TO reach Sir Edward was
fruess. DR. Kane in the atemp; 70 reach him erosed
smith Sound Tith crew of FIVE men, In wbachoat,
and reached Jones Sound, where they met the heavy
pack ice Of Jon.s Lancaster Whale and smith sounds
forming together mpenetrablc fae* Of Ice, rargng
nrn ~. foot In Thrr .Air Il