New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-21

adapt them 10 successfully resist me rgofs OF inc 10
lar Sea- Both arc extra braced alke-so IS 70 enabh
., -isiein immense lateral prcssurc-vith two
inein .,zr-,s--, four bilgc keesons and tive
,'o' -. ,reast books; forward they strength
ere5 ~ heavy sthHsrt-shp beams and knees run
-. en,o and at ere heavy beams - by inches
five feet apast, each beam s,renghened BY Tour das
cor knees. is>o Toward ard two at, AMI two
hanging knees; czech sampson port ar i'hip. nus '"e
heavy iron rods raining through il and bolt, through
the sister and main keesons 10 keep the decs ron
buckliDg ~; the s3snchons fore and oft have tScn
four extra knees and each qrsrter heavy 1--we ON
beams have been lei H. The decks are doubS
panked and csuikod, and the inner sGrisccs OF the
decks and sides are covered with cork 10 pre-
vent the condensations from freezing. The
bows arc filed with evC-y conceivable yariety
Of timberbraciDg and ere divided off from the rest Of
The vessel bv a substantial wa'er-tight b1kheId 50
that in case OF collision with icsbergs should the
bows by any chance be stove in IT nipped of-as II
not unfrequently the cesethe yesss! would SAL noat
If not long enough TO bring the crew back to pert GER
tainJy for space Of time sufficient - allow these on
beard 70 prepare end provision their boats and sedges
and escape over the ice by water fefore the vessel
would sink Ogizidc the Strengthening has been no
eas thorough from the cutwater to the sernpos and
from the keel upw ard both hulls have besn ceiled with
q inch oak planking, brayey caulked, and over ha
from the cutwster aft to the main chains; with inch
iron bands.
The crew Of the bark will be lodged in fine house
on deck, and in winter, If they choose VII be fur
nished with quarters below The winter quarters o.
tie officers are Oh hafdeck below the spar-deck, and
about four feet IN hight The propeers crew viii lodge
in tie op.gaan. forecas.e. The expedition ia pro-
visionod with ample rsons for two years, which, to-
eetber with the extras, viii last out three years
cruise The food OF officers and men il alike and con
ssts mainly Of penmican concentrated meat, soups,
Borden's patent Ineat-biseuit, Heckers selfraising
-four limeuce cabbage preserved potatoes, pickles,
whisky, and other creature comforts. The supplies
will include about 10000 pounds of dried meats and
soups and 5000 pounds of preserved vegetables.
-Four thousand pounds Of beef trump pieces were re-
qured for the expedition, which being divesed OF fat
were cut into thin slices and well dried on ama-kin-a
process which reduced the weight TO 300 pounds;
then IT was put into sausagenachine, chopped fine,
and kneaded up with 900 pounds OF lard and small
ouantity of sugar and curants after which II was put
into tin cans and Theoretically sealed. BY this mode
Of preparation meat will remain sweet and nutritious
for almost any length Of time, although those VINO
have used it say is greasy enough for the palate Of
TO the Arctic climate viii also he taken out among
which are about 500 pairs OF wooden stockings. This
large supply is necessary from the fact that in aveng
each man wears three pairs OF stockings at once and
covers the whole with capacious boot, for if
the boots pinch in the least the feet inaliiby freeze.
The two vessels will also take out 800 tuns of coal for
the use Of the propeller and for ordinary heating pur
poses The propeller consumes about five tuns day,
and if the supply proves insufficient it may be replen
ished at Disco on the coast Of Greenland where coal
has been found to exist in great abundance
In navigating tho Northern Sea great many curl
Gus contrvances are required ceanchors
india rubber boats sedges dogs the crows nest and
host of unnamablc implements We saw about 80 ice
anchors or large hooks for wapng the vessels through
the ice, some of these weighed only Is lbs and were
calculated TO hold whale line; from that size they
ranged Up to 100 lbs which is large enough to hold
the stoutest cable. The chises are long iron bars
shod with steel and used TO punch holes in the ice FOR
anchors to hold by. The india rubber boats arc COM
posed OF stout vulcanized rubber cloth buckled over
willow frame and initiate by small bellows;
each of these being set slcdge frames is manned by
an officer and six and drawn over the ice by dogs
On reaching water the pins OF the sledge frame are
taken out and the sledge taken apart and Ifaced IN
the boat when lie latter is launched and away they 20
over the water az fast and soil can carry them
until tho ice is reached ugnin when the sedgeS are
fitted together and equipped as before The sledges
,,o ton in uuuher four of them eleven feet in length,
sLarp at each end and shod with iron. Each vessel
will carry in addition to these two large whaleboats
TLeexpeliton Will be ready for sea by the Goth
inst and will sail on the lst of june Ii Is probable
that The course although not yet officially announced
will be to Hostenbelg, thence TO Disco, where they
will purchase pack of scdge dogs and then proceed
to Upcrnavik and Cape Alexander, where 1t Is ex-
pectod Dr. Kane and his party now arc. Should they
fall in with him this summer they will return by sep
TENDER or October next If they are not here by the
Isl of November the expedition will winter IN the Are
tic regions.
Tho Expedton Ii differed and manned as follows:
On the Releaso-Commuuder Of the Expedition Lieut..
| HARrsrHrS of South Carolina; First Lieut. WN. ;.
LOWELL District Of Columbia; Second Lieut.. JOSEPH
| r. PFrTrT, Ohio; Third Lieut. V. r. HALL, New
| York; Surgeon JONI KANE of Philadelphia, brother
Of DR.. Kane and 90 men, On the Arctic-Lieui'
Commanding, c. G. Sims of Virginia; First Lieut..
Watson smith, New-Jersey; Chief Engineer HIRNAN
! NgwEIL Pennsylvania; Masters Mate Mr. WmTISG,
Michigan and ID petty officers and men. The Hos
pital Steward and another Snrgooa remain TO be APP
pointed which viii make the expedition number Il
persons. Boil officers and crew are as hne set oi
men as can BE- found in the United States Navy. VI
the officers Mr.. cyELL IS the only one that has ever
been in the Arctic Ocean, although several OF the
seaIren have been there two or three expeditions
Mr. LOWELL was fellow-oficer with DR.. Kane on the
Advance, pnder Lieut.. DE Haven, in lS5O-l. The
mission of this Expedition is one which comments
itself to the sympathy of the whole civilized world
and we most sincerely wish it speedy end successful