Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-13

this feature was rendered more remarkable
by the existed Of a zone, or solid belt of ice,
extending more than one hundred and twenty
FIVE miles to the southwark. This sea verifes
the views of DIR. Kane, as expressed TO the
Geographical Society before his departure.)
The lsshing Of the surf against this frozen
beach was, we are assured, impressive beyond
description. Several gentlemen with whom
We have conversed, speak Of 1t with wonder
and admiration.
An area of three thousand square miles was
seen entirely free from dee. This channel has
been named after Hon. John P Kennedy, late
Secretary of the Navy, under whose auspices
the Expedition was taken.
The land to the north and west Of this chan
mel has been charted as high as 50 deg. 80
min. IHis as the nearest land to hs Pole
get discovered. 1t bears the name of Mr..
Henry drinneil, the founder of the expedition
which bears his name.
RECEPTION OF THE Nrws-Exc1rEuEyT In
TOWN.
DR.. Kane and his party are below Sandy
Hook, In the bark Release, and all well.n So
| reported the steamship Union, yesterday af-
| ternoon, and the report spread throughout
| the city with the rapidity of scandal in a
country town. Every tongue did its best TO
| circulate the gladdening intelligence; even the
| fingers OF the deaf and dumb were quick and
| willing instruments in the joyous work. All
| well! Universal anxiety and fear gave way
| to universal joy, and a smile of thankfulness
lighted every face. The newsboys ran along
the streets with bright visions of front seats
in the Bowery pit for the next week dancing
before their eyes. and they shouted loud and
long, for they knew they had an extra that
would sell. Old topers wiped their newly
moistened lips, and putting down their money
| with slap on the counter, called for another
drink to the safe return Of DIR. Kane and his
party. Old smokers relieved their mouths of
their prime Havanas for moment and while
clearing the ashes by dexterous tap with
| little fingers, spoke in dreamy pleasure of the
| arrival Of the Expedition. Lean men, while
SHINING Wall street, with only three minutes
| between them and bankruptcy, introduced
| their applications for q loan on call, by the
remark that DR.. Kane and his party were lust
| off Sandy Hook, safe and we'll. The cIer.
| gy, OF every sect and denomination thanked
Providence, and fell to work Immediately on an
eloquent sentence for Sunday morning sermon.
Merchants forgot the dignity of their positions
and stood famiiiarly with their clerks; the
clerks rubbed shoulders with the porters, and
| all joined In conversation on the subject of the
hardships endured by the searchers for the
| lamented Sir John. The omnibus drivers.
going up, yelled out the news to the drivers
| going down. Old women looked out from their
| parlor windows, and asked their neighbors If
they'd heard the news. Legal gentlemen we're
pleased to learn that Neptune had not issued
a habeas corpus in the case Of DIR. Kane, and
| cartmen leaned upon their rungs, regardless
| OF a job, and, for once, with pleasant counte-
nance, told their CO. workers that Dr. Kane
| was coming up the bay. James Wallack sent
| Immediately to q dramatic writer to know if he
could furnish new piece for his theatre to be
played in the evening, entitled Dangers of
| an Expedition to the Arctic Sea, and safe ar.
rival Ut DIR. Kane And last though first of
| all, an army of reporters ran to the docks-to
the navy yard-on board the vessels which
anchored off the Battery at Z o'clock-ran
| everywhere, pencil and paper in hand in
search CT DIR. Kane, and for " a full and reli-
| able account of the Expedition for the Morn
ing Times" The Doctor and other officers
made a clear run to the Astor House-escaped
surrounded at III o'clock, and the results are
those embodied in the Doctor statement above
written.
AT THE AsToR HOUSE.
1t was highly amusing to witness the scenes
| IN the Astor House Office about o'clock. DIR.
| Kane, the younger, was the centre of a gath
| ering OF those who recognized him or who. not
waiting for a recognition. rushed up and shook
hands with him. A few, only q few-a dozen
or so--gentlemen OF the press formed his body
guard, pumping him, religiously recording
every answer and every word pertinent to the
general subject that he dropped to others
Meanwhile, another Freshman had the Stew
1 oAu Va ZIG hSSduCc III u cOTEeT, saving all he
said.
Suddenly, and only attended by body
guard of Press people, entered a middls.sized
man In glazed cap, red shirt collar and
overcoat, with stout whiskers, and a face as
red as if just out from fronting an Arctic blow.
ut is DR.. Kane" whispered one, and three
cheers went up as Enthusiastically The Doctor,
who had tweaked old Boreas by the beard,
and slept like younger brother with Frost.
| was not to faint before such Malakoff attacks
as his friends and questioners made W on him.
he made good his escape.
Or. Kane (the younger comes home much
stouter than he started. This is his first yoy.
age to sea-he says he has no desire to make
| second-at least, we presume, until he has
breathed for few days air that is not frozen
and drank water that is fluid
Passed Midshipmen Fyffe and Mr.. Hall,
were the only officers on board the bark Re-
lease last night. The crew being off duty last
evening, they had good time generally, and
enjoyed it, Many friends of the crew came
on board, and as late as l0t o'clock, visitors
were plenty.