Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-06-15
The New Arctic Expedjtion.

The Arctic expedition for the rescue of Dr.
Kane, sailed from New York last week. The
ships which compose 1t arc the Release, a
steam propeller, and the Arctic, barque of
327 tons, both strongly built braced in every
possible way to resist the pressure of nipping
! ice foes, lined with cork to lessen the con
densation Of moisture within and provisioncd
for three years. The supplies consist main
| ly pemmican, Concentrated meat dried
meats and soups meat biscuit, preserved
vegetables and whiskey. Four thousand
pounds Of beef chopped fine, and kncadcd up
with 1000 pounds of lard and small guam
tity of sugar and currants, put into tin cans
and Theoretically sealed, forms portion OF
the stores. large quantity of clothing
suitable to the Arctic climate is taken out,
including about 5000 pairs of woolcn stock
ings This large supply is necessary, from
the fact that each man wears three pairs OF
stockings at once, and covers the whole with
capacious canvas boot, for if the boots
pinch in the least, the feet ulallbly freeze.
India rubber boats, composed Of stout
rubber cloth buckled over willow frame
and inflated by a bellows, which by the addi
ton of frames with runners are quickly
transformed into sledges to be drawn by the
dOgs-arc among the contrvanccs for Arctic
travel with which the ships are supplied
On Monday, Henry Grinnell, Esq, presented
the officers Of the expedition with n set of
maps, charts and notes of the Arctic discOv-
or,ps to hoJ he
the last steamer from Captain Inglefeld, and
John Barrow, secretary Of the British Admi
ralty At the request of Lady Franklin, who
was unable to have a suitable tablet prepared
in England in time to send out by this cxpe-
dition, Mr.. Grinnell placed on board hand
some tablet Of white marble, = #. inches
by . #, which will be erected on Beechy
Island. 1t bears the following inscription in
accordance with Lady Franklin's directions
To THE MEMORY OF
FRANKLIN, CKOLIEh, rIIAJAMES,
And all their gallant brother officers and faithful
companions, who have suffered and perishcd
in the cause of science and service Of
their country,
THIS TABLET
Il erected near tho -pot where they passed their
first Arctic Winter and whence they issued forth
to conquer dificultie. to die. II com
memorate. the grief Of their admring
countrymen and friends, and the
anguish, subdued by faith, of
her who ha, lost in the
heroic leader of the expedi-
tion the most devoted and afoc.
tionate of husbands.
A"dso He 'r'"s'th h' into The hav'" "h'r' 'hy 'o"d
1855
Thi. stone ha. been entrusted to be
aft xed in it. place by the officers
and crow Of the American ex-
pedition commanded by
Lieut. II. J. Hartstein,
in search of DR..
Kane and his
companions.
The expedition will proceed to Disco on
the coast of Greenland take on board IA pack
Of Esquimaux dogs, and then 60 North to
Cape Alexander, in which vicinity it is
thought Kane and hi. party will be found.
DR.. Kane has before this, we doubt not,
been nearer to the North Pole than any other
mortal ever was, or will be likely to be again.
We believe, too, that those awful solitudes
and perennial SHOWS have found their match
in the indomitable spirit, inventive Yankee
genius and experience of Kane and that he
will return, with or without the aid of the
present expedition.