Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-13
ARCTIC ExPEDITIoN-RE OF
DIR. KANE.

1t will be recollected that DR.. Kane was sur
geon of the Grnnel expedition sent out in search
Of Sir John franklin IS party; that, aferward, in
May, 1853, lie left the United States as com
mander Of an expedition having in view the same
object; and that Elisha r. Kane was the origi-
nator Of third expedition, in search of his father.
If the last named party had not been found, it is
probable we would soon have had fourth expe-
dition, and so on; one company Of searchers look
ing for another. Now, we can congratulate the
country that those expeditions have come TO an
send.
The following article, from the National Intel
igsncer of yesterday morning, tells pleasing
story:
The steamer Union, from Havre, which ar
rived at New York last evening, reports having
spoken yesterday morning, sixty miles south Of
Sandy Hook, a steamer under command of Lieut..
Hartstene, who had board DR.. Kane and his
party Of Arctic explorers.
DR.. Kane sailed from New York in the brgan-
tine Advance on the Dist Of May, 1853, for the
Polar Seas in search of Sir John Franklin and
his companions, taking with them variety Of in
struments for scientific purposes, and supply Of
provisions sufficient for three years cruise. His
entire ships company consisted Of seventeen per-
sons, viz:
Elisha NJ. Kane, Surgeon in the u. S. Navy,
commanding the expedition; J. Wall Wilson,
first mate; Henry Brooks, second mate; Amos
Bronsel, third mate; James McGeary, fourth
mate; Christopher Ohlsen carpenter; J. j. HAYES
surgeon; Augustus Sontag, astronomer; Henry
Goodfelow, naturalist; George Stephenson, JEFF
ferson T. Parker, George J. Whttell, VIM T.
Godfrey, George Reilly, and G. Blake, scamen;
William Morton, steward; Peter Sheppard, cook.
Lieut.. Hartstcne commanded the expedition
fitted out for the relief Of Dr. Kane, pursuant to
an act Of Congress, which sailed from New York
on the 4th Of June last. This expedition consist
ed Of two vessels, the propeller Arctic and the
barque Release, which were differed as follows:
OFFICERS or TnE RELEAsE.-Henry J. Hart
stene, Lieut.. commanding; William l.. Lowell,
acting master; Joseph p. FyfFe, passed midship-
man; Elisha Il. Kane, assistant surgeon; Van
Rensselaer, Hale, boatswan.
OFFICERS OF THE ARCTIC.-Charles O. Simms
Lieut. Commanding; Watson Smith, acting
master; Harman Newell, engineer; Samuel Whit
ing, acting botswain.
The following telegraphc despatch, received
after the above was written, announces the safe
arrival at New York Of Lieut. Hartstenes com
mand, and gives a brief account Of his cruise and
discovery Of DR.. Kane party, who appear not TO
have escaped the hardships which were TO have
been apprchended from the perilous nature of
their enterprise:
Arrival Of DIR. Kane and his party.
New YoRK, October 1.-THE propeller Arctic
and the barque Release have arrived here havino
hna I'd nv nd rs
These vessels made their way north in Smiths
Sound up to latitude 79o 30' when they were
stopped by the ice. While working their way
in toward shore they discovered an Indian vii
iage, at which they learned that Dr. Kane and
his party had gone south. They then returned
TO Driscoes Island, where they febnd the objects
Of their search.
DR.. Kane pushed his vessel the Rescue) as
far north as so, where she was frozen in. He
remained BY her all winter, sending 10 the Indian
village for provisions. IN the spring he aban.
doned the ship, and made his way southwark in
scdgcs TO Uppenavik, from whence he was con-
veyed III a Danish vessel to Driscoe's Island, and
was there found by the expedition Of Lieutenant
Hartstene.
Three Of Dr. kane's party have died, viz:
Christopher Oblsen, carpenter; Peter Sheppard,
cook; and jefferson r. Parker, seaman. The
remainder were more or less frostbitten
On the 4th Of September the barque Rescue
narrowly escaped shipwreck BY coming in con-
tact with iceberg, which stove in her buwarks
and carried away her boats
The last winter was unusually severe in the
Arctic regions, and many Of the natives persisted
from exposure and starvation.
No traces whatever were discovered Of Sir
John Frankin's party.