The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-10-25


discovered AT Indian village. and learned that
DR.. Kane and his party had gone south. They
then returned 10 Disco's Island, where they
found DIR. Kane and the other expeditonists.
DR.. Kane had pushed his vessel, the Rescue,
as far north as latitude eighty-one degrees,
where she was frozen in. He remained BY
her all winter. sending TO the Indian village
for provisions. la the spring the party absn
doned the ship, and made their way south
ward in sledges in Upper Navik, from whence
they We're conveyed in a Danish vessel TO the
Island of Disco. and where they were found
by the searching expedition.
DR. KANE's OWN ACCOUNT.
Il have no Advance with me- said DR..
Kane, abiding to the loss of his vessel. which
As we have stated. lie was obliged to abandon
in the ice.
Never mind that" replied Mr. Griunell
$50 long as YOU are safe, that IS all we care
about. Come into the psrlor. he added,
land let us hear the whole story"
And Dr.. Kane proceeded at once to relate
the story of his second voyage 10 the Arctic
regions, the perils and dangers to which he
was exposed. bis wonderful adventures. and
still more wonderful escape. We give it as
nearly in his own words possible. stating,
however at his request. that his official
BILE, and that anv errors or inaccuracies will b.
corrected IN it. He obliged lie said 10
abandon the Advance in lari ude 78, 80 after
ha ing penetrated as tar a 80 30 w;l;ch WAS
further than any other navigator had gone,
with The exec eptun of Capt. Parry. who reach
ed the iltiuje of 80 10. " Nhiie here he saw
the PoIynya. or open sea. stretching away nd
10 the norlh farther than the eye could reach.
Tnis poin. lie hal reached at,er travelling 80
or 50 mics over the Ice Ii sled se>; b;st an
immense zona OF it iu-crveued beween him
ana his vessel IL was impossible for him 10
prosecute his investigate farther northward.
For Two winters the Advance comple ely
heInmed III; and as II became evident 10 INN,
from the condition of ms men. that they could
not survive another winter, he determined to
leave her. and make the best of his way 10 the
nearest settlement. He discovered about so
new capes. and % bays and found land as far
as he able to peu~trate. The extreme
northern boundary OF this he named GrlnnelPs
Land in honor OF Sir Henry Gfinnell. The
hardships they end ured were Of "a fearful char
acter, and at one time SIX out of their party
of nineteen were low that 1t was thought
they could not survive. OF these three died,
and the rest were saved, after the most unre
hitting care and attention. One of these was
Mr.. Aston, the carpenter. who died, while
crossing over the ice Of lock jaw, superinduced
by the intense cold. The other two Were frost
bitten. The locklaw DR.. Kane said, was very
prevalent.
The party, after making theif way over
thirteen hundred miles of ice. arrived al Leyie-
ly or Godhaven, and had taken passage in
Danish brig named the Maria, when the Re-
lease made her appearance. Their Joy at
meeting their couatrymen here can be better
imagined than described.
They lost no time, it is almost needless TO
state, in taking their departure, and after ia
vorable voyage, arrived within sight of our
shores, where they We're hailed by the steam
ship Union, about sixty miles east of Sandy
Hook.
ADDITIONAL STATEMENT By DR.. KANE.
The expedition succeeded in crossing Mel
vile Bav. and reached the headlands of Smith
Sound as early as the 9th August, 1858 Find
ing the ice To the north completely impenetr;.-
ble they We're forced TO attempt temporary
passage along the coast, where the rapid tides
running at the rate of four knots an hour.
with rise and fall of six;een feet-hai worn
temporary opening. Previous to taxing this
step. which involved great responsibility, and
which was. in fact, equivalent to sacrificing
the vessel. French metallic boat with canoe
Of provisions, was concealed as means of
retreat
The penetration of the pack ice was attend
ed by many obstacles. The vessel grounded
with every tide, and but for her extreme
strength, would not have been able TO sustain
the shock OF the ice She was twice on her
beam ends, and once on tre from the up>etting
Of the stoves. Some idea of this navigation
may be formed from the fact of her losing her
Jiooon. best bower anchor and bu!warks be
sides about 90 fsshcms OF varying line
They were cheered, however. by small daily
progress, and BY the tenth ol September.
1853. lad succeeded in gaining the northern
lace OF ureeL!and--st a point never reached
before. Here The young Ice iruze around tie
vessel, and compelled them 70 seen winter
asylum.
Tie w:n-er gave them a degree of cold
much below any previous registration on re-
cord. WHISKY froze in November, ana tor
four months in the year mercury was Solil
o4ly. TIE mean animal temperature Was
ave degrees below Zero, summer aud winner
Included. TRis, without doubt, was the
greatest cold ever experienced hy man. as the
sea. OF their winter quarters was nearest the
pole.
The Seurvv WAS readily controlled. bat the
most novel feature Of the winter was tetanus
OF lockjsw. which defed all tTea uent I,
carried away fifteen OF their uest sleige dogs.
aud was altogether fFightful >eoarge.
The operations of search commenced as
early as March The first parties. under the
personal charge of DR.. Kane. crossed the ice
a. a temperature of minus 81 below zero
Tie loss Of their dogs obliged them. as 81
only alternative. TO adopt this early sr~rel-
Many Of the party were frost bitten. and un-
derwent amputation of the toes- Il was BY
means Of these efforts that the expedition sue
c-eded in brfD crir back tha;- IN, r--tay7. re-