Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-12
Fr"m he C'-,eand herald
Sir John Franklin and his Men.
THRILLING TIDINGS,

Lady Jane, the model wife of Sir John
Franklin. long since. no doubt. gave up all
hope'of ever seeing her brave husband and
bis brave men alive. but her time, and her
money have been spent in gaining tidings
of his fate, and now the Fox" sent out
BY her, has returned to England, bringing
particulars of his fate.
Let us refresh our memories as to Sir John
Franklin and his expedition. May 10,
lS44, Sir John-who was an old Arctic
navigator-sct sail from England with the
ships Erebus and Terror. Sir John in
command of the first. and Capt. Richard
Crosier in command of the last. The ex-
petition, of course, was to discover North
West passage. The crews amounted to
one hundred and thirty-eight men. A ten
der. with stores, accompanied the expedi-
ton. July 6, 1915. they were seen by a
whaleship in lat. 749 49,, long. 66o l3',
and about the center of Bafin's Bay, moor
ell to an iceberg. and waiting an opening
into Lancaster Sound.
That was the last seen of the expedition.
In 1913, no tidings coming. three expedi-
tons vent in search of Franklin. by the
British Government. but without success.
In 1919 the British Government offered
10000 pounds to private exploring expe-
ditians, ofany country, that should render
aid to the missing explorers. In lS49
Lady Franklin had a supply Of Goals and
provisions landed upou Cape Hay. south
side of Lancaster Sound. In 1850 three
new expeditions were sent ont by the British
Government, and there were other expedi-
tons in existence for the same purpose.
amounting in all to eight. Among these
expeditions was that of Doct. Rae. Lady
Franklin sent out one expedition. and paid
part expenses of another; Moses H. Grin
nell, of New York, was chiefly at the ex-
pcnse Of the Advance and Rescue, under
Lieut. De Haven; the entire number of
vessels in all those expeditions being twelve
in the Arctic waters in search of Franklin
and his men.
Other expeditions were fitted out. among
them. in 1858, one by Mr.. Grinnell. and
others. commanded by Dcct- Kane. This
was the famaus expedition of which our
readers all know.
The news by the Canada announced
tic return of the Fox. and the success of
her expedition. The Tclegraphic despatch
from SackYillc, Newbrunswick, dated Oct.
9TH, says;
GREAT Britain -The screw steamship
Fox, Capt. MeClintoek, sent by Lady
Franklin to the Arctic regions in search Of
Sir John Franhlin's Expedition, has re-
turned to England, having tecn completely
successful At Point William. on the
northwest coast of King Williams Island,
a record was found dated April 18th, lS4S,
signed by Capts. Crosier and Fitz James.
The record says the Erebus and Terror
were abandoned, three days previously. in
the ice, five leagues to the northwest. and
the survivors,, in all amounting to one hun
dred and five, were proceeding to Great
Fish river. Sir John Franklin had died
June 18th, 1917, and the total deaths to
date had been nine officers and fifteen men.
Many interesting relies of the expedition
on the western shore of King William g
Island and others were obtained from the
Esquimaux. who stated that after their
abandonment one ship was crushed in the
ice and sunk, and the other forced on shore,
where she remained. The Fox was unable
to penetrate beyond BellOt Straits, and
wintered in Br,nt!ord Bay. Minute and
interesting details of the expedition are
published. Several skeletons of Franklins
men. large quantities of clOathing, &c, and
a duplicate record up the Abandonment of
the ships were discovered.