New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-14
DR. HIYESBEFORE THE GEOGRAPHI-
cal SOCIETY,"

the Historical Society corner OF Second avenne and
Eleventh street for the purpose Of hearing tie re-
port If DIR. HAYES. The hall was crowded, and the
ye.t;bue leading TO it was densey throngedi large
pDp,ber If ladies' were numbered among the a.
somblagc.
Henry Gnrnell eco, The new President Of the
Ge,graphical Society. occupied the chair. 4 large
number Of notable personages were present. among
them George bancroft, Peter Cooper, Cyrus w.
Field and }. ". Challer.
The Rev. Jos. p. Thompson. Vce-PIesdent Of
he Society, welcomed DR.. Hayes in brief but
brilliant address.
Or. Hayes was received with hearty cheers. He
Sid
Mr.. PRrsIpEvr, LsI1Es, AID GENTLE1ES: II II
with feelings Of profound pleasure and satisfaction
that Meet toni, ht the members Of the Geographical
Society re contributors 10 the Arctic fund, and the
ladies' who honor US and the occasion with their
presence. ! come before y0u % render an account
Of tie use which have made Of the generous con-
Edence which, IN concert with citizens Of Phiacel-
plia, Boston, aud Washington, You have given me-
in placing under my charge an enterprise having lor
it, Get the completion Of one OF tie most import
ant scientific explorations az present engaging lne
attention OF men. thank you for your corulai re-
ceptiOn and shall treasure IT III my memory,
aud ia II will slways find ample reward Tor Whal-
ever of n1iyatiou nv sixteen months absence may
.
trust that Won have not forgotten the last occa-
sion upon which l had the honor TO meet you III
tliis hail end | want words TO express tie PRIDE
and gratidcation with " hich am assured by your
friendly reception Of me this evening, that, amid the
cares and auxieties which patriotic citizens you
must all feel IN the war which has Threatened the IN
tegry Of the Union, you have found leisure 70 eX-
tend a welcome TO and 90 express your sympathy with
myself, my companions, and toward our little expe-
ditOn.
Silce we last met in this hall great changes have
taken place. Woen left the regions of eternal ice
little dreamed that powerful rebellion was deso-
latiug NV country, and that civil war was rag ng
among people which / left prosperous and happy.
his great national calamity alters The relations un-
der which we now meet. Had there been peace, /
should have come before You 10 solicit continuance
OF your countenance and influence in aiding the
further prosecution Of Arctic discovery; but for the
present | cannot think of it. The day has come
when the Republic has night TO demand the time,
the money, the energies, and, if need be, the NE
upon the battlefield, Of even the humbiest OF her
citizens
To Won, Sir. the honored representative of Arueri
can Arctic discovery, the generous and puDlcsprited
patron OF Arctic enterprise the stesdfast friend Of
the expedition which have had the honor to COM
mand have already communicated by letter from
Halifax detailed account of the proceedings Of the
expedition, with the request that you would COM
muuicate the information therein contained TO the
Geographcal Society and TO the patrons and friends
of the expedition generally. The publication OF that
letter makes it unnecessary for me TO dwell long
upon the history of the voyage, and will therefore
occupy tire brief time allotted TO i'll exhibiting the
geographical discoveries Of tho voyage. In these
your enlightened Society will naturally feel most In
teTest.
DR.. Hayes then proceeded TO state that after hav-
ing halted at the Danish sQuimauX stations of Pro-
ven, Upernayik and Tessnssak, on the Greenland
coast, where he obtained large number OF dogs, an
INTERPRETER, and EsqUimaux hunters. lie stood
porthward through Melville Bay, on the 22d Of Au-
gust 1860, and entered Smiths Strait, the field OF
EXPLORATION, on the 9th of August The expedition
passed through Melville Bay in 50 hours, without
sncounterine ice to retard their progress; but a
heavy and impenetrabe " ice-pack' was met al the
mouth OF Smiths Strait. The efforts made to pene-
trate the ice were cut short by heavy gale which
lasted three days. which did much damage to the ves-
sell and twice nearly wrecked her upon the bergs.
The effort to penetrate the strait and TO reach the
west coast was continued without success until Win
ter set in, when the expedition went into
Winter quarters in harbor named Port Foulke
on the Oh of September. This harbor was in lsti-
tude 7So ~ AN, longitude 72' so 81" W.. 70
miles further south than DR.. Kane's Winter quar-
ter and distant from it by the coast 80 miles Pre-
parations for meeting the long Winter were i'm
media:ely commenced. The stores were placed In
house constructed for the purpose upon the land,
the hold OF the vessel was converted INTO comfort
able room for the men, the upper deck was housed
over with boards, and TN observatory was erected
upon shore. The Autumn was passed IN mazlng
various scientific explorations. DIR Hayes mace q
journey into the interior of Greenland upon the mere
De glace reaching an altitude Of $500 feet, and
penetrating % miles into the interior, at winch
point tue party was out OF sight OF land upon al
Ice boundloss in extent Hunting parties were also
sent out and upward of 200 reindeer were captured
la consequence Of the large supply of fresh food
and by careful attention TO discipline exercise
cleanliness ana ventilation, DR.. Hayes and his party
passed the Winter In good health. No symptoms OF
scuryy were manifested. disease unfortunately
broke out among the dogs, and by the middle Of De-
cember, all Of the fine pack which DR.. Hayes took
from tie Danish settlements had died but eleven.
Upon dogs Dr. Hayes had based all his plans OF ex-
poTaton, and it was necessary, If possible, 10 OBJ
tain new supply from the Esquimaux In Whale
SOUND 80 miles south Of Port toulke. For this
PURPOSE Mr Sonntag startedlsouth with sledge
drawn by nine dogs, on the I'D Of December, expect
ing to reach the Esqumaux, and return during the
moonlight period Of that month"; He was accompa-
MED by Hans DIR. kaDe's runaway boy, who had been
taken up at Cape York. hen 40 miles Irom the vessel
Mr.. SoIntag, while crossing crack which had been
recently frozen over, broke through the ice. He
was assisted ont CT the water by Hans, and being
completely wet, was coon 80 badly frozen as 10 be
insensible. They had five miles 10 travel before
they reached place Of shelter at SofarGk, al Es-
quimaux station north Of Whale Sound. There Dir.
Sonntsg died on the following day. Hans, instead
Of returning 10 the vessel, continued southwark.
and after Joining the Esquim&uX on Whale Sound,
loaned his team to another Esquimaux TO 20 TO Cape
York & distance Of 300 miles. BY oyer-drvng and
ipiudieious management, Ave dogs of the team were
Killed, and the remaining four were permanently IL
ured. Hans did not reach the vessel until late In
February. MIR. Soantag's body was subsequently
recovered and inferred near the observatory I'll Port
Foulke.
Il was no, until late in March that the ice formed
around Cape 0hlsen aud the land being 100 noun
famous fof sledge-t@yelng, DR.. Hayes was not,
until thai time, able TO set noTthwarG AT that
period be made preliminary journey TO Fox Har-
Dor, ana there established a provision depot. lie
awaited himself Of this opportunity 10 visit Rensselaer,