The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-15

BRUtuNs.
Tuesday evening, DIR. Hayes received a cor
dial welcome at the Kane Lodge Of Masons, cor
ncr Of Thirteenth street and Broadway.
In speaking Of the American flis, he said b,
had not carried It so far north as he hli hoped
to 20, a. circum stances over which he hal no
control prevented him from 80 doing; but he h Al
rldhtcd it upon the shores of that sea which
b-ars the name of Dr. Kane, anl which h, dis
covered. At the time Of his departure from
| home, these States wcrr united. lie left th,
| country at peace, and We were then on tho
eve oi a great election. Tho almini ration Of
| government wa, about to uniergu a chnsr,
aud ho did aul anticipate that any disruption or
dismemherucnt Of this great Uniaa ,luil taxi
place. Incy cOull imlsinc tn uU'ct pro.
/ duc,d upon him at the reception CT the u'ws a.
/ lllliaN, TINT the country was Iu.hl 1,.ly torn
. Undcr-.c cmporarily hl bcli'ycl--Ay amhi-
tiOus aul designing m,n. Bat th' its which
. fcpre-Di ed tlIi, gTua, country ib'eu pln.el
ll him ia lie remote regions Of the Nnr,h, anl
nlitcd sale hy side with the Masonic rmll'nA
4 hc services rendered 10 the world hy ia' DIS
c,yciN ul Dr. kauo had M. perhaps bt'u At
| trIl,d with ANY impJr,an, rr,ld;s thus 'ir
| hui h. Hytud upon the great pnu pie thl. all
| f.,', are to b, regarded as imprtiDi. II be-
! H,,cd that Arctic discoveries added TO the r'u-
cral sim Of humIu kn1Nlo ll,', &c ] thu th'y
| would liSC an NJ. innate hrtrlus upon the d's-
| tiny ui the human race. llg luteul-l t1 rcp'l.
III. lr'i,cs u.I,iOu. if he state Oi th1 country
! would a.imi, ui th' uu i,rUkins. uut hs b.
| l-,.l OBJ. unhappy coalition Of Affairs would
| lu, ,pu.iuJc luuL. lilo believed On the s,r'ls.h
,. oar iu,,i ui,ou~, and in the power OF man Tor
! srlI..l,,rum,nt. W. were now beginning to
.>p,ri,urc som, of tA s'riou. consequences
! }. .long4, 90 national oNi'tcr'o, an yet he bS-
y hr,,l thit the .oplc oI this great country hal
| tT ,.Il t.f
| u.. ut. lie believed that The pcnpl would
! e.. uc out of The stu:,lc,lul show To the whole
| vull that This sVsttm OF Spvcrlm mt pIss ',scl
| io, lurcr, which The woHl AL np. yc. apprHc-
...o nor comprehend. lie would thank th'm l,r
| IN, ir Kind reception. " wcns deeply into hi,
h4r ti1t n, tclnl upon his return his broth
r,n ready to take him by thc hand, AMI extend
| such a cordial welcome.
| At the request Of brother member, Dr.
| lltyc, consented TO r,la,e some incidents con-
n,ctcl with his Northern voyage lie menl.ol-
| 81 that the huN, alluded 40 Nv Dr. hiu' IN his
book was married, and cninyint gooi health
| Last year WIS on Of cNtrmrlintry severity,
| and tho zee was littlO broken up. They were
| not only unfortunate in mcctisg large rI,scs OF
| Ice, hu, also in cncOuntcuus succession oi
| nouhoily winds which constituted the creates.
| porl- ul the whole NUy lgc. Tn the 2'th of
October they attempted to run across Smith's
| Straits north, bat were met hy heavy sea OF
| leo thruul, III which no lead could be discovered
| ihc icybcr,ss W,r. arUuiI them on all sides, the
| .t.u.t .,..s Nlsh goat 'y''uN, ant tht a.
ru. :, .rr,t. 10 obscure tlut ~ y rOul ssr bu'
| a .uI ... .u.uy before thfw. lie " a. moi Will
.... iur.lu,Iu,p tho wind, bu, jas season Wa
....u.l. $40. UuNtilu.. lu .-v iuu. col gromi
...,t..... pu..,. 10 to hvl, luai'y, thyy cane
uut ut tn. gale and anchored u,u tn land
| l.l " .. no WAITER quar- cr-. IN, i'H Olo
| .'.'s 3D. 'hG rruivu g. u.'es'ArlN p-cALsF.--
| The N,gH,H WmtcrJuE There mIst ucCsSsl-
, | .lv -rcu,r a safe hahOr Whcro tho hrc.k-
| ! .sup,l the ice |.l uat damage the N''sl
| .!ui.'t II - cIi'ic spter N .ml th' vessel wii
yun,c .t,. into one / rsc ruon Tor tie use OF the
| I.,'.,nu,grV. III temper ,tury iu the ship
was ON % to 80 degrees, while ou,sile /. wI'
| 80 or 90 degrees below zero. This great differ
| cncc r.yc them sumn trouble at first, but they
| soon lCe smc GC'us'onc 10 a.. T".s "''' -
| 100 DAYS without the sun. Ih' was th' only
.,riou: pcrio.! dur,n gan Arctic cruiS,. In tn,
Spring. he started ium the vessel with small
par,y, on an cMIlOrns expedition. Daring
| this Journey they cAcOuutercl severe lch-
p,uturc, it reaching =, one tim1 Is u srees ~
low zero, They Wrupcd them elves IN buffalo
skins at night. They 'nn'in' ! ti.'cNlnS
rnr,by,arl ior II lava. Ihoir' ia thit region iS
-, tinurllv moving before tho wlni, making
,iI,,. some of th,m 80 fee. IN hcish.. II W,s
sntnri. mos necessary - climb over those hish
ridge. aud often cut had to he INA lc throug the
! ice iu order 20 make ANY proatts'' ~ a. 'y''
| ni.u A.. ctihpd the manner ul huii linS nuts
NJ i|. alIf VNI1NItI|lR NtNA' W HN''' W - ''''.
| within the hut to prevent the dog from cllng
il Iii puIIu-c was to reach, i prNilt, I'll,
,itL Iulr or to got a. near II ~ us'ihlc VIII
| n yi,w ut GEdiu. what he cone 'trl TO lie Oh,
ofth,nud important fields ui'riantiic cNplprI
| lion on ,he rluhc. Iii, Plan w,N to Eel ms YES
sol as i.r north a' l'',ri'' am ., ,l.n II 'n' IN,
.rriu carry boats uyc. the leH tp th' wdlor ~
tho other side. lie Travelled northWhrl un;il h
reach ii Konucdys Channel A. the mouth o
this channel DR.. Kane discovered open water
lie urocccdcl north ono huuIrrl miles, IN
pr,atcr part of this ohunrl was cJVered wiz
,,r. will here and there patches ol open water
In many places the ice was rotten AMI WOul no
I,nr tic weight Of even one person. Ihi
;r. vr,Il ucar, all be dissolved by tn
s,,umrr sun. lie believed there was opc
water when DR.. Kane discovered water at
cnrrespondng time last year. lie then saw a
open northern sea, Two OF lhree theusanl ~ mn, mn
In diameter, which the wind kept from lreeLln
over. There was large, compact ridge OF II
vhicb preycntcd them from entering this Sc
arJ Inns far all Efforts had failed to carry Il
loats over il. At the conclusion OF Dr. llhy'
oddnt. the thanks Of the Lodge were cNteh Il
to him for the graphic manner III when h' III
described his pcIilJus northern voyage
In the course Of lecture before the n.
Historical Society, Dr. Hayes thus nludes
the health of The expedition, and describes Il
death Of the astronomer Sonutag -
In consequence of the large supply oi ire
food and hv careful attention TO discipline, 81
rrrisr cleanliness and veutilution, DR.. Hay
and his party passed the winter in good h h,al-
No s,mttnnl, Of scurNy were mlniiclted.
diseuFe unfortunately huhc out among the dog
a.l Ly the middle ot December, all Of the III
plck which Dr. HAYES took from the Danish "a
Element had died hut eleven. Upon dog Il
HAYES had placed all hi' plans OF cXplontio
and il was necessary, If possible, ia obtain
now supIly from the LsquimIuN in VIII,
Sound 10 miles south Of Port tOulkc For Il
purposc, Mr. Somtag started south with sled
. drawn nv nine dogs, on the 22l Of Dccomb,
expecting 10 reach tlc E7quimluv, and retu
- during the moonlight pariol Of that mont
H. lie was accompanied 10y lllns, DE-. Kan
Do runaway bow. who had ba'n taken
b., at Cape York. When 10 miles from the yess
ts, MIR. Sonntag, whilr Gro. ing crack which h
,oi been rgo.nny frozen oycr broke through :
lee. lie WIS assisted out Of tho water by lIal
:, aul Icing completely wet, was soon so bad
VI nuz,n us 10 be- inscns.ulc. They had five nj,
OF 10 travel before they reached place Ot shell
'Ha- nt Su,ar.!h, an l-quiuauN station north
40 Mil. Sound. There Nj. Sonntag died Oh I
q. tlluvigs dag. Hans, instead Of returning
!, thn A. -. continued sou.hward, and, at
10 ,o,rip., th, T-qu,mauN ON Whale Sound, loan
,sr' his t.giln 10 another E-qum4uE TO 50 TO O.
,r- N,.l,. a distance ol 800 miles. by ONcr-lriyl
100 and iriuli,ious management, i've dogs OF
- |r.tl vrr, killed, aud the remaining four W.
AY, | permanently injured Hans did no. roach
Is Of vessel until late in february MI sonnia