Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-10-19
An Artio Mystery Unlocked.
Absorbing News of Sir John Franklin's
Expedition,
II

Expedition.
from thc Sew York Worl".
Henry Grinnell. Esq. had received let
ter which Mr.. Hall wrote to Captain Chnpc
To be forwarded to MIR. Grnne. from which
We are permitted to extract:
WINTER QcArrfns, IN lGLoo, Dec. 10, 1864 !
Noo-Woox, WEST End ROWS WELcoMg. =.
Lat G4o aG< ", Lon. SO 2o/ "
Dcur frind Chapel.
In this letter / have some docp,y iafcrcs'-
| ing imc{ig"rcr to communicate to you. Since
falling in with the natives have not been
idcl Nathng IN Far,.''s nnrra'i"r of sec
ond voyage for the die,cvrry tf Northwest
Passage relating to the I,>iuimnuS of Win
ter Island and 'gloolk hnt these natives are
perfectly posted rp. ln'lcrd, Fad through
my superior interpreter, iao't;o,-Ii-too, that
many deeply interesting incidents occurred
at bo;h-naned places that never found their
place in Parry or Lyons works. But the
girat work already done by me is gaining
little By little of these natives, through Too
koo-'itoo ard E-bicr bing, relating to Sir
John Franklin's cxpedition. This you know
was the great ollisct ur h'y mission to the
North. cannot stop ti tell you no# all
hove gained Vt this penr!a-no, hut the ohr-
Ntndrca'A faf'-N!pst vi II rcla'I'S 10 irahk-
lin eXPeal'ioh.
ne na.VtS are now ioauln siedSc-it Is
'oo O'Clock a. A'J
VIII give you very b.ithy What tn" peo-
pie of England aud America will be most in
t'ros'eu u i""I"' "h'h l co'ic uoWh shali
bring my Dispatches and Journals up to the
tinie OF writing you these VIII De commit
tea 10 your care ior transmitting To the
states.
me most important matter 'hat have ac-
qu'rcd rciatcs 10 the Tact that there may yet
pe thrce SURVIVORS OF Nlf Joiih + franklin OK
petition; ana one OF these Cro2ier, the one
VINO snc"c"dr'' CIR 'ohh FRANKLIN On Ills
ueath. ihe details are deeply Interesting.
out this i'uS' S"ihcc l'll come an"n: CrooZ-
Ter ana 'hrec men wn' "cfi with MN were
'ouhu ny 4 cousin "l ou-e-.h (Aibcr'). Sabn-
she-arknunl fJohn) and Ar-too-a trank),
while moving on tue ice from one I9Ioo to
another, tt!s cousin "ef'rr with hin his
lamily, ana engaged IN sca'ihg 1hie oc-
CURED near Nei!ch-'l le b'u'h'a fclix Fen
lnsula) Croz'cr was nothing but skin and
bones, was nearly starved % dra'hl while the
three men WIN fl:l "r'e Ia'. ihc cousin
soon learned that Tue 'lree i''t men hai b"en
living on human i'rsn--oh the EcSh oi their
companions, VINO all "eserted inc Two SHIPS
tlat were iaSt IN mountains OF i:e VINE Cro-
zcr was the 7"'F wan ''at "'r'a rot cat hu-
na', nesa' s"" ioI ''" .G"So' "c was Almost
dead from Starvation. ihis cousin, VINO has
Nv" names thnt l c""n', sop 10 give them
now, took tr"2l'r ana me 'hrcc men at once
III charge ne s'oh r"ueht seal ana gave
cfczier in'ckiy "'''e-' very n,tie p'ece,
whieh was r"~---o'''s o"e ''ou'h,ul ;he hrst
day. inc cousin uld Eo' give 'nc ,hFee tat
men anything, i"r '"es co"'d wen get long
'lIl tf"s'ers i,'t was su'o' he next aay 'he
e"nsIn gave Hfoz'ar " itiie larger piece OF
same seal. by 'hc Juaicious care OF this
cousin Tor tr'z'er his iIic was saved indeed
CTo2lers own Jude "eh' STUCK 70 NM III THIS (
terrible sitdatioh' i'r lie agreed WIN 'he cou,
''on that one itI'ie oit Nv was a., mat he should
have the hrst day Nnen the 'onsion first
saw Crozier faee " iooSea 30 bau ms eyes
all sunk ln' the race So SAeie'on-lNc ana hhg-
gard--that he ('he cousin u'd not dare to
nok upon trosiers lace Tor several Gays a.
ef; 1t made hln' ('hc COUSIN Heel 50 bad 1his
noble cousin whom Tue Whole ciF'Ilzed world
will ever remember for humanity, lc,k care
,f Crozci and bis three men, save one, who
leo, through the whole winter Oae man,
lowever, died short time alter the cousin
ound them, not tetausc he starved, but be-
ause he was sick In the spring Crozler aud
ne remaining two ncu accompanied this