New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-19
ARTIC EXPLORATIONS.
A LECTURE BY GAIT. c. +. HALL.


A LECTURE BY CAPT. G. r. HALL.
A large audience assembled last evening at
steinway Hail. to listen to Capt O. F. Halls account Of
his five years experience the Attic regions In search Of
Sir John Franklin and companions Capt Han illustrated
his by OF large map about twenty feet
square, upon which no traced the course which he pur
sued depicted the various adventures that befe him
and his comrades The lecturer introduced In the
following words by Capt Hayes who has just returned
from a trip to the land Of ice and snow -
IADIEs AND GENTLEMEN: am sure you will oil share
my regret that Judge Daily President OF the Geograph
account Of illness 1t becomes, therefore, my agreeable
duty appear in his place and Introduce TO you gen
romantic effort 10 solve the mysterious fate OF sr John
Frankns expedition. has made his name familiar 70 you
ALL have the pleasure to Introduce to you Capt u n
Hall ,.os
and said 10 was just three weeks since ne had III
rived in this country from his long Ave years voyage
and travels in the Arctic regions He felt that he had
World For the last ve years he lad been living with
s NUrsh "n He " could not thon make speech
up to the n standard an Of t Ssat his p SSn
story He ssn esrSat 70 ten
Hy ss had While T. nay s4pon
commanded by the gallant McClntoek, was engaged IA
prosecuting the search for Franklin, ne conceived ,e
The North To cooperate with McCntock and TO make as
search as ne s i Se Started for King VIII
lams Land by way the called Froblsher Strait
Of Boohnis and across the Peninsua OF Boonia In the
Fall OF 1900 during tremendous gale that preyaied or
days. when at anchor In what he denomnated on
suIyeying Cyrus w. Field Bay his expedition boat
completely wrecked. and therefore no had 10 wall
over that locality before be could get nome
prepare for the determined voyage In ths sphe
OF 1854 with bis Esqumaux Interpreters joe ana
he again started for King williams Land passing
through Hudson Strait Lyon Channel aud mp In
TO Roe's Welcome. ON their way 70 Repulse Bay
they met a party OF forty Esquimaux who INFORMED
them that some OF Sir John Franklins party survived
aud the last known OF them they wero making their w
toward their own country The captain then detailed
hardshps which they suffered In their progress 70
ward Repulse Bay, which they did not reach NATL sne
Spring o 1865 On 2Sd day Of March last the speaker
said he started his great sledge journey for King WIZ
am's Land, taking IL souls with him and Is dogs he
then described the dangers which they epcoun
tered and the starving condition of the inhabitants OF
King Williams Land, and added that he was now con
ynoed o not q, single one OF CIR ro Soh .s nEsh Ssy
The speaker in conclusion invited the attention Oh tne
audience TO the relics which he then exhibited WHOM
consisted Of skins OF musk 0xen horns md fraRmen Oh
boats which had once contained the ifated crew. The
verltable Joe and Hannah 70 whom he REFERRED
ep @no peea Sa IN the regular
OF the Esqnmaux, and ookinas robust ana healthy a.
Is posslle TO imagine The Hannah. above mentioned
then exhibited the manner In which EsQuimaux women
carry their children which much mvZs curious than
becoDiny Capt Hayes wasthen called upon, who came
Courage Of the man who sod brave pryaton and hard
ship for the sake OF idca faint was that he might
to discover aud some OF the Inflated sr John
fiankn party He then gave brief account OF his OWL
voyage along the south of Greenland. He remarked
that IN the south Of Greenland tho soil much more
fertile than was generally expected; that radishes
HIS arrival he was presented the frst thing with
.e ros xpo. 81 Ina, beef In fact, he @, said sae
from ninsketoes which believe are thick there as
IL staten Island even langhter.l The speaker con-
.searches, aid plant the haR there land
10 hold H. 81. a ga q a.-..s