New-York tribune., 1871-06-02
THE NEW ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS

CAPT. InLL NEARLY READY TO sAIL-DEsCRip-
rIoN OF HIS vEssEL-THE CREw-JOE AND
HANSAH-FooDIPLAINS, IS,,. OF ., TIE VOYAGE
Capt. Hall and his party are now on tne eye eye
OF leaving us for long and perions voyage tnas & WI
WToOSS %eseTGHg ved Capt Han on board ship
the Polaris at the NayyYar for the purpose .,
f yoyage seTsmbIing scross the narrow and slippery
plank that forms the only means OF aces & 20
kinds There were barrels Of -four and vegetables boxes
Of tea and casks Of sugar, all mixed up in the most
charming confusion, and all being dispatched down INTO
nnevs II IN the midst Of this chaos stood Capt Hail.
perintendng everything and directing the disposn1n
ia Vessel bclonging 10 the government, but rebuilt
and fitted for this expedition IN such manner % Is az
about 400 tuns measurement considerably larger tnan
the n TSe se M s as the epmaa Which
left Bremen two years ago on an expedition 70 the Areo
inches OF solid white tmbers, and has throughout
been nearly doubled In strengths her bows oeng almost
solid mass OF timber sheathed with ron and terminat
ing in sharp iron PROV with which to cut through the
ice Her engine, which was bult some years ago AZ
ceedingiy powerful and compact taking up but com,
psratiyely little space and being peculiarly ansptea
9ronseS in such manner that it can lie Hnshpped
and lifted up deck, through shaft or 'proDeier
vessel sail surrounded by floating ice that
might easily damage the blades And even IN the worst
il one should by accident be broke 1t can always De re-
placed There also an extra rudder on oqaro anu v
era suits of sails and sets OF spars OF all dmenslons
or the two boilers one is supplied with an apparatus 70
whale oil for the OF steam as ns nnsr Si H m
gives out not only 10 furnish the propeing power pnt
also TO heat up the vessel throughout 10y sesn, %oh
will of course be necessary soon aS lAe colu anu
wintry regions have been reacheu. ,,,. -. .,o Do
Steam viii merely be used as an and ny able to
sail and steer under canvas & or ff of lie pres
erSng buoy which placed the outside OF the YES
eel in tbe serp and can be lowered into the water by
tSgfhns spp9 n9bsr snr5g an electric light which is
fixed upon the buoy about two rect ABOVE Water IL *
from gaIvsnic battery board; and no matter now
dark the night how obscure the Arctic Winter me
buoy can always be distinctly seen, and the man VINO
has fallen overheard will know in what direction TO SWIM
for hope and help Another excellent ana peculiar par par
Hegeman OF Saratoga Comfy, n. Y, by whom IL mas
been patented, and from which Capt. Han s eX,
been received but another and smaller one win be added
before the vessel leaves NewYork The oSst & una. we
carrying capacity of four tuns, weighs only go Ponnd
sonsists OF an interior frame built of hickory and ash
woods over which Ia stretched canvas cover tnat as
fsSyp pyoo and the whole boat can taken
apart and folded together in space less than one,
eighth of its original size, in about three minutes and
by the assistance of couple Of men only when folded
up perfectly fat, and can be transported on seage
across the ice without the least difficulty When open
reached the order Of things exactly reversed
Re boat Pas On aPS da rSG1s and
As 10 those who going to be the principals In this
adventurous and dangerous expedition 'they are, All
told 90 men, There is not man among stnd ne w&o9e roD
qualities and character have not 6een wen tested from
msnderjn-chief is of course Capt Hall next in the
command comes Capt s. o. Buddlngton OF New-London,
which were spent in the Davis Strait and Badins Bay
lie il an old and trusted friend of Capt Hall, who has
ABILITY The second officer is Mr II. G. Chester, also
whaling man of !? years experience among the ice ana
Kane's trusted friend and companion, and Is the only
living mortal to Whom Tas SsS eysr ts sa iE %
accompany DR.. Kane 10 Havana, and to bring his re-
mains from there to I s Of G5 rs snd M
the scientific corps viii consist OF three gentle
men SOsnv one of wh% % al Attend h the Expedition as
a surgeon-naturalist, student from the OBJ
at Ann A5sN the
ment will be ABOARD in the capacity OF meteorooglst
steward. and IA sailors, beside the Esqumaux in
terpreter joe and his wife, Hannah TINS latter inter
specimens Of the Esquimaux but having been in
slant company with Capt Hall for eight years past tney
manners Joe is famous hunter and sealer" and bis
little wife is aas an FOR and for
Their little daughter who will accompany tnem Is nye
SestcUt where her parents have been lately residing
the guests of Capt Buddingon Ihey VIII JOIN tne snip
Ssbn se bo been ted up for the exclusive use Of them
and their child They glad to visit once more their
uat Vp
that they will again return with the expedition.
Although Capt. Hall expects to accomplish his purpose
really exists and visiting the North Pole, in less than
three years the Polaris has been Tor four
eny and judicous distribution of rations: The great
staple Of provisions is the so-called pemmican which
OF three parts OF selected dried meat to
part OF the suet mixed with some other ingredients
he food is both nourishing and wholesome and through
the OF salt there Is danger OF scuryy-that
pesence Of Arctic travelersto be feared from Its
It packed in Round tin cans ndnnd.
away the hold the OF which and
Of saet Besides this there is any quantity OF dried and
dessaed vegetables such as potatoes tomatoes onions
etc and large stock of -four, biscuits, sugar, coffee,
tea condensed milk canned fruits and all other neces
sapies for protracted voyage. Capt Hail, however, ex
Very considerable extent by substituting their place the
meat OF the reindeer musk0x, walrus and other game
Of the regions that he is about to explore Everything
has been done to make the quarters Of both crew and
officers comfortable as the rather limited space would
models of cleanliness. The erooms, for the officers
and scientists, plain but gotten up In good and con
room in miniature. Handsome chromos decorate the |
walls and fine cabinet organ, present to Capt hah
from the Smith American organ Manufacturing Com
pany of Boston, promises cheer during the long Arctic
night handsome carpet covers the foo and there Is
air OF calm comfort about this little room -, I
The plan ofthe voyage will be first to New-York where
Joe and Hannah viii JOIN the ship and from there 70 81.
board fresh supply Of coal From there the route VIII
be to the Danish colonies OF Hoseinborg anu LlEle, on
west coast of Greenland, and thence to the sun more
northery Esquimaux settlements OF Upernaelki and
Disco at one OF which places depot VIII De
Government transport has been detaed 20
the expedition this carrying coal llinpey, anu
other heavy articles this reserve station IN Ausus
Capt Hall expects TO be able TO push up tougn Jones
a TO latitude 50 SO where winter quarters
will he established, and the dark and dresry Arctic
further an Rnt with early Spring, or as soon as the
weather PERMITS the voyage will be continued untu
solid land or Ice shall eectualy stop further progress
when the OK nedon will proceed sledges 10 be 0D-
toined from the Esquimaux tribes that inhaDh TINS
region
SHOOTING AFFRAY BETWEEN TWO BROTHERS.
II .,,ony Nil lime This afternoon a |