The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-08
THE NORTH POLE.
Captain Hall's New Expedition to Aa
Arctic Regions-Personne OF
the Exploring Party.


tains very interesting account Of Captain HalrA
proposed Polar expedition, together with carefua
and accurate summary OF preceding organized enort1
to pierce the mysteries Of the ce-bound fastnessu
Of the Arctic regions. We take from the account
the following extract, which viii be found interest,"
ing:-
30 much having been said and written about thll
famous expcdition-much OF It being nnreliaDie-9
Republican reporter, anxious to obtain an O1lctal
account Of the preparations and the personnel OF tg
party, called last night on Captain Hall at his room
the following pen and Ink portrait 81 the Arctic ex
plorer-
Captain Hall Is about I'VE feet eight inches high
great vgor and strength, and weighs probably ~
pounds HIS mead y large with profpsoI q
ing 10 curl HIS forehead is broad and MASSIVE.
with full development Of the temporal and c0r0lal
regions HIS eyes are blue and the whole expressto4
and pleasant. Captain Hail halls from UincinnsH
where be vas once engaged In the newspaper buA-
ness, publishing the OCCASIONAL and afterwards thN
Datv Penny Press. He sailed nOrthward in 1850 q
seek for Sir John Franklin, since which time hi
name ana fame have been the common property a
As our reporter entered Captain Hall was engaged
N conversation with gentleman whom he intro
DIR. EMIL BIssELs,
and IN sne Of se ae "a me
the north Pole DR.. Bisseis IS young man Of vorH
high reputation as scientist Is q graduate Of tho
endorsed by such men as the Celebrated Dr. Peter.
man. OF Gotha, the greatest living geographer II
the world and Professor Agassiz DR.. Blssels Is .
nephew OF the renowned astronomer Blssels, WIG
FIRST determined the exact distance from the earth
and several otnefs OF the liked stars. In persoa
Dr. Bissels Is slightly and gracefully built; arsH
profusion OF dark hair handsome dark eyes
regularly moulded features He is q most enthias
sastc naturalist and has fully caught tue electric
In reply 10 our reporters interrogatories Captain
, Hall stated that he viii leave Washington %
nom thence to ST. Johns, Newfoundland, staying
team-and certain stores for Arctic navigation.
winch are more easily obtained al that port than
ricncod sailors at that place. From thence he via
steer for DISCO. IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS touch at Hol
whittier lie resort for supplies ii needed, instead
OF coming nearer home. Vessels can be mora
Waer 6ey ny and pay e %
ter than they be with safety to meet the heavy
swes, The fierce gales or the storms OF the Atlantic.
Hence storeslp (the supply
WILL FOLLOW THE POLARIs
with provisions and all material necessary. which
will be debarked at Disco. the southern rendezvous
OF tho expedition. Captain Hall Will not, as has
been so often stated get his dogs at King William
Land, although these are the best Esquiniaux dogs
in the world beng subjected training OF starva-
ton while puppies, which emnently hts them for
their precarious and laDorlols duties. He does no2
go within many miles or King Williams Land, ana
hence Will not get his dogs there. He will obtain
them from Upernavik, Disco or Tissouack, the mosS
northern settlement III Greenland and thereafter at
such points as he may need them.
AFTER LEAVING DISCO
he Will strike boldly across Baf1lns Bay into jones'
Sound, in latitude 70, and after SAILING about 2o0
miles Will strike of suddenly to the northward. He
but hopes to get the vessel into winter quarterA
higher north, IN latitude 80 degrees. In the early
siedglng 1t toward the Pole which he Is fully comb
dent or reaching Ii E!leslnere Land which extends
from Jones sound nortaward, continues upward to
within one hundred days II the land and Ice ters
inmate IN an open Polar sea he is prepared. By
means OF boats, TO complete the trip. This method
Of travelling Is consaered under the suppOsitt0n
that the Polaris may be Ice locked IN latitude eighty
degrees or Whereabouts. II Is not Improbable thar
he VIII be able to anchor her right over the Pole
April, May and June are the months best adapted
for sedgipH; in fact the only time when 1t can bs
done with absolute success. Captain Hall ID an
adept at
sLRpaE TRAVELLING.
He has travelled over ten thousand miles In slcdgca,
and considers himself perfectly acquainted with al
the minutla Of such manner OF locomotion. He via
train his men 10 adopt the customs OF the native E6
Of the whale, the walrus seal is the food pro-
pared by nature for man IN these high latudes and
by using II ne can sianl with IMMUNITY the dreadful
cold oil those regions The dress will be deersktN
sack Jumper. with fur hood, deerskm breeches, dceE
anu cider SYN socSinSs one over the other ana
iessnes With these precautions they can defy any
degree OF cold
THE PERSONNEL OF TIE EXPEDITION,
Eesides captain Hall and Er B.ssels there are TIA
salung master. captain .. :. Buddnyton of Con.
nectlcut who has had thirty-tvo years. experience
OF the seas--twenty-tw0 OF them As an Arctic naya-
first mate. Mr.. Chester has had twelve years ex.
perience OF Arctic life. Mr. William Morton. tho
famous
DISCovERER OF KANE'S OPEN SEA
Is the second mate, who was with the first Grinnen
eapeull.on twenty one years aro, and is thoroughly
ton.
IN, Mr. n Morton was the firm friend and right hand
very responsible auLies Of his position. He ID
about i've feet ten inches high. firm, bold hand
some lace, light brown hair, auburn beard, promi
nent nose, with very quiet and modest, blu! firm
and determined bearing. He halls from Jersey
near the elghtv-tnird parallel. Moving northward
over the Ice barrier In Smiths Sound Morton and
ms party reached an icelcss sea, having tempera-
lure OF about forty degrees above zero, eight do.
grecs above the freezing point or fresh and twelve
degrees above that Of salt water. Large waves
seals were sporting and innumerabe waterfOwH
feeding Ill its waters and 1t was marked 10y the pte-
the thermometer Indicated only thirty.six degrees
but this is mistake. The discovery Of this sea
made Morton at once famous all over the world.
Besides, there are Sergeant Meyer of the signal
Cores who has charge OF the meteorological de-
ana John " llson, Assistant; one cook, one steward
one blacksmith and one carpenter aud twelve sea.
men; and OF course Tookilitoo and Ebierbng. or
Joe and Hannah. the Esquinaux friends or Captain
Hall II Is well TO remark here, to the shame Of
America, thai no competent astronomer from this
country has as yet been engaged. ANY quantity o.
tneo eucal or incompetent men nave offered them
selves In that capacity, but as yet the expedition
has found II impossible to secure good practical
native or naturalized astronomer. That none or
our practical astronomers can he got to accompany
this expedition Is burning disgrace to our natonsi
character especially when II Is recsected that tho
hrst astronomical talent Of Europe will be proud 70
visit the Polar regions under tho auspices Of cap
tain Hall.
THE POLARIS,
formerly the Periwlnkie now lies at the dock, Ia
the Navy YARD, where she receives much attention
from visitors. She Is exceedingly staunch and we'll
httcd. she IS OF about 400 tons observation-disclosures
than the Advance, In which Dr. Kane undertook ms
famous voyage. she has been planked all over her
sides With SIX Inches OF sold white oak timbera
and has throughout been nearly doubled strength
her bows being almost solid mass or timber,
sheathed with iron, and terminating IN sharp lroA
PROV, with which to cut through the lce. IIef
engine, Which was built some years ago at Messra.
Neane Lcvys works, In Philadelphia, Is exceed
ingly powerful and compact, anu taking up comparS-