The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-06-17
NORTH POLE, AHOY!~
The Crew Of tho Polaris.

The Crew Of the Polaris.
From the New York Standard.
Yesterday . Stnmd.lrd reporter paid visit
to the headquarters vt the Polar expedition.
at No. 100 South street. to see what reason
there was for the detention Of the PDlnris in
this city. and to gain other news incidental
to the equipment 1T the expedition. En-.
,cring the Office he found it blocked with
sailors ln'xcs. while India rubber lhn,s and
thick wooden garments IT every description
were strcwcd around the room in admirable
infusion. Sailors were there who were
trying an their handsome navy caps, on
which was inscribed N golden letters "Po.
laris." and circulating among them was the
master 1T the ceremonies, Mr.. E s. Short.
the well known equippcr Of Arctic travel
crS
Mr. Ely Short. in word, is the A +
Stewart If New London. Captains Nor
risnn and Fisherman, the agents of Capt.
Hall. were ubiquitous. cOns,liny the s,il"rs
VIII" We're p,niMy to I've away I" the North
Muscs'viies. Emglshncn. Frcnchnlcn and
for the last two centuries.
With respect tO the Pnlaris. it was said
that the Admiral If the Washington Navy
yard hal said. referring I" her extreme 81
li.l,iy. ssh. has tiMs,cr enough in her to
sink" The yearly wages IT the crew will
not fall far short ut &c. 900. hut Captain,
Hall hOcs not receive u single ccnt-w lIut
he il doing is labor If love.
The PUMris burns about six tons ut coal
u 'lny. and can carry about $50 tons; bu,
fi-h oil will h" used extensively for full
whcl. in the Polar regions. ~ four whale.
smis are iO ~ taken. 1t II probable thai the
Supply. whici, lately went u ll.vrc with
supplies for the destitute IN France. will
accompany the PUlar,s Us stOrc.ship The
following IL the
THE COMPLETE PERSONNEL
If all VIII" are about to Z" on this expcdi.
ton. which. for originality. can only bc
compared with the Arg'na'.tic expedition :
Captain G. +. Hall. who il the second in
command. Capt. i. u. Bu.llingt"n. who has
been = wh"ler for thirty one years ut his
life. lie l,,.s wife and ,hre.. children. and
i. reported !" BE- worth $50 COO Chief mate
Hubbard! G.. Chester. u naive Of Nmnk.
Conn. aged fm,y years. Second mate.
Willmni Morton. aged thirty nine, formerly
steward on the >cl,,"'ncr Advance. with DR.
Elisha X. Kane. Chief Engineer. Emile
Schumsn. II native 1T Saxory. aged twenty
eight. Scc''md Engineer, \ remarkably
handsome S.O,chmnan. John Wilson. over
six feet three inches high. who Is the cousin
Ut the renowned l'r"fcss.'r Wilson win"
wrs',r tales Of the ls,r.!cr;" another COUSIN
IF his is George Wilson. the clrln at,d
gminckcercr If Sir james Graham If Meth
crhy Hall. who wss known a. ~ w'n,lr"uS
shot. lie alsD claims relationship with
Long Rol,eri. the seven Emt border SNUG
glcr. and in wOrl he Comes 1T
THE RACE OF GIANTS.
His age is thirty two, and he has been
enI, ,inyed ,.> engineer IN the English navy
IN board the Il 1T line "f hattie ship Caesar.
and lately has been employed in New Y"'k
,m,ln,r "n y tug propeller. lie claims I"
have been engineer On the first propeller
tia, ever went out If Buffnl" on LAX" Su
perir John Porter is steward AMI also u
cAnny Scot. who has been in the navy with
/ Admiral Porter The C.wk is Ch,rh>
Brandt. u native of Hamburg. Fireman r.
I. Brr.gre,p, isn native Of the Venice Ut the
North (St,'ckh Ulm.j known ~
tue Swedish HERCULES,
aged f"r'y.,wO. whose hands nnd feet are
something appalling to contemplate LII,
has worked IN machine shops IL Belgium
Holland and Germany. Ills feet are four
teen inches long. q ii it il hoped by Caplai.,
Hall that he will not need snow shoes. IL,
was "n ls,ard the English, war steamer
Union during the CrimCun war, Anu, he,
fireman is Walter Frederick Campbell. thu.
third Sc.'tchNaI,. anHn cousin "f Wilson.
the engineer. His age is ii ,htrcn. AMI h.
'Iss passed. much IF his time on the New
Culaer CUusl in Africa on board English
steamers
are Herman Simmons age twenty eight. n
native 1T GERMANY. understands aviyatiOn.
and IL u church member; W. J,s>up. al
E"glishnIan. many Years employed by the
wreckin. company. and Is well known
liver; Joseph Ma,iciI. clever young chem.
's'. willing {" 81 before the M l>,; his br.,,I,
rr l. the Celebrated German Traveller. IN honor
IT whom the German Polar expedition. COZ"
ulan''ed Ivy Captain Pcrer,,lan, named D
cape near bafii"S By; Robert H. w. Kru.
y'r. aged twenty live. q German. u very
smart sailor; Frederick An,ing. nls, Ger
ulai,. late Ut the United States revenue cut.
ter. ngc.l twc"i y.six and III excellent saiiur:
q. W. Lindyust. n Swedish sailor. mg..t
san. . native Ut this city, aged twenty five.
also first class seaman.
The Mrte"r,lOyi-l Is DR.. Herman Dssels
horn ~ 1913. the son ut u Heidelberg pr,
fcs>sr. wir' has b. en- Oat ~ the Polar regions
on the AlI~rt, " vessel equipped by Brcmc"
merchants fer science AMI profit. and VII"
t"ok On the voyage many useful Ol'>erya.
tWnS ~ IT, depth ut water, temperature. etc.
treat difficulty has 1cen experienced in 80,
Ting astronomers. and telry rams have a,iu.
ally icen sen, ~ l)r. Pci,-r>c., ut G",im on
=. ~ n,jtci. hut several more scientific Nell