Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-09-24
The .!I'0IariS"---A Winter Tale.


The names of the saved from the Poiaris,
who have arrived at Dundee, Scotland, are as
follows: Capt. S. 0. Bullington, sailing mas
ter: DR.. Emil Re>srl, chief Of the scientific
corps; Hubbard q. Chester, first mate; VIM.
Morton, second mate; Emil Schumaun, chief
engineer; 4. A. Odell; assistant engineer; W..
i, Campbell fireman. Nathan }. Coffin, car
perter Herman Sicmons, licury Hobby, and
Noah Hayes.
The following were saved, but were transfer
red to the whaIcr Intrepid, which will reach
Scotland soon: T. w. D. Bryan, astronomer
and chaplain; J. B. Muuch, seaman; and john
w. Booth fireman.
The Polaris had been leaking badly before
the 18th OF October, 1872, aud 1t was deemed
advisable to abandon her. The determination
to leave the ship was arrived al on the 18th OF
October, at which time they were in latitude
10 degrees Some Of the crew remained abroad.
while others landed on the ice Between 10
and II O'Clock at night while this work was
proceedings a very severe gale sprang up, and
the snow began to fail heavily. Opcratlous
however, were continued, and the boats We're
got upon the ice and a large supply of provl.-
ions taken out. Suddenly the haw.erS gave
way, one tearing It's anchor FROM It's To- gmcnt
on the ice. The anchor, in starting tore Utt ii
large piece from the foe with three men upon
it, aud as the Polaris drove past them they
cried out in agony Of terror, NV hat arc We TO
do?"
Captain Buddington shouted back that he
could do nothing for them. These three men :
Sergeant Niger and TWO othe.s-were saved
with the Tyson party. y few minutes later
those on the Polaris saw Il boat launched and
manned by the three men making for the place
where their comrades were stationed. In a
short time the storm aud darkness shut out
every object from their view. ! he feelings OF
the men can be imagined as, with half the
crew left to perish, as they supposed, Ia the
desert of ice and snow, the ship drilled away
helpless, until at last she brought up ut Life
| Boat Cove.
The ship was finally bcachcl and from her
timbers house was built. The winter passed
without event except the breaking out Of sour
Wy, which, however, was unattended BY severe
symptoms. Plentiful supplies of walrus liver
for food we're obtained from the natives and to
this diet is attributed the mildncss Of the dis
ease In the spring two boats were built Of
thin pine boards taken from the cabin Of the
Polaris. In these the whole party embarked
as soon as the ice opened and sailed south
ward.
On the 2lst of June the boats reached Cape
York in safety. Here they were agaiu close
beset with ice On the 23d their troubles came
to an end. A whaler was deserted few miles
off, and the whole party was at once III tur-
MOL of excitement a great fear seemed to
take possession of them all at once that the
ship might get away before they could make
themselves seen, and they put forth every Ct
fort to push through the ice with the least pos.
sible delay. The vessel proved to be the RAJ
venscraig, Of Dundee. Captain Allan. She
soon saw their signals, and Captain Allan sent
his crew to their assistance and took on board
their effects and one Of their boats the other
being left behind. Captain Allan treated them,
they all say, in the kndcst and most generous
| manner.
Mr. Chester the first mate, is regarded as
the one who did the most to save the party,
and the rescued men speak IN the hlghcst, terms
| of his cxcrtioDs They also say that Captain
Hall enjoyed the confidence of every one, and his
death, which was unexpected, was deplored by
all on board the Polaris. While the boat build
ing was going on the thermometer frequently
marked twenty three degrees below zero. Dur
ing the voyage southwark in the fral boats ice
was once encountered off Northumberland is
land, and a delay of three days was caused
twenty miles north Of Cape York by adverse
winds.
GALL GAMBLERS. 1.-The New York Herald
seems to have little sympathy with the Wall
street operators who arc now being ground to
powder in the financial pressure. 1t says the
men in Wall street, whether they be BANKERS
or curbstonc spectators, who buy and sell, and
eutcr into schemes to make money out OF tctl-
tiously created values, or by taking the money
Of unwary and supplemented people on false
pretence of values, are not a whit better than
/ no IA
/ faro and the proprictors and tOutcrs OF gamb-
| ling houses are scarcely pursuing worse or
more demoralizlng business. The gliding which
:: the names of bankers aud broker, and the air
of responsibility give does not make the offence
! less immoral If man goes to his nclghhur
making false representations knowingly, and
through the influence Of his assumed rcSpcca
i bility and cunning arguments Induces him TO
buy stocks or bonds that have not the value
pretended, wherein does he differ from the
mock auction men? II a banker takes the de-
posts of his confding customers aud invests
them in very doubtful schemes to promote his
own interests or to bolster up his bankrupt con-
dition, is there much difference between his
/ conduct and that of robber who picks one s
pocket? Many Of the Wall street spectators
are no better than faro gamblers, and though
the law may not reach them, they systcnatlcal
| ~ rob the unSuSpectlns. Neeu VIC Wondcr,
then, at the frauds dc!alcatious and general
decentralization that prevail in the community"
NARROW EscApE.-Eugineer Simpson, of
the G. and P. railroad yesterday afternoon came
very near runuiug over the carriage containing
President Grant, Generals Sherman, Sheridan
| and Hooker, who, with Others had been visit
! ing General Negley The vehicle was approach
ing the railroad crossing at the Elevator
The driver was sgnaled by the watchman at
the crossing of the approach of coal train, but
the driver considered bis distinguished paSscn
gers had the right Of way 10 preference to
coal train, and drove directly across the tracks,
amidst the widest excitment of the bystanders.
The locomotive was checked up and the COW
catcher just grazed the hind wheels oftbe car
rage. -PutsJwg Chronicle 18th.