Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-05-15
TIE Po1AaIs.
Death Of Captain Hall Story oFthe Escaped
Party.

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New York; May 10.-A special
despatch to the Herald, from Washing
ton, says: After general matters relat-
ing to the Government had been dis
cussed in the presence Of the President,
after his return to this city this even
ing, Assistant Secretary Davis, acting
Secretary of State, brought the follow
ing important despatch under the no
tee of the Executive, from the United
States Consul at St. Johns, Newfound-
land.
ST.. johns, NEWFOUNDLAND, May 8
The English sailing ship Walrus
has just arrived, and reports that the
steamer Tigress picked up on the ice,
at Grady Harbor, Labor, Labrador, on
the both of April last fifteen of the crew
and FIVE Of the Esquimaux of the stea-
mer Polaris. of Arctic Expedition.
Captain Hall died last summer The
Tigress is hourly expected at St. Johns.
F. N MALLoY, United States Consul
On the receipt Of this despatch, the
Acting Secretary Of the State at once
telegraphed to Consul Malloy to as
certain the names of the seamen saved,
that those having relatives or friends
on board might be relieved from further
anxiety.
THE LOSS PREDICTED.
At the time Of the departure Of the
Polaris, her fate was predicted by ex-
perienced naval seamen, who have
carefully studied the charts, and pro
nounced the passage undertaken by
Capt. Hall as onl y waste Of money.
The news Of the disaster to the Pc
laris effected the President deeply, as
he had hoped that the enterprise Of the
Government in this direction would re-
dound to our national honor
New York, May ia special DIES
patch from St. Johns, Newfoundland
dated the 9th, says:
The steamer Walrus arrived from
the seal fishery at St. Johns, this morn
ing, bringing news that the steamer
Tigress had come into Bay Roberts
eighteen miles from here, having OIL
board nineteen survivors of Halls Arc
tic Expedition The correspondent
Immediately started to Bay Roberts te
learn the full particulars.
The Tigress was at anchor, and the
men were assembled on deck. They
furnished the following deeply thrilling
narrative Of the adventures Of the ex
petition, the death Of Capt. Hall, and
final escape of the survivors who were
taken off from an iceberg on the 3Oth
of April last, in latitude SO degrees, Sc
minutes, after having spent 1876 days
on the foe.
The following are the names of the
rescued: Fl. c. Tyson, assistant nayi-
gator; Frederick Meyer, meteorologist
John Heron, steward; w. C. Kruge
seaman; Frederick Jamka, seaman
William Windmann, seamen; Freder-
lex Antnig, seaman; Gustavus I. Lin
guist, seaman; Peter johnson, seaman;
William Jackson, cook; Esquimaux
Joe, interpreter; Hannah and child
Esquimaux: Hans Christian, cf kan
expedition; Hans Christians wife and
four children, the youngest only eight
months old.
This party which had been landed
from the Polaris, was driven from hel
by a gale, which burst her moorings
on the 18th of October, 1872, in lat
itude Y degrees 35 minutes. Wher
they saw last the Polaris she was under
steam and canvas, making for harbol
on the east side Of Northumberland
island. She had no boats left Of sis
which she brought with her from New
York. Two were lost in northern
expedition, two were landed on the
ice, with Captain Tysen's party one
was burned as firewood to make water
for the crew, and the other is on board
the 1igress.
/, The Polaris was III command Of Cap,
tain Buddington, who had thirteen Of
the crew along with him, and a plenti-
full stock Of provisions. She was
making good deal of water, but, a,
Captain Tyson informed the cores
pondent, she was not more leaky than
when he was on board all the previous
tall and winter Her bow was aome
what damaged, and it is the opinion Of
the survivors that they will be unable
to get clear until July, and even then
if the unseaworthy, they should have
to make new boats to effect their es
cape.
On the sth of October, 1871, in lati
tude 81 degrees SO minutes, longitude
81 degrees ~ minutes, Captain Hal
died of apolexy and was buried OF
shore, where they erected q wooden
cross to mark his grave. lie had re
Gently returned from northern sledge
expedition, in which he had attained .
latitude of 50 degrees in 16 minutes
He seemed in his usual health, and ha(
called the crew into the cabin to en-
courage them with hopes OF future re
wards and stimulate them to renewed
exertion, when he was suddenly struck
down and expired, to the great grie
around, to him who had endeared him
self by his kindness and devotion.
In September, 1871, the Polaris en-
tered winter quarters, and left Angus
-, 1872. The ice was very heavy
and set in southern direction. She
was forced south, and SO continued
drifting until Captain Tyson and party
were driven from her. The sledge
party crossed Kane's polar sea, which
they pronounced to be a strait about
Is miles wide. There was an appear
ance Of open water to the north.
The rescued party suffered very
much during their dreary drift from
hunger and cold. For the last two
months they ate raw seal and polar
bear as they could get it. When met
by the Tigress they showed evident