The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-05-22
Ohf Gubuue.
Capt. Halls Arctic Elxpe-
ditien a. failure.
Arrival Of Nineteen Sur
VivOrs at st. Johns,
N, F.
Death OF Captain Hall from ipOplexy
In 1871. Great Suffering OF the
Survivors,.

III 1871. Ufcdt ouItriHg Oh Inc
Survivors.
New YORK, May 10 A diSratel
from St johns. n F.. of May 9th
says the steamer WaIrus arrived from
the seal fishery at the port Of Sc. John
this morning, bringing news :haf tht
steamer Tigress had come into Robert
Bay. eighteen miles from here. hsvine
on board nineteen survivors Of Hall
Arctic Expedition. The following are
the names of the rescued: II. G Tyson.
Assistant Navigator; Fred. Meyer, Me-
terologiSt John Heron, Steward, w.
G. Kruger seaman Fred Jamka, sea
man; Wm. Nindemann. seaman Fred
Antig. Seaman Gnstavrs T. L;nguist
seaman; Peter Johus,fn. seaman; VIM.
Jackson, cook; Equimaux Joe. inter
prefer Hannah and child aud rhe E.
quimuax. Hans Christian. of Kana's Ex-
petition, Hans Christian wife and four
children, the youngest qay eight months
old
This party. which had been landed
from the P"laFies, were driven from her
by a gale which burst her mornings on
the 10Th Of Ortnber. 1872, in latitude -
degrees 81 Minutes When they last saw
the Pniaries. she was under steam and
canvas. making for a harbor en- the east
side of Northumberland Island She
had no more boats left. OF the six which
she brought with Ter from the ort of
New York, two were lot in the North
ern expedition, two were landed on the
ice with Captain Tyson's party. one was
burnt as fire. wood to make water for the
crew. and the other is or foard lie Ii
gress. The PolaIis was in coufmaI d of
Capt. Burlington. who had thirteen Of
the crew along with him and plentiful
stock of provisions Her bow was some
what damaged and il is the opinion of
the survivors that she will he unable to
get clear until July, and even then if
the ship Is unseawnrthv. they would have
to make new boats to effect an escape.
On the Sth of October. 1871. IN lati-
tude sl3S. longitude TIA, CAPTAIN
Hall died of apoplexy and was buried on
shore, where they erected wooden CT oss
To mark his grave. He hal recently re-
turned from a northern sledge exped
ton. in which he had attained latitude
of 50 l6 He seemed in his usual health
and had called the crew into the cabin to
encourage them with hopes of future re-
wards, and stimulate them to renew ed
exertIon. when he was suddenly struck
down and expired, to rhe great grief
those around. to whom he had endeared
himself by his kindness and devotion.
In September, 1871 the Polaris ente,-
ed winter quarters, and left August 18th.
1872. The ice was very heavy. and set
in southerly direction. She was forced
south and 50 continued drifting till Capt
Tyson and party were driven from her.
A sledge party crossed Kane's Polar
Sea. which they pronounced to be a
strait about fifteen miles wide. There
was an appearance 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 az they could |
get it. When met by the Tigress they |
showed evident signs of their great suff |
erinq; hut during the nine days that thev |
have been on board they have i'm pro we'd |
vastly and are now in fair health.
The pasSs is in charge of the United |
States Consul, and will arrive in ST. Johns
on Monday next.
The following statement is furni>h he'd !
by Capt Tvs m On the oath day of I
August. 1871, we left Tessina>k. aud |
wen, through Smith'o Sound We snc
ceetled in getting as far as latitude 50 de- |
grees l6 minutes. when we returned and |
wintered at Polaris Blr, latitude 81 de |
grees 3S minutes and longitude 81 degrees |
a minutes. We We're frozen up until |
the 18th of September
On the 10th of October Capt Hall
started on a sledge journey north and
returned on the "a h. when he was taken
sick aud died on the Srh of November. |
He was buried ON tie ll,h. The attack
that carried him off was said TO be apo
plexy.
We passed winter at P"l,ri- Bay On |
the 9Th of June 1872 We attempted to go
north with two boats We hauled our
other boat on shore and returned over
land on the sth of July.
August, and on the 18th were be<et with
ice in latitude 80 02 We drifted from
there down to latitude AZ SIS. when we
encountered a heavy southwest gale. the
ship being under heavy pressure On
the night of the 18Th We commenced
lsnding provisions. &c, on the ice. the
vessel being reported leaking very badly
at times. We continued landing provis
ions for two or three hours, when the
pressure ceased.
went on board the vessel and asked
the sailing master if the vessel was max
ing any more water than usual He re-
piled that she was not then went to
the Pumps and ascertained thar she was
not making any more water than she did
in summer. | went on the ice again, anG
shortly after il began to crack. and few
minutes afterwards broke in many pieces
The vessel broke from her ia stenings and
was soon lost to sight in the darkness and
storm.
On the broken ice were most of ou-
provisions TO sustain the party through,
the winter and seeing nothing of the yes
sci We attempted to reach the shore, in
hopes of finding natives to assist US in
living through the wintes Ge,,ins