, 1873-05-15
THE HALL EXPEDITION.
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on1EF-JUsT1cE DAILY.
Tribune reporter called upon Chief-Jnstco
Daly, President Of tho American Geographical
last evening. Judge DAILY has boon lboply intor.
ostcd iii the. progress OF Arctic discovery for
many yonrs. In liB annual adlroBs before tho
Geographical Society, delivered Fob. Il, 1879, ho
Capt. Hall'a expedition on account OF. tho cntlo
unhtnoeB Of tho Polaris for her work, and tho
unusual severity Of tho. wintors Of 1s71-2 and
197219, to wlichtho expedition bad been, o1pos-
flr1nod. In discussing tho extent Of o1plo-
ration accomplished BY tho Polaris .o1pe.
dltion, Judge baly said, that Capt. Hall got
nero The poe By vessel t1an sny previous OK
~ open Polar Son, and DR.. Hayes considered
miles il width, opon at tho north. 1t was nngu-
larly unfortunate TINT Cart. Hall was Obliged
probably by lilo lntoneBs Of tho scaaon-to turn
back when within 900 miles Of tho Pole. uo
doubtless had tho intention Of afterward roturn-
tug to this strait, Of. OF making sledge e1plora-
tions northward. As to tho mannor OF Capt.
knowlodge know % Of tho crow Il tho polnris, ho could
not believe that tho man had died by vlolonco, or
that tloro had been 1nutiny Of his men. He
had aeon it stated that DR.. Hayes hold the opin-
ion TINT Capt. Hall mot this fate at the hands Of
bis mon. That statement was unwnrranted, for
Dr.. Hayes Ind said yesterday TINT he morely
threw out a BuggeRtion that Huch a death wRs
poanih1e under tho oircunlBtancos. Any auggos.
ton from DR., HnyeB, continued Judge DAILY, is
entitled to groat weight; by. ,virtue Of his 90
most eminent Actio explorer In tho country. But
tho only possible reason for vfolonco Or mutiny
in Capt. Halls crew would have beon thor do
termination to como back, while he was firm to
potH In '<roo ufufN md frw
1873. In an Arctic expedition, yesBola arc olton
laid up for yonrs Capt. Halls expedition WAS
In 4 region whoro thero WAS no chance for Buc-
cor. Consequently tho crow might lnye been
Of any renewed advance, But after Capt. Halls
death and winter at polarls Bay, on Juno 8 fol-
lowing, thoy woro trying to reach tho North by
two bouts. 30 tho supposition OF their re, :,
@ f@11s to to c epaa ac'h ro od's satspen q
tho rescued party tlat Capt. Hall died of
apoplexy it, however, absurd, for, M Or. Hayes
atsorts, TINT diaeaso IL tnknowa in the Arctic
regions. It may bo that Hall died Of disoaAe Of
character, Judge DAILY could affirm TINT ho was 0
man subject to occasional 1tB Of violent corehral
excitement Tho unfortunate instance OF the
killing Of man in q moment Of excitement DUR
Ing previous expedition, illqstrates this fail-
nn attack Of cerebral Disturbance.
!. After tho ,,nsucccasful expedition to tho north
Of Juno s, 1879, just roforred to-: tho explorers
to to 20 south. This vas = wieao measure, in wow
Of ther remote situation, and Of tho limited OK
tent to Which tho vessel waa proylaioned. Dr.
1Iayes confirms MO, snid Judge DAILY, III this
9pR'o1a %us 4sS Tns Sssp '0 paster '
from the vessels boing thrown on hor
beam on Aug. IS, and In that condition
drifting down to latitude 10 degrees 90 minutes,
tho noiehborhood Of Northumberland Island.
nh, .,r, - r,or, md r,rnyia0ra Yns nrohn1I1y
done with q view to tightening tho vessel, and
tloir subsequent separation from the vessel ls
accounted for by tho leo breaking in several
places and tho ahip parting from hor moorings: >;
accidental If thoro had beon any intention Ut
dcserting tho party OH the leo, the members
would doubtless have suspected it and stated
their suspicious. The circumstance of landing
| fu Arctic exploration. No. commander in
| Arctic rogiona would place porsons on tho Ice
without supply of provisions and arms fot
uso in case tito leo should break up, DR.. Hayes
states that he novor would haYo acted other.
wigo under tho circumstances. Moreover. tue
party on the leo wero not given large amount
| OF provisions. Their survival WIS impossible bu!
for the fact that theS wero able to secure fooe
by tin use OF their firo-arms, while floating dowr
upon the ice-leld. Thoir escape is certainly Tho
most extraordinary in tho history OF Arctic I'D
''; Agree fully, said Judge DAILY, with tho stata
mont tint tho polaris WIS altogether unfttod fol
IN Arctic expedition. I thought 80 whom SAY
tic commander, wug wholly unacqnainted will
Arctic exploration, md know nothing Of nayign
ton. He had novor been fnrthcr north thar
Trobishor's Straits, which ere as far from til.
vessols 20 oyory year without difficulty. fol
confidence IN Capt. Duddington, who Is nm expo
r1enced navigator and Arctic whalar, aud thinl
is prospect that s1 10 VIII e1est the
to Aayo boon a thorough seaman, md the probor
yation of tho survivors mutt have been ohiot
due to him. -.
When tho polaris was last seen from tho ice
bay with her sails turlcd. I suppose continues
Judge Daily, that tho wator supposed to bo n be
WAS tho channel botwoen Hakluyt Island an
Northumberland Island. DR.. Hayes said to M
today TINT It is possible that tho vessol m found
harbors on Northumberland Island whore yef
sci could possibly enter, as 1t il rocky, ice
bound coast. The. Polaria, must eithorr, there
fore, hnvo beon In como harbor on Hakluy
IBand, II there Is one, or olae In tho channel be
twcon tho two islands, which is four or five milo
wide. THO American Geographical Society gay
Capt. Han q reception upon hs dopartur
fs so this tha '1BS9h Bs aop aps hsa It ospGyato sxS
should succcod. But thore wna muc
Of tho character Of tic. yossol. ], anggosto
| to Capt. Hall that no Bn0nld ASK tho toVcrE
nent to ctartor for tho expedition ono OF thos
Newfoundland atonu-yesselH uscd for eealing
which nro expressly built for Arctic navigation
and which would hayo gono through tho yoyaE
without any Of tho accidents which bofol til
polnris. Dr.. Hayes hayg that Hall might q
we'll llayo gone In cnnal-boat as Ill tho Polarit
The vcssols used IN Arctic explorations Sol
/ from this country haye always boon worry poo
Tho Polaria Aad good crow, rs Judged frol
Tho public prints and popular sentiment loo
upon tllia disaster as D reason for giving up n
, further Arctic explorations. Tho failure Of 0,
; pedit1ons Aas beol duo TO tho wrotolloa yesao
tlia Inst one, IL exceedingly croditab1e. in yie
Of tho fact that in suuh n craft tho oxpoaito
got further north than my: previous ono. II
proper vessel Ind boon used, IN gil probability
, md hayo returned in safoty. this voyage prove
that Smiths Sound Ia tho most available Of a
routes for reaching tho Pole. Doapito the d