Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-09-18

Inc powerful little crafG was thoroughly
equipped. coaled for fifteen and provisi on
ed for sixty days, and, under the command
of Lieutenant De Long, with eight volun-
teers and an ice pilot, was sent to Cape
York for the purpose of collecting all
possible informa ton concerning the miss
ing party. The launch sailed northward
on the "a of August, amid the enthusiastic
cheers of the crew and spectators. At
midnight of the same date,ishe arrived at
resyuisak, the last point Of civilization.
Early on the morning of August Sd, the
Lieutenant ordered another move forward.
| have never witnessed n more glorious
yet impressive scene than that which
presented itself here a we were about to
start. Looking abroad on the immense
fields OF ice, glittering in the rays of the
sun, and the thousands of huge, craggy
icebergs as they sulkily iloated out into
Batiiu's Bay, one became awed by the
dreadful ma esty of the elements. and won
dered how it would be possible TO avoid
being crushed to atoms between the un-
shapely masses that loated alb owe and be
meath the surface of the water But the
| ingenuity and skill of man can overcome
| even such tremendous obstacles. and so
we proceeded onward, although not with
out a certain cautiouSness that, some might
aver bordcrel on fear.
BEFuGGED AND ICEBOUNp.
/ Our party was well organized. and, after
much careful cropping and Wuvering,
\ we rot through To Duckl>land>, which we
/ sighted early on the evening OF the Ith of
4 August, aud later. on the same might. we
| reached the point known as wilcox Head
/ Here, however. We were cuvclOpcd in 4
| dense fog. and soon became lost ia an ice
/ pack" We Struggled to clear ourselves
/ aud attempted To retraCc our course, when
! finally we became absolutely hemmed in.
/ We were now in most pcrious position,
aud sudden destruction threatened Us.
| We forced passage westward at length,
! or boat aud the rigging being covered
I with ice. and, after 4 terrific struggle of
/ tWclvs hours. found open water again.
/ When still forty miles from cape \ ork
I half our fuel had been expended, and 50
| We pushed ahead under sail. On the 9th
! of August we entered Melville Bay. the
I notorious region Of tcrrors, whore the boat
I got into false lead, the ice closing in
/ firmly ahead of her. At o'clock on the
morning of August sth. Cape \ Drk was
\ sighted, and the launch was headed to
wards the land. whore fog n dark a.
night prevailed. Two hours later gale
arose which suddenly increased % a
I frightful tempest. Here We're new dangers.
/ The gallant craft struggled along the edge
{ OF the packed ice, but found no passage.
\ NARROW ESCAPE on THE SEARCH PARTY
There was a terrible sea running and the
/ spray danced into the air to u great hci ght
2nl could be seen overlapping iceberg Of
/ 100 feet high. and the waves, dashed to
fury by the hurricane, burst against these
mountains Of Ice, breaking or pom dcrouS-
/ looking, solid masses, which Tell into the
sea with a rushing, deatening sound. The
Z destruction OF the boat and all on board
now seemed Imminent. For thirty-sN
hours We were bound up IN thi, terrible
place, the gale continuing the meanwhile
and the appalling precipirc- OF Ice casting
of their unccasing missiles OF death.
, should the boat be saved It now became "A
question ii il would be we'll TO attempt to
20 on. Indeed, further search seemed I'M
possible, there being, apparently, one
I >ulil "ice-pack'' To the northwari and
I southwark, and the Melville Bay pack wa~
Z also close AT hand. There were no signs
OF lie anywhere along the shores as far a,
It could be scanned with the aid Of tel. :
! scope. and, landing being impracticablr
Lieutenant DE Long reluctantly ordered a
/ return. On the 10Th Of August the weather
We sighted Devils "Ifhufht. I'm tnst fin
We arrived back at Tessuisak. On going
north the little Juniata Rugged the land
. ana sailed along on the edge of the ice
pack" the whole distance, but neither going
nor returning did we perceive the least
/ sign Of the l'olari-'s crew or the where
Z aooutN of the ESquimauX. Our expedition
was well managed. proving that the Com
mandcr was skiilful and couragcou. OH
Ger, and worthy OF honorable mention on
the record of Arctic heroes
MEETING WITH TIE IIGRE-s.
We sighted the United States steamer
4 lI@reSs, Commander Greer, near Upper
naflk. The Tigrcss had arrived nj Disco
7 on the 4th OF August, took In the coal LETT
/ there for her by the Juuiata. and had ar
f. rived az Oppcrnayik on the 10th, where lie
was coalcd again BY the tuniuta, ana
/ otherwise prepared, leaving the latter place
OF The llth. Lieutenant DE Long boarded
her and impaired valuable Information ID
7 commander Greer, exhibiting the chart
showing the track OF the launch, and rec
commended him to take a northw.stcrlv
I course from Cape Shackleton, which SUI
2r-tion was followed with GOOD result.
\ he Il2ress then steamed across Melville
BAY and passed Cape York on August l3,
aud, without stopping, passed across North
4 STAR Bay also. As she steamed rapidly
\ along the coast she saw no signs Of III.
I anywhere. and finally took a northwesterIy
/ course and started for Northumberland
I Island. where Frederick Never erroneou,Iy
I asserted Iyson's party last saw the Polar
/ Is. Some OF the Tyson party. now on the
I dtch Of the Ilgre>s, were on the lookout.
I eagerly watching Tor the landmarks On
I the nth OF August the Tigrcss passed Cane
Alexander and Port Foulke. 1t was now
all daylight; and rock in the vicinity of
oape Olsen was now recognized by Capt.
I tyson Is the same that hid the POLAR,
rom The view Of the party on the lice
foe
EXCITEMENT on BOARD.
The vessel was here stopped by order OF
me Commander, when the sound of human
voices was heard in the distance. \ boat
| was Instantly lowered. 1t was about o
| clock IN the evening, and amid the GREAT
est excitement, Commander Greer ex-
claimed: Il see their house; two tents