The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-09-23
yhc po.aris'-t Winters I:ic-z.i's
egtt.c Rescued.

Tho names Of The saved from the lollrlS
who have arrived at Dundee, Scotland. ar:
* rn;lows: CAPTAIN :. .. Hi!ddin"ton, SAL
inr.mastnr: DR.. Emil Bc~>r!. chief oi tbt
scientific corps: Hubbard &. Chester. lIr,l
m,tc: William Morton, second malc: Emu
schumanu, chief engineer: y. y. Od' il. -
sistmt engineer: W. +. Campbell, fireman
Nathan J. Collin, carpenters: herman Sic
mons. Henry Hobby, and Noah liayr>.
Thr following were saved. hut were trans
rcrrrd 10 The whalcr Intrepid. which VIII
r.oci, Scotland soon: L ". y. Br!an, a>tro-
nomcr and Chaplin J. b. Mauci', seaman
ard John W. Booth. fireman.
the Polaris had been leaking badly before
thr 15ii, OF OrtoScr. 1872. and it "aS deemed
advisable to abandon her. IN" '!"l"rmii,i''
lion f. lra-c the ship was arrived III on Inc
1j.h of October. ut which time they were IN
Irtitrd. - degrees. Som" OF the ere" re-
mined aboard. while others landed on Tue
len Hftwcnu 10 and - O'Clock 1t NIGHT.
vl,ilr this work WAS proceeding. Il very So
we're galr spramg up. and the snow he@'a 10
E,l! heavily. Operations, however, wee con-
timed. and the hoat> were got upon me zee
and a large supply OF PROVISIONS l3krh ON
Suddenly the haWscrS gave way. one tearing
ils anchor from is lolglncnt on the zee.
The anchor. in starting, tore OIL large piece
f;om the tlOe with three men upnn II, ana a.
the PolariS drove past them they crlcu our
in aruav of terror, "What are Wc TO 30:
CAPTAIN Buddiu"t0n shouted hack THAI ll''
co,li do nothing Tor them. Tlir-c three
mcn-Srr.cant Mycr and two otheiS-Weic
saved with the Tyson purity. few minutes
later those on the Poluris saw boat
launched and manned by the three men
making for the place where their comrades
we're >t,tioned. In short time the storm
and darkness shut out every object from
their view. The feelings of the mcn can be
in,,,,;nrd as, with hall the crew left to per-
i,h rs they supposed, in the desert Of ice
and SNOW, the ship drttcd away helpless.
until ut lat she brought up ut Llc-boa'
Cove.
Tie ship WAS finally hcachcd. and from
her timhcrS Il house WAS built. The winter
passed without event except the bfcak:h"
ont of scurvv. which. however. was unaf-
tended br severe symptoms. Plentiful sup.
plies Of waIrll> liver for food were obtained
from tie natives, and to this diet Is aitri-
hutrl the mlldnc>s OF the disease. In Tie
>yrinr two boats were built OF tim pii;e
boards taken from the cabin OF the lolar1s.
In these the whole party embarked IL soon
Il. the ice opened, and sailed southwark.
on the alst of June the boats reached
Cane York in safety. Here they were again
close bcspt with ice. On the 23d their
troubles came TO an end. y wlialer was
da>rrind Il few miles of. and the whole party
was at once in turmoil Of excitement. y
,rrc,t feur seemed to take possession OF them
all 1T once that the ship might yet away be-
fore they could make themselves seen, and
they pui forth every effort to push through
the ice with the least possible delay. The
vessel proved to be the Raycn-ctalg, of Dun
dee. CAPTAIN Allan. She soon saw their sig
mats, and Captain allan sent bis crew 10 her
assistance, and took on board their effects
md one of their boats, tn" other being lett
behind. Captain Allan treated them. they
all saw. in the kinde,t and most generous
manner.
Mr.. Chester, the first mate, is regarded Il,
the one VINO did the most to save the patty,
and the rescued men speak in the highest
terms Of his eXcrtionS. they also say THAI
Captliu Hall cuj ycd the confidence "t every
one, and his death. which was unexpected
WAS drp!ored by ali on board the Pol,ris
While III" bodybuilding WAS going on The
thermometer Frequently marked twenty
three degrees below zero. During the fo.
are southwark in tue frail boats ice was
once encountered II northumberland Island
and Il delay of Three day. was catl>cd twenty
miles Forth of Cape York by adverse winds