Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-11
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR
THIS .afIes n0oss's Dispatches.
Associated Press Reports.
THE LOST POLARIS.
PARTICULARS OF THE SEARCH
FOR BrDDINGTON-S PARTY,
They Go S0uthwarsl I'm Juue-The III.
gress Still Searching for Them
various Relics Of the Party Found
A Eont Of Starving ESquimauX Lesi
tOTheir Fate.

NEW YORK, Sept. ia special from st.
Johns says: ION the 1ith OF August the I'll.
s'ets pa ed Cape Alexander and Port Forlke.
IL was BOW all daylight, and a rock in the vi
cinity Of Cape Olsen was recognized nv Cant
Tyson as the same that hid the Polaris from the
view OF the p-rty on the ice foe. The vessel
was mere stopped by order of the commander
when the sound of human voices was he nd in
the distance. boat was instantly lowered. IL
was about O'Clock in the evening, and AMID
the greatest excitement Commarder Greer ex :
claimed, Il see their house; two tents are cie.r-
ly perceptible, ard moving human figures can
be seen on the main land, near Li.leton
1sland.'"
SAD DIsAPPoINrMENT
There was considerable eNultation on board
az tfis announcement. In an hour afterwards
boat returned from shore, but only brought
disappointment - the eager crowd that awaited
the intelligence. Captain Buddington and his
party had gone south, in the middle of June
last, in two boats, hoping to meet friendly whal-
ing vessels to carry them to Newfoundland
The Tigress boat was again manned, accom- \
MED this time by Commander Green and Esqui-
maux Joe, who was to act as an interpreter. A
tive women and two children, greeted them on
their arrival on shore, where they found a
house abandoned, and presenting
SCENE OF THE Widest CONFUSION.
Broken nautical Instruments Law on the floor
while the remains of a mutilated log book were
scattered about In every direction. The EsquI-
mapx had come from Ponds bay, and had re-
NAMED with the Buddington party all winter
The house contained a storeroom, ship's gal
ley stove, and tables and chairs taken from the
Polaris. There were fourteen hunks, ranged
along each side OF the chief apartment. Only a
half hour was spent in searching for records by
the commander and his men. Esquimaux joe
conversed with his kinsfolk present, briefly, but
the boat was quickly ordered away. This party
from the Tlgress picked up what curiosities
they could, and returned to the ship. The boat
was manned the third time, and this party
picked up some torn diaries, all reference to the
death of Capt. Hall being destroyed. with the
exception of a torn memorandum setting forth
the agreement between Buddirgton and Ches-
ter, TO continue the Search for the north pole,
nothing of Importance was discovered.
THE PoLARIs GIVEN TO THE EsQUIMAux
The EsquimauN pointed out the spot where
the Polaris had sunk, and stated that Captain
Buddington lad given them the ship, but that
when the ice broke in the middle of July she
flo ted into a small cove and went down.
small iceberg had grounded on the wreck
which was i'll about nine fatLoms water. No
attempt appears to have been made ID examine
the position of the wreck, and nothing was as
certaned as to how the winter was passed the
whereabouts OF the missing men, or how they
spent tfeir time while waiting for the ice -
break out. The entire time of the Tigress in
the neighborhood of Littleton Island was only
five hours. The Esquimaux were not sufficiently
Intercepted. When first seen from the deck OF
the Tigress, these people were in the uniform of
sailors of the United States navy, but they sub
sequently changed their clothes and redonned
their Esquimaux apparel,
AN ACT THAT LOOKS SUSPICIOUS.
The Esquikaux, moreover, had but little pro-
visions; their food being nearly all consumed;
neither had they any boats. Under these cir
cum stances, through the medium of Dusky Joe,
they asked to be taken on board the Tfgre $:
but Commander Greer declir-d to allow them
to do %. After the DO t had returned to the
TigreSs three cheers were given for homeward.
The assistant Ice pilot reported an ice blink
fiji EN- miles off, and the vessel was hastily
headed south at fifteen n inutes past two O'Clock
in the morning, after an imperfect search, and
leaving the unfortunate E.quimaux behind to
battle with fate. Instead OF crossing ID the
able trick of Buddington's party towards
Ponds Bay, the Tigre IS returned 10 Uppernavik
on the 1Sth of August, and arrived at God
Haven, Disco, on the 18th. Although the
Tigress has again gone in search, the prospects
of finding them are discouraging, however
unle,s, ss they hoped, they have been picked
nm bv whaling sbin9