The Van Buren press., 1873-10-07
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
Special Dispatch to the Rep ubl;can /
FROM THE POLARIS CREW.
How Captain Hall Disd-Apoplexy the
Consequence.
NEW YoRK. Sent. 40.

NEw York, Sept 80
special correspondent of the Tribune
at Dundee, gives some interesting details
of the adventures ofthe rescued crew of
the Poaris. Buddinston and Schumann's $
story OF Captain Halls death is as fol-
lows Schumann, the first engineer, says
After the return from the northern sledge
Journey and on coming into the cabin,
the captain turned sick and after LAYING
down he vomited a great deal He
would not taste anything at first, but at
terward asked for cup Of tea, hut he
had no sooner partken Of il than the
vomiting returned more violently than
before. About six hours afterward he
took dcirium and continued in this con
dtion three days. On recovering his
senses, however. lac grew better, got up
and wrote up his journal. lie also at
tended to other duties as if he had been
in his usual health; but he never went
out. In about ten days afterward he wss
again seized, and got worse aud worse
I'LL the night of the seventh, when he be
came calm. Seeing DR.. Bissell near, he
called him and said; ~ am very much
obliged to you for the kindness you have
shown to me, doctor" After saying
these words he relapsed and in the morn
ing was dead.
Buddington gives brief account Of
his death, and SAYS: On the twenty
i fourth Captain Hall returned, having
reached the bay, which he named New
mans Not long after his return Captain
Hall WAS taken i'll, and DR.. Bssell said
the disease was apoplexy. For two
weeks he continued in bad health. Now
and again he would rally AMI appear well
and then relapse. Ol the morning OF
the eighth he died, aud on the tenth we
buried him half 4 mile to the south of
the observatory. We we're now in pc
culiarly embarrassing condition, but
considered it still our duty to press to
ward the north pole. In consequence Of
some little difference which occurred be-
fore Captain Halls death, as well as from
the novel condition In which we now
found ourselves, the harmony which had
previously prevailed was now more than
once seriously broken On the thirteenth
of November DR. Bisseil drew up paper,
and asked me to sign it, which | did 1t
was repetition of the instructions given
by the naval department to Captain Hall,
providing that should continue as the
sailing and acting master, control and di.
rect the movements of the vessel Dr.
Bssell is to continue chief of the scien
tifc department. The paper concludes
as follows: at is our honest intention
to honor our flag and hoist it on the
most northern part Of the earth " Bud.
dington describes the separation Of the
Tyson party, and says; "We kept an
anxious loo kout all the time from the
masthead Of the vessel for signs of the
party, but the sharpest eyes on shipboard
failed to see aught OF them. However,
they had boats, even to a little scow, and
we were in hopes they would possibly be
able yet to make for US.
THE PEsTILENCE AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Oct. g
There were forty-one interments to-
day-twenty seven from yellow fever.
At meeting Of the Citizens Executive
committee to, day, the following appeal
was made to the country for aid
To the charitable, through the may Of
the cites in the United States
The yellow fever is increasing daily,
and sickness and death prevail on every
side, and basress is suspended for the
sake Of suffering humanity. Send mon
eyed relief at once to our city treasury.
All our charitable societies are exhausted
and private charity itself is almost ex-
hausted Memphis has always promptly
responded to the calls OF the distressed
in other cities She asks their assistance
in ieturn to relieve her dire distrcsses
The occasion is so deplorable, that we
appeal without hesitation, but lament the
necessity. Money is what We need, to
pay narses, to buy food, to bury the dead
and to shelter the orphans and helpless,
Direct by telegraph to either Of the un
dcrsigned.s JoHS, JOHNSTON,
Mayer City of Memphis.
A. ID. LANGsTAFT,
President Howard Association.
j. j. BusBY,
Chairman Citizens Ex. Com.
A. L FARMLAND,
Secretary Citizens Ex. Com.
j. G. LoSsDALE, sR.,
JAMES ELDER,
j. j. MURPHY.