New-York tribune., 1873-06-17
RESULTS OF THE POLARIS INQUIRY


EXISTENCE OF THE OPEN POLAR SEA DENIED-cArl,
HALLS DEATH NATURAL oNE-NANNEN VI -''''
SEPARATION. ,,,,,r +,
trDou , pvorr AR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBuNE'l
WAsuISGToN, June 1G.-There will be pro-
nu,catod AZ the same time with the testimony III 'o
Polaris Investigation several letters written ny C"p'
Hall including the he wrote after his return iiou
the sledge Journey. Tho pamphlet Will also oonVin %
accurate map of the country including the entro io
trayersed by Capt Hall with his slodge, ana 'ne o"
coyeries The testimony and documents are eApoo'os
TO establish the fallacy Of the belief in the eAston'
An omen Polar sea at the latitude which botb Name ~
HAYES and even Hall himself affirmed and VIII sho"
that the two men who, in previous expeui'ion' uo
clared that from a hight TO which they hau a''''u
with dogs and sledges they could plainly see d" W.
ocean were either deceived or purposey msrepresn'
the matter with unworthy motives. one OF tleso in
accompanied Capt Hall his last expedition IL Is S'iu
that Capt Hall admits in OF his letters that nc "A
previously mistaken in regard to the Polar sea-
As for Cant Halls DEATH the Secretary OF tho navy
and all the persons present at the examination OF Capt
Tyson and the members OF ms party are pos'Veb 'ai'
fed that he died natural death There IL not PeIson
in Capt Tysons party who entertans Oeei tnat Cap
Hall was fouly dealt with. Hereturned from MS s'uso
tourney greatly exhausted, but IN very caeeriu splVS
and drank some coffee, which did not seem 70 agroo
with him and made him sick. His sickness ana symp-
TOMS had none of thenndcatons that poison would pro-
duce and none believe that the coffee was the cause OF
his DEATH During his brief sickness he was much Vi no
time out Of his mind, and rayed Wildly ABOUT III n1
ner OF things speaking often incoherenty aDout buu
dngton and Others As TO the manner OF the separation
OF Capt Tyson and his party from the POiars' aDous
which there has always been feeling oil uncertainty anu
SUSPICION the testimony will show that 1t was not que
IN any disagreement or quarrel with Buddlngton or
others The ship was in a very dangerous attitude
having been forced Of tho water by the undercur
rent Of ice and it feared that she would nave 10 DO
abandoned and that the personal safety OF the party
was endangered TO such degree that was deterhheu
10 unload the Poars and abandon her Her boats were
therefore removed 10 the large ice noe when suDse-
ouently became tho home OF the Tyson party during
their months of perlous adventures, and provisions,
clothing and articles OF necessity were also removed
The unloading was sometimes inerered with by the ac-
ton OF the Poars and those composing the Tyson party
happened 10 be on the ice arranging for the cofoI OF
the whole crew. Capt. TysOns duty as lce-nas1er
required him TO superntend the arrangements At
critical time when there much excitement OWING 70
the terrible heavings Of the ship ana the savage Puhs
ing OF drift ice the hawser Of the Poars pareu sue
became rghted and drfted into the open water 's
heretofore stated and the Tyson party was ef on inc
ice foe Capt BuddngtOn mad no boats on his snip.
all OF them having been left with the Tyson party Dut
why he did return for the castaways VIII remain a
mystery until he Is heard frOm for he could easy nave
back with the Poars as some OF the rescued
explorers believe. The testimony all shows that the
conduct OF Capt Buddngton during the entre TRIP was
Ruch as 10 deserve the stNeIeSt
OF the intoxicated and regarded by the entire
officers and expressed by one OF the latter as
the black sheep OF the expedition" HIS improper
manner and conduct began before the Polar got ont OF
the temperate latitude. He was source OF constant
trouble and anxiety to Capt Hail. and az no time mani
tested any deep interest in the success OF the expedition
but habtualy Indifferent, preferrng his own ENJOY
any high of the Importance ana respons
bltes OF the undertaking. His excess OF drink were
there other rendered him unit Tor the duties
sailing master, not to mention those OF commander
and while Capt Tysons party do not charge that Capt.
Buddngton deserted them and affirm that the separa-
OF
almost "A regard Capt. BuddlngtOn ds uhut IOt
the duties winch the death OF Capt Han imposed On h