Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-21
KILOGRAMS TO THE STAR
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS.
THE POLARIS EXPEDITION
story Of the Survivors
they We're abandoned BY the Pslaris.
Suspicious that Captain Hall was
Poisoned
Interesting Narrative Of Arctic Adj
ventures.


New YORK, May 2l.-Thirteen columns of the
details Of the Polaris expedition derived from
the survivors were published this morning
The prevailing impression of the nineteen I'M
fortunates when left on the ice was that Bud
dington had wilfully abandoned them. They
also believe that Capt. Hall was poisoned
They lived principally upon seals, occasionally
indulging in roast dog They attribute
THEIR WONDERFUL PRESERVATION
to the sagacity and perseverance of Capt
Thyson. The latter says that while the scien-
tific results Of the expedition amount 20
nothing, yet 1t demonstrated that il is possible
TO penetrate farther into that mysterious region
of sea and ice than Franklin, Hayes, or any
other explorer proceeded, and that il furnished
evidence of the probable existence OF a Polar
sea. On the 10th Of October, Capt. Hall started
on
sLEpGE EXPEDITION NORTH
to renew his vigorous efforts IN the direction of
the Polar sea. The sleds "two in number
were drawn by Esquimaux dogs purchased AZ
Holsteinberg Capt. Hall was accompanied by
Joe Hans Christian, and Chester, the mate.
The party was absent two weeks and returned
to Polaris bay on the oath Of October, ISL. No
authentic information can be procured of the
events that occurred on the two weeks trip. but
il appears that after hsreturn to the ship Capt.
Hall was almost Immediately taken sick.
CAPT. HALLS SICKNESS AND DEATH.
John Heron, the steward, makes the follow
ing statement: Captain Hall had good health
up to the time OF returning from the sledge eN-
petition. He was not sick when he came on
board, but complained soon after, and said that
the heat of the cabin affected him. He got
water TO wash and put on clean underclothing
1 asked him what he would have; was anxious
TO get him something nice. He did not care
about anything but a cup OF coffee, and did not
drink even that. 1 had no conversation with
Captain Hall. except to ask him if he was better
or how he was, and such like. He was sick a
fortnight, and talked very little. He was per
tectly delirious for the last four days. think
he was paralyZed; heard no one say 80. IL was
my own opinion. There was nothing sudden
about his death. He was attended by DIR. Bes-
sells and Mr.. Norton, who did everything in
their power 10 alleviate his sufferIngs, but with
out effect. His illness cast gloom over the
entire company, and was the first discouraging
circumstance which had occurred i'm connection
with the expedition. His death made Us all
feel very sad.
AWFUL BURIAL SCENE.
Capt. Tyson, speaking OF Capt. Halls death,
says =" Hall was sick fifteen days. At first he
was paralyZed and then delirious. He was in
sensible when he died. On the sth of Noyem-
Der he died, and was buried on the 18th. His
grave bore south southeast, and about five hun
dred PAGES distant from the obser vatory in Po-
laris bay, which was in latitude So, 3s', longi-
tude Go, A., Oh shore. We erected a board
over his grave, with an inscription cut, giving
his name, age, nifty years date Of death, aud
command of the North Polar expedition. All
hands, except the cook, attended his funeral.
1t was a dark, dismal, cold, windy and disagree
able day. The wind was mournfully bowling,
and the hearts OF all were enveloped in the
deepest sadness. Old sailors, whose faces had
been bronZed by summer suns and frozen in
Arctic seas, wept aloud. Capt. Hall was uni
versally beloved, and his death at a time when
the enterprise promised so hopefully was felt by
his survivors to be an irretrievable loss. Those
thoughts were uppermost in the minds of all
and when the funeral returned TO the ship there
was hushed sHence attending the perform
ance."
WHAT EsQUINAUx JOB SAYS CAPTAIN HALL
TOLD HIM.
Every day, EsQuimaux Joe saws. some of the
rescued party and those left on the Polars used
to quarrel. Hall told him when sick that some
body gave him something bad. Buddington
DID not take care OF him. His throat was swelled
and he could not drink.
TYSON AND PARTY DESERTED BY THE PoLARIs.
The letter further states that Budd ngton had
been anticipating the breaking up of the ice
for some time, and If he had wished to have
Tyson and his companions on board he could
easily have represented matters 10 them in such
light that they would not have ventured 10
have been absent at so critical a juncture; but
no such intimation was given to the men on the
ice. The vessel did not drift away so suddenly
that the men on the ice could not have been
rescued from their perilous condition. Tyson
says: "I could have got aboard the vessel that
night and been there now, but would not leave
the women and children. NV duty was on the
ice. thought he would get back TO us next
day, which he could have DONE" Capt. Tyson
Thinks the ill feeling of Buddington and a few
others who were his accomplces had continued
from the irst, on account OF Capt. Halls deter
mination to go as far north as possible, and
Buddingt0n's determination, from fear or some
other cause, that he should not. At Halls
death most Of the others we're in favor of con-
tinuing and pushing north, and Tyson says that
Buddington several times expressed mis- deter
mination to send them Tyson and his party
on THE ROAD TO HELL
as soon as an opportunity offered. He charac-
teIizes Buddington as q great scoundrel, and
declares that he purposely abandoned them TO
destruction He gives Myers the character OF
being energetic, but thinks be was not suffici-
emily aware of the condition of affairs at the
time Of the separation and the possibility of
getting rescued, to be able to give any opinion
upon It. The Germans, according to his ac-
count, ruled the ship after Halls DEATH and
there was neither law nor system on board.
every one working entirely on his own account
north as possible. Myers had worked hard, and
lost all his labor.