Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-05-29

HURSDAY, MAY %,
us, Hall, Chester, Hans and 10, had
coffee when We came aboard. I had
mine in my own room underneath the
cabin Hall in the cabin, and the two
others in the galley. At 10 O'Clock
that night my vile told me Hall very
sick vomiting eat something. Next
morning I go and see him, and say,
"what matter9" He all alone in cabin.
He say, "you pretty well, Jo2"I I say
fee last night2" say "no." I ask
him did he drink bad coffee. He say,
something bad in coffee drank last
night; it making me sick, and stomach
bad" Same morning he go very sick ;
vomiting. After five days he feel bet
ter, wake up and say he want to see
my little girl, and say to her he think
he would leave her, but did not like.
After he got better he got four doctor
books, try and see what make him
sick. He study hard, and say to me
that name is making me sick.
10 explained that he (Capt. Hall)
here pointed to name in one OF the
books which he read out. 1t was
something about poison.
I think after Hall die everybody
watching one another me no under
stand what they mean; all afraid some
body put some poison in water, bread
or something. It looked;like If he was
poisoned. Buddington did not like to-
go to the cabin. He was quarreling all
the time.
Hans Christians statement upon this,
though much briefer, is to the same
effect. 4
The correspondent SAYS the expedi-
tion had passed what Kane supposed
to be the Polar Sea. which now proved
to be sound. Beyond this they pen
etrated into EobiDson'e Channel, and
were there on the last day August,
1871. Many important circumstances
unmistakably indicated the existance
Of an unfrozen ocean beyond the chan
mel. Mild weather, with fogs and
mists, brought down by northerly
winds could come from no other
LAND WAS VISIBLE TO THE NORTH AND
of this body of water a great distance.
Now vas the moment to embrace the
present favorable opportunity, which
was liable to be defeated by the slight
est sudden change, and by prompt
continuance of their hitherto successful
adventures achieve the glorious goal
for which they had hazarded so much.
Here, on the eve If such victory, arose
the fatal difference of opinion which
blasted all the heroic explorers
expectations and rendered fruitless that
mighty energy and labor which had
already made him search 80 great q
distance over the barren and uninnab.
liable regions of the unknown North.
The sailing-master. Buddington, had
several tunes expressed his anxiety to
60 no further, and strongly urged the
necessity of retiring to winter at Port
Hope, nearly 240 miles south of their
present highly advantageous position.
Hall was
DETERMINED TO PROCEED,
if possible, and would not consent to
the latter proposition. Buddington,
however, persisted Before concluding
to retreat, FALL called council, con-
sisting of himself, Captain Tyson, the
mate, and Buddington, to consider
which course WAS most advisable. At
this council, Captain Tyson strongly
advocated Halls views, and urged
the improperly of desistihg. The
brave and tho right cause was over
ruled, to which circumstance it is
possible that Captain Hall owed his
death. If the vessel had continued on
its course, as Captain Hall desired and
urged, the expedition would in all pro-
liability have been crowned with sue
cess, aud the dreams of geographers
and explorers been realized; but an
unaccountable timidity, the offspring
of craven cowardice or other improper
motive, annihilated the hopes of Capt.
Hall. Buddington, from the position
which he occupied, was master of the
situation. He said, thus far have YOU
gone; you shall go no further; and he
was obeyed, reluctantly of course, as q
matter of necessity. 1t is impossible
to analyze the
MOTIVES WHICH PROMPTED BUDOINGTON.
From his knowledge of the Arctic
regions, he must have known that it
was as dangerous to turn back as to
proceed, and that if the vessel was to
be frozen in, she might as we'll be
frozen in at one place as another. The
fact that Captain Tyson supported the
views of Captain Hall, furnishes addi-
tional confirmation that the latter was
right and Buddington wrong. The
blame, if there is blame attending the
failure of the expedition, will cleave to
BuddinRton, unless he can, ii still liv
ing, satisfactorily explain what uow
seems to be his unaccountable conduct.
It is not too much to say that his &C:
tion blasted all the hopes of his supe
rior. Although thwarted in his grand
designs for . time, the explorer did not
abandon his Investigations, but in COM
pany with the Esqu,maux men and the
mate started upon sledge expedition,
from which he returned to die. Capt.
Hall appears to have been the only one
of the scientific department who ven-
tured.
A PREDICTION.
WASHINGTON, May 21.-The Evening
Star says, with reference to the account
of the Arctic expedition as it appears
in its telegraphic columns to-day :
"The supposed poisoning of Captain
Hall recalls prediction made before
the sailing of the expedition by q per-
son in this city we'll acquainted with
it's personnel, that Captain Hall would
never return alive, but would fsll q
victim to the envy of some party"
TYSON AND BUDD1N0ToN.
New YORK, May IA gentleman oi
this city who has been connected with
a shipping house iu New London,
Conn which formerly employed both
Capt. Tyson and Capt. Buddington,
makes number of interesting state
ments in regard to the disposition Of
these two men, whose characters reports
received thus far seem to place in such
strong contrast. Captain Tyson some
six or seven years ago was in command
of the schooner Era on whaling voy'
age from New London to Greenland.
In the fall of the year 10 Cumber.
land sound, the vessel broke ftom hel
m0orinoa and he WAS OBLIGED to aban.