The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-05-23
Deash OF Capssls ISsn. ssc Arcs.
tc Navigator.

Death Of Cnptaim Hall, the Arct-
tc Navigator.
The telegraph Of last week brought 10
ligence Of the death Of Capt. Hall, who
left this country two years ago on an az
petition TO the polar regions. The Din
cinnati Eaquier, of which city he yas a
resident, gives the following skcsch of
the advenventurous explorer and his I'M
happy fate; ~
Captain Hall first took up with his
project for Arctic adventure while a cit
isen of our city; his 6rstespedition was
organized and sent out by material aid
from Cincinnati his second expedition
was also fostercd and helped along by
Cincinnati, and the third, which has not
yet ended, though he has ceased to exist,
was in great measure indebted to the
people Of Cincinnati for the Government
support which it rsceccived.
Captain Hall was born near Stock
bridge, Mass, infthe year 1924, and was
subsequently in the forty-eighth year of
his age when he died. In the year 1850
he came 70 this city, and soon after pur-
chased the seal engraving establishment
Of Ben. G. True. For eight or nine
years he continued in this business in q
little shop on Fourth street between
Main and Walnut. over which the &C.
+. Hall, Seal Engraver," still remains.
Tn the year 1880 be.commepced The nuh.
LEGATION of the Penny Pres, a cheap dai-
", in connection with John ID. Caldwell.
While publishing tho Press Captain Hall
became imbucd with thoughts Of the Po-
lar researches and ejaculation as to the
probable fate of Sir John Franklin,
whose fate was then n mystery. He
read all he could find in regard to preyi-
Gus discoveries and researches in that rc-
gion. Finally he became possossed of
the thought that he was destined TO be-
come an explorer, and in order to fit
himself for the rigors of that inhospitable
region, he, in the depths of winter. pro-
cured a small tent and canned ont in
the omen air on MI. Adams near the
old Observatory. Becoming satisfied
that IL was his mission to organize an ex-
ploring expedition to the extreme North,
he sold his interest in the Press to ANDY
Francisco, and set about organizing hi,
expedition.
His first exped;tion WINS act ON foot
here in Cincinnati. On the 9Th Of Feb.
ruary, 1850, a circulur was issused sign
ed by Gov. Dennison, Senator Chase,
Mayor r. NJ. Bishop. Miles Greenwood.
and several other prominent citizens
asking that assistance he oiven him in
his undertaking, and this call was re.
sponded to by quite a liberal subscrip-
ton from those who were interested in
the matter. These subscriptions were not
euought to support him in the expedition
he had undertaken, but thew served as n
nucleus to bring in others, and particu-
larly to increase the interest of Henry
Grinnel, the munificent patron of DIR.
Kane. On the 10Th of May following,
he set sail from New London. On the
18th Of September, 1862, he retu, ned
to New York, after a two and half
years absence, having made discoveries
during that time of incalculable yalue to
science, but with no definite tidings of
the lost franklin.
During the next year and a half he
remained at home, living here in Cincin-
matt, but never losing sight of his pro-
ject to find out the mystery of the ice
bound North and the fate of Franklin.
On this occasion, rs before, his friends
took up with bis enthusiasm, and helped
him to organize his second expedition. |
He left New London the second time on
the Both of June, 1854, in the bark,
Monticello, with full crew at his COM
mand, though the expedition was small
one as compared with the object for which
il was sent. He was absent this time for
five years. more than half of which time
was spent in learning the habits and
language of Esquimaux, and in search
ing for records of the daring navigator,