National Republican., 1873-09-12

| their quarters was so low that balls of frozen
On October is occurred in the darkness the crtl-
cal episode that led to the presence OF the party
At Newfoundland. The vessel had been 80
would sink any moment, the heavy planks Com.
| menced TO crack and seemed to split from end
70 end. After u had become light the abandon
only way OF safety. The women aud children
| were first placed on the Ice. and the men, every
one OF whom had q bundle with his properly
prepared At hts side, began to unload supplies
and the most necessary articles. Suddenly,
Ss sappy q and s SS
| stored on the Ice, the noe to which the vessel
was fastened broke loose, aud the ship, that had
lain on her side, rose suddenly upright, while to
,he men outside 4 Z seemed as u the Ice were going
Some men-among them the steward-werc at
this time on small fake OF Ice, some yards In
called to the captain 10 throw them a rope; he,
doe, wherein they succesdcd aftsr the vessel % had, al
The next day IL appeared At distance % of four srW q
nve miles, and remained visible all the after
noon. The men on the ice, with their dark
the ship as the bright sheet of Ice. They climbed
tue highest point and holstcd q water-tight black
covering on an oar and unfurled II, in the hope
to draw the attention Of the vessel to them. At
one time II seemed 10 approach nearer, and they
them Oh, as the Ice did noN seem to be an oDstn-
bay bshlnd Northumberland island, where, as
they could plainly see, the sails were furled and
% ,,esm blown on. and apparently preparations
IL Is diicult TO Justify this conduct OF the oom-
me heavy. damages u the vessel, he feared 60
thought the separated party would be able to
roach the shore and Ioin them overland Captain
ryson, however, u OF opinion that the vessel
hal suffered no serious damages, as he had ex-
amlned tho pumps shortly before its lifting up-
right and had found no leakage. the nineteen
-pHrNsIsa xrroRrs ono
TO reach the coast, but In consequence OF the
gale, without success, and alter having reached
about iifway, they were gfst to return. although
with the loss OF one boat, six bag OF bre Vi and
other provisions, clothing, nc. They had lost the
boat on piece OF Ice, but TO their great Joy they
procured 1t again after couple Of days. Ate r
repeated efforts, IL vain. tacy saw themselves
l compelled TO give up all hope OF reaching the
ship, asshe was rapidly drifting before a strong
| northeast wind towards the south. After the re-
| covery OF the lost boat their supplies consisted
Of II cans OF pemmikan, Nv bags OF bread, 10
dozen enc and two-pound cans OF preserved
iats. They had besides some musk oxen hides,
some coverings, a tent, number OF rines and
plenty OF ammunition. Daring their several futile
been damaged, and SO they concluded 20 sacrince
| one OF them. 70 mend the other one with copper,
kc., and to use the wood for fuel, Of which they
we're In great need, no seals having been caught
Il up to that time. Tue E,quim ,ux now began to
| Dhlld snow huts, and their -cleyerness Ia this
slnd Of work was grea, benefit 70 the others,
oee-Liye-like huts, the noors OF which wero COW
| sred with oxen hides. Tue temperature In the
nuts was usually zero. Tue aoe on which they
| irfted had . circumference Of about i've miles.
10 consequence, however, Of the incessant ac-
| tion Of tue wind and sea, and Of the frost, II
continually. changed II, sizs and shape, also E
l yethcr again. Ia the months NJ November, De-
| cember and January they subsistei msinly on
| their supplies, which they economically used.
ceeied IN killing some, whereby the experience
| u the Rsquimaux vas found OF great value. In
he second half OF February they lived mostly on
% fuel, as they shot more seals than they could
| consume. Uafortunately the sea was contin-
ually breaking over the Ice IN that mouth, and It
whole party, therefore, had to take to the only
coat, and as this was slightly built, and sunk
deeper than was safe, they were involuntarily
behind. Now long chain Of dreadful hArdships
| OF hunger and cold awaited them. . ..
The description which the steward gavs me OF
their life 10 the inst days OF April shows
PHYSICAL SUFFERING BEYOND MEASURE,
the endurance Of which, even by strong, healthy
men. u Astonishing; and how much more so n
endured by women, children and newborn
Dabes. When the want became more oppressive,
they ate seal hides and whatever eatabie they
could ind-dainty fool was gone long ago
Every particle Of the seals was consumed; moth.
ing was wasted. The blood aud all OF the AMI.
maj except the bile was carefully stored; but In
| spite Of digent search By the Rsquimaux, nc
more seals were to DO seen. The noe was sur.
| rounded In every direction BY q pulpy mass OF
Toe that was too weak TO bear mAn and too
strong TO allow the boat to get through. BY the
entire want Of any and all means Of subsistence
tue last dreaiful alternative seemed 70 come
nearer, when luckily they reached larger noe
, Ths men had to lay down on the Ice and "play
seal" TO attract the attention OF the hungry ant
! NAL, while the Esquilnaux hid behind an Ice
their stesdy hand, eviientiy, the life Of 90 MANI
however, and, with two balls In the he'd, ths
bear was found rolling on the ice. From thii
day, April 70, 1878 the situaton OF the party wa
, no longer SO hopeless. The bear was consumed
With the greatest economy, and Afterwards the,
Portant than all this was the coming In sight o.
they, had reached the sealing region, and couIt
wnich frequent those waters in this season.
On the following day, 10 latitude 50 deg. min.
and only forty miles from land, they attracted
through repeated nring on OF their rlfes, the At
tentiDn Of the steamer Tiyress, whose comman
der, Capt. Bartlett, took them on board.
When they eIcnanEsd their iey winter qaar
! nenced feeling OF suIJcation, aud, Ia som
E instances, aconsestion OF the lungs Bat now
after they have lived again for some time In
70 feel well In the atmosphere OF civilized life. II
the meantime the PolAns, without boats, anC
ne other fourteen l0?l men passed the winter IL
u deg. n0Fth and their safe return Is likely to b.
. expected In September or October Of this year
, All the observations AMI journals OF Capt Hal
, are In the hands OF Dr.. Bsssels. who Is himself
good observer; aud so we may expect, from tht
, return Of the PJlAris, many interesting aud val
| liable additions 10 our knowledge OF those re
: | gions Tine original reDort not being on hand
i tls has Deen retTanslated from the German o
!, D.. Pctetman.
FURTHER REMARKS fRoN OTHER REPORTS.
Regarding the motives that caused the Polarii
to return from latitude 9 deg. 10 min. for win
ter harbor, It Is said that Capt. Buddington ha,
expressed At dlferent times his fears OF
further advance north, and regarded It as "a ab
s,lute necessity to m.ks winter quarters ct Por,
Hope Foulte7) In rs deg. % min.; thAtis nearly
two hundred and forty miles farth,f south.
clpt. Han had called council OF the oficers ol
the shlp. aud Buddingtou, with his opinion, wa
ct least partially succe ,sful. The trials to react
. higher latitude were abandoned for the time
pushing through the ice perhaps one or twt
knots an hour aud losing ground In latitude, I'll
nnaily fog shut 10, and heavy Toe was encoun
tered. The vessel drifted then with the Ice fo
four days TO the southwark = distance Of thirty
six miles, when 10 got clear sgAin, end steame,
70 tue east side OF tue enamel, with the inten
] ton TO make winter quarters. On the Sth o
september she arrived In Thank God hsrbor
Z and preparations were Immediately begun 70
) Tan hsrtor is very shallow and not wei
sheltered. The best protection against Ice wa
Afforded by nj iceberg that lsy 10 the harbor
and which was named by Captain Hall Provi
dence iceberg. A depot was established OF
l. shore aud an Observatory erected. From nu
! inerous observations during the winter the posi-
u ton Of the place wAs accurately determined a
Q being In latitude 81 deg IS min. N, and longl
| tude 81 deg. " min. W. Or. In the vicinity o
A the winter quarters circles OF stones-ihe re
mains OF haDitAtlons-were discovered. The
y | also found near by q small harpoon, Is is use,
: with line, and the jpolnt OF Q lance, made o
Q bone, and other small instrumental. These re
Z mains were all very well preserved, and weT
, apparently not older than ton to twenty years
!, 0a Cape lupton the runners Of . sled wer
u found at an elevation OF 300 feet.
the discovery OF ruins OF habltatlons Indicate
? undoubtedly the former existence there OF X
. quimaux summer settlements; perhaps OF inhah
{ ltants OF Grinnel Land; a. Esquimaux have bee
. traced so Tar only south OF the humboldt glacier,
Tne region abounds In animal life. Throughou
: the winter musk oxen were shot at Intervals
i these feed on moss and other small plants, whic
Y th,y scrape from under the snow with thel
2 hoofs. The Esqulmaux say that they are III
ferent Kind FROM those on the coast OF Labrador
3 these latter smell Of musk, and their meat ha
Z also very strong taste Of u. Besides them
. wolves, also bears, foxes, jennings, and othe
7 ducks and other water-fowls, including ploys
4 an IA A. naaI a,..t