National Republican., 1873-06-20

from Bay Roberts, Newfouudiand. The captain,
nmcers, and crew OF tue T1gress treated US very
Hospitality; AL the men got clean clothing from
castle. Captain Tyson and myself had q room
In the cabin. The TiRress hsd Just come ont on
second sealing VOYAGE and did not intend TO
70 fall In with seals. A few days after We came
on hoard the 1teresa she rot beset In the Ice,
and remained 90 for two or tntee DAYS; we then
saw large batch Of seals on the Ice Killed about
six hundred OF them, rot ABOUT halt Of them IN,
and the captain Of the Tlgreas, Captain Bartlett,
concluded then 10 force hls way through the
loo to st. Johns, TO deliver his seals aud also the
rescued party OF the Polafis.
THEORY OF THR SEPARATION.
2. AZ the time when you were separated from
the ship h.h you any Idea that the separation
idea was A. the commencement that Il was acci-
dental, but Thought that they neglected TO pick
US up for u was possible 70 DO so. The Ice was
q. Is u not possible, as they Knew that YOU
had the boats, and the natives were with you,
that they might have expected you TO come 70
scua easier &c, em S.n s sssy iSOusns % us :.
n.h ne boats and the ky.k but the shlp was
piece o. zee. We bad 70 keep clear Of every
perhaps, They have cot two boats; VI they want
20 Ret 70 the ship they can do so;" they showed
lndlnerence; otherwise they would have pushed
don't think thai they had any Intention 10 aban.
don rs, but they looked to their own safety
rather than to ours.
FrRrHER PSRtrcrLARs
The night We got separated Capt. Buddlnston
gave the or1eB 70 land the stores and provisions
90 the icei heard him. Ne ssid, .Heaye over
hoard" TIE provisions were kept In order, 40
as 70 be reAdy at any moment I threw my pa
pers overheard, and Mr.. bryan threw ms over
on TO the ice. II was understood that the order
would not be given unlesa II would be necessary
much excited when he rave the or,ier TO ahesye
overboard.T He ordered halt the crew out on
the Ice; some man must 20 out on the ice and
eosI, ons ~ ne proyisloas and store. He dld not
They labored under ne impression that the shlp
was In sinking condition.. Thon they put
ss sser Snsea es the ss and RG, oE. some Of
sober a. this time. Captain Halls papers were
aboard At the time. ,ITTV'T VIII
WHEN saw cAPrlN HAAS JouRxlL
never saw snypody iest sdytSine out of The
ssiion q iae sSp sHar isssIas DISCO. go .nf % cCn
sss Sns as s1,s Il
o. compass The ship was NOT swung TO correct
the co,npasses before We left harbor. These
calculations were among the things. that were
box. Mr.. Btyah's were kept In similar box;
dbl not see them amer the snip went on. the
Polaris steamed all the way from Disco to Winter
steamina. The WIND was very lisht, and mostly
pa. sEsirs AND clyr. uuppnarvs. 1
Dr.. Bessels health was very good; Capt. Bud-
health was very good. Dr. Besseis suffered very
much from his eyes, and had very often to aban-
don hls work on that accenns There were q
were generally failures. We had 10 use the OBJ
seryatory for q dark room, and tue moisture
would concentrate on the plates and freeze up,
a1G "a q ne as ..sns " S soHe S ss n. S
written communication 70 Captain Buddlnston,
setting forth his wish that two sledge expedi-
tons should be sent ont under his dlreotlon-one
TO the south aud the other TO the north, aud pro.
posing system OF signals by which communlca-
uon should be kept no with the ship In the event
Of her leaving winter quarters during the ab.
In writing by Captain Baddlngton, 10 the effect
mat he proposed TO take the boats and go him
self when the weather became favorable; and no
Tas S% s %ucs
north by establishing snb-base OF supplies At
NovmaniA bay, and this would have been done
but for the nnRes,s'nt relation, S existing be;
saw the whole oorrespondence referred to, and,
In fact wrote Captain Buddington's letter for
him, under his direction. Z. NJ q
EsauInaux Joe's TessImssy. =
Ihaye home In this country, near New Lon
don, Connecticut. came 70 thla country with
Capt. Hall, nrst In 1862, and afterward In 1870,
and went with him In the Polarla when she
..llsd from brooklyn. Captain Hall was my
o. Can you tell Ms waGi happened on board
the PolAris after you left BROOKLYN
tion.l
To Holsteinburg, Disco, Upernayik, Tessiusak
and to north. don't remember how many days
from Tessiusak to the north stlll stopped by Ice.
There We remained I'LL carried hack By the Ice;
"a raFFiah n hafE a Dlare Nhpf0
We were tied to the ice.
Q. What did you do IN winter quarters7 A. ]
HUNT xrsk-ox AaLis WITH NM. cHEsrER,
with Cant ualls permlssion, having seen AMI
.. Did you 20 on sledae journey with Captain
Han A. Yea drove one team OF dogs; Hans
q. How far did you gof A. I don't know, hut
BY lstraighp road nifty miles from ship, As Cap
Hall told me. Tue ROAD longer tnan this, but
my miles ssaiSat p,Hs NetAK Staat AND SSaARs iARs
wanted TO 70 one hundred miles from shin, hui
darkness came on, and he could not. Then We
returned 10 the ship. -
oasAS, OF leave any record OF hia visit. . A. Az
Cape Breyoor we buried the
rArER ~ pIFrERksr LANGUAGES,
with writing whlah Captain Hall had for this
over It . stone OF oaSbs. We went on the Ice 4
few miles farther north than Cape Breyoort, bat
were unable 20 lRnd At higher latitude on Ac-
count OF the weak Ice along Ahore. .. II. p.
Q. Do you know of q caeks erected at any other
poinl7 4. Yes; whenever a pary Wenf from
ias shlp . any distance g hunt ~ fos any par-
pose S sasss vas Sail, and Eaps! 1ePosltsd
joarneyT A. Very goo.i all the way and back;
told me every time We stopped that he was
happy; next spring wYah 90 faIthsr nogih.
When We reached tbe ship it Wa dArk--before
q. How was Ciptaln Hals health al this time,
A. VERY we'll, far aA Know. ~
Q. Did you % on boari shlp win hlmT A.
O. Where did he live on board shIp7 A. Ia
the cabin; with him Dc. Bsssels, Nc. schumann,
the engineer, and Mt. Bryan. ~
Did yoahve In 1ho caoinf A. u the cabin
2; When was Captain Han taken hcE' A..
soSEpopY raj Nh cArrAM HAiJ. VI
was yery sick just after he came on board. a
Y. Tell Us al about u. A. lie did not comet 10
supper. Then went TO see Hannah. a had
5yss ,s1n sssS ssy hart ana .s. sa nspsr wen.
see him thai night. saw him next morning,
Sunday morning. lie dd not speak. lie re-
% me-. lie says, ''very slck last night" Isskrd
know; took cup OF coffee; la a iitile while
ysss yer, ass And vciniL,ns" lie vas % s,s nc mrs,
stomach, headache and bone- ache. After he
got better 90 10 sec him every day, every
night. After while something the matter with
head. Dial mol know anything. Perhaps crazy.
tired to speak him. he did not know me.
IwRH 10 STAY WITH HIN.
Captain Hall called me 70 stay with hun. After
he got better asked him what made him sck.
lio says, ~ don't know" Everybody went 20
break last staid with him. said was very
yiah he was better. He said; II have been sicf;
ionf know whether will 1--we or not." I asked
lin, "Do you know what Ia the matter Z" lie
'ays: ~ cant tell what Ia the matter. bad storn-
loh very bad stomach After getting break
'Ast wanted 20 nnd out what WAS the matter
10 said nothing 10 me more. After that Hannah
Alked 10 him. kycry morning was absent seal
uniting. overheard Captain BuddlnRton tAlk
bout Captain Hall. wanted TO hear. Captain |
inddlngt0n SAID he was slck again. Did not |
now me. Once In o while he called, ,'IalloO, |
Zoe /" Then did not know me. Two nlghia ne |
Ias very sick. Died two nights and one day |
fter. = = -
9. Did he speak @ you again: 4, last time
ned 20 speak to him. lie DID not know me.
ave him glass OF water.
nE GOULD NOT SWALLOW IT.
came from bis nose,
q. How long was he sick Altogether A. I
hlhk about two weeks.
q. Did be say anything else : A. Nothingelse.
2. lie did not say anything about being pot
onedf A. Yes, something ! can't tell sure.
fteT getting 20 ship he asked me, "NOW, Joe,
u you drink bad oofieeT" told him no; did
OF feel sick.
q. Did you drink Of the same coifeef 4. lido
OF know; the cook gave Il TO me.
q. What more did Captain Hall say? A. That
THR c0fPEE MADE HIN sICE.
Y. Was that when you Inst went TO SEQ him