The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-15
Arctic Disaster.

New YORK, May 10.-A dis
patch from St. Johns, N. F.,
dated yesterday says the steamer
Walrus arrived from the seal fish
cry at the port Of ST. johns this
morning, bringing news that the
steamer Tigrcss had come into
the bay Is miles from here, hav-
ing on board 10 survivors OF DR..
Halls Arctic Expedition. The
following are the names of those
rescued: Ii. @. Tyson, assistan,
navigator: Fred. X. Meyer,meteor,
ologisi; John Herman, steward;
W. 9. Kruger, Fred. Jamka,
VIM. Mindemann, Fred. Auting.
Gustavus p, Lingus, and Peter
Johnson, seamen; VIM. Jackson,
cook; Esquimaux Joe, interpreter;
Hannah and child, Esqnimaux;
Haus Christian, OF Kane's exped-
ition, wife and four children, the
Youngest only eight months old.
This party, which had been land
ed from the Polaris, were driven
from her by a gale which burst
her mornings. on the 18th Of DC
tooer, 1879, in latitude 81, longi-
tnde 35. When they last saw the
Polaris she was under steam aud
canvas making for the harbor
on the east side OF Northumber-
land Island. She had no more
boats left Of the six which she
brought with her from New York.
Two were lost in a northern ex-
petition, two were landed on the
ice with Capt. Tyson's party, one
was burned as fire wood to make
water for the crew, and the other
is on board the Tigress. The
Polaris was in command Of Capt
Buddington, who had 13 Of the
crew along with him, and a pleD-
tiful stock Of provisions. Her bow
was somewhat damaged, and it is
the opinion of the survivors that
they will be unable to get her
clear Of the ice until July, and
even then the ship is unsea-
worthy, and they would have to
make new boats to effect an es-
cape.
Captain Hall died of npoplcxy,
on tho Sth OF October, 1871. and
was buried on shore, where they
erected a wooden cross to mark his
grave. lie had recently returned
from n northern expedition in
which he had attained the latitude
of S2:l6. He seemed in his usual
health and called the crew into
the cabin to encourage them with
hopes of future rewards and to
stimulate them to renewed exer-
ton, and when he was suddenly
struck down and expired,
to the great grief of those around
to whom he had endeared him
self by his kindness and devotion.
In September, 1871, the Polaris
entered winter quarters and left
August IL, 1879. The ice was
very heavy and set in a southern
direction. She was forced south
and continued drifting till Cap
tain Tyson and party were driven
from her. A sledge party cross
ed Kane's polar sea, which they
pronounced to DO a strait, about Is
miles wide. There was an APP
pcarancc Of open water to the
north. The rescued party suf-
tered very much during their
dreary drift, from hunger and
cold, aud tor the last two months
they ate raw seal and polar bear
as they could get it. When met
by the Tigress they showed evil
dent signs of their great suffer-
ings, but during. the nine days
that they were on board they i'm
proved vastly, and are now in fair
health. The party is in charge
of the United States Consul, and
will arrive IN ST. Johns OIL Mon
day next.
The following statement is furn-
ished by Capt., son: On the Gath
of August, 1871, We left the pole
and went through Smiths Sound.
We succeeded in getting as far
north az latitude S2:l6 when We
returned and wintered at Polaris
Bay, latitude Sis, longitude 6l:44
We were frozen up until the 9Th
of September. On the 10th of
October Mr. Hall started on
sledge journey north, and returned
on the 9th, when he was taken
sick. He died on the 9Th Of No.
vembcr and was buried on the
18th. The attack that carried
him off was said to be apoplexy.
We passed the winter at Polaris
Bay. On the 9Th of June we
tempted to 90 with two boats.
We hauled one boat on shore,
and returned overland on tile 7th
of July We started for home on
the 18th Of July, and, were besct
with ice in latitude 5000. We
driited from there down to latitude
1885, when VIC encountered
heavy southwest gale. The ship
being under heavy press on the
night Of the 9Th, we commenced
landing provision, etc., on the
ice. The vessel being reported
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