The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-12
HENRY GRINNELL ON THE ARCTIC HORROR.

His Views as Expressed to Herald Re-
porter-The Expedition Not n Fall
urc-Thc Manner OF the Death OF
Captain Hnll-"A Search Expedition
Might he Sent Out Next Year, but Not
This"
Mr.. Henry Grrnnel, who has been prominently
connected with Arctic explorations, was called
upon yesterday by reporter OF the HERALD in con-
nection with the failure OF the Polaris expedition.
The reporter found Mr.. Grinnell at his residence,
II Bond street. He was at dinner, but came out
to converse with the reporter.
Mr.. GRINNELI-I really don't know what more
could tell you for publication in the HERALD. The
HERALD has given us already so much information
about the matter that don't know that there is
anything left for me to tell you.
REPoRTER-Do you consider the expedition a
complete failure
Mr.. GRINNELI-I don't consider 1t a failure at all.
The vessel has gone further north than any YES
sci ever did before. I'm sure don't see that 1t Is
a failure at all.
REPoRrER-Do you think Captain Buddington
and his men will return
Mr.. GRINSELIl-Oh, think they will all come
back all right. They can live very pleasantly on
the ship up there. They have plenty OF provisions.
think
THE PoLARIs WILL COME BACK.
REPoRTER-Do you think Captain Hall died
natural death2
Mr.. GRINNELL-l think It very likely. He was
stout man, who must have weighed 900 pounds,
had a short neck-in fact he looked like an
apoplectic man. He was very temperate, IL is
true, as far as drinking was concerned, or any
thing like that; but at times he would get very
much excited. should think Captain Hall was a
man subject to ap0plexy. The idea that murder
was committed Is very distant from my mind.
RECOMMENDATION do you account for the separat-
ing Of the crew !?
Mr.. GRISNELL-weil, they probably wanted to
discharge part OF the cargo TO make room on the
ship, which Is general practice with ships seeking
Winter quarters, and when she burst her moorlngs
the gale probably drove the foe one way and the
ship the other To tell you the truth, don't thuk
/ can give you very much information i nave
read everything In regard TO the failure OF tne ex
petition in the HERALD, and think everything
read was very good and very correct.
REPoRTER-Do you think Captain Buddington
will return this year
EXPECTED RETURN OF TIE SHIP.
Mr.. GRlNNELL-Well, don't think ne VIII come
home before the 10th or 15tn of SeptemDer-about
that time. have no apprehension as regards
their safety. Captain Buddington Is man OF
great experience; he has Wintered up there nall
dozen tines and then they have Bessel. have
great confidence in him.
REPoRTER-Do you think the ship was ht for the
service
Mr.. GRINNELL-I think it was well equipped and
well adapted for the service. IL Is true, as DR..
Hayes has observed, that the sides were too per-
pendcular. or course, IL was not the model OF a
ship for that service, but think II was as good as
could have been obtained unless we had specially
built one for the service. AS regards the manage
ment OF the expedition, think II must have been
very good indeed to have got so far north.
REPoRTER-Do you think Captain Hall took the
right courseS
Mr.. GRNNELIe-Yes, think Smiths Sound is the
BEST PASSAGE TO THE POLAR SEA-
think we shall find the way to the North Pole yet
You see, ought TO besiege the North Pole just a.
| we dld RicAmand-and We SHOULD copQuer u, We