The McArthur enquirer. (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1873-1884, 1873-06-04
The last Arctic Expedition.
Death of Captain Hall and Loss OF Oh
lI Hltf Polarfa

li 8h Polaris.
News has been received of the
failure of the last Arctic Expidi-
tion, which went out in 1871, the
steamship Polaris, in command Of
Captain Hall. The Polaris left
Washington June 8, 1871, proceed
ing toward New York The pas
sage was accomplishment in sixty-two
hours, are on an average of seven
knots per hour, under steam alone.
At 7 2. M. ON June %, 1871, the
Polaris left the Brooklyn Navy
Yard and steamed up Long Island
Sound to New London, Conn,
where she remained two days.
Thence she proceeded to st. Johns.
New Foundland, where she arrived
on July l3. Capt. Hall and his
staff were received by the Governor
and other officials, and attended q
banquet given in his honor. On
July 81, according to dispatches to
the Navy Department, the Polaris
arrived at Holsteinberg, Greenland
where she found the Swedish ex-
pidition, under the command of F.
w. Van Otter, which was then on
the homeward voyage from Disco
and Upernavik. Van Otter re-
ported the Arctic navigation as ex-
ceptionally good. While at this
port dispute as to the special OBJ
ject of the expidition arose between
Captain Hall and the scientists,
which was, however. quelled by the
interposition and determination of
Captain Davenport, commanding
the store ship which had speedily
arrived. On August the II the
Polaris left Holsteinberg, on her
way to the Pole, In April 1872, in
telligence was received by way of
New Foundland to the effect that
the vessel had put back to Green
land in February, through stress of
weather, and for the purpose of OBJ
tanning supplies. Captain Tyson,
who was one of a second party, re-
ports having reached north latitude
82 deg, 49,; he reached winter
quarters in September, 1871, in
latitude 81 deg, 49,, longitude
81 deg, Al. Captain Hall died of
apoplexy on the 9Th of October,
1871, and was buried half a mile
southeast of the ships winter quart
ers. They sailed across Kanes's
Polar Sea, which is said to be a
strait about IA miles wide, with
the appearance of open water north.
They left their winter quarters on
Aug. 12, 1872; got on BEEN ends
on the 18th of the same month;
thence drove south to N deg. 35
min,, in the ship, when, owing to
the heavy pressure Of the ice, the
vessel was thrown up, and while
landing stores, &C., the vessel
broke away from her moorings,
with apart Of the crew and drifted
away south.
The vessel was last seen, under
steam and canvas, making for
harbor on the east side ofNorthum-
berland Island. The Polaris is
without boats. OF the two landed
on ice with Captain Tyson, one
was was burned to make water for
the crew, and the other is now in
Bay Roberts. The Grew lost the
vessel on the 18th Of October, 1872,
and were picked up last April by
the Tigress, in latitude 80 deg. 30
min., having been 1877 days on the
ice. No lives were lost. When
last on board she made more water
than during the past winter and
fall, but had received heavy inju-
ries to her stern, causing her to
leak badly. The names Of the crew
saved are Captain Tyson, Fred.
Meyer, John Heron, W. c. Kruger,
Fred, Anthony, Gustovus, the Es-
quimaux Joe, Hannah and child,
Hans Christian Of Dr. Kane's cx-
pedition, wife, and four children,
the youngest only eight months
old. The Polaris is in charge of
Captain Buddington. The rescued
have lived on a few ounces daily,
and latterly on raw seals, eating
skins, entrails, and all, for the past
two months, and are all in fairly
good health. Captain Tyson does
not expect the Polaris will get clear
before July, if in condition to come
home. There were fourteen left on
board, with plenty Of provisions If
the vessel be not fit to come home,
they can easily construct boats for
their safety.