Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-06-21

northern luAu WINE nstii ; iout ever pt-
fore touched. In the progress OF this
journey-unhappily the last that Captain
Hall was to make toward the pole-he
discovered, as appears by his dispatch,
river, lake and large inlet, the latter
in lat 81 dogs. 81 secs. north. He
named this Newman's Bay, calling its
northern point Cape Brevoort and the
southern one Summer. Cape Breyoort
is in lat 81 dogs. , secs. north, long 81
dogs. 90 secs. west. He rested, making
there his sixth snow eneampment. On |
the Goth he wrote his last dispatch to the
Secretary of the Navy, the original draft
of which was found, in his own hand
writing, on his own desk. A copy of this
dispatch accompanied this report. Cap
tain Hall, it appears, had hoped when he
left the Polaris on this journey, to adj
vance northward at least 100 miles; but |
after having gone about so miles he was
compelled to return and await the ap- |
proach of spring for another attempt.
He reached the ship on the 24th of Oc-
tober in apparently fine health, but was
attacked the same evening with sickness
at the stomach and vomiting. He was |
found to be seriously i'll. His most |
marked symptoms seemed to be such as
indicated congestion of the brain, accom-
panied by delirium and partial paralysis
on one side. He recovered sufficiently
to leave his bed and move about the
cabin, and afterward to attend to bust
ness, but he soon had a relapse, became
again delirious, and died on the Sth Of
November, 1871. Three days after he
was buried on the shore. From personal
examination of all the witnesses, and
from other testimony as given, we reach
unanimously the opinion that the death
of Captain Hall resulted naturally from
disease, and without fault on the part Of
any one. On the death of Captain Hall
Buddington succeeded to the command
of the Polaris, as had been provided for
by the Secretary of the Navy. The win
ter was passed as usual in the Attic re-
gion. Early in June, before the Polaris
was released from the ice Captain Bud
dington dispatched Chester and Tycoon
with boats to endeavor to get as far north
as possible. They got as far north as
Newman Bay, and there awaited the pos
sible opening Of the ice until the middle
of July, when written orders from Capt.
Buddington directed them to return.
While away and some time in June the
Polaris had broken out of its winter
quarters and had made several attempts
to proceed northward to pick up the
party with the boats, but the ice was
found to be impossible and Captain Bud
dington on receiving the party on boart
} determined to make the best of his wa,
southwark to the United States as sooi
as it would permit They started south
ward in August 1872, and slowly mad
their way along the western shore unit
the next day, when the ship was beset b.
ice in lat. about so deg, 40 sec. north
In August the ship was made fast to
large foe of ice. in lat. so deg. 30 sec
5 north, and long. about GS deg. west
e While still fast to the foe she drifte
south through Smiths Sound nearly t
t Northumberland Island. A quantity c
k provisions and some fuel were placed o
n the deck of the steamer, in readiness
: be removed to the ice should the safet
: of the ship become endangered, and
IS was ordered that if crisis should be in
,, minent not only the sextants, but tn
clothing, papers, records, instrument
g guns, ammunition, etc, were also to
1t put on the foe in order to preserve IL
II lives of the party, and the result of IL
N expedition, should it become necessal
to abandon the ship. A canvas had all
d been erected on the foe. On the mig
Of of the 18th of October in about lat.
I'd north, during violent gale of wind al
IN snow, need for such preparations BEGAN
apparent, as the ship was suddenly bes
e, by ice, throwing her over on her bea
lie ends Captain Buddington directed Il
c. provisions, stores and materials to
thrown overheard on the ice, and order
half of the crew upon the ice to car
Of them where they would be comparative
e. safe. He also sent all the Esquimau
N out of the ship, and lowered the two l
tn manning boats upon the foe. While ST
Y. rounded in the darkness of an Art
as night, midst fierce gale and drivil
le snow, the Polaris broke adrift from t
I'd foe, and in few moments was ont
m sight of the party, who, at that nome
De were busily at work on the ice. 1t is t
Mt opinion of the witnesses that the sepal
mt ton of the ship from the men, won
~ and children on the ice foe was pure
he accidental After losing sight of the 81
ps some of the men, women and part of
es provisions were found 10 be ahoat ol
he separate piece, and were rescued
ny means OF the boats. The party thus C
he lected on the main foe passed the mig
Or. as well as they could. Next day tn
lis made several attempts to reach land W
'es the boats, but failed. While thus str
ers ing to get on shore, the Poarls came
he sight to the northward, apparently co
W. ing toward the foe under steam and ST
Use An India rubber blanket was displa,
lin from the top of hammock, the col
led were set and other signals made to
IN. tract the attention Of the Polaris, as
'ti- passed so near them that they co,
~ plainly see her down to the rail and CO,
Toe distinguish her escape pipe. She k
Id on toward them until they supposed
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