The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-09-18


p,iye the least SIGN of the Polaris crew
ar the whereabouts of the EsquimauN.
Our expedition was well managed. PROV
mo that the commander was skillful and
courageous officer, and worthy of honor
able mention on the record of Arctic
heroes.
WHITING WITH THE TIGRESS.
We sighted the United States steamer
ll@rcS>. commander Greer. near Upper
navik The TigresS had arrived al Disco
on the ith of August. took in the coal left
here tor her hv the ,Junata, and had ar
rived Al Uppernavl ON the 10th. where
she was coaled again by the .Juniata, and
otherwise prepared. leaving the latter
place on the It'll.
Lieutenant DE Long boarded her and
impaired valuable information 10 Com
1naudcr Greer. exhibiting the chart show
my the track of the launch, and recon-
ncnded him to take a northwesterlv course
nom Cape Shackleton which suggestion
MAS followed with good results The
llgres~ steamed across Melville Bay and
passed Cape York on August 18th, and
hA"ut stopping passed across North Star
hJl also. A. She steamed rapidly along
lhc coast She saw no signs Of life anywhere
AAd lnallN took a norlhwesterly course
and started Tor Northumberland Island,
here Frederick Meyer enormously As
-art"d INSon's party last saw the Polaris.
some II The Tyson party. now on the deck
Il Tile Il@reS>, We're on the lookout. eager
Il Watching for the landmarks
t'n The l4th of August the Tigrrss
l.,>~ra cape Alexander and Port lNulkt.
]! Wst~ uoW all daylight and a rock in the
.rlnfH IF { ape Olsen WAS now recognized
~ capt Tyson IT, the SAINT hat hid the
l"-ari~ from the View III the party on the
+lr. fo-
htHNN VOICES tNIIIN1-EN'IrEME>r ON
BOARD
Il, vessel was here stopped by order
Di inr commander. when the sound Of
amman voices WAS heard in the distance.
~ noat was instantly lowered 1t was
aa.U nlne o'clock in the evening, and
l4t lilac greatest excitement. Commando
t. tItrt exclaimed. II see their house ::
ttv unl~ arr clearly perceptibic, and
alUTilr human figures can be seen ON the
mainland near l.ittlcton Island" There
ai~ considerable eNultaton on board at
IL announcement. In an hour afterwards
j.- boat returned from the shore, but only
,ughi disappointment to the eager crowd
'lat awaited the intelligence Captain
luadin@tou and his party had gone south
o.. The middle of june last in Two boats.
hHlng 1" meet friendly whaling vessels to
u'l7 them 10 Newfoundland.
HE DESERTED HOUSE
hc Iigre~s boat was again manned,
.u.snmpanied this time by Commander
Drrrr and E~quimauN Joe, who was to act
a- Interpreter y crowd Of EsquimauN,
AZ. :
r0 children greeted them on their arrival
a The shore. where they found Il house
abandoned and presenting entirely a scene
M the widest confusion; broken instru-
Inrut- lay ou the floor, while the remains
"a nutilated log book were scattered
aAoul In every direction The EsqumauX
.s.d rNnc from Ponds Bay and had re-
MANNED with the Buddington party I'LL
INTER- The house contained a storeroom,
ships galley stove and tables and chairs.
sl>en from the Polaris. There We're four
1-en hunks ranged along each side of the
t'i"t apartment
~ INSUFFICIENT EXAMINATION.
pnly half an hour was spent in search
nag t"i records by the commander and his
uI,n. E~luimauX Joe oonversed with his
Aln~tulk present briefly. but the boat was
quickly ordered away. This party from
tine li@rcss picked up what curiositie>
rucH could and returned 10 the ship The
NNt WAS manned Il third time, and this
party picked up some torn diaries all re
terence 10 the death of Capt. Hall being
Destroyed With the exception of a torn
memorandum. setting forth an agreement
between Buddngton and Chester to CON
'.uGr Inv search for the North Pole. moth
soy nj importance was discovered
mn >lNkFN rOLAHIs
Line !, 74uimau> pointed out the spot
At-rp lhc Polaris had sunk. and stated
Aat Captain Burlington had given them
I1, ship. bat that when the ice broke in
1ulv ~hc tloatcd into small cove and
.,cHt Down y small iceberg had ground
..t ou aid. wreck which lies III about nine
fihm~ if water.
$50 attempt appears to have been made
uNninc the position of the wreck and
-.1ling WAS ascerained rs to how the
...u1er was passed, the whereabouts of the
missing nrA. OF how they spent their
rlu- waiting for the ice to break up. The
,4iir" time of the TigreSs in the neighbor-
..ud Of Ltteton Island was only five
.r1r~
The E-uimauN We're not sufficiently
-Ir"eated Nhen firSt seen from the
ae'. II The ligrfN~ these people on shore
-.-.y I'M thc uniform of sailors tthe United
W. ilc~ Nay ,hut they subsequently changed
4lr clothes 'nl re'ohned the hSqulmauN
IA'". aH action That looks very suspl-
I.' t~TnulauN moreover had bu1 little
i;m~ their food being nearly con
n-rt neither had they amy boats. Under
"'' .'i' ~ '''N,'i' tni'"7ii
......ltl,.li,rr... fomn,n,lnr Gra.,. do.
.I- d,9tbis There n.ol r,.rt.,i,,l,- d..
,..,I,,n;,, -, III. r.fnsai
HUM" AID h''Nh
ttler the boat had returned TO the
rr- three cheers We're given Tor home
-i The assistant ice pilot reported an
blink % fifteen miles OIL, and the
-~ was hastily headed south, at fifteen
4uiutr- past two o'clock in the morning
.tt,r an imperfect search, and leaving the
unfortunate ESquimauN behind to battle