Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-06-20

| ern Fiord. North OF IT. on the same side is the
| indentation OF the shore called Polaris bay bv
| Captain Hall. where the Polaris wintered in
| latitude 81 degrees IS north. .r
The northern point of the bay was named
| Cape Lupton. Its southern point Ia yet with
! out q Tame.sFrom Cape Lupton the land trends
| 70 the northeast, and forms the eastern shore
OF new channel, from IS TO 30 miles wide.
1 opening out of the sound above men toned to
which Capt. Hall, as has already been stated,
gave the name OF Robson straits. The western
| shore of these straits, north of Grinnell Land,
| in latitude Sc 81, is a deep inlet, which Capt.
| Hall called Newman's bay, naming its north
ern point Cape Brevoort, and its southern bluff
| Sumner headland. From Cape Brevoort tn
| north end of the land continues to Repulse
| harbor, in latitude SO O. north,
THE HIGHEST NORTHERN POSITION
| reached by land during this expedition. From
an elevation of 200 feet at Repulse harbor, on
the east side os Robe on straits, the land con-
tnues northeast to the end of these straits, ami
thence east and southeast, until lost in the dis
lance, its vanishing point bearing south of east
from the place of observation. No other land
was visible to the northeast, but land was seen
| on the west coast, extending north as far the
| eve could reach, and apparently terminating in
head land near latitude $40 north.
Mr.. Meyer also states that directly to the north
he observed, on bright day. from the elevation
mentioned, a line apparently circular in for m,
! which was thought BY other observers to be the
land, but which he supposed to indicate open
water.
The report closed by saying of
THR RESULTS OF THE EXPLORATIONS,
tnat besides ascertalnlng accur ately the condl-
ton and extent of what was before supposed TO
be an open Polar sea, discovering the southern
ford to the southeast and RObeson straits to the
north, with another wide expanse of water be-
yond it, and extending by examination and
| survey coast line on the east to latitude 81 y
N, and by observation somewhat further, pro-
! longing the west coast to the northward, and
reaching with the Polaris under steam the high
| latitude of $50 i6' north, point far beyond the
Iimlts of all previous navigation towards the
pole, errors in the shore line of the west coast
/ as lad down bV DIR. HAYES. and Also in
the shore line OF Greenland, as laid down by DIR.
| Kane, were observed and corrected. OF course
the full scientific results of the Polaris cannot
| be known until that vessel shall have been
| found ane brought back with the treasures she
has gathered and the records and details of her
Arctic explorations. But enough is told by the
witnesses to excite expectation and encourage
| the hope OF large and valuable additions to the
| domain of human knowledge. The report is
| accompanied by diagram of the explorations
| of the POlaris, executed by Mr.. +. Meyers, one
OF the ice-fiOe party.
CAPT. HALLS LAST DISPATCH
Is dated Cape Brevoort, north side entrance to
| Newman Bay, lat. 50 deg. min. north, long.
81 deg. 20 min. west, October 20, 1871. Captain
Hall says up to that time everybody was well
and all had high hopes OF accomplishing their
great mission. He says the country much
warmer than they had expected to find and
| that II abounds with seals, game, geese, ducks,
musk cattle. rabbits, wolves, foxes, bears, par
uidges, lemming, &c.
TYsoN's TESTIMONY
Capt. Tyson was examined at great length by
thS otCIclaIN. he stated IDat before the 20
laris sailed, Capt. Hall offered him the position
| OF sailing master, but that subseq uently he Sc
| cured the services of Buddington, for the rea-
son that Tyson declined the appointment. He
heard that Capt. II. was sick about an hour af-
| ter his return from sledge journey. Capt. H.
| said that he felt sick at the stomach. Tyson
suggested an emetic, and Hall said he was bill
| ious In less than twenty -four hours he became
deliriOus. After he had been sick seven or
eight days, he got better; he talked nationally,
and went to writing about his business. But he
still appeared to be thinking on one subject; he
thought some one was going to injure him; he
was very suspicious; he seemed to think some
body was going to poison him. In his first de-
lIrium he accused about everybody; he accused
Capt. Buddington and the doctor of trying to
do him An injury, but when he was up and ap-
peared rational he did not say anything to me
about il, but he was very particular what he
took. He had a clerk there, Mauch. | believe
he would make him taste all the food OF wine
or medicine that he took. Capt. Buddington
came to him at night and told him N
CAPTAIN HALL WAS DYING.
Went in the cabin and found Hall lying on his
face in the berth insensible. His face appeared
to be buried in his pillow. and he was breathing
heavy, and so he died. He never said a word;
had no sane moments before his DEATH Before
his death there had been some little difficulty
between Captain Buddington and himself. 1t
was before he started on his journey. Captain
from duty, but he passed il over. The difficulty
was Buddington's foul language about the ship,
and his taking anything he could lay his hands
Captain Hall said he was going to put him of
duty, and asked Tyson what he thought of in.
Tyson objected, as he thought il would be
breaking up the ships company at an early
stage. ..--
dld not get along very well. The doctor never
Hall was sometimes q little stern with the doc
tor, and did not think the doctor was quallied
for his position; he said 50, but Tyson thinks the
doctor cid not have any words with him.
AFTER BUDDINGToN TOOK COMMAND
ne said oe would be ID if anybody should
an expedition with the boats. Buddington was
frequently drunk on alcohol, which he got from
| DIR. Bessels stores. The doctor once ''laid for
him" and caught him stealing the alcohol, and
Buddington saw them on the ice foe, and when
ne saw the PolaIis in safety knew they were
Se s sp fy the sss Before
he said to Tyson, referring to Buddingten, 81
cannot trust that man. want to go on sledpe
journey, and want you to go with me, but |
want to go on this sedge journey, and want to
reach higher latitude than Perry did before
my RETURN" Tyson understood that many of
| CAPT. HALLS PAPERS WERE BURNED,
but could moi say who did It, He suggested to
Buadington that the papers ought to be boxed
his an? RFsped Damn ,n1
him that while Hall was delirious he OBJ got
him to burn his papers. Buddington said he
tanned much against him. Capt. TYSON further
testified, in relation to Capt. Halls death, that
Dr. Bessel said his disease was apoplexy. The
| doctor gave him his medicine, and at times he
strongly objected to taking it, at other times he
was very docile. Tyson thought at the time
that Capt Hall came to his death naturally:
1t was talked on board the ship that ii was foul
Capt. BuddingtOn rej0i ,ed in his death. and he
(Tysonl believed that 1t relieved some Of the
scientific party of some anxiety. Capt. Bud
dington said that he was relieved of a great
load by the death OF Hall. The latter wanted
the scientific men to do as he said, and they
wanted to do as they pleased. He wanted
them to do their work In his way. and they
wanted to do 1t In their own way. 1t referred to
what they were doing, and not to absence from
| the ship. Witness did not know of any serious
difficulty between Capt Hall and any of the
scientific corps He supposed Buddipgton was
too strict for him. He made the remark about
being relieved, &c., pobAcly on sAipb0aFd.
TIE TESTIMONY OF MR.. MEYERS
was mainly corroborative Of the evidence Of
Capt. TysOp. ,Hehsard HAL when III accuse
persons OF trying to XIII him-especiaily Capt.
Buddington, Or. Bessel and Mr.: Chester. One
OF the remedies employed by Bessel was hy-
perdermic injections OF quinine. During the
time that he was partially recovered he had