The Portland daily press., 1873-05-12

| A st. John, Newfoundland, despatch dated
the 9th inst, gives the unwelcome news of the
failure of Halls Arctic Expedition, the death
of Captain Hall and the recovery of nineteen
survivors by the seal steamer Tigress, which
arrived at Roberts Bay, nineteen miles distant,
that morning.
The following are the names of the rescued:
III. G. Tyson, assistant navigator; Frederick
Meyer, meteorological; John Heron, Steward;
w. 9. Kruger, Frederick Janika,- William
Winderman, Frederick Anting, Gustave T.
Linguist, Peter Johnston, seamen; William
jackson, cook; Esquimaux Joe, interpreter;
Hannah and child, Esquimaux; Hans Christ
ian tof Kane's expedition) his wife and four
children, the youngest only eight mouths old
This party which had been landed from the
Polaris were driven from her by gale which
burst her moorings on the 18th of October 1872,
| in lat. 100 50 min. MASS
When they last saw the Polaris she was und-
| er steam and canvass, making for the harbor
| on the east side of Northumberland. She had
| no-more boats left of the six she brought from
| from the port of New York. Two were lost in
| northern expedition, two were landed on the
ice with Captain Tyson's party, one was burnt
| to make water for the crew, and the other is on
board the Tgress. sfe f'fe
The Polaris was in command of Captain Bud
dngton, who hsd thirteen of the crew along
with him and plentiful stock OF provisions.
Her bow was somewhat damaged, and it is the
opinion of the survivors that they will be I'M
able to get clear until July, and even then if
make new boats to make an escape
On the sth of November 1871 in latitude SO
81 mill, longitude 10 A min., Captain Hall
died OF apoplexy and was buried on shore, where
they erected a wooden cross to mark his grave.
He had recently returned from northern
sledge expedition, in which be had attained the
altitude of $40 16 min. He seemed in his usual
health, and had called the crew into the cabin
to encourage them with hopes of future re-
wards, and stimulate them to renewed exer-
ton, when he was suddenly struck down, and
expired, TO the great grief of those around him.
to whom he had endeared himself by his kind
ness and devotion. t s-
In September, 1871, the Polaris entered win
ter quarters and left August 12 1872. The ice
was very heavy and set in a southern direction,
She was forced south and so continued drifting
till Captain Tyson and party were driven
from from her. Inc sedge party crossed Kane's
Polar sea, which they pronounced to be strait
about fifteen miles wide. There was an ap-
pearance of open water to the north. -.
The rescued party suffered very much during
their dreary drift, from hunger and cold, For
the last two months they ate raw seal and polar
bear as they could get it. When met by the
Iigress they showed evident signs of great suf-
terings; but during the nine days that thew
have been on board they have improved vastly
ana are now N falr health ca The party is in
rive at St John on Monday next.
STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN TYSON.
The following statement was furnished by
Captain Tyson On the Oath of August we
left -Tessinsack and went through Smiths
Sound. We succeeded in getting as far north
as lat. 800 16 min. when we returned and win
tered as Polaris Bay, lat. SO So min, lon. Go
"A min,. We were frozen up until the 9Th of
September. On the 10th of October, Captain
Hall started ON sledge journey north and re-
turned on the oath, when he was taken sick
and died on the 9Th of November. He was
buried on the 11th The attack that carried
him OFF was said to be apoplexy. -
We passed the winter at Polaris Bay On the
| 9Th OF June, 1872 we attempted to reach the
| north with two boats. We hauled our other
| boat on shore and returned overland on the 9th
| OF July. we started for home on the 18th of
| August, and on the 18th were beset with ice in
| latitude $1,000. We drifted from that down to
| latitude ITO IS, when we encountered heavy
| southwest gale. The ship being under heavy
pressure on the night of the 18th, we commenc-
ed landing provisions, etc., on the ice, the YES
sci being reported leaking very badly at times.
| We continued landing provisions for two or
three hours, when the pressure increased
l went on board the vessel and asked the
| sailing master if the vessel was making any
more water than usual and he reported that
| she was not. then went to the pumps and
-ascertained that she was not making any more
| than she was doing all summer. / went on the
ice again, and shortly after it began to crack,
d
| pieces The vessel broke from the fastenings,
and was soon lost to sight in the darkness
| and storm. =
On the broken ice were most Of our provis-
ions to sustain the party through the winter,
and seeing nothing Of the vessel we attempted
to reach shore, in hopes of finding natives to as
sst us in living through the winter Getting
about half way to the shore with our heavy
laden boats, our progress became hard with the
drifting ice, and was compelled to haul upon
| the ice again. AT this time succeeded in saw
ing fourteen cans of pemmican, eleven-and- a.
half bags of bread, ten dozen one and two
pound cans of meat and soup, fourteen hams,
one small bag of chocolate weighing twenty
pounds, some musk-ox skins, a few Blankets, a
number of rifles and abundant ammunition.
In the morning, knowing that had not pro-
visions enough and other articles of food, cloth
| ing, compasses, ETC., on the abatement of the
gale, endeavored to shoot as many seals as
possible, both for food, light and fuel, but
could only get three, owing to bad weather hay
ing set in. supposed the wind to be about
southwest. .On its clearing up found myself
within eight miles of what supposed to be the
east coast and about thirty or forty miles be-
low tne snip The ice being weak, could not
!Iansport the boats and provisions to land until
it grew stronger E.,.-~''- - ~
While here discovered my other boat
breaq, etc., and saved ALL, The ice grew firm
and MADE another attempt to reach the shore
carrying everything IN the boats and dragging
| rough, we stove both boats We snccnndaa
on the LIST of November in getting abont half
way to the shore, when the night came on ms
| and very stormy weather In the morning the