National Republican., 1873-06-20

Chester vent north IN boat; was not allowes
% 60 Win them. Captain Han told me thn, ",
q while ] asked Captain Bdddlngton V "
LIT NE 10 soNErluNa Tfs, s-ff
neIoIe We return 70 America. would Ike 10 n
told me % 20 sSosri he woaS Sot ppSs'se ss %s x
north with with the party. Mr.. Chester before
Ssas S III sesss ss;s VI Ss.l gyg 'fsss ,sS
,a Hfps'Ss a% e; asc &C.
boat Tor Hama, another for me. lie said, "Sor
Eo ySS a{ ssosS aSl,s sA II made me feel
q. What did you DO bcsIdes hunting; A.
Nearly All the men went ~ The dxpcditlon.
had work aboard ship 70 DO IVA
DO you remember when Jpn lost the shIp
q. How DID ron get out OF tho ship, A. Tnere
vas big noe that the ahlp was aionsside two
s1,nnn, m1nias' an, came souin vlh V Ai.es getting
shore. Somebody called me, and tod me 20 eei
everything really. went On deck! IN iiitie
w wnge =, ZIP was shaken sy ,e Tipped ap .hoIed
provision and clothing oa Toe. Captain Rad
dington sent us down on the Toe. - ! ',rI-' n
- Then Hannah and lttls girl got on Ice. Biow.
ship. Men working on the ice, 1 was hsiplps'
! had rlhe and ammnnltion. Took care ofmy ~
40 for fear should need. Alter while wind
saa u. .se ss.p ss.d S orGss GssMssI z.
We lost her. The anchor holding Ice had brnke en-
away. We waited till daylight thonfht we
should never again see the Ateamer. After day
thought the sesseiwoah come V look Tor Us,
We could zoe steam pipe on board snip. We PM
big rubber blanket on mas. hut they went back OF
they were much injured or ali rtrht, asIp no
leak, No hurt aboutit I went 10 look ifter
my things, and IN little while ship gone,
pufpossi A. No; ice broke. Captain thoasht
o. Do yoa,hiat S the ship could return 90 you,
A. Everybody think she could come back. Ice
In small pieces. Had gone through much worse
Ice before.
q Have you anything belonging to Capt Haili
inAvR cAPT. HALLS WRITING. Desc.
tWltneszes produces writing-desk, containing
seyeral packAecs OF letters addressed to Capt.
Bssdnsios II. S soa me- & nat V% sSlSssssa ssr'a
with the shlps papers, but at last he gave Il 20
me. It was put ont on the ioe with the Other
thing. from shlp, where found q. lived On
ns,,, ns ice sss snn UsPL Tyson hsn Were sometimes
D. Nss svefyooiy on board shin terI wheu
you saw them iast7 A. Yes; Or. Bsssels, Mr.
pIg ppsSan. q and y sssryecdy. Plenty of rais-mestr
q. b.. yoa hink the shlp ufeY A. I don,
know, ttneJ try 2 ave q they viii AaSe Il.
Q, Do you want TO return North A. 1 would
NOT like 70; Captain Hall my friend. Win man
like him | would 60 back.
cAPrkfN npDpNoros OFT pEuHK
sometimes, littie after Captain Halls death;
didn't sec u before. Once IN \ whiie Captain
Hau would distribute little liquor 70 crew.
2. ls there anything else you can think OF. or
man. Very sorry when he die. Jew No get aet North gS
after that. D1nt know nothing more.
Te.iimouy Of Hannah, joe. wIfe.
I remember Captain fians departnfe on his
northern journey, and his return. came down
on the Ice 70 see him. He vn pleased vim his
journey. Haa had 2 good time. ne said he
q. When dld you next see Captain Han on
board Captain Han sent the little aiH 10 call me
washing his feet. - '.erssE =
.s- ckrTLN Hall. WAS sicK,
lie spoke about being sick and vomiting. lie
said he had yomlted three times since he came
on board. asked him n he had got cold. lie
sail be felt wei enough In the forming.
2. was he numb On one siief A. He dId no,
3. What did he say elsef A. Nothing c,uc at
that time. lie wanted me 70 make ready thlnea
for journey with Tyson and Chester. Hsthourht
pc was going 20 get better right on, and wanted
ne 70 be ready next day but one. = ? U .t. H..,
2. Dld he say anything about the coaeeT A.
3, When did he say any,hluE about Il to you
night. / Observed him close. He vas vas" very %
sleepy. Ne felt bad. lie wanteh to keep stlil.
Did not say much. ..H| ~
g; pld ne .ay ssythInS % you about The coffee
head he began to get better. Then he talked
about the coffee. He said the coffee made him
slck. Too sweet for him. ut made me sict and
q. He said % wss TOO sweet for him , A, Yea.
That was all. used TO make coffee for him and
tea. He said he never saw anything like the cof-
Zee he took on coming on board.
Q. Did he say anything to you %
ABopT AsysoDy HAyiRa POISONED
hlm9 A. When something was the matter with
his head, aud he was halloolng and taking, ne
spoke Of somebody having poisoned him; but
q; DID you believe anybody had poisoned hlmi
A. No; dbl not belleyeiL \ --I
5d ,ss, SsP',is mail . " have any quare' A. No
Q: You were with him evcrJ day whine alex:
having poisoned him, except when deIlfiousf a.
q. Did Capt. Hall speak to you aftsr his srs,
sickness regarding his feellnesi A. Capt Hal
was all right, and thought he would get better.
DID ne sell you anything about his papen!
TO TAKE CARE oP rHE PlrEHE
get them home, and give them 10 inc secrenry,
II anything had happened 10 tho Secretary, 70
give Them 70 some one else. kner his ldssih j
told CAPT Bnddington OF this charge several
times. He said he would give them TO me by
Q. We're yOu with him when he dled' A. Yea,
sir,
d. How was be when he died, A. Very bad.
Would halloo. lie wanted Captain Buddington
70 come up stairs. Joe got up. All the rest rot
10. Did not Know u, then. lie thought ho was vas
drsaming. d ! asked him what he was about lie
me and wahied 70 Know where Hannah was.
DID not know me. Then, tlll ship came sonth,
Joe was hnnting and remained on board.
2. Do you remember when you lost tho ship
A. Yes, sir.
Q. How was that7 A. The wind blew hard.
We were driven on Ice. Captain Buddinaton
tyerfihlhg 10 90 on Ica Itook ny ciothes. We
Tried ~ get everything on. We all worked like
hsrses, Everybody tunbled over everybody.
Then went on ,he Ice. and thep came aboard
the fireman who was pumping how the ship WAS.
He said the ship was all right. Was not Tipped
ever ever At thls time; lie was Pumping close TO my
more out, you will come aboard ali right 10.
night" staid down in cabin lew minutes.
.CArrAiN BuDDis0TOS TOLD NE TO 90 on ICE
fireman said ahlp ali right. lie replied, never
you mind, take little giri and 20 On ice," Mr..
Myers came on ice haio after I-did. Ia q few
miputss ship went. Very dark. showing thiok,
wei. the snip broke away from uA. The hAw-
ser slipped from anchor, which had heen planted
N the zee. II was gone In q few minutes; II was
q. Did you see the ship again; A. Yes, next
morning. We tried 70 70 on shore, 70 the ship.
but we were prevented " the dining lre, Thsn
We got back on the same Zoe. Thai night we
Sefe blown away and noated on. We never
'aw the ship again. think the ship would have
'aved Us II shs had come out after Us In the nrst
place, but the heavy wind carried Us on. We
q besT you islat tnsy ui.d to son. % ,sa, !
DohAs bs,leve they saw as: we ssw men,
,, yes;
u 10 In very good place. There are no Ira |
lerRs there. They are behind q little Island |
IheJ viii he able 20 get out In the summer-tIme.
y DO you think they have plenty OF prOylslonsf |
!. y, yes; some Esqulmauk there. They can |
lnnl ior fresh meat. KsquimAuK can come 10 |
hem as soon a. the Ice IA made. We noatesl On |
N this cake OF Ice. We were on Il nearIy nys
Months. Then we travelled from piece 10 pleee. |
e who Nas ~ command Of the party on Ihs |
q. Was not Captain Tyson Ia commands "A.
v ell, he did not have much. lie could moi cii, /
rol them. lie tried 10 do syeIything he could
ie was good man. We have known MIN |
ood many years. lie tried 10 DO everything for
he beat, Sometimes they would not mind him.
sorry, and Joe very sorry, TOO. some time llt-
q, about week, we thcuSht we were going 10
tAfVe, but the bear saved rs. Tue bear came
cross the pack-ice; he smelt the seals and me
e0ple. Joe chased him; the men laid down ont
Hlght. These animals sometimes 70 out On
he Ice In that way. Have seen EsqnlnAuT
raky sometimes. No doctor; some OF US take
are OF him; sometimes men, aud sometimes
'omeni don't know what makes II. .,.,,IT
'estimony OF Hans Christian, Bsaulmaax.
q. Do you talk Engllsh9 A, Very little.
lThe EXAMINATION was conducted DFlncInall |