, 1873-05-22
THE POLARlS.
Further Details of tho Unfn-
ished Arctic EXPEDITION.
The Sickness and Death Of Cant.
uall---Was lie Poisoned1
The Tyson Party Abandoned on .tha..
Ice by Buddington. =; j.
mutlny and Anarchy on Board the
Missing Vessel. Il.

mutlny and Anarchy on Board thje,;
Missing Vessel. -:
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NEW YonK, May 2t.-John Horron, tho stow
ard Of tho PolariB, n1Akoa tho following stato-
mont concerning tho sickness Of Capt. Hail i,
"Oapt. Hall had good hoa1th up to tho time Of
returning from his Hlodgo expedition. 10 was
sick whom ho cano on board,' but complained
soon aftorward, and said that the hoat Of the
cabin affected him. I asked what no would hayo.
1'was anxious to got him something nice. Ho
didn't oare about anything but cup OF ooffoo,
and didn't drink oven that. Ho was sick Q
fortnight, and talked vcry little. He was por-
feotly delirious during tho last few days. Think
ho was para]yzod In one side. Thore was
nothing sudden about Ills death. He was at-
tended BY Dr.. Deaaella and AIr. Morton. who
| did everything in their pouor to alleviate 1is
sufferingB. His death Inns made us sll feol vory
| sad." 49,. :
Capt. Tyson, speaking Of Capt Halls doath,
says, Hall was sick hftoon days. He was in
BenBiblo when Ae died. He started from tho
ship On tho sledge-oxpodihon. northrard on tho
! 10th Of October. He was absent fourteen days
and returned on tho 24th Of October to tho el1ip.
On the 9Th Of November he died, and WAS buried
on tho 11th., Ills grave bore south-southoaat,
and ahont 800 paces distant from tho obaervato.
tue q pos1s Bay which wss IL latitude 81
minutes, on shore. We erected q board ovcr
hts g1ayo, with IN in, inscription giving his
name, na9 H. ago. 60 years the date Of Ills death,
.;a ana the e. command % Of the North Polar E1pedi-
funeral. t WAS dark, dismal, cold windy, and
dlsayreeable day Tho wind Was howlIng mourn
fully, and tho hoarta Of al were enyelopad In the
aeepest aatness. 7 held a lantern, and by tho
light Of 1t tho beautiful service OF tho Episcopal
Church was road by Mr: Bryant Few Of those
present at the burial will forget the deeply af-
footing scone. Old sailors, whoso faces had
been bronzed BY summer Guns, and frozen in
versally beloved, and his death, at a,
time whom bis enterprise promised 30 hope
fully, was felt BY his survivors to be m ire
trieyable rsc. 81 D. loes; Thoao thoughts were uppor
party returned to the ship thoro was q hushod
duty" ''
Esquimnu1 Joe, in his published statement
epeaks IN disappearing way Of Capt. Budding
that Capt. Hall was poiaoned, and TINT Capt
Hall 30 Expressed himself to him (Joe), saying
there was something bad in tho coffee which ho
that it made him sick, and that lle had ! burning
samo effect.
Tho prevailing impression among the unfor-
tnnate ninoteen who we're left boh{nd was that
their fato. He had been anticipating tho break
Ing up Of the ico for some tin1e, and II he had
"lshsd to hayo Capt. Tyson and his companions
On on ooard ho could easily hare represented mat
have venturod to be absent at so critical func-
ture. But NO such intimation WAS given to tho
men % the Ice. Tho vessel did not drift away
rescued Gas. from % their porilousa, position;
aboard tho vessel that night and boon con- thsero hsno
noM, n,,', but I would not leave the ,womon and
ssIR thonaSR h9 ny Would ddy yeo ~ bf Gn to the The ' m
day, which he could have done. The breaking
away was caused by the foe to which the ship
was fastened drifting in botmeon tho land and
broke up, the doe, and tho vessel broke away.
II was about or 10 O'clock at night, and tic
temperature was at about zero. That evening
it had been 10 degreea aboyo"
Capt. Tyson thinks that the il1-feeling and bud
designs Of Buddington and few others who
were his accompilcea had continued from tho
first, on account OF Capt. Halls determination
to 60 as tar north Us possible, and Buddingtons
determination, from fear or whatoyor cause, that
ho SHOULD not. After Oapt. Halls death, most
Of tho others we're in favor Of cont,nu-
ing and pushing north and Capt. Tyson says
TINT Buddington several times expressed his d.
termination h to send then, Wyson and his parity
offered. He oharscterizea Duddington ID "a
great aco1ndrel," and declares that Ge purposelv
abandoned them to destruction. Ho gives
Myers tho character Of being energetic and quail
not sufficiently aware II the condition Of sfrnira
at tho timo OF the separation and the possibility
Of getting rescued then to be able to give any
opinion upon It. The Germans, according to
his account, ruled tho ship after 0apt. Halls
hht nil 1o@v ~
board, everyone working entirely on his own
onpt. Tyson did not apoak fully as to tho doath
OF Capt Hall. He appeared to bo deeply
cd with his adventures and sutlerings. No doubt
Capt Tyson and Mr. Nyera are in possession
OF information which they aro unwilling to COM
.3i mn3icate yet, but which will doubtless become
inquiries, and partly speaking On his own ac-
count without being interrupted at al, that ho
dington, who vas always talking bohnd nd otbers ie
backs. Some men here lin st. Johns) and aomo
IN tho ship used to quarrel. I went with Cant.
Hal for the purpose Of going in slsdge to tue
would not 60. told % Baddngton ing 'i ea%o se 90
north. He wouldn't lot me 60. Duddiugton and
qnnrroled q good deal about it. I went with
Hall on the last sled, and Hans and Chester the
Mate. We went fifty miles north Of tho ship on
tho Ice and land found musk OK tracks on the
land. The sun WAS nearly gone. When we
came back to tho ship Capt. Hall told mo, when
10 was sick, that somebody gayo him Homo-
thing bad. He was sick two weeks: budding |
ton did not take care Of him. I think It
WAS not right. It made mo feel bad Captain
Halls throat swei1od, aud he could not drink. |
Ho said he was burning inside. I sat up With |
Linn every night with another man. Hall was in |
the cabin. talked to Hall much. Ho did not |
talk to tho othors as much as to mo- didn't |
see Hall tho first night after he oame aboard
from the sled. camo aboard with him In tho |
afternoon. He looked we'll aud happy, and spoke |
Tho four Of us, Hall, Chester, Hans |
and had coffee, when we came aboard. I had |
mine In my own room underneath tho cabin, and |
the two others In tue gallery. At 10 O'CLOCK that
night my wife told me thnt Hall WAS worry sick, |
md vomiting. Ho ate something tho |