Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-05-23
thumberland Island. The piece of ice

thumberland Island. The piece of ice l
was on commenced drifting southwark. AS
the wind hauled to the northeast, opening
little bay to the northeast OF Northum-
berland Island, I saw vessel in the har-
Dor there Her sails were furled. NO
smoke was issuing from her smoke-stack
that | could see. | then attempted TO
bring my boats across the foe in an east
erly direction, hoping to find water and
reach the shore I succeeded in dragging
one boat across, and took to the water and
attempted to reach the shore some distance
below the vessel. We were then drifting
very fast, and the gale was blowing fresh,
with great violence, from the northwest,
and showing very fast and drifting. was
driven back in the ice again and COM
PEELED to haul my boat out. Night closed
on me and carried us to the southwest. In
the morning we were about thirty miles
southwest of where the ship went into
harbor A heavy sea was running, which
broke up my foe-piece, separating us
from six bags of bread and one boat.
| saw a vessel under steam and canvass
rounding the point to the northwest
Thinking she would come to our 1elief L
gave myself no extra anxiety; but soon we
were doomed to disappointment, and from
that time until the Tigress rescued us we
have never got glimpse of the Polaris."
The Tigress fell in with the party in a
dense fog, and, providentially, struck the
very foe on which they were; otherwise
they must have persisted.
They all seemed tolerably well. Cap
tain Tyson complained Of swelled legs
and feet, but nothing serious is the matter
with him. When they left the Polaris all
on board were in good health.
OFFICERS AND CREW OF THE POLARIs.
The following is correct list Of the
officers and crew of the Inflated POlarls
G. F. Hail. Captain, Cincinnati; Hubbard
G. Chester, first mate, Noank, Conn; Sid
ney 0. Buddington, sailing MASTER Gro
ton, Conn. William Morton, second mate,
New Jersey; Emil Schuman, chief engi-
neer, native of Saxony, lived at Hoboken ;
native of Heidelberg, Prussia; Fred M.
Eyer, meteorologist Of signal corps Wash
ington; John Wilson, second engineer,
Walter Campbell, fireman, native of Scot
land, nephew of John Wilson; S. Bergren,
fireman, native of Hamburg; A. G. Tyson,
ice pilot, Brooklyn; Charles Brunt, cook,
native of Hamburg; John Porter, steward,
native of Scotland; Herman Siemons
native of Prussia; Henry Hobby, native
of Prussia; Fred Antig, native of Prussia !;
Will Jessup, native of Hull, England {;
G. w. Singuist, native of Sweden; Joseph
Mauch; j. w. G.. Cruger, native Of Prus-
STA; Peter Johnson, native of Denmark;
Esquimaux Joe and child.
Captain Hall leaves wife and two chill
dren-a daughter and son-who are liv-
ing at Cincinnati. Emil Schuman, chief
engineer, has wife living in New York
city. Joseph Mauch, one of the seamen,
was a brother of the celebrated African
traveller Mauch.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., May II.
Intense excitement prevails here owing
to the landing of the Tyson party this
afternoon. Tyson and Meyers remained
on board until they were supplied with
clothing by the American Consul. All
look we'll, and are in good health and
spirits. Captain Hall died fifteen days
after returning from the first expedition.
He was paralyzed before his death, and
gradually sank, dying at 3:25 a. m. Mey-
ers says he never gave up the hope of be-
ing rescued, but never wants to get into
so tight a corner again. The party never
could have reached here but for the Esqui-
mauX.
Meyers makes the following statement
Captain Hall returned from the sledge eX-
petition on October "a, and was taken i'll
on the same night The next morning he
found the left side of his body paralyzed
He remained in that condition for three
days, when he got better. In few days
he relapsed and became delirious
and so continued until the morn
ing of November 8, when he died
When the party separated from the
ship it was quite dark, and the darkness
continued for over two months, with but
a couple of hours of light daily. We
managed well so long as we had snow
house to shelter us, but we had to take
to the boat and get on another ice
field, which was too small for a house,
and we were only kept warm by swallow
ing seal-fat and blood, and burning fat in
pans, the last Of which also served as
signal light at night. We have suffered
most since April. On the night of the
22d of April, the sea washed over the ice
with great force. The women and chill
dren were under the boat, while the men
were outside, trying to keep the boat from
being washed away Some of the men
were washed off several times. After be-
ing rescued their feet and hands swelled,
and sickness set in, but they recovered,
and are now almost entirely we'll.