, 1873-07-04

OF tho sea, WhoshDf under tho burning sun OF tho
equator Or among tho dismal ioe-packs beyond
On tic 18th Of October laat, expecting the ship
to go down ovory minute. tho crew, n{toz the
women and Children had boon brought out, wore
in TSg I sG sS1 &C. ts upon
uoxt they were bringing on tho boats. While
yet engaged In those preparations for abandon
ing tue ship, largo iceberg oamo drifting down,
and striking tho toe, shverod It to pieces, freed
out Of aight in Two minutes, Tho nino-
tocn souls adr1ft On different pieces Of
Ice, wore, howover, soon rouuitod On the
main aoe, but most Of their provisions woro
ablo aupplioa wore recovered; and in roforoneo
to this stroke Of good fortune Herron says Two
returned to headquarters weak but thankful to
God, md had good supper" On tho 8d OF
November they gaVo mp tho hopc OF working to
tho land. They wore hopolosaly adrift and must
90 whoro wind and wavo. would garry them.
Yet, with thoir memories Of homo, they did not
forget its holiday festivals. 80 on Thanksgiving
Day they had mi extra dinner, including mock
Il feast
The MternatonH from abundance to abort ra-
tions and from fasting to good flooding wore fre-
9aont on tho voyage. Tho Eeauimeu1, Joe and
ers Of the party. It was we'll tint they wero sup
piled with warm goalskin clothing; that they had
their boats for emergencies Of danger; that thoy
had cooking utensils; that their lea flee WAS largo
enough to udmit Of tho building thereon ! Of soy;
como good flaes and plenty OF ammunition saved
In good ordor but twaB particularly fortunate for
tho party TINT they had with thcm those expert
encod Esquimnux hunto1s, joe and Hans, as thoir
Il brund winnoEs." The steward naturally de-
lights III their achievements for in oyory emor-
gency Of famine Joo or Hans or both nf them
came in with their aeals, doveklnH, oogjook, or
boar, to prove they woro equal to tho criais.
1ru To1,f M fhou
" Hans brought In soal To-day, Thank God,
for NO waro very weak. God sont tllat seal to
save us. Thanks to His holy name. It has
boon 80 al tho tino. just as we were played
IN oogjook, plenty Of meat and oil. Good
Sundays work dragging the fine fellow to
tic Iut ana thankiag God for all His
meroies." Again, April "a, when tho party
es4s nssy s ae It. hos sRa says nsn john In
Horron, guahing over pirh rapture "Along
came Bruin, thinking he WAS coming to moal
instead Of Furnishing one: Click, bang won.
two riaos, and down wont Bruin, to sayo lot Of
starving man. Tho Lord be praiaed"
On considering the Invaluable services Of their
Esquimaux companions to tho whites on this
long and poriious drifting o1r.iao, VIC heartiiy
concur in honest John HSrrone I;. opinion OF Joe
out Of THU dlfliouIty they can never be paid too
handsome pension, and the children likowiso.
We aro inclined to regard tho many
his party, aud their final rescue aa they
were drifting out into tho broad Atlantic 0ceau,
On moro cake Of leo rapidly melting away, Rs
duo to that special intervention Of Providence
which tnkcs note Of the fall oven Of sparrow.
stant faith Of John Heron aud bis oYertiowtng
gratitude when ho Hnys "Gol sont that seal.
II has boon 10 all tho time."
Thia ia tho sublime moral Of Herron's diary.
so 1tlt7 9f0r
from the rock in the Wilderness that faith
which St. Paul defines as "the substance of
thingB hoped for and tho evidence Of things
not soon THAT faith which can ronoye moun-
and eyonts narrated and testified to BY john
Horron arc Of great value. Ho aflows that tho
PolariH was well adapted and vol equipped for
hor Polar expedition, but that in steam powor
Sss sss 4sh ass9 hst t es Il s sos o fa e
ship that On lowing polaris Bay, homewarl
bound, slo WAS, perhaps, too heaylly laden to
dght her way through thoso leo packs; that With
tho discharge OF tho htook OF provisions put out
on the leo on tho 10th OF October aho was sufll-
oiontly lightened to roach at loest saio anchor
ago; that large stock ofproviaions still remained
III the ship for the subsistence Of tho fourtoon mon
loft on board, and that though Capt: Budding
perfectly sober md diligently active for tile
preservation OF lis ships crew on that memora-
bio 10th of October.
A1noug other important facts established by
Hcrrons Journal Of Ills involuntary voyage down
Daltn Dayis tho fact that aparty OF ninetoon
adrlft on an Ice too in that stormy sea, by two
good aud faithful Esquimaux huntors, we'll
armod and supplied with ammunition, can all be
Bubssted through tho three months darkness OF
an Arctic winter, and through Hfx-montlB crufse
at the mercy Of icobarga, anow-Btorms, winds, and
wavos. On peo. 26 Herron makes tlls memoir
audum Tomorrow will bo our cholccgt day
then tho sun returns (meaniug that, having
roached his farthoRt point. south Of tho Equa-
tor, llo will turn again to tho northwar), and In
three woeka We viii have daylight" Again, on
learnug, Jan. Z, from Mr.. Mo3or that they had
driftaa down to north latitude 7207, Horron
writes: NowB 30 good treated myself to an OK.
tra pipe Of tobacco ut u O'clock last night"
rhoy woro longing for tho sun--they had not aeon
him for months. For brIoi hpaco, ut higl,
noon in Now York, no hnd giyon them each o'oar
day relieving twilight, but tho interpoBnG bulk
Of tho globe Lal cut OF oyon glimpse Of his
xlorioua faco. III Wow Of thia difficulty OF pro-
vatlug darknoaH only now and thon rclteyea by
the aurora boroalIs, wo foef that We cannot too
strongly approve tho harmony, endurance, aud
| horolHm Ut Capt. Tyson md his party, or tho
skill and fidelity Of Joe and Hans as hunters, IN
keeping thom I'LL aliyo. We, therefore, heartily
commend tho gaiinnt Captain and his party, each
and all, to some special and substantial recognl-
ton Of thor aeryicas by the Government.