Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-12
THE TIGREss.
Dispatch from the JHniata, at
Upper Navik-Details OF the
Quarrel on Board the
P0laris.
The House where BuddingtOn and
Party Passed the Winter
Scene in the Interior
The Esquimaux.

NEw York, September II.-A dis
patch from on board the Juniata says
that on arriving at Upper Navis, Com
mander Braine paid his respects to kraa-
rup ElkTarup Smith, inspeetor-roysl Of
North Greenland, who narrated, with
considerable minuteness, The details Of
the quarrel on beard the Polaris, and
attributed the unhappy dissensions 90
DR.. Bissell, the scientific officer, who
spoke most coutemptuouslg Of Captain
Hail, who, he alleged, was ignorant Of
Arctic history and untitled for the work
to be accomplished, and endeavered to
prejudice the crew against him. he
apparently wished to give the expeei-
ton q German character and desired to
take the flll command. The inspector
further stated that Captain Hall evil
IDENTIFY had some kind OF misgiving or
premOnitiOn of death while at Disco,
where he saw Smith and placed in his
care valuable records OF the Franklin
search expedition, which records were
handed to Commander Braine, who viii
place them in the custody Of the secre-
tsry Of the navy, on his arrival IN the
United States. A steam launch Of the Ju-
niata sighted TigTess near upper Navik.
Lieutenant DeLOng boarded her and inn
parted valuable information TO comman-
der Greer, exhibiting chart showing the
track OF the launch, and recommended
him 70 take 3 nOrthwesterly course from
Cape ShaekletQn. On the fourteenth Of
August, the Tigress passed Cape Alex
ander and Port FOulke- It was now
daylight, and the rock in the vicinity
of Cape Algin was recognized by Captain
Tyson as the ssnle that hid the POlaris
from the view Of the party on the ice
foe. The vessel was here stopped, when
a sound of human voices was heard and
a boat was instantly lowered. 1t was
now nine o'clock in the evening, and
amid the greatest excitement Comman-
der Greer exclaimed: al see their house;
two tents are clearly pereeptible,
aud moving human figures can be seen
on the main land near LittletoD island" ="
In an hour afteTward, the boat returned,
but only brought the intelligence that
Captain Buddington and his party had
gone south in the middle Of June last,
in two beats, hoping TO meet friendly
whaling vessels to carry them to New
FOundiand. The Tigress's boat was
again manned, accompanied this time
by Commander Greer, Esquimau Joe "a
interpreter, i've men. Two women and
two children greeted them and they
found the house abandoned and present-
ing, iDtenOrly, a scene of the widest
confusion. Broken instruments lay on
the floor. while the remains OF log
book were scattered about. The EsIui-
maux had remained with the Budding
ton party all the winter. Only half an
hour was spent in the search for the
records by the commander and his
men, who picked up what euriosities
they could and returned to the ship.
The boat was manned the third time
and this party picked up some torn dia-
ries, all in reference to the death of Cap
tain Hall being destroyed with the
exception Of some torn memoranda
setting forth the agreement between
Buddington and Chester to coutinue
their search for the north pole. Nothing
of importance was discovered. The en-
tire time of the Tigress in the neighbOr-
hood of LittletoD island was only five
hours. The Esquimaux, when first seen
from the deck Of the hgress, were clad
in the uniform of sailors OF the United
states navy, but they subsequently
changed their clothes and redOnned
their Esquimaux apparel, an action that
looks very suspicious. The Esquimaux
had but little provisions, neither had
they any boats, and asked, through Joe,
to be taken on board the Tigress, but
Commander Greer declined.
NEW YORK, September 1.-THE TTi-
bttle of this morning contains the fol-
lowing special dispatch dated United
States steamer Tigress, Disco, August
, 49, T.hra E'orau1land
tember -: We have at last positive
and very late news Of the missing Po-
laris. The Tigress sailed from Upper
Navik on the eleventh of August, and
examined the shores of Northumber-
land island where Tyson and his party
reported that they left the Polaris. No
trace of the vessel was found here and
no sign Of life, and it is supposed that
the rescued men were mistaken in the
locality Of their separation from the ves-
sci near Littleton island; however, in
latitude ssventy-eight, twenty-three
north; longitude seventy-three, forty
six west, we discovered q camp in which
Buddington's party hal wintered. Six
Esquimaux were living in it, and from
them and manuscript records left behind
by Captain Buddington, We ascertained
the history Of the expedition up to a
period Of only six months previous.
After the separation from Tyson the
Polaris party constructed a house OF
ship-timber and canvas, in which they
spent the winter, the ship being too tad
Iy damaged to. risk q voyage home,
though she stil fiOated. They used some
of the material in her for the construc-
ton Of two whale boats, with which
they purpOsed going south as soon as the
first open water. On the first of July
they were enabled to carry out their
Intention, and pat 10 sea, probably max
ing for Cape York, on the cost Of Green
land. about two hundred and fifty miles
southwest, where they could hope to
catch a whaler bound for Labrador. We
kept 8 sharp lookout all along the coast,
both going and returning, but saw no
signals and no human beings. We OBJ
taine,i from the camp all the manu-
scripts Of the expedition and all jOurn-
ais. These records are very long and
contain a great deal of valuable infor-
nation. BuddiBgtOnis party were all
well when they took TO their boats on
the first of July. The Polaris remained
afioat til three weeks ago, when she
pa-ted her H1Oorings in a gale and drift
eel Two fulltH syGNI 4 ~ shAd eAtl4A III -A-S
ice. Two icebsrgs now cover the wreck.
We sail to-day for Labrador In search OF
the whalers which may have picked up
the missing men. Nine steam whalers
have gone north and are on the west
side, The Iuniata leaves 1T. once Tor
st. John, New Foundland. We shall
follow her Immediately, If We accom-
plish the object Of the voyage. All on
a nall aud fRIl ~
confidence.
WASHINGTON, September 1.-THE
-@vieW cf the POlaris expedition, by the
-sted On. Eetermsn, of Gotha, has
Ss'., SsIss- slated into English from the
G's.l.., oeen - ne direction OF the sec
retary Of the navy. AHo oo,,sjJsreS ugS.S, II
that, all circumstances - f,,,,,ort-
must succeed. This is the M z. ~
ant expedition that ever went ~
Arctic regions