The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1873-06-18
Death OF Captain Hall.

NEW YORK, May 2lst
John Heron, steward of the Polaris, makes the
following statement concerning the sickness of Capt
Hall: "Capt. Hall had good health mp TO the time
Of returning from the sledge expedition. He was
not sick when he came on board, but complained
soon afterwards and said the heat of the cabin
affected him. | asked what he would have as was
anxious TO get him something nice. He did not
care about anything but cupof coffee, and didn't
even drink that He was sick fortnight and talked
very little. He perfectly derious the last few
days. think be was parayZed on one side. There
was nothing sudden about his death. He was at
tended by DR.. Bessells and Mr.. Morton. who did
everything in their power TO alleviate his suferings
His death made US all feel very sad"
Capt Tyson, speaking OF Capt. Halls death,
says: " Hall was sick fifteen days. He was insensi.
bic when he died. He started from the ship on a
sled expedition, nonhward, on the 10th Of October,
and was absent fourteen days. He returned on the
24th of October, and on the Sth of November died.
he was buried on the 11th. His grave bore south
southeast and about 500 PAGES distant from the OBJ
servatory in Polaris Bay, which was in latitude
Sl:3S longitude 6l:44 We erected a board over his
grave with ar inscription giving his name and age
80 years, date of DEATH and command of the North
Polar Expedition. All hands except the cook at.
tended the funeral. II was dark, dismal, cold
windy and disagreeable day, the wind mournfully
bowling and our hearts all cnveloped in the deepest
sadness. held lantern and by The light of il the
beautiful service of the Episcopal Church was read
by Mr.. Bryant Few of those present will ever for
get the deeply affecting scene. Old sailors, whose
faces were bronzed by the summer suns and frozen
in the Arctic seas, wepi aloud. Captain Hall was
universally beloved, and his death at time when
the enterprise promised hopefully felt by his
survivors TO be an irretrieyabeloss Those thoughts
were uppermost in our minds and when the funeral
party returned to the ship there hushed silence
attending the performance of every duty
Esquimaux Joe, in published statement speaks
in a dsapproving way of Buddngton, sailing master
of the POlaris aud says that Hail poisoned that
Hall SO expressed himself to him, saying there was
something bad in the coffee he drank on returning
from the sledge expedition, and that it made him
sick. that he had burning sensation.
Hans Christians statement is to the same effect
The prevailing impression among the unfortunate
nineteen who were LEFT behind was that Buddington
had Nillfully abandoned them to their fate He had
been anticipating the breaking up of the ice for
some time and il he had wished to leave Tyson and
his companions on board, could easily have repre-
sented matters to them in such light that they
would not have ventured TO be absent at so critical
juncture; but no such ntimation was given to the
men on the ice. The vessel had drifted away so
suddenly that the meu could not have been rescued
from their perilous position. Tyson saws If he could
have got aboard the vessel that night and been
there now, he would not leave the women and chill
dren. thought be would yet get back to us next
day, which he could have done. The breaking away
was caused by foe TO which the ship was lasten-
ed, drifting ia between the land and some icebergs
that were jammed- The jaTa broke up the foe and
the vessel broke away II was about or 10 O'Clock
IN the night; the temperature about zero and rain
ing. Ii had been 70 degrees above. Captain Tyson
thinks the III feeling and bad designs Of Buddington