New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-14
THE DELAY OF THE TIGRESs'
urR ppopARIr DEPARTURE TO-DAY.


IN So+ur3ov afternoon last the United
staes steamer Tioress with the American nag nynK,
steamed down the bay. she left the navy inu %
O'Clock for the purpose OF correcting the ocai
in her compass at the compass statloD' snoi' a.
this side OF Sandy Hook. With the eorrec'ion VI ~
oompass the Tgress Will be in readiness ior nor
80 aimee her store OF provisions anu suP
Nu'"eS Iroadv for the most part oompie.e'
80 hor arrival at the NavyYard, TWO "oeAs
80 ,os,orday she has been Thoroughly o'einau
and equipped for the difficult duties "ni0n W.
opired Of her. Nearly 200 men have oeeh .o,ion
and neither day nor night has Witnesseu "' 80, o,o
IN the labor OF rehtting her. she taxes ou' 1850.
TONS of COAL and will receive additionai supp ~,
ne. arrival At st. Johns The two new houses IuS' oOn
nv 80, Co.. the noe Of the officers commodious
49,, d,-abiv snited 10 the wants OF their occupants
In one ~ these is the chartroOm and beneath arc uo
cportors for tho crew. New steam-plpes nave
also been inserted for the purpose VI no"
inc the vessel; q new boWsprb nus 00o"
spnplied together with rigging, sails, and topinas's
THUS furnished, and having on board al inlnehso sup
nlv Of provisions including 100 barrels OF hour, al
eonal amount of pork canned fruits, pemican, hard
tac. and variety Of miscellaneous articles OF food
she left the Eavy>Yard on Saturday. largo number
of the friends OF officers and crew were present 10 say
,odh since IL WAS generally known that on her re
t,Irn from Sandy Hook she would be detained onS a
moment and there would be little opportunity for faro
Secretary Robson preSeut WHICH, WV
dock but departed soon after for Washington sbe was
expected to return at early hour yesterday afternoon
and accordingly a number Of ladies and gentlemen,
having friends board the Arctic steamer, assembled
shortly TO await her arrival but they saw the
gatTs OF the NavyYard close at last, and went away
disappointed The somewhat unexpected delay IN her
arrival was attributed to the difficulty OF exactly rect
fyng the deviation OF the compass, the nature anu
le-aty of the voyage making IL OF the most vital I'M
porance that there should not be an error OF hI
breadth The T1gress, on leaving for her snort ulp
down the BAY had orders to sail Immediately onhef
return and the visitors who missed her yesterday AFTER
noon we're fearful she might return III the evening ana
sail Immediately for st. john They were assured
however that return would detaln her departure
IN, EsGuimaux who are TO return on the Tgress re-
NAMED on board the Tallapoosa throughout the DAY
evidently impatient TO again set out for their northern
home Joe, It will be remembered, VIII return again
when the gress shall have succeeded In her search or
the missing Polars. he spent the day yesteruay ~
walking the decks OF the Taapoosa and was eager 70
be of He leaves his wife and child in Wiscassett Me-
aud will return them there Since he ana ms FAMILY
have acquired their notorety every possible attention
Influenced TO make their home IN Name Ia replies 10
TRIBUNE reporter, yesterday, Joe said ne mucn pre-
ferred this climate and latitude and never wlsneu 70
return for life the Arctic regions. He owns little hui
with few of land at NeW-London' ana OBTAINS
| livelihood by fishing , -, A..
Taapoosa awaiting the return of the Tgress The family
| of Hans consists OF wife and four children. The
woman Christina is about 40 years OF age, ana OF
not uuattractye appearance. The oldest child, Angus
tina is I2 the second Tobias is T. the third Succi IS
and the youngest IL baby OF only III months VIII
sparkling black eyes and tawny skim He reolces IN the
name of Charlie POlars, taking his nrst name Irou
Capt Hail. and the second from the Inflated vessel on
| which he was born He can boast a birthplace prop
ably farther north than other person IN the Ueu
States having first opened his eyes in latitude 81 80
At three age he took his chances with the
rest on the ice-fOe and'remained there six months