Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-24
THE POLAR REGIONS.
HalPs Exploring Expedition.
Arrival of Nineteen of the Survivors
Death Of Capt. Hall.
Sufferings Of the Exploring Party.

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| New YoRK, May 10.-A dispatch
from st Johns, N. f., of May 3 says
The steamer Walruss arrived from the
| seal fishery at the Port of St. Johns
this morning, bringing news that the
steamer tigress had come into Roberts
Bay, Is miles from there, having On
board nineteen survivors of Halls
Arctic expedition who had been Ian
ded from the Polaris, being driven
from her by q gale which burst her
moorings on the 18th of October, 1872,
in latitude 72 deg. 35 min. When they
last saw the Polaris she was under
steam and canvass, making for the har-
Dor on the east side of Northumber-
land island. She had no more boats
left of the six which she brought with
her from the port Of New York. Two
were lost in the Northern expedition,
two were landed on the ice with Capt.
Tyson's party, one was burnt as fire.
wood to make water for the crew, and
the other is on board the Tigess. The
Polaris was in command of Capt. Bud
dington, who had thirteen of the crew
along with him, and plentiful stock
of provisions. Her bow was somewhat
damaged and it is the opinion of the
survivors they will be unable to get
clear until July and even then, if the
ships is unseaworthy, they should have
to make new boats to effect an escape.
On the Sth of October, 1871, in latitude
81 deg. 80 min, longitude IL deg. A
min, Capt. Hall
DIEDoF APPoPLExY,
and was buried on shore, where they
erected wooden cross to make his
grave. He had recently returned
from northern sledge expedition in
which he had obtained latitude 81 deg.
16 min. He seemed in his usual
health and had called the crew into
the cabin to encourage them with
hopes of future rewards and stimulate
them to renewed exertions when he
was suddenly struck down and expired
to the great grief of those around, to
whom he had endeared himself by his
Kindness and devotion. srrr
In Sept. 1871, the Polaris entered
winter quarters, and left Aug. II, 1872.
The ice was very heavy and set in a
southern direction. She was forced
south, and so continued drifting till
Capt Tyson and party were driven from
her. The sled<e party crossed kane's
Polar sea, which they pronounced to
be straight about fifteen miles wide.
There was an appearance of open water
to the north. The rescued party suf-
fered very much during their dreary
drift from hunger and cold. For the
last two months they ate raw seal and
Polar bear. as they could get it.
When met by the Tigress they showed
evident signs Of their great suffering,
but during the nine days that they
have been on board they have i'm
proved vastly and are now in fair
health
The party is in charge ofthe Uuited
States Consul, and will arrive in st,
Johns on Monday next. The follow
ing statement is furnished by Capt.
Tyson On the 9th of August, 1871,
we left Tessinask and went through
Smiths Sound We succeeded in
getting as far north as latitude 81 de-
grees and 16 minutes, when wereturn-
ed and wintered at Polaris Bay, lat
itude 81 degrees and 80 minutes, lon
gitude 81 degrees and Al minutes. We
were. ~ e-
until the 9TH of September. On the
10th of October Capt. Hall started on
a sledge journey north, and returned
on the 24th, when he was taken sick
and died on the Sth of November.
He was buried on the 11th. The at
tack that carried him off was said to
be apoplexy. We passed the winter at
Polaris Bay On the i8th of June,
1872, we attempted to 60 North with
TO boats. We hauled our other boat
on shore and returned overland. On
the Sth of July we started for home.
On the 18th of August, and on the
18th we're best with ice in latitude so
deg. 2 min. We drifted from there
down to latitude u deg. 81 min, when |
we encountered heavy southwest
gale, the ship being under heavy pres
sure. On the night of the 18th we |
landing provisions, etc,
our ice vessel being reported leaking
very badly at times. We continued
landing provisions for two or three |
hours when the pressure ceased. j |
went on board the vessel and asked |
the sailing master if the vessel was
making any more water than usual. !
He reported she was not. then went |
to the pumps and ascertained she was |
not making any more than she was do
ing all summer. | went ON the Ice |
again, and shortly after it began to
crack, and a few minutes afterwards |
broke in many pieces. The vessel
BROKE FROM HER FAsTENINGS,
and was soon lost to sight in her dark
ness and storm. On the broken ice
were most of our provisions to sustain
the party through the winter, and see
ing nothing of the vessel we attempted
to reach shore, in hope of finding ma
tives to assist us in living through the
winter. Getting about half way to
shore with our heavily laden boats,
our progress became hard by drifting
ice. and was compelled to haul ON
the ice again. At this time / succee-
ded in saving fourteen eases of penn
mican, eleven and half bags of bread,
ten dozen one and two pound cans of
meat and soup, fourteen hams, one
small bag of chocolate, weighing TWEEN
tv pounds, some musk OK skins and
few blankets, number of rifles and
abundance of ammunition. Inthe morn
ing, knowing that | had not provisions
enough and other articles of food,
clothing. compasses, etc, on the abate
ment of the gale, | endeavored to shoot
as many seals as possible both for food,
light and fuel, but could only get three
owing to bad weather having set in.
/ supposed the wind to be about south
west. On its clearing up L found my
self within about 8 miles of what L
suppose to be the East coast, and about
thirty or forty miles below the ship.
The ice being weak, l could not trans
port boats and provisions 60 land un-
iii II grew stronger. While here |
discovered my other boat bread, &C.,
and saved all. The ice grew frmer,
and / made another attempt to reach
the shore, carrying everything in boats
and dragging them on their keel. The
ice being exceedingly rough, we stove
both boats. We succeeded on the lst
of November in getting about half
way to the shore. Night came on us
and very stormy weather. In the
morning the ice was broken and was