The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-10
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TO-DAY's DISPATCHES.
THE NORTH POLE.

l. THE NOhIlt fOLEs
The Arctic Exploring Expedition
| twenty of the Survivors Rescued
From the Ice RegfOns-Thrfllfna
Explorers.
ST. JOINS, N. f., May 9-7o the State
Department, Washington The English
sailing ship, Walrus, has just arrived and
reports that the steamer Tigress picked UP
on the ice at Grady Harbor, Labrador, on
the 30th of April last, fifteen OF the crew
and five of the Esquimaux of the steamer
Polaris, of the Arctic exploring expedition.
Captain Hall died last summer. The
Tigress is hourly expected at st. Johns.
(Sgned) E. N. MALLORY,
... . United States Consul.
FULL PARTICULARS.
New YORK, May 10.-A special from
st. Johns, N. F., dated 9th inst, says .
The steamer Walrus arrived from the
seal fisheries at st. Johns this morning
bringing news that the steamer Tigress
had come into Bay Roberts, Is miles from
here, having on board nineteen of the
survivors of Halls Arctic expedition. A
correspondent Immediately started to Bay
Roberts to learn full particulars.
The Tigress was at anchor, and the
rescued men were assembled on the deck.
They furnished him with the following
thrilling narrative of the adventures OF
the expedition the death of Captain Hall,
and the final escape of the survivors who
were taken from the ,iceburg by the Til
gress ON the 30th Of April last in latitude
$3.50, after having spent one hundred
and ninety-six days on the foe: s
This party which had been landed from
the Polaris were separated from her by a
gale which burst her moorings, on the 18th
of October, 1872. in latitude 1885. When
they last saw the Polaris she was under
steam and canvas making for harbor on the
east side of Northumberland Island. She
had no boats of the six which she brought
from New York. Two were lost in the
northern expedition; two were landed on
the ice with Captain Tyson's party, one
was burned as firewood to make water for
the crew, and the other is on board the
Tgress.
The Polaris was in command of Capt.
Buddington, who had 10 of the crew along
with him and plentiful stock Of provi-
sions. She was making a good deal Of
water, but Captain Tyson says that she
was not more leaky than when he was on
board all the previous fall and winter. The
Polaris was somewhat damaged and it is
the opinion of the survivors they will be
unable to clear until July, and even then
if the ship is unseaworthy they would have
to make new boats to effect their escape.
On the sth of October, 1871, in lat. sl:3s,
long. Gl:44, W
CAPTAIN HALL DIED OF APOPLEXY,
and was buried on shore, where wooden
cross was erected to mark his grave. He had
recently returned FROM the northern sledge
expedition, in which he had attained the
latitude of 31:16. He seemed in his usual
health and had called the crew into the
cabin to encourage them with hopes of flu
ture rewards and stimulate them tc
renew exertions, when he was suddenly
struck down and expired, to the great grie
Of those around, to whom he had endeared
himself by his kindness and devotion.
In September 1871, the Polaris entered
into winter quarters and left them on the
18th of August 1872. The ice was very
heavy and set in southerly direction. Sht
was forced south and SO continued drifting
until Captain Tyson and party were driver
from her.
The sledge party crossed Kane's Polal
sea, which they pronounced to be a strait
about fifteen miles wide. There was the
appearance of open water to the north.
GREAT SUFFERING FROM HUNGER
AND COLD.
The rescued party suffered very much
during their dreary drift, from hunger and
cold. For the last two months they ate
raw seal and Polar bear meat as they
could get it. When met by the Tigress
they showed evident signs of their great
suffsrings, but during the nine days they
have been on board they have improved
vastly and are now in fair health. The
party is in charge of the United States
consul and will be in st Johns Monday
next.
STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN TYSON.
The following statement was furnished
to the correspondent by Captain Tyson
Son the 9th of August 1871, we lef
Tissursae aid went through Smiths Sound
We succeeded in getting as far north as lat
itude 32:l6, and when we returned we win
tered at Polaris Bay, latitude $3.50; lon
gitude 6l:44. We were frozen up unit
the 9TH Of September. On the 10th Of Oc
tober Captain Hall started on sledg
journey north, returned on the Gath, whel
he was taken sick and died on the Sth Q
November. ,sa
We passed the winter at Polaris Bay
and on the Sth of June, 1872, we attempte,
to reach north with two boats. We haulet
our other boat on shore and returned over
land on the sth of July. We started TO
home on the 18th of August, and on tn
fifteenth we were beset with ice in lat. SO
OF. We drifted from there down to lat
77:35, when we encountered heavy south