The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-22

A New York associated press despatch says
that the papers of Wednesday morning publish
thirteen columns of the details of the Polaris
expedition, derived from the survivors The
prevailing impression of the unfortunates when
left on the ice was that Lieut.. Blddington had
wilfully abandoned them. They also believed
that Capt. Hall was poisoned. They lived
principally upon seals, occasionally INDUCING
in roasted dog They attribute their wonder
full preservation to the sagacity and persever-
ance of Capt Tyson, while the latter says the
scientific results amount to nothing. The expe-
dition demonstrated it is possible to penetrate
farther into the mysterious region of the sea
and ice than Franklin, Hayes or any other ex-
plorer proceeded, and furnished evidence of
the probable existence of polar sea. John
Heron, steward of the Polans makes the fol-
lowing statement regarding the sickness and
death of Capt. Hall: SO
Capt. Hall had good health up to the time of
returning from the sledge expedition. He was
planned soon afterwards, and said the heat of
the cabin affected him. He got water to wash
and put on clean underclothing. asked him
what he would have; was anxious to get him
something nice. He did not care about any
thing but some coffee, and he did not drink
that. had no conversation with him when he
was sick, except to ask him if he was better
occasionally, or how he was, and such like He
was sick a fortnight, and talked very little. He
was perfectly delirious for the last few days; 1
think he was paralyzed on one side. Heard no
one say so. 1t was my own opinion. There
was nothing sudden about his death. He was
attended by Dr. Bessels and Mr.. Morton, who
did everything in their power to alleviate his
sufferings, but without effect. His illness cast
gloom over the entire company, and was
the first discouraging circumstance which had
occurred in connection with the expedition.
His death made us all feel very sad. @
The prevailing impression among the unfor-
innate nineteen who were left behind was that
Buddington had wllfully abandoned them to
their fate. He had been anticipating the break
ing up of the ice for some time, and if he had
wished to have Tyson and his companions on
board he could easily have represented matters
to them in such light that they would not
have ventured to be absent at 50 criticala juno
ture, but no such intimation was given to the
men on the ice. The vessel did not drift away
SO suddenly that the men could not have been
rescued from their perilous position. Mr.. Her
on says:
made rush for the vessel and sung out for
a line but they would not give me one. CheS-
ter and Buddington were standing on the gang
way and could have thrown me one. I was
with four others on piece of ice that had pro-
visions on it. 1t cracked off and went adrift.
We got back to tie main foe in scow or boat
which sunk under one of the men, but we all
got safely back. 30 fzis .fgss.lrsaE
Tyson says: could have got aboard the YES
sci that night and been there now, but would
not leave the women and children. My duty
was on the ice. thought he would get back
to us the next day, which he could have done
TIE breaking away was caused by the foe to
which the ship was fastened drifting in between
the land and some icebergs that were jammed
The jam broke up the foe and the vessel broke
away. 1t was about nine OF ten O'clock in the
night The temperature was about zero.
Capt Tyson, speaking of Capt. Halls death
says:
Capt. Hall was sick fifteen days. At first he
was paralyzed, and then delicious. He started
from the ship on sled expedition northwards
on the 10th of October. He was absent four
teen days, and returned on the oath of October
to the. ship On the 9Th of November he died
and was buried. His grave bore south, south
east, about 500 PAGES distant from the observa-
tory at Polaris Bay,which was in lat 81. 80, lon.
6l.44 on the shore: We erected board over
his grave with an inscription cut, giving his
name, age, go years), date of death, and
Commander of the North Polar Expedition"
All hands, except the cook, attended the funer-
al. 1t was dark, dismal, cold, windy and dis
agreeable day. The wind was mournfully howl
ing, and the hearts of all were enveloped in the
deepest sadness. held lantern, and by the
light of it the beautiful service of the Episcopal
Church was read by Mr.. Bryant, AS the sooth-
ing words 81 am the resurrection and the life,
saith the Lord fell upon the ears of the au-
ditors, there we e few dry eyes; and there, amid
the savage desolation of nature most rugged,
the power of christianity made itself felt by
those who had never, before acknowledged its
influence. Few of those who were present at
the burial will forget the deeply affecting
Old sailors, whose faces had been bronzed by
summer suns, and frozen in arctic seas, wapt
aloud. Capt Hall was universally beloved,
and his death, at the time when the enterprise
promised so hopefully, was felt by his survivors
to be an irretrievable loss. These thoughts were
uppermost in the minds of ALL and when the
funeral party returned to the ship there was
hushed silence attending the performance of
e very duty.
Esquimaux Joe says that Capt. Buddington
was quarreling all the time, and speaks in gen
eral disapprobation of him. He says also, that
Capt Hall was poisoned, and that the latter SO
expressed himself TO him.
Can't. Tyson thinks the i'll feeling and bad de-
sigus of Buddington and a few others, who were
his accomplices, had continued from the first,
ON account Of Capt. Halls determination to go
as far north as possible, and Buddington's de-
termination from fear or whatever cause, that
he should not. After Halls death, most Of the
others were in favor of continuing ana pushing
north, and Tyson says that Buddlngton several
times expressed his determination to send Tyson
and his party on the road to hell as soon as an
opportunity offered. He characterized Budding
ton as great scoundrel, and declares that he
purposely abandoned them to destruction. He
gives Myers the character of being energetic
and qualified in his department, but thinks he
was not sufficiently aware of the condition of
affairs at the time of the separation, and the
possibility OF getting rescued, to be able to give
any opinion upon it. The Germans, according
to his account, ruled the ship after Capt,
Halls deaih, and there was neither law nor
system on board, every one working entirely on
his own account Bessel and Bryant were anx-
ious to get as for north as possible. NJ yers hap
worked hard and lost all his labor. ssl.i