The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-19
THE POLARlS.
Buddington and Party Safe and
All Well.
Picked Up After a Voyage
Of Nearly Two Months in
Open Boats.
IA SCOTCH WHALER RESCUES THEM.
Their Arrival at Dundee,
Scotland.
Special Despatch from Our Lon
don Office.
Official Confirmation from Consul
MOlloy.
"A SCOTCH wHALER RESCUES THEM.
Their Arrival at Dundee,
Scotland.
Special Despatch from Our Lon
don Office.
Official Confirmation from Consul
MOllOy.
TELEGRAM TO the NEW YORK HERALD.


TELEGRAM TO THE new YORK HERALD
The following special despatch to the
HERALD has been received from our CORE
spondent at the British capital =
LONDON Sept 10, 1873
The Dundee whaling steamer Arctic arrived
at Dundee this afternoon, having on board
Captain Buddington and the remainder of
the Polaris' crew. They were picked up on
the Goth Of July last by the whaling ship
Ravenscraig also from Dundee, twenty miles
to the south of Cape York, in boats constructed
of the remnants of the bulwarks of the Polaris.
TRANSFERRED TO A STEAMSHIP.
In accordance with the directions of the
chief officer the Ravenscraig transferred the
crew to the Arctic, which brought them to
Dundee.
BUDDNaToN's CALCULATIONS OF RELIEF.
The manner in which the Buddington party
have arrived OF Dundee, Scotland, shows the
correctness of much that the HERALD has
previously stated in reference to them. Cap
lain Buddington and his party wintered last
year on the mainland, near Littleton Island,
On that part of the east coast of Smiths Land
between Cape Olsen and Foulke Fjord. Real
izing that the Polaris was not in a condition
70 carry them any further south, she was
partly broken up, and the boats in which they
were found were made from the material thus
acquired. The boats were made ready and
stored with the bread and other provisions,
and early in juno Buddington gave the order
10 proceed south
WAITING FOR THE WHALE SHIPS.
Buddington was well acquainted with the
movements of whale ships fishing on the
coast of Labrador, and knew that it was GUS
tomary for them to endeavor to reach Cape
York, off the west coast of Greenland, early in
June, whence they usually crossed over to the
opposite coast, and commenced the catch on
whaling grounds nearer the Labrador coast.
BY Fastening direct to the rendezvousing
ground to the south coast of Cape York he
anticipated finding the whalers, by any of
whom he was sure to be taken on board It
was a question however, whether he would
arrive at Cape York in time to meet the
'whalers. In case he did not, he would probably
have attempted to reach Upernavik. The
fact of his meeting with the Ravenscraig near
Cape York shows how well founded were his
hopes
NAMES OF THE RESCUED MEN.
Sidney o. Buddington, sailing and ice
master.
Hubbard C. Chester, chief mate.
William Morton second mate.
Emil Schumann, chief engineer.
A. A. Odell, assistant engineer.
DR.. Emil Bessel, chief of the scientific corps
r. w. D. Bryan, astronomer and chaplain.
Nathan j. Coffin, carpenter.
Hermans Siemons, seaman.
Henry Hobby, seaman.
Joseph B. Mauch, seaman.
Noah Hayes, seaman
w. F. Campbell, fireman.
John W. Booth, fireman.
HEALTH OF THE PARTY.
Buddington and the men with him are all
we'll
Official Despatch from Consul Moiloy.
WASHINGTON Sept IS, 1873.
The following telegram has been received
ut the Navy Department.
ST.. JOHNS, N. F., Sept 49, 1873.
To THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, WASHING
TON, d. G.
Received telegram that the Polaris party is
ut Dundee, all we'll
The Juniata left this port at one o'clock
to-day. have hired fast steamer for forty
eight hours to catch her. Will 90 myself
MOLLOY, U. S. Consul
Dundee, where the Polaris crew has arrived
means undoubtedly Dundee, Scotland. Com
modore Reynolds, Acting Secretary of the
Navy, soys that Molloy would have specified
If it had been otherwise.
WHAT THE r1GEEss MIGHT HAVE DONE.
Had the United States government sent of
the Tigress Immediately after the arrival of Cap
tain TYSON and the other survivors of the ice
foe ordeal, placing DR.. Hayes in command,
rs the HERALD suggested, without waiting for
such an elaborate outfit, she you'd most
IkAjv have reached Cape York before the Goth