The sun., 1873-06-20

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I'll How tbc Polnri- became -cps.
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the t'p'''''o" '"''. ''"' "eTp"''"'
NAVY DEPARTMENT
w,suNGroN Junp IL ie-o
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So. pu receiving information of tbc or-
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d,ll the reS'ueu P"rtl"h "i the crew OF tho
p.,r.4at -. tuhn's. v. F. determined, in tho
..f direct REGULAR communication with
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uatr ~ :" s'h"' as mas pceh "e'"fc rei "rtcd
,,.n the United states steamer Frohc, then
w.. >.,, YORK To Lrin, then, tn tb. Ir,t,,J
lying III" W - -, "
4.a'ps y 10 was obviously proper In view Of
,spr ,uipt and responsible action which might
' ...J that ,ba G,vornu,cnt ahoutd no
be rl''' ~
...ud. .Oie' ne IN possession OF the fullest
.,1n,,.t reliable information upon all the cir
''' ......s ,f tho c,ae tho Fr,li. yv,. itrac,sJ
riH''i''. ,"' - w wv, "'' "''o''e"
ttrnt Ui'''tN I" "'hhStoh AT the persons
h..u. % r-oual knowledge On the subject. On
u''.,..Ih h.r, ,n tho cnd that THAR k,ovl -.
t1'iF "'N'' ." w. w.
clle might he accurately ahd iuliy elclted'
4.I.I ,t and preserved, not only for the guid
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AnceH tue '''''' ','"o"'' 'u' ,'i ''o oo,'eu' W
science and the Information of the world, as
.,,J with myself for their examination
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t'mm'd'I' "''.'h "''n''"'' - o. ~ 'ho
senior officer ot the Navv Department, himself
..,,l .,,lorcr. Prof spencer +. Baird of tho
an "id 'N''''' we ''s"'' - '' w '"o
Smithsonian lhstllhlioH' u aulstlilguisueu sclen'-
IS, aud member ~ tne NminnM Arads ny, who
Nal iAin G,,'' H. ,,ia ,r ,,r, ,,,,' anV
ir'putrrr. II Il Ioweato 81 the Army Slen,i
'hd sl,' ~ 1870 H. W NJ y, oknt' &
SrNrti ll',, r,'ii,ist of the exnediii"n
detaitd '' U'''''''''''-'7 w ~ ''
rHr sCprt oF THE ENAMfNArtON.
I, ,h. cour.e q the examination, which oc-
W wv J,vs We nave taken aeparataiy ami
,'1, ur,n all tho roint- involved upon which
,t hat.r urnrrs.rd to have knowledxe the
.,.en'nt snd exAnination VI each adIIt lndi-
~.
.,.,L an, English including All ~ the nersnus
.,I.I .Vssltlnr the wife OF Hans Chriatian
oa me nar"n @S,e s:smSpts sas, and exam
Ian a. thc tiua, and are niw, toeet Or with the
,tsr.es kett u, some ~ tho party on the ice,
S"T,U. 20 thc cruise uf the polaris kept i'm
Gs-.... D., Hermann Semons. one OF the sca-
mon r,uaiuiu. on bo ri, and picked nm
n' m' '"., re- atf,r tho sen,r,ti1n from the sb,,P
tr.nr r,ully uriut Vi, the bulk Of them alre ,dy
D, .1.r \ drt He'd statrtIcnt of tho rrstIit.
ar,.! ot. viii bc found in the report. signed hy
rt..f tIt ali the gentlemen assnri,fod with
n,.Vl.,h L. herewith enclosed and To which A.
Nur1 iasuiy 4 the last despatch of Caut Hail
1 ~. .Vu handwriting, found am"ng III per-
.omI pspe. in 'l- writing deck, which wa. nre-
ss,,ei .ItIr icu Ly the Es0uimaux Ioa. and bv
hn d 'yr,d 10 me IN the presence of tho
vr ,n,.r Sn,, nSc ny ,n,,,r, an "I,Ine nc, ninp rp
G. ,obir,I Gent,1 reln,i .IIa4e ,,l4
,r.f y, H.. n'1 re.'ott - nade
LIZ ,.sS,ti,. ~, - ''lo per,o,s InueL @ n@"se
n".' y, a. w w WIS urt"Il''eu ana naNS
u.. 70, 80 -. .i',i i' ,.'~ ~ ~ VI" !" MI rs
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~ ..ro OF tts te.ftut,ny ,s ,ivsn ,viiI. Ia
'..l some sfttcmrnf. II fact and several
.-Yr. exrrrssions II feeling ON tho p,rt ~
s...lf e. Witnesses ag,inst ia IN ,cr rc
a....n., ip command OF the ship after the dcath
aft.p. Hlll These Feel grcat reluctance Ia
On. -u Willie the person referred 10 is sisant i'm
fi.u 8. .itrse II dangerous and responsible ,utv
lttt l.' r.ustraincd to believe that IL il better
f-.. .p. a.' viii he more satisfactory To his
rn,i..4.w- as 10 the friends "f those stiil
9 .-H Il Df.i
pup,,h' De- they were given. rather than that
their 'upgr-r-iun should be made the fouu-
raf- In n dectcr justified by the rea-
i II must. however, he clearly understood
{. Tin re-,ri,'nr tAi. public ton the depart.
ntn' q thor makes nor declares any Judgment
G'iNsi VII liuddin-ion. WHO 10 still absent I'm
~ iI'i "i dangers: aud has no opportunity
t.Hutu /" waS ueriaps wanting IN enthusiasm
if i"r iraui objects "i the expedition. and at
uw'- -s"-,iv lax IN discipllne, and though be
,, '5l,'hs sc,H rom tne other, as TO the
bIrfItt.or north. vet he is an Experienced and
careful Navigator. and. when not affected hy
ltf.r 10 whirh there remained none on board
s'r"t'0. nf the separation, safe and compe-
,,l; Di.~ uI.n
t,ttrF fnR rur por,pts
'" '"H '''NH'9'
'"n' r iilN IN the statement oi the report
if'.Hnle udliun and 1T lat. pu II
o." wi tAc L,"pricty u hkin, prompt
N'H-. 'f i"r cnicl"ut rellef. such a relief
'" a' 'rded safely and surely 10y means
. .. ... 10 prepared to encounter the
t'-''- .'. Attlc circle. Va mp adapted for
. u' EHt a!a a!,a nldcd 1. c.nicnd
.'- ~ ltr. II D. KNOW thu there
I''N ~ uAil ~ ttA'r our naval
., T cv,lto,co l.,.,,,, s',r'rn .,,,',,, VIZ ~,
"..- ...t .f S-wflundiand A vessel "f tGis
st..t. .- t'"t g.. under a f1rri-u rerister.
.H.f.. ..si '.r iHe turrlse of an eXpD,li-
'.u. .s.t.f f'4 and sailing under our own nag
' ... pr. g-,.I tfd put In commissi IN hv
\l'. department. In view II all these
i'.f' i1d f.e further and prcr,in. consldela-
Doe. u-|. 80 liaf ftt ia, Fi.sf.