Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-05-11
News from the Hall Arctic EXpe-
ditiOn-The Famous Explorer
Dead, and Buried Mid
the lee.
Narrative Of the Fate Of the
Steamer POlaris and Her
CreW-An Exciting
Story.
Part Of the Number Spend l96
Days on an Ice-FiOe, and are
Rescued after Severe
Hardships.


Hardships.
NEW YORK, May ia dispatch
from St. Johns, New FOundland, oi
Nav 9th. SAYS that the steamer Walrus
arrived from the seal-fishery at the port ol
1T. Johns this morning, bringing news
that the steamer Tigress had come into
Roberts bay, eighteen miles from there,
having on board nineteen survivors OF
Halls arctic expedition. The following
are the
NAMES OF THE RESCUED.
II. c. Tyson, assistant-navigator
Frank Meyer, meteorological; John Her
on, steward; W. c. kriegeT, seaman !;
Fred Jamak, seaman; William Ninde-
many, seaman; Fred Anting, seaman;
Gustavus 7. LingUist, seaman; Peter
johnson, seaman; William Jackson,
cook; EsqUimauX Joe, interpreter Han
nah and child; EsquimauX Hans Chris
tian. of Kane's expedition; Hans Chris
tian's wife and four children, the young
est only eight years old. This party,
which had been landed from the POlaris,
were driven from her by gale, which
burst her mOOrings on October Is, 1872,
in latitude ~ So When they last saw
THE PoLARIs,
she was under steam and canvass max
ing for harbOr on the east side of North
umberlaud island. She had no more
boats left. OF six which she brought
with her from New York, two were lost
in the northern expedition; two were
landed once with Captain TysOn's party;
one was burnt as firewOOd to make water
Tor the crew, and the other is on board
the Tigress. The POlaris was in COM
mand of Captain BuddingtOn, who had
thirteen Of the crew along with him, and
a plentiful stock Of provisions. Her
bow was somewhat damaged, and it is
the opinion OF the survivors that they
will be unable to get clear until July;
and even then, If the ship is Unsea- |
worthy, they should have to make new
aY8ats 10 effect an escape. On the Sth
Of October, 1871, in latitude Sl.3S, lon
gitUde 7l.44,
CAPTAIN HALL DIED OF APOPLEXY. !
and was buried on the shore, where they 4
erected a wooden cross to mark hIs /
grave. He had recently returned from |
a northern sledge expedition, in which /
he had obtained latitude eighty-tWo de- |
syrees, longitude sixteen. He seemed in /
his usual health, and had called the |
CTsw into the cabin to encourage them
With hopes of future rewards and stimu-
late them TO renewed exeTtiOns, when
ne was suddenly struck down and ex-
uired, TO the great grief of those around
and to whom he had endeared himself
bv his kindness and devotion. In Sep
tember, 1871, the POlaTis entered winter
quarters, and left August y, 1872 The
ice was very heavy, and set in a south
ern direction. She was forced south, and J
50 continued drifting till Captain Tyson
and party were driven from her. The
siedge party crossed the
KANE's POLAR SEA,
which they pronounced to be strait
about fifteen miles wide. There was an
appearance Of open water to the north. !
The rescued party suffered very much !
during their dreary drift, from hunger
and cold. For the lasttwo 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
~ufierings, but during the nine DAYS that 1
they had been on board they have i'm s.
proved vastly, and are now in fair
health. The party is in charge Of the
United States consul, aud viii arrive in
st. Jonn's on Monday next.
STATEMENT BY CAPTAIN TYSON. 5
On. twenty-fourth of August, 1871. we I
left n. 'ssiDask and went through Smiths !
sound. We succeeded in getting as far l
north az latitude SO 1G', when we re- O
turned and syintered at Polaris bay, lat S
tuig SIC 08S,, longitude 81 Az. We were 5
frozen M until the fifth of September. u
on the tenth Of October Captain Hall V
started on a sledge journey north, and '
returned on on the tWenty-sixth, when ;
he was taken sick, aud died on the ;
eighth OF November. He was buried on Q
the eleventh. The attack that killed l.
him was said 10 be apoplexy. We passed .
the winter at Polaris bay. On the I
eighth Of June, 1872, we attempted to
90 north with two boats. We hauled Il
our other boat on shore, and returned $
overland on the eighth of July. We
STARTED FOR HOME, q
and on the twelfth Of August and on \
the fifteenth we were beset with ice in Il
Iatit-ude So OF. We drifted from there Il
down to latitude 10 So, when we en- b
c0untered a heavy southwest gale, and ci
the ship being under heavy pressure on o.
the night Of the fifteenth we commenced /
landing provisions, etc, on the ice. The V
vessel being reported leaking very bad G
" at times we continued landing pro- v
visions for two OF three hours, when the II
pressure ceased. j went on board the OF
vessel and asked the s2iling-master If cl
the vessel was making any more water ol
than usual; he reported she was not. b
then went TO the pumps and ascertained fe
that she vas not making any more than sc
she was doing in the summer. l went 70
on the ice again, and shortly after it ia
hogan TO crack, and a few minutes after II,
l. ~, r.fa ] /
sci broke from her fastenings and was h'
soon bC
LOST TO SIGHT IN THE DARKNESS AND eo o
STORM. A
On hoard were most Of our provisions W
to sustain the party through the winter,
aud seeing nothing Of the vessel we at
fempted to reach the shore In hopes Of
finding patives to assist Us in living
through the winter. Getting about 70
half way TO shore with our heavily Ii,
laden boat, cur progress became hard bJ
5v drifting ice, and / was compelled 70 be
haul on ice again. At this time / sue 81
oeeded in saving fourteen cans Of penn al
micans, eleven and a half bags Of bread, n
zen dozen hams, one or two bags Of tn
n DcOlate, weighing twenty pounds, Sc
o,oa musk-OX skins, a number OF Ii,
Janke,4. several rifles and an abund- We
nee of an 7IuUnition. In the morning, of
lnowing thN th
IHAD NOT PROVISIONS ENOUGH ~,
md other articles of food, clothing, n
etc, on the abatement of the 70 IS
ale. / endeavored TO shoot as many I'm
eals as possible, both for food, light ON
md fuel. but could only get three, ow- u,
no TO the bad weather having set in. on
supposed the wind to be about SOUTH siI
vest. On its clearing up, / found myself fol
within about eight miles OF what sup m
,osed to be the east coast, and about
hirty or forty miles below the ship. The
ae being weak, l could not transport th
ne boat and provisions to land until it bu
rev stronger. While here, discovered We
ny other boat, bread, etc, and saved en-
n. The ice grew firm, and made an II
ther attempt to reach the shore, car toy
wing everything in the boats, and l9C
Tagging them on their keels. The ice to
eing exceedingly rough, We fin
STOVE IN BOTH BOATS. S
We succeeded, on the first of Novem- Ioo
eI, in getting about half way to the
hOre. Night came on us, and very
.ormy weather. In the morning the wo