The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-21

apparent hopelessness, committee against their
own safety, voluntarily destroying every possible
remaining means that might lead to rescue, with
theexercise Of patience, may be able to form some
faint idea of the wsvering nature Of Captain ~.
sons rule and the almost utter impossibihty OF
constraining number of persons rendered un-
reasonable and desperate by privatons in the pur-
suit OF single purpose. he constantly restrained
them by his discreet advice representing the iolIy
Of not continuing to act together and Of aban.
doning the common good to the present
selnshness Of individuals. Now they planned
wiid schemes BY which to eject escape nom con-
dition so full Of miseries they would 70 NORTH
they would 50 south; they would take to the
boats and 60 on their own account to save them.
selves, II no others would, and many other impru.
dent designs. But their leader counselled them to
saoi WAIT THEAREsUIr WITH PArENcR ] n.uB
and not take any rash steps which might increase
the present peril Of oil without yielding any add
tional promise Of deverance. Generally his calm
suggestions overruled these fitul impulses to rush
they knew not WHITTIER ana order would thus be
again restored. 3o tt 1a 1854 ,r1I
Many OF the Germans were particularly trouble
some. They bore their visitation with stoid indif
as the provisions lasted or seemed to last but as
these were rapidly reduced and short allowance
became necessary in order to spin ont what re-
NAMED to some indefinite future period OF relief
they es srF f6 lsNt
BECAME INPATIENT AND PEEvIsH,
and took to grumbing and showed signs OF insub-
ordination. These dangerous murmurings, too, he
quelled from time TO time, ana when all other in
lcentives to patient waiting and prudent and
vigorous action failed, he cheered the mall
contents by holding out promises OF speedy succor
and q joyful relief, when they would soon forget
the evils around them
On one occasion dt was after the noe broke up
ana they were driven to seal they had eG
NEARLY SEALED THEIR own DESTRUCTION
by one false step, which 1t was hardly in their
leaders, power this time to arrest. Seeing that
they were being constantly driven diversely about
the icy waste or waters, and that all efforts to OBJ
tain any permanent hold or an encampment were
ruthless, and that the doe on which they had
built their houses was reduced to mere clumper,
they determined to abandon themselves
to the caprice OF the winds and 60
wherever the ice took them, without
making any effort TO regain the inner main pack OF
ice which was yet reliable. In fact, they were bent
on going Stewards, whatever might betide, upon
the plea that by doing there possibility OF
meeting some vessel to pick them up. Tyson saw
that this course adopted, was certain death, since
however many might be the chances OF meeting
ship by doing, to abandon nineteen souls to the
security OF number OF small pieces OF ice washed
over every minute by was the same thing as to
cOnsign them all to the water to swim in search OF
one, and especially in view Of the fact that there
were women and children as well as men among
the party. For these reasons he advocated q re-
turn to the main pack, there quietly to await, as
they might with some degree Of confidence, the
event. IL was fortunate for all that this advice
was adopted. Had 1t not been 1t is extremely I'm
probable that your correspondent would now be
chronicling the occurrences OF this unparalleled
series OF wonderful disaster and preservation.
Altogether Captain Tyson must be regarded as
the faithful Achates no less than the pious Eneas