The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-15
LATER,

WARRINGTON, May 10. The
following dispatch has been receiv.
cd by the State Department.
Sr. johns. N. +. May 9th-Just
returned from Bay Roberts. Capt.
Tyson reports having reached
north latitude 80 dog. 10 min.
Reached winter quarters in Sep
tember, 1871, in latitude 81 deg
80 min. longitude 81 dog. A min.
Capel Hall died OF apoplexy on the
9Th Of October, 1871. He was
buried about half a mile southeast
of the ships winter quarters.
Crossed Kane's polar sea, said to
he Strait, about Ii miles wide,
with an appearance ofopen water
north. Left winter quarters An.
gust 18th, 1872, got ON our beam
ends on the 18th Of same month;
were thence drove south, when,
owing to heavy pressure of ice,
the vessel was thrown up, aud
while leaving tho ashore, etc, tho
vessel broke away her mooring
with art of her crew and drifted
away south. The vessel WAS last
seen under steam and canvass,
making for harbor ON the east
side of Northumberland Island.
The Polar 10 without boats. Of
the two landed OH the ice with
Captain Tyson, one was burned
to make water for the crew, and
tho. other is now in the bay. Rob
erts' crew lost the vessel ON the
18th of October, 1872, and were
picked up last April 10y tho ship
Tigrcss in latitude Ii dg 80 IN,
having been 1917 days on the ice.
No lives were lost. When last on
board the Polaris, she made no
moro water than during the past
winter and fell, but had received
heavy Injuries to her stern caus-
ing her to leak badly. The names
OF crew here are Captain Tyson,
Fred Mayer, John Heson, W. G.
Kruger, Fred Authing, Gustavus
Singuist, Peter Johnson and viii.
liam Jacksen. Esqui,naux, Joe
Ilannan and child, Hans Chris
tim ofDr. Kanc's expedition, and
his wife and four children the
youngest only eight mcnths old.
The Polaris is in charge Of GAP;
tain Buddington and crew, who
have lived Oh a few ounces of
bread daily, and latterly on raw
seas, eating skins, entrails and
all, and are all in fairly good
health. Captain Tyson docs not
expect the Polaris will get clear
before July. There were ii on
board, with plenty Of provisions.
II the vessel be not fit 70 come
homo in they can easily construct
boats, for their safety, ALI arc
provided for in Bay Roberts and
will come here Monday.
Signed I. N. Malloy, U. S.
Consul.
New York, MAY 1O.-The fol-
lowing is a correct list of the Of
ticcrs and crew of the i'll fated
Polaris: 9. i. Hall, Captain, Gin.
cinnati; Hubbard q. Chase, First
Mate, Monk, Connecticut; Sidney
o. Duddington, Sailing Master.
Grafton, Connecticut; WIN Morton.
Second Mate, New Jersey; Emil
Schuman, Chief Engineer, a ma
live of Saxony, and lived at Hob.
oxen; DR.. Dissels, leader of Scicn.
titic Corps, native of Ileildelling,
Prussia; Fred Meyer, Meteoro.
logist OF Signal Corps, Washing.
ton, John Wilson, Second En-.
gineor, native of Scotland, and
lived in New York; Walter Camp.
bell, fireman, native of Scotland,
and a nephew Of John Wilson;
S, Berger, fireman, native of
Hamburg; AL. Tyson, Ice Pilot.
Brooklyn: Charles Brett, cook,
native Of Hamburg; John Porter,
steward, Scotland; Herman Sim.
ons, native of Prussia; Henry Hob.
by, native of Prussia; Fred Antig,
native of Prussia, VIM Jeasup,
native Of Hull, England; G.. w.
Linguish, native of Sweden; 10.
seph Manch, j. w. y. Kruger, ma.
tive of Prussia; Peter johnson,
native of Denmark; Esquimaux
Joe and wife and child. Captain
Hall leaves u wife and two Child.
rem,