Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-21
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TIE GAZET
The TOiaris Expedition.

NEW ! DIRK, May 2l.-Ihlrtcen columns OF
the details Of the PoIaris Expedition, derived
from the survivors, we're published this morn
ing. The prevailing Impression Of the uine
teen unlortunates when left on the ice was that
Burlington had wrlfuly abandoned them.
They also believe that CAPTAIN Hall was pols.
oned They lived princl paliy upon seals, DC
c,sionally INDUCING 10 roast dog They attri-
butte their wonderful preservation to the saga
city and perseverance, Of Capt. Tyson. While
the latter says that scientific results amount
to nothing the expedition demonstrated that it
is possible to penetrate farther into that mys
ferrous region Of sea and ice than Franklln
Hayes or any other explorer proceeded, and
furnished evidence OF the probable existence
OF a Polar sea.
Ga the 10Th Of October Captain Hal! started
on sledgc expedition north to renew MS
vigorous efforts in the direction Of the Polar
Sea- These slcds two in number were
drawn by Iisuuimaux dogs purchased at lloI-
stcinberg. Mr.. Hall was accompanied by Joe
Hans Christina and Chester the mate. The
party were absent two weeks and returned to
Polaris Bay on the 24th Of October, 1871. No
authentic information can be procured Of the
events that transplred on the two weeks trip,
but it appears that after his return to the ship,
Captain Hall was almost Immediately taken
sick. John Heron the steward makes the follow
ing statement:
"Captain Hall had good health up to the
time of returning from the Slrdgc cXprdlt
he was not sick when he came on board, but
complained soon afterwards, aud said that the
heat of the cabin affected him he got water
to wash and put on clean under.c!othlng
asked him what he would have was anxious
to get him something nice he did not care
about anything but a cup of coffee aud did not
drink even that | had no conversation With
Captain Hall except to ask him If he was bet
ter occasionally or how he was and such like;
he was SEX u fortnight and ia kcd very little;
he was perfectly delirious for the last few days:
| think be was paralyzed heard no one say
50 it was my own opinion there was nothing
sudden about his death he was attended by
DR., Bcssels and Mr. Morton, who did every
things in Their power to allevia; his sufcrlngs,
bnt without effect his illness cast a gloom
over the entire company and was the hrst dis
couragiug circumstance which had occurred IN
connection with the expedition his death
made us all feel very sad. :, =,
CAPTAIN Tyson, speaking OF Captain Hall
death. saws: HAL was sick fifteen days; at
FIRST he was paralizcd and then .dellrlous; he
was inscnsblc when he died; on the Sth of No
vember he died and was buried on the lth;
his grave bore South, Southeast anu about live
hundred PAGES distant from the observatory Oh
Polaris Bay. which was in latitude Sl.3S, long.
81 a. on Shore we erected board over his
grave with an inscription cut, giving his pane
ace so years, date of death and command oi
the North Polar expedition; all hands except
the cook attended his funeral. 1t was dark,
dismal, cold, windy and disagrccabe day. Inc
wind was mournfuy bowling and the hearts OF
all were enveloped 10 the deepest sadness. Od
sailors, whose faces had been bronZed by sun
mcr suns and frozen in Arctic seas wept aloud.
CAPTAIN Hall was universally beloved and his
death at time when the enterprise promised
so hopefully was felt by his survivors to be an
rretrlevable loss Those though were upper,
most in the minds of all and when the funeral
returned to the ship there was hushcd silence
attending the performance. Il
Every day, Esquemaux Joe says, some OF
the rescued party and those left 90 the PolarlS:
nsed 70 quarrel. Hall told him when sick that
somebody gave him something bad. Buddlne-
ton did not take care of him. His throat was
swclIed and he could not drink. The latter
further states that Buddington had been anti
cinating the breaking up Of the ice for some
time and if he had wished to have Tyson and
his compauions on board he could easily have
rcnresented matters to them in such light that
they would not have yentured to have been all
sent at SO critical juucture; but no such IN
timation was given to the men on the ice. The
vessel did not drift away so suddenly that the
men on the Poaris could not have been rescued
from their perilous position. Tyson says, Il
could have got aboard the vessel that mig ht
and been there now, but would not leave the
women and children. My duty was on the ice.
| thought be would get back TO Us next day,
which he could have DONE Captain Tyson
thinks the ill-feeling of Buddington and a few
others who were his accompllces had continued
from the first on account OF Captain Hail dc,
termination to go as far north as possible, and
Ru1dineton's determination, from fear or what
other cause, he should not At Halls death
most of the others we're in favor of continuing
and pushing north and Tyson says that Bud
dington several times expressed his dctcrmina