The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-18

peculiar to the town and mas accommodated,
inc bishop tells me, 1900 people at mass. IL Is
~. aer .ne patron SAINT OF tine town anu an ~
statue in marble OF St. John Baptist In the court
yard stand three marble figures, heroic In size OF
the Virgin, st. Patrick and ST. Francis ASSIST;
inside over the high altar Is finely executed piece
Ia the baptism 3r OF 6Hr
Is Christ IN the sepulchre while In the rear, reach
ing far upward to the grained and carved stone
that have ever seen. on the walls at the sides
are bronze tablets, representing the fourteen
so OF the way Of the cross" the BUILDING
roof in the centre is 10 feet above the paved noor
.r During our passage to this port have had sew,
peOn and has Si%ser IN an
the heart OF any member OF the Washington corps
OF specials" who could have had his interview
commander has not yet been written. AS Captain
Tyson says. "The Poaris will get home, and then
aeaay s sUy
true, and believe him to be q straightforward,
frank, truthful man. Captain Buddington will be
proved one OF the worst OF men, ana capable OF
the performance OF any act necessary to attain
that object. Tyson's whole aim seems to have
the full acts connected with not only the COM
mander OF the Ice bound vessel, but Of the men OF
tons OF the wonderful and miraculous escape on
the Ice. With the men he had trouble from their
lou eosduGs rom the aay ne WAS separIsee
and extended diary while the ice, which is being
prepared for publication, he concealed the TACT
the FEELINGS of the men, and this diary he only
scented to have published when he found himself
violently assailed by the very men he endeav0red
to shield from reproach and blame.
Tyson characterizes Buddington as brutal and
out by the following anecdOte told BY Acting Master
snipman, who is assistant Ice master, has been
In the Arctic Seas every season for fifteen years
previous to 1870 ana on one cruise (whallng) he
sailed with Captain Baddington as "boat steerer."
ship was frozen in. Nothing could be done while
80 imprisoned, and Buddtngton commenced drink
Ing 70 sn Hs SUpS o S cask N
indulge in what is called "a high old time with the
on one of these occasions Buddington, IN mad
freak, ordered two OF the men to seize and throw
The men hesita.ed, when the Captain with drawn
revolver, repeated the order, aud the attempt was
lawn Of rS Vn e
knotted end OF the main sheet, which Chapman
stood swinging to and fro to defend himself
Buddington the next day, in sober interval
laugh he'd at the whole matter as q ludicrous and
amusing joke, and admitted that he had intended
men while in tho Ice. 1t was during this same
voyage of the brig Georgiana that, OF eighteen
men on board, sixteen died during the Winter from
Before leaving the Navy Yard seven men were
received on board, in addition to those whose
names were given in the list published in your
issue Of July Il, and one OF the men then named
was found to be unable to perform his duties and
view Of this fact and Of the ratings assigned the
crew since sailing, send corrected list OF all on
board at this date:-
C0nlDadndeT-James A. Greer Commanding.
Lieutenant Commander A. White, Execu-
tive Officer.
Lieutenant George r. wilkins, Navigator.
Observation-Disclosures M. Berry and Uriel Seibree.
Acting Lteauendnt-George Z. Tyson, Ice Master.
Acting AaSte'-Elisha J. Chapman. Assistant Ice
Enoineers-George W, Melville, First Assistant
Chief Engineer) william A. Mintzer, Second AS
sistanr
assistant ISIS, nayn,a 8 George E Raughman.
PETTY OFFICERS AND CREW.
Frank Y. Commagere, Yeoman; John P. Britton,
Bullock, Apothecary; Boatswains Mate, Joseph
Brewin; Chief Quartermaster, William sherif;
Captain. Of the Forecaste,. Henry CnMord; Cap.
tain Of the Foretop, Thomas Hovington;
CsptaiQ :, Aaintop George W. Lndgrist; Cap,
1 Her asrS dsorss s'' wR? aSRae
Mate, William Boyer; Cabin COOK, William
s Ty aoe ssssrssss DaS 'G %ahnsM
Mcintyre, David NJ. Mowells and John McEwen;
hn s Samuel Staten ohsra brsnen bsnis
Lynch and Patrick Devaney; seamen Frederick
HIowiets, jeremiah Murphy EDWARD JSklsh. John
w.. Kruger and Joe E6ierbing lEsquimaux joel.
The health ofall on board is good, with two OK.
every person is too great. These two have been
examined by the surgeon. who pronounces them
unfit for this cruise. and. unless their physical con-
dtiOn improves, they will be sent back from Disco
to the United states on the Juniata.
The supplies provided specially for the cruise
are fresh aud OF the very BEST as Is also the outfit
OF clothing The work has thus far been very
hard for the men, and some OF the men have freely
awaited themselves Of the sailors privilege, and
grumbled right and left.
We are now receiving our last coal, and will sail
to-day without fail. We expect to reach Disco in
about ten days, and from that time shall be imme-
diately in search OF the Polaris.