The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-05-12

on the Ice, one was burnt to make waite
for the crew and the other is now in Bay
Roberts. The crew lost the vesse
on the 18th Of October, 1879 and werC
picked up last April by the Tlgress ii
latitude 50, 80, having been 1877 days or
the ice. No lives were lost When las
on board the Polaris she made no mort
water than during the past winter anC
fall, but had received heavy injuries L
her stem causing her to leak badly. The
names Of the crew here arc: Capt. Tyson
Fred Meyer, John Heron, W. c. Laurger
Fred Anthig, GustaVus Linguist, Peter
johnson, VIM. Jackson, Esquimax Joe
Hannah and child, Hans Christian, Of DR.
Kane's expedition, wife and four children
youngest only IS months old, in charge
Of Capt. Buddington. The crew has
lived on few ounces daily and latterly
on raw seal, eating skins, entrails and all,
ior the past two months, and are all In
fairly good health. Capt Tyson docs not
expect the Polaris TO get clear before
July, If In a condition 10 come home.
There were IA left on board with plenty
of provisions. II the vessel be not fit 10
come home they can easily construct
boats Tor their safety. Allare provided
for in the Bay Of Roberts and will come
here on Monday.
l5igned,l 7. n. MALAY
o. s. Consul.
NEW YURK, May ll.-Dr. l. l. Hayes,
the Arctic explorer, In an interview rela-
tive 10 the failure of the Hall expedition,
expressed as his opinion that the POlaris
was unfit for the service, and that the in.
jury to the vessel was caused by defects 10
her build. Captain Hall said the Doctor
was dO4 miles from the North Pole. He
(EialD has proven what have predicted
long ago that Smiths Sound MAS navi-
gable, and was the true passage into the
open Polar Sea, which he seems 10 have
reached. Why he was driven back | can.
not tell; probably by drifting ice fields, or
gales OF wind; but have no doubt that he
had reached tho Polar Sea Ihere IS
one remarkable fact about his eX.
plorslIOn. lie had constant sunshine
all the time uud the survivors
who were drifting down the south waters
were all the time without a. ray at sun
shine. | canuOt understand why the
ship, when she was SO near NOrIhutnber.
land Island, would draw up before the ice
and discharge its cargo upon 1t. | think
there was dissenliOn on board, and II
looks TO me as though the party had been
TO leave the ship. There is a
mystery about this part OI the report that
| cannot fathom. | think that Captain
Hall has done a glorious thing. He has
gone farther north with his ship than any
human being ever did before him, al.
though Others have gone as lar in sledges.
Captain Hall seems 10 have broken the
lcebergs of Smiths sound, which baiiled
both previous expeditions, and succeeded
in reaching point where both Kane and
l claimed to have seen the open Polar SEQ
in latitude SO, 1G, the most nortnerly lati.
tude ever reached by any ship. His ship
was two hundred and nineteen miles fur
ther north than Kane's ship. cannot
understand why the survivors were lett
to the mGrcies oi the lloe, unless there
was difficulty on board ship out side.
At Drisco there was some difficulty be-
tween Hall and Buddington. This was
settled by the Captain Of the Congress.
There WAS something mysterious IN
Captain Halls death. wouldn't
like to say that he was killed by one
of his men in uluIiny, but It would
almost look so. | have never known
of any one dying in that region
Of apoplexy, and Captain Hall Ger
tainly y did not look like an apopletlc man.
l think there Is a strong probability that
the people on board the Polaris are safe
and that the vessel will be back here by
September. The men who deserted the
ship probably did so because OF Halls
death, he was brave and resolute man
and set out with the determination TO
reach the north pole II it would take him
1--WE years TO do it. He was one OF the
pluckiest men ever saw, and would GER
tainly have stayed two years more to &C
complish his purpose il death had spared
him, death or murder don't know
which.