New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-12
THE LOST POLARIS.
ANOTHER STORY OF HER FATE.

ANOTHER STORY OF HER FATE.
CONDITION or THE CAMP-THE RECORDS DISCOVERED
The following delayed dispatch from our corre-
spondent on board the Juniaia gives additional par
tculars of the finding of the camp of the Polaris;
u. s. STEAMER JUNIATA, ST. JoHN's, N. F., Sept
1.-THE deserted camp Of the Poaris was found by
Commander Greer the mainland abreast OF LATHE
ton Island about p. m, on the 14th of August anu
Abe mutilated log-book and several incomplete
journals obtained, one the latter eA'ehui"e
to the 18th of May but none threw any hgn' upon
the intended abandonment of the ship. Books ana
,rp,ilotod Instruments were scattered about the
camp in the utmost disorder, and bore every appear
ance of having been purposely destroyed. earn
built by the crew examined, but 1t contained no
information respecting either their departure OF
their destination and had been filled with seal blub
Der by the Esquimaux. There were five of the ma
tiyes in the camp and from them 1t was learned
that Buddington and his men went south IN two
boats of canvass about the middle of June and that
month later the ship parted from her moorlngs IN
a gale, drifted about two miles, and sank III ten
fathoms of water An iceberg is now grounded over
her Great difficulty was experienced in communi-
eating with the Exquimaux. because Joe, who acted
as interpreter was not acquainted with
their dialect Commander Greer left them at
The camp and after only five hours stay
set ont again at o'clock in the morning 1t is
strongly believed that Buddington made south,
along the western shore ice and is now safe on board
some whaler Public opinion. however, both here
and at the Greenland posts, finds great fault with
Commander Greer for returning along the Uper-
navik coast instead of keeping by the western
ice. He is also blamed for not bringing away the
Esauimaux from Littleton Island so as to extract
from them through Tyson and Joe fuller particulars
of the abandonment of the Polaris by BuddingtOn's
party.
When the Tigress sailed again from Disco Aug.
25th. she had thirty days coal on board, and her
orders were to cross Davis Strait to Home Inlet
opposite Disco, and thence TO prosecute the search
Northward as long as as her supply OF fuel lasted
CONDUCT OF THE SEARCH APPROVED.
COMMANDER GREERs COURSE REGARDED FAvoRA-
BLY, AT THE NAVY DEPARTMENTAL IS EX-
PECrED he WILL RETURN TO THE ABANDONED
CAMP.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE limitations conveyed
In the dispatches from St. John that Commander
Greer was too hasty in his examination Of the camp
pf the Polaris crew and of the Esquimaux found
there are not credited at the Navy Department. 1t
is stated that these structures upon his course have
doubtless been caused by the fidelity with
which Commander Greer has followed his
instructions These directed him TO first
use all exertlOns to speedily find and rescue the crew
of the Polaris as the chief object of his expedition
next to direct his efforts 10 papers and records
and next to save the ship itself If practicable His
immediate departure from the camp discovered is
attributed to strict compliance with the first para
graph of his orders and to carry these out fully he
deemed it important and necessary to at once re-
turn along part of his course and to examine the
shore closely especially those portions he had
passed at light on his northward trip
The memorandum of an agreement between Ches-
ter, the first mate, and Capt BuddinGtOn to con-
tinue their efforts to reach the pole is in accordance
with what the department expected of Chester in
whom il had great confidence 1t is supposed that
this agreement was made after the Tyson party left
and that it shows that the Polaris was not then
seriously disabled but that injuries which destroyed
her were received at a later date. The statement
in the dispatch that all memorandums OF
the death of Capt Hall had ibeen destroyed
is regarded at the department as altogether sensa-
tiona and as written TO recall and intensity former
stories regarding the manner of Capt. Halls death
II is believed if Commander Greer, by skirting the
coast for reasonable distance does not find further
traces of the Buddington party, he will return to
the camp he discovered and spend whatever time
may appear proper and necessary in carrying out the
second and final portion of his orders.