, 1873-05-15

porioncd III tho commander, and hia luck of even-
iesa ofs nattire, probably oausodiax difeipnne IN
Tns lisacnBion on board the Polaris, and tlio.cx-
rcditton was apparently ladly 1nnnnged: Tho
statemoMla labliatol ~ mi1,cr said Dr. Hayoa,
TINT Hall was put to donth by lila mon arc wildly
ts tile moreat possibility thnt such, was Ills fate
1Io WINS 1nali Of wonderful pluok and reBolu-
tion, mud, If his life Ind boom apayctc you'd not
have given over the nttempt to rcaoh tho Pole
triumph In going further north with his ship than
any man eyor boforo, though otlora hago COMO aa
fHr II nletlgca. He lna proved, wl,atl always
Sea1med e that Smiths M souna 10 nny1gsno sfd TIC
Object Of tho 'sle1go expedition mado short
tln,o boforo Ills death must have boon. to 60
further north with n boat to navigate this opon
sea: AZ to tho persons loft on tho Polaris there
Is good rcason to suppose TINT thoy aro still !
living, and II ie not unlikely tlat tho Yosso nny
he hero by September, II tho ship wore wroeked
its crow might possibly make bouts from It's
tant point Of tho Danish colonies in Greenland.
o.: nENnY dnINNELL.
"A Tribune reporter called, lnEs night, on.
Henry asinne st II, rsssos N9; = ss2Is Rond
aud waa intimately acquainted with Capt. Hall:
Ho beloved tint every thing waa dono that could
bo douo for the safety Of tho polaris. she Was
thas purpose, but In hia opinion eho was ns we'll
| navy. She waa too "wall- -eidcd," but that was
| not q mattor Of groat moment. Tho 9oyern-
their power for tho promotion of aciontiae 70
| search and tho Bafety OF those engaged In this
expedition. The crow was carefully selected
and comprised . number Of old whnlors and
In oncountering tic aoyero Northern winters.
ahs 1,SoEs we're ~ aonbtiess gooq sae1s end
nasy discipline, weS idar wsa osai.
Berioua mistake. Naval officers should have
been in command and tho veBaol should hayo
boen ,undor the, atrictost naval discipline. Tho
tho navy hnvo. ThiH was deficiency not to 10
corntcrba1anccd by any morit In other depart-
monss! Capt. Hall, too, poRRessed worry little
experience and had mover commanded men
familiar with his mon. which ia most serious
error, rs tho Oaptain should, to h degree, stand
n]oof from his crow, which courae ia especially
necessary whom . vossol Is to cruise in region
80 remoto from Inv aB iB tho Polar Sea. Capt.
Dnddington was OIL old whalor and MAS intimatc-
" acquainted with tho navigation OF Polar sons,
but nothing can take tho place Of naval author
itynnd discipline. FcarR hnye disturbed mo not
would provo a failure Oh this very account.
Wlatovor Is accomplished Ia tho cause Of aci-
enco will ho duo to Dr.. Bissols. Ho lnB received
scientific odlcation and Ia m enthusiast on
tho subject OF scioutl1o research in the North.
Capt. Hall Was first enthuBiaBtio on tho subject
ut the timo Of tho sending out of tho expedition
in search OF Sir John Franklln.
His enthusiasm gnvo way to m intense doairc
to discover tho North Polo. He Is not acion-
tfhc man, and has never pretended to 10 ono,
nor IL lo IN onthusiaHt Oh tho subject Of scien.
tilo research. From tho nowspaporN accounts !
think it highly probable that the vessel and al
on board arc nafo, md that Bho will roach this
port By tho .1at, or Mt my rato by tho 18th OF
Fir. Grlnnoll and family feel anxious for the
safely Of i t!ag belonging to ,thcrn, which ac,