Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-10

ourselves as comfortable o. we could. We we're
ten " bite men and two EsquimAax, two women
And four children in 81. We suceeeded in
nght and fuel with which 60 warm our scsniy
allowance OF food through the darkness OF the
AIuc winter. In the latter part Of February
commenced TO catch sesls' Taron,a thsf
month We supported ourselves ON besrs AMI
seals fesh, wasting neither skin nor entrails;
We collected enough food IN this way 10 last US
been driven 20 sec by the strong westerly
gale In the latter part Of March, our noe-
piece being then reduced fiom ave miles in cir
eumference 20 about twenty yards In diameter
We LEFT the piece on the lsi Of pril, and aban-
donod nearly all our meat, large amount OF
ammunition, clothing, skis, and other articles.
~e we're soon obliged 20 throw overheard on ac-
count Of the boats being 90 deeply laden. We
gained the outer edge Of the pack OF ice on the
"a OF April, and sscceedei in getting a little
northessteast gale set IN. and a heavy SEA was
running under the ice, which IL broke ian small
piecss, 20 We had 70 live on small pans, as we
lind any seals for TODD. and We were respeed
almost TO state Of starvation. on the 9is, Of
April We sighted Polar bear, and every per
son Was ordered 70 lie down and initiate a seal.
while two Esquimaux secrsted themscives H.
hind piece Of ice and succeeded in getting the
bear near enough Tor Us TO kill him. Five DAYS
after we GOT our boats IN the water and worked
our way southwest and vest, and continued 10
work at every Opportunity 10 the westward. in
hopes OF reaching the Labrador coast and get
ting temporary relief. We were picked mp 6y
the steamer Tigress on tie seth Of April, IN
latitude 1855 north, longitude west, or near
Wolf Island, about 40 mikes from land. The
Polars is now without boats, having lost two in
trying TO get north in the spring Of lSs2. The
Tigress fell in with our party in a dense fog,
and provide ntially struck the very foe on which
we were, otherwise we musr have persisted.
They all seemed well. Captain Tyson com
NIL dafa ,.A
rious was the matter with h m. When they left
the Polars all on board we've In good health. In
reference TO
THE WAY IN WHICH THE PoIARIs COT AWAY
from the party which was rescued from on the
iceberg, Captain Tyson states that he felt but
little anxiety at first, thinking she would soon
come TO their relief al set my Solors," be sad,
and she stood down along he shore but the YES
sci was soon lost TO sight i'm a bend OF the land,
and being what took TO he Northumberland
island. The piece L Wa on commenced drift
ing southwark As the wind hauled to the north
east, opening a little bay TO the northeast Of
Northumberland island. 1 saw the vessel in
the hartor there. her sails were furlcd; 40
smoke was issuing from her smoke stacks that
i could see. i then attempted to bring my
toats across the foe in an easterly direc lion,
hoping TO find the water and reach the shore.
! succeeded in dragging one boat across, and
took the water, and attempted 20 reach the
shore, some distance below the vessel. We were
then drifting very fast, and the gale was blow
east, and showing very fast and drifting. 4
was driven back on the ice again and COM
ptlled 10 pull my boat, and the night closed on
me, and the wind carried us % the southwest.
In the morning we were about 80 miles south
west of where the ship went i'm harbor. A heavy
sea WAS running, which broke up my foe piece,
SEPARATING us from six bags of bread and boat.
1 saw a vessel under steam and canvas round
Jag a point TO the northwest. Thinking she
would come TO our rescue, i gave myself no
anxiety, but We were soon disappointed. and
from that time till the Tigress rescued Us, we
We never got glimpse OF the Polsris.