New-York tribune., 1874-08-04

ot ~ me, but n perish hope that some OF tns hn
pany will he saved tell tho truth OF the nos , M .n"
ai""n ought not TO escape They MOI escape 'her
dciH GoGH" ''''' INV 1910
brief extract from tho journal of JAM 10 100,
shows moro forcibly than any description 'nc ue'''
tute and pitiable condition of the party
'The Es1umaux have returned from their nay nuh,, h
bringing 1nc seal lie is considerably larger tnhn ,no
one caught Yesterday, aud will Furnish us ad ,hem
aud with full stomaehs, hope the men VIII h'u '"'"
II have just dned on small piece on S nv mem
course about one yard of seals entras, anu my peI p
lcan tea with little blood and blnb9er LOT aessor &
Aud now shall smoke my plpe-or nave ., nm M nv
fort yetlud then there Is nothing TOT u out W "a
heels together till get little warmth III my iee' anu
"Had more paper I might write more; put nay nave % 70
be very saving and just jot down the events Oh the %
and my thoughts In sort OF shorthanu OI ty ~ eyer
written ont possibly for my family hereafter III ever
get where there are statoners and pen ana hh ~ ne
writing do hero is with Lead Pen&e & TG b1 able eyon
to read myself, If got ashore Is somewhat
doubtful" :,
The rescue came at length in tho month OF April,
but not before the sufferers had been reduced to the
last extremity as appears by the journal OF the 2d
"If something does not como along soon, | do not
know what will become of Fearful thoughts career
through my brain as c9S a, .hosS sctSSv Starving He
cannot last long in this state Joe has been OH on e
soft ice little way, but cannot see anythg we ate
same dried skin this morning that tanned and saved
for clotng and which We had thrown lho tne poaG
sever with tho teeth Joe ventured off for the fourth
time and after looking while from the TOP oil mum,
AS fast ms possible for his gun all hope and anxiety lest
the creature should turn another way. All the
party were ordered to lie down qn l, lmlta,
ton of seals and Keep perfectly s whle Joe climbed
to the top and Hans secreted himself pena une num-
mock both with their rifles ready h was periou Oh
intense anxious excitement. Food seemed WITHIN our
reach now but IL might yet esGape dhv were or a Se
and expecting to make good dlDher upon uS. ieM
steps more and be was w'tn Insg ro o. '% with shout
The dread uncertainty was over We an rusneu 70 he
triumph. over broken ice TO camp camp meaning
now our and the point OF ice where we most 90
we shall dine on him. God has sent us food
"The blood OF the bear was exceedingly acceptable;
side we had nothing to drink and were very thirsty
Ths bear farther the south than Arctic bears
quite thln; but his 1esn was all the better Tor that:
When peTmeated with fat 1t Is gross deeut; anu mo very
stISnsS' sude.s We n"u ~ H'p' u '''''" -
On the 2sth they were cheered by The joyful sight
of steamer right ahead of the floe and apparently
working through the ice. But the hope OF relief
proved illusve. She did not notice the signals from
the ice, evening came on, and she was lost to sight
But the next day another steamer was seen about
eight miles off. They launched tue boat and made
for her. After an hours pull they gained on her
good deal, but did not attract her attention. They
then landed on a small piece OF ice, holsted Their
colors On the highest part aud mastering all their
combined effort made loud report Ii was answered
by three shots and at the time the head of the
steamer was turned towards the foe But there
WAS still delay She appeared to be trying to work
through the ice without being able to force her way
1t was not until the next morning Aprl 3O that an
other steamer was seen coming through the log
which they succeeded in boarding.
| "On her approach aud they slowed down, ] took
| of NV Old Russian cap winch had worn all Winter
and waving IL over my head, them three cheers, IN
which all the most heartily joined II was Ia
top gallant mast, fOrecaste AMI fOregging we thcn
gave three more and tiger, which was appropriate
surely, che proved 10 he tho seaer gresS-a OafAeH
| tine of Conception Bay, Newfoundland. .
1.-Two three Of their small seIDoats were instantly
lowered. We. however, now that reiet was certain
threw everything from our o~n boat, ana III minutes
time she was while the boats OF the Tlgress
came and the got our BIT OF Ice and peeed
curiouslv into the dirty pans had used the oil
entrals of the last little seal which Hins had shot Ihey
soon saw enough to convince them in
need. No WORDS req aired 20 make nat plain.
Taking the women and children IN their boats, we
tumbed INTO our own, and were sool alongside OF the
Tgrrss. We lett all we had behind aud our all was
simply battered smoky tin ana the debris OF
our last seal. IL had already become DIAL III oar eyes
though had often been glad enough 10 get such fare
The subsequent history of the Poars and her
company is already familiar to the public, and there
is no need of here dwelling upon the sad narrative
1t is the record of the actual experience of the
author that creates the interest of this volume
There is nothing to cast suspicion on the veraciy of
Capt Tyson. and the atestations to his character
are beyond question. The work appears to have
been edited with intelligence and care i'll spite OF
occasional burst of horid rhetoric and confusion
Of dates several pagcs which is not little en-
barrassing to the reader who wishes to place the
! events Of the narrative in consecutive order