The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-22
ARCTIC EXPLORATION.
FITTING UP THE PANDORA FoR SERVICE IN THE
NoRTHERN REGIONs
from the London Timcs.l


from the London Tmcsl
The Pandora tDTee-masg ed schooner, originally
q despatch vessel belonging 10 the government,
and which was purchased few mouths arc from
the Admiralty Tor private Arcttc exploration, is
now lying in the inner dock az Southampton, after
having undergone a thorough overhaul aud re1t
at tine hands OF Messrs. Day, Summers & Co., OF
Northam, near Southampton. She win leave Eng
Ian about the 18th INST. anu as Lady Franklin IS
understood TO be largely interested Ia her equip
ment the Pandora viii probable follow In the foot
steps Of McCiintock Ia search OF further remains
OF Sir John Franklin. The Pandora was butt at
Portsmouth dockyard, in 1861, and was sup
pied with engines by Messrs. q. A. Day & co.,
OF Eorthan They are direct acting horizontal jet
coudensers, OF eighty nominal horse power AID
working up to about 400. Inc diameter oil the
cylinder IL 80 inches and the length OF stroke IS
inches. the vessel, which is propelled BY feath.
eling screw. Is &c feet across the beam, $50 feet
long, aud Ia 439 tons burden builders measure
ment. She made trial or her machinery on
Wednesday last, after having had het boilers lifted
and repaired ana ner engines remounted aud
renovated, with satisfactory results. she proved
herself quick steamer. her boilers were only
worked up 10 l6 pounds on the square incn, and
with the same pressure the safety valve she
made from 70 To 50 revolutions minute. and at
tanned speed OF ia knots. Although sne has not
undergone the same transformations as the Alert
ana the Discovery tine Panuora mas yet
been specially adapted for her cruise among
the ice IN the Northwest Passage. She
has been entirely denuded Of her upper sheathing,
and in It's place her sides nave been protected from
above the water line to the Keel with ten streaks OF
four-incn American elm, fastened securely
gether; her bows have been strengthened with
iron straps. rIaIcs and cleas, and she has been
further defended against q nip In the noe by iron
beams amdships. Sne has been completely re-
Calked, rergged and painted outside ana IN. Mr.
John White, VINO supplied the boats to tue Arctic
expedition, has likewise supplied the Pandorais
boats, the new sledges tlor the exploration OF
King Williams Lama having been procured by
Gffno "a I4aF FNelnn no.
been fitted with port guard formed OF brass and
weighing two ana three-auarter hundred; and
ordinary banjo frame, 1t be easily lifted 5y
means Of steer wire pinnet: Inc Pandora WIN
we learn rom tas "aavy List" en-.
eeTSa shs tae East Indo
man Q,500 tons), twice round the world
IN 1854, and the Adelaide, steam troopship,
master OF the Fox under McClintock from 1851 TO
1889. He commenced his travelling work by lay
ing out a depot between February ID and March 5,
IN gale OF WIND and with the thermometer
averaging 40 10 as below zero. The mercury was
frozen all the time. on MS return nc started Tor
Fury Beach 10 geg some stores which had been
left by Parry, and was absent rom March Is to
The 2Sta. lie was attacked vita snow blindness.
Starting on the 7th OF April he traced the south
ana west shores OF Prince OF Waes' Sound.
Provisions running short after thlrty-three DAYS
nc was compelled TO send The men and tent
back, but proceeded with one man and the
dogs for iorty days longer sleeping each night IN
O hole Ia the snow, lie attempted TO cross the
McChntocE Channel and went about forty miles
iron the land the ice being frlghtiully heavy. lie
reached the sap on the 7th or June, after an ABB
scnce OF seventy ei-nt days lie nextwent to ex-
plOre Peel Sound, nom June 10 10 The 2Sth Ito
then connected OSbornls with Brownies iurtnest,
anu discovered $50 miles OF new coast line. Gu
February "A, 1852, he became Lieutenant OF tina
Naval Reserve and +. K G. 5. he commanded
the Fox tile North Atlantic Telegraph ENpedl-
ZION IL 1862, proceeding 70 Farce Islands, Iceland,
and Greenland. He also commanded the GUAM
tung gunboat belonging to tae European Chinese
Navy, 1925, ana " as . commissioner 10 inc MARI
time Congress ut Naples IN 1874. lie gave bis name
10 Alien Young Point, lying 10 the extreme south
west 81 Prince oil Wales Land. M. Young was
the author Ot ''Tne Voyage OF the Fox winch ap-
pearec Al the 1rst number OF the Cornhah Adgd-