The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-28
POLAR MYSTERIES.
FOrebOding as to the Fate OF the British Expe.
dItIOn.
[From the San Francisco CALL

From the San Francisco Calll
The reader will doubtless rgmernber
that when, last autumn, the steamer
Pandora, commanded by Capt. Allen
oung, returned from the Polar regions.
the pufposeleSS and pusillanmp pus
course was severely commented upon,
WIN microscopic beneVolenee that
brave olq explorer, Sir Leopold McCIin.
took, came TO the rescue of his whiIom
chiei of1oer. 'At all events" said the
naval knight, ''Capt. Young has brought
us tldlngs that the Alert and Discovery,
unaer Capt: Mares, r. N, experienced
llttle GIthculty In crossing Melville Bay.
ana Capt Young will again return to
tue attack next spring" The knights
reference 10 Melville Bay may be dis.
; missed with the remark that TO eros S
that usually open wafer, under ordinary
circumstances, to reach the Carey
: Islands, where Capt. Mares left his dis
, patches which the Pandora brought
home,1s not more difficult or dangerous
than to cross the Atlantic from New
ork to Liverpool. AS to the return of
capt. Young TO the Polar Seas, we all
know That The Pandora has sailed for
the Carey Islands, and that Capt. Young
'does not accompany her in any capacity
whatever. The question arises, why
was Young superseded in his command?
me answer Involves one OF the most
extraordinary narratives that has been
gwen tO The world even in this are of
occult phenomena. Before proceeding to
a statement OF the lacts IN The case, il is
necessary TO premise that Capt. Mares,
IL. NJ, the gallant commander of the eX-
pIOrlhg SHIPS Alert anu Discovery, is
married TO Lady CUruelia-H 1nrietta-
Maria Spencer-ChurCnIll, eldest daugl
Ter OF tuH I)IlSA "A ( Al "a hnpnuu. n,
mothers side the Lady CornelIa Mares
Is descended from remarkable stock-u
| STOCK IN whose direct line from the
| Vineyards there have been
| MORE SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS
ana my sLefiuus Warnings of approach
ing death Than Ill any otner noble house
Ill Europe. Time anu space would alike
| IAN us, however, were we to aLtemut A
description OF the thrilling and ghostly
experiences OF the Vane-W -Wynyard
family, as recorded III the history OF that
| distinguished house. Judged in the
IIglt OF past experience, IL seems but too
| probable that the singular and touching
revelations accorded TO Lady Corneli4 |
Mares, hereinafter set forth, may form |
another weird and perpleXing page OF |
the history OF her family. Can4Or com. |
pelS the admission tnat, examined IN |
tue light OF past and more recent events,
they bear the stamp of Authenticity; but
el that, however. while awaiting the |
81 ana confirmation or refutation OF the |
Il"Seuy 70 WhIcn they point, every |
reader must Judge Independently,
When it was known that MIR. Dis. |
raelrs government had resolved upon |
equlpplns an eXpedtion for polar ex.
plOratlon, and That Capt. Mares, II. N, |
nau Deen nominated as its Commander |
IneIe was widespread feeling OF salts. /
iactloh expressed III all parts of Great /
Britain. The commander was compAr-
aClVely young, but 1t WAS known tnaL ne
possessed, along with courage, expert
ehce and Judgment, ali the necessary
qualihcatlOh ior the perllous post.
Lauy 0ofhella, 100, felt Aonorcd by the l.
1aGterImS distinction conferred ulou her
husband by the GoYernment, and ne. Ii
ceIVeu, III Is said, the congratulations of
her aCqualntances with evident salts
faction. A IeW days before the eXDedi
tlOn saIleu, however, her iauysuip's feel. Ii
IneS seemed To undergo remarkable
ana, 10 ler husband, Il griGvously pain. {
uI change. she denounced the enter {
Prise, and strongly urged her husband to :
,esISh Ms GolnihlsslOn as commander, L
iAe grounds Ui UAe wlte'S sudden fears lC
ma uls4aIetude did not appear at tne In
lihe, NOR We're they probaUiy whispered Ip
'ctolu the haII0Wed precincts Oh the ~
uClnl SANCTUARY; but whatever they ia
we're, the brave sailor laughed at her [
llIy apprehenslons, aud departed on his 5
HAZARDOUS and uncertain voyage with s
ciaL ana enthusiasm. When last yaar. c
he Polarls returned bearing letters La
rom the carey Islands, deposIIed there a
y the Alert ana the Discovery, Lady Lit
jornella Was only temporarily cheered. v
PAIL OF APPREHENSION, I'm
Vhlch had settled upon uer since shs N
arted win her husband, was only AZ
ltted. Meantime there arosaJ
great deal OF adverse criticism m as 10 ii
ne negative services performed Nv Capt, "
alien Young. People asked one another W
nat he went out FOR. He was amply ia
roYlsloned Tor the winter-why didn't NJ
Q stay and renew his legations B
'ith the breaking up of the ice in the ro
prng? Among Others who had great II
cal 70 say about The Pandora, p4rIlc- So
larry, and ArcLic explorations ,ener- in
lily, was the brave veteran, M
COMMANDER CHEoUR, Ian
ho served An Due GUFei'lI hi AT exnadj. I al
on III search oil Sir Johh Frankln, eli
IL oonvIctlons We're SO pronounced. | 10
ld OF such an eXcaJAedra character. be
lat lle was REQUESTED TO deliver tleIa Uh
ON platform. Accordingly, on the so
IeAlng OF December II, 1910, THIS einl- IpO
ent naval officer lectureu at the Lr;
angham Hall on Arctic Exploration" VII
assIng over his observations concern si,
e the Pandora aad her commander, IL 20
ay be briefly stated that ''ne thought Z,
e Pole WOuld be reached in 1876, ana
, hoped the GOYernmenG would send
eamer next year with provisions for ma
e crews OF the Alert ana Discovery, - he
> startling concluding inference wi
ON the positions advanced in tue ad- ac
ess, he SAID: Il do not believe the M
lerL VIII ever return to Englaul.p LaI
lis extraordinary yaGicination from so If
ear headed man WAS repeated from ku
} to lip, and, as might naturally be an
pposed, 1t presently reached Lady lex
'rnelia Mares. The Alert was her ma
sbands iagship. Her worst fears RAJ
emed on the poinL OF being confirmed. M,
e determined 10 see Commander un
leque. Accordingly, he was invited int
call upon ner lauyship ut her parents I
sidence, Upper BelStaYe street, Lgn- sa