The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-11-22
Sir John Franklin's Fate.
Rochester prnscrat.i

The silver spoon, bearing the crest OF
Sir John Franklin, brought by the
sailor Barrett to New York, will revive
the interest in that wonderful story,
which for many year. attracted the at
tention of two contiIbnts, and in which
the adventures of the lost navigator and
the uncertainty of his tate are not more
notable than the Ecroie devotion of his
wife in seeking to solve the mystery so
long concealed. ,s..a s..gl.
Sir John. Franklin, after making a
number of Arctic voyages, having been
governor of Tasmania, where his memory
is still endeared by his virtues, and hav-
ing shown himself not only an ardent
student, but also muni6cent patron
of science, was appointed, in 1s45, to
the command of British expedition to
discover the northwest passage. 1t con-
sisted of the ships Erebus and Terror,
magnifcently equipped and manned by
brave, experienced and skillful crews:
In all there were l9S persons who sailed
from Sheerness, on the 18th OF May,
1910, their commande3 pelpg then hity-
nine ycarsof age. fhelr orders were TO
be absent two years; The vessels were
last seen by whaler IN Baiilns Bay,
July 70, IS45.
In lS41, the anxiety OF the puDiic De-
gan to be excited concerning the non
return OF the expedition. Ihe un-
known vouchsafed no tidings as to their
fate. In lS4S, three different expedl-
TONS Tor succor were nt.ed out .Dy Ine
brltlsn government-unoer ,ie ~, Ieauer- i'a
snip respectively OF Gommanaer e i4olllas
Moore, captain keliett ana or james
hoss. In loo9 there were elgnt eApeoi,
lions having tne same oDlect IN view, al
more OF less stimulated py tne reward: :
onered Dy the BRUSH government, ~ u
tIV,VVo 10 any one VINO shouiu Ienuei ls,l
eihclent aio 70 the niissing eApioIeIs'
among those iqehtineu WIN .ISeo oI-
1orts were Dr; kae, captain Coilnsen'
oomman6er MCCLURE, OaP.aln @ G.o;, Ausan,
captain osDorn, CIR Sohh noss, oaP..l,a
Ommaney, Oap5aih reIney, " t,ie Lazy
franKiln eApeoltlon, So4Inlanuei r9i- .r-
sym, ana Lleutenan. pet1asen, yer oi oD sne
nrst Grlnneii expeailon. Cap1ain ohi- IN
nancy came upon Inc nrsI traces ol l.e
lost mariners, at cape hliey. CaPsaih @
0snorn, at beecney isianu, Iounu theif y
nrst encampmeht, Dut no eoculieh's VI
any Klnu were orougnt 10 iight. ns
FROM ume 10 Time, other Vesseis were
dispatched. until the Arctlc sea- Win
Its lnlets, Its SOUNDS and It's lcepergs pc
came one vast held OF search. Inc con-
trlbutlons made to science were OF tne
most valuable character. Ihe United
States wed with England IN the philan-
throplc pursuit; and through all OF tne
enterprises and dangers ran, IKE a
gloden thread, the unfalterlng hdellty
of the woman who has forever linked
her name with the cause OF science, and
made 1t the synonym OF deathless
love. Her devotion ceased but with her
life-ceased not then, our faith teaches
us to believe.
In the long chapter OF Arctc adyen-
ture, Kane and Hayes and Morton nave
made enduring records and written for
themselves imperishable fame. 1t was
reserved, however, for the McCllntock
expedition, fitted out by Lady Frank
lin, to reveal, in. 1859, the fate of Sir
John and his comparisons. McChntock
learned from party OF Esqulmaux tnat
one OF the ships had been crushed IN the
ice and sunk OF the northwest shore OF
King Williams land, and that her Peo-
pie went away to great TIyer' where
they died OF starvation: Inc , SECOND
vessel drlfted ashore at hlng mnnam a.
iand, ana was tnere ioun9 VIZ 1ne
skeleton OF one man on poaro. Gontinu,
ing ms explorations, Meollntock iouna
near Cape Herschel nieacheo skeieton,
with fragments OF European clotning
and a pocket-po9k ana seyerai .haer. Ieeeers
lying near; a days maTen di1rIneas' I
OF cape CroZler ana othe! skeieyo1s
were found, with various rellcs, lnciuu'
ing SIR john Franklln's SILVER piate
Meanwhile party nnder Eleutenan, n,
Hopson had maoe sun more lmRol Rri:ll ian
alseo'eIies. % %oeparaIlng irSm %a,a mISi;n Toiin
LOCK, aSDsOn .ounu a; near ef Kn1 GaP1 W;II;an In
ehe hoitiei niose Po.no VI iAins