The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-31
ARCTIC EXPLORATION.


PLrsHED BY CAPTAIN TYSON AT NAINroU
HALBoR-TRE FLORENCE ON HER RETURN
VOYAGE.
New LONDON, August 20, 1875.
Captain Matthew Roche. master of the whaling
schooner Helen f.. which sailed from this port in
1868 TOR Cumberland Inlet ana wrecked there In
October 1875. mas arrived in this CITY, via Liverpool,
he having been taken from the Arctic country by the
Scotch whaler Perseverance,, brig. and carried TO
Peterhead, Scotland CAPTAIN Roche reports that In
December 1877, no met Captain Tyson, master OF the
schooner Florence, sent out TO make arrangements
fer the proposed howgate Arctic Expedition. When
the Florence sailed from New London, on the I'd day
OF August 1871 she carried supply Of cartridges.
tobacco and miscellaneous supplies for the Helen F.
and these delivered Captain Roche al the sta
ton In Pennies Harbor where after the wreck Of his
vessel, be and crew found sneiter.
The Florence then lay In Naintou Harbor and
during the winter the two captains frequently met,
Tyson coming the ice fields that separated
them In sledges drawn by dogs On tho SIN OF last
July they parted, Roche sailing seven days later In
the Perseverance,. On that date boats from the
Florence making ready TO depart for QuicKstep
harbor, sixty miles distant from Naintou, tor the
blubber OF the whale she had taken she had
been out The bone had already boon received. This
whale was sighted and captured by OF natives
from New London in the Florence. They were Ave
days in getting from tho OF the capture
vessel and suffered very severely from the cold.
McPartlan1 was badly frost butsn, and In July last
was still suffering from the elects With this excep-
lion all on board the Florence were well.
CAPTAIN TYsoN's
Captain Tyson had executed his orders relative TO
tho storing Of supplies Disco had there gath
cred quantities Of such articles will be
main expedition which, should Congress iavorubly
consider Captain Ho~gats's plan, will probably sal
year. He had induced twelve natives TO JOIN tho
colony NJ DISCO, ana others had promised 10 ally
themselves with his iurces VI dogs no assembled a
large kennel so mucn OF MS plans had ossn success
FULLY carried OUT but IN the matter Of whale fisheries
dismal failure Is recorded not only Tor the Flor
ence, but Tor the majority OF vessels fishing the
Arctic seas.
METEOROLOGICAL. OBSERVATIONS.
OF the work performed by Mr.. Orray Taft Sherman,
the meeoroiogist and photographer OF the exhibition
Captain Roche speaks most ENTHUSIASTICALLY DURING
the winter Snerman occupied small hut ON bleak
and tempest swept hil overlooking Naintou Harbor.
The natural dcornforts oil the location lost sight
OF the excellent facilities IL offered
search, and IN this observatory sherman passed
all his time and knew rest, relieved oc-
casionally by two OF the crew OF the Florence, who
stood watch and watch. Night and day no at his
post, ever alert for the appearance OF any natural
phenomena and taxing hourly observations. Unless
The praise OF Captain Roche be undeserved Sherman
will add moro to the limited knowledge OF the Arctic
country on hts return Than any preceding explorers
NATURAL HISTORY.
than his companion IN SCIENCE yet no has gathered
large NUMBER oil specimens. While engaged In
arsssing an animal during the winter he cut ono OF
his hnyers, aud the wound becoming injected with
the virus OF the subject he was In critical state Tor
number Of weeks, and II was at ono limo feared he
would DO compelled 10 suffer amputation oil the
During his disability he taught some of The naive
women tho art OF preparing specimens, and until his
recovery they deity ana readily performed his work
Onco during The latter part winter the Flor
epce was driven out To and suddenly found herself
icebound but with the coming spring she was freed
baC a
damage.
THE BLoRExcR ON THE WAY HOME.
Whom CAPTAIN Roche lett Captain Tyson the latter
expected return trip MS port on or
about August To- PROVIDED no relief boat caino Con.
gress having iasd 10 appropriate money Tor SUCH
vessel the Florence sailed Tor home GU The dcsig
mated date and is now well into the southern waters
THE WRECK or The HELxS v.
OF his own vessel The ellen f., Captain Roche says
she met thc storm IN which she was lost the 17th
ters IN Cumberland Inlet or rather IN Pennies HAIR
Dor, formation Of that inlet southeast gale SGT
She drfed all day and night, having broken the stock
Of her org anchor and tue chain OF her little ono
In the morning sail was made In the hopo OF getting
her back 10 her anchorage, but when three
iourths oil mile from land she brought up the Ice
with all sail act ana her rail under water. The wind
died away az night but next morning II blow gale
IRON the southeast, and the the vessel were
again driven out 10 sea At daylight she was four
miles from Haystack Island and thick ice was form
ing all about her AZ eight O'Clock tho wind was IN
The southwest. Astorn OF the vessel stretch OF
thin ice aud to this she was worked IN tho hone OF
making Hsnioat or Brown HarDoE. She could mako
neither, and TO save hor cargo II was deemed best
10 beach her upon small Island halt mile north OF
the Haystack. IL was with extreme difficulty tbal
this was dope, but at last she dragged shsre
aud stripped OF her sails, gans aud Dooms, dis
charged oil hsr provisions anu the biubber OF one
whale. all OF her catch which board, the pal-
anco having been stored shore time previ-
nord came on her with res,sess force ana plod
itself above her deck TO the height oil forty fes eav
ing only her masthsads visible. Onicers and men
rem aimed the island until December d, when they
managed 10 get 10 tho station on Pennies HarDor.