The daily gazette., 1881-12-19
Isaac Israel Hayes M. Dead

DIR. Isaac Israel Hayes, the Arctic ex-
plorsr, died somewhat UNEXPECTEDLY in
| Nsw Y York, about noon Saturday, at the
residence of Major Fassitt, at Forty
| seventh street and Ninth avenue He
| bad suffered for over three years from
| spasmodic attacks of heart disease and
two weeks ago caught severe cold. He
| boarded at the Sinclair House. A week
| ago Major Fassitt met DR.. Hayes and
invited him to his house to remain over
Sunday. DIR. Hayes accepted the invita-
tion. Hs was then very unwell. Dur
log the week, however, he got better, and
on Friday made an arrangement with
Major Fassitt to 60 On duck shooting
expedition to Maryland in the early pait
of this week. He retired Friday night
feeling in good spirits and in fair health.
Yesterday morning the occupant of the
adjoining room heard him breathing
heavily, and called Major Fassltt, who
found DR.. Hayes unconscious. DR.. Aus
tin Flint was called in, but Mr.. Hayes
was beyond aid. He died about noon.
The cause OF death was pronounced to
be congestion Of the brain, accelerated by
chrome affection of the heart.
DIR. Hayes was born in Chester Coun-
ty, Pa, March 8, 1882, and educated at
the University of Pennsylvania, taking
his degree in medicine in April, 1858,
and the month following being appoin.
ted surgeon of the second Arctic expsdi.
tion sent out by Mr.. Grinnell, under the
leadership OF DR.. Kane. On his return
from this voyage In 1855, being convin-
ced that there was an open sea round
the Pole, DR.. Hayes began an agitation
in favor OF an exploring expedition which
resulted in the equipment of .he schooner
United States, 1873 tons, In which he
sailed from Boston July 0, 1860, with a
company of fourteen persons, reaching
Port Foulke,in latitude Is deg, II min.,
on the west coast Of Greenland, op the
oh of September. There he wintered,
exploring the adjacent glacier system
and on the 4th OF April, 1851, set out on
boat and sledge journey across and up
Smith Sound. The difficulties of travel
soon compelled him to send back his
boat, and with three companions and
two dogs the leader of the expedition
pressed on till, on the 18th of May, by
lack OF provisions he was compelled to
turn back from latitude 81 deg. 27 min,
beyond which he saw open water.
In this expedition DIR. Hayes found
a new channel opening eastward from
the centre of Smith Sound. The
United States reached Boston October
%, when her commander entered the
Union army as a surgeon, and served
through the civil war. In 1869, in
company with the artist William
Bradford, DR.. Hayes paid another
visit to the southern coast of Green
land. He was disappointed of obtain
ing the leadership of the American
expedition sent out in 1870 under DR..
Hall, and when Captain Mares return
ed, November l, 1876, having sledged
to 50 deg, 20 min., ~ sec., and re-
ported the existence of "paleocrystic
sea" DIR. Hayes took up the cudgels
in favor of the "open polar" theory.
DI. Hayes, who had received the
gold medals of the Royal and Paris
Geographical societies, was the author
of several books, including "The Open
Polar Sea-" "The Land of Desolation"
and "Cast Away in the Cold" He
gave two lectures at Chickering Hall
during the past month upon his Arctic
expeditions-one before the Geograph-
ical Society at its regular meeting and
one on his own behalf as the begin
ming of lecture tour through the
Union during the wintor.