Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-01
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0hs IL the nisat aAusdal ana aeplorable
incidents in the early history Of our
eANnffW Na6 the tragic fate of Hendrix
IIudsSA. 4 nan Who, next 70 the discov-
eFsr ii Saf eBahtry, did more in the way
81 sfAlsFkfi0n to make It known in
ENfobN. Hndkeh's was Stirring life and
"a WaS more Or less Of solaier of for
rdfs, ana yet through his indonaita able
viii he saiiea across the sea into unknown
lands sections Of which still bear his
name as a recognition of>>the great part
he played in opening up our country to
the world.
Hudson was an English navigator who
! had discarded his real name Of Henry
EodEs0h FOR That more foreign IN charac-
| ter, Af0babiy for the reason that he wab
| en1pioyed In nie work by the Dutch East
| Indian ebtnpany. In our present know
| ledge Hu6son possessed wrong idea,
but he was persistent IN testing his the
ory, and IN the course Of these tests
bIundered upon real and wonderful dis
coveries
The English navigator thought there
| NAz q aSiGk route 10 the North Pole and
| believed that there was vast inland sea
or strait which joined the Atlantic with
the PaeihE 6cAaAhs making 4 short cut
from Europe to, China 1t was in this
1 constant search that Hudson eventually
fo6l ms hle.sE
4 III al ss-sSA ship, the Half Moon Hud-
zen satssd for America In 1903 and en-
tered Delaware bay. Finding this bay
was not the transcontinental strait for
which he Nas Searching, he moved north
ward along the coast, and on Sept. OF
the same year he reached lower New
York Bay stopped at what is now Man
haitian Island ana sailed for long dis
tahce up the river that bears his. nafne,
4 thinking it might be the LONG sought for
strait.
| when he found the stream no longtr
navigabiE he returned ana made his way
back to Holland. It was his report of the
discovery of the Hudson river that led
the Dutch to settle New York. But Hud-
son was not satisfied, following his first
failure but i6hged 70 come back again,
j ana IN lefe he started across the ocean
. in the Discovery.
4 This time ne stekred his vessel further
to the hofth&afd. Eventually he came to
, big inlet ana thought his efforts Were
about to Be rewarded. Into this inlet ht
sailed until he came out into the wild
. waters bf What has since been named
N Huds1h's hay This bay, 1t is said, he
, mistosk Ter the Pillar sea. Learning Of
! | his mistake. ne ~a4 for pushing onward
: But his men fefHssa to 60 further. Thcj
! were short Of provisions, many. members
Z Oh mas crew WEIS 61Ch anu Tue Ot16fS WERE
, either seafed Or discouraged, and all ~ert
anxious to return to Europe.
+ When they found that Hudson was de
! termined the crew nHtihied, and on jun
: I Is, 1911, Hudson, his soh ana seven O
tke mast diseased o. the Seamen' were Sc
i aarift in tina big bay IN an open boat
: senas time afterWArd an expedition wal
! sent from Eneland in search OF TIP m, hu
: | it was not possible to find trace.
as.se
t given q kah, some ammunition and
1 little food and cooking utensils. This wa
1 all they had to brave the turbulent bay
t. and it Is vary likely that they were no
\ able to long survive, although no tfac
J. has eSkf BEEN found OF any member @
< the Party. BY some it was supposed tina
Z they nay have reached shore ana joine
: s6naA friendly Indians, o., u unkfiehdi,
i, they we're murdered.
4 1t would have been possible far Hufse
i and his party to have lived in that NORTH
J. eFn country for a great many years witt
I out letting the outside world know {
4 their whereabouts. ThEre were plentifl
fufasfe at the time. Whether these tals
: vera Cleaned from the Indians by latt
= sAtAikfA, or whether they were ihvents
! ~ lesAl stAfv t>iers, via never :. I
:. kAb4th.
= Hhe 46aintest Of these reports 10 tol
i D legend fern by Washington Irwin
b 0thkr aaverihea stNries speak Of sues
3 settlement ,ef Viii = men. in the mort
Il country and Of it's gradually met9ia
d with native Indian tribes. Though it
4. seaeraiIy suppressed that Hudson and h
8 nAfty either died 81 stafvatioA or We,
MGsa&fAa, fAsaA ID AhedIatkiy no pro-
y ~ Ekaiek1saA 10 - what seteil tAk Gas
= ANkys Attsf It's DAe0Sery LEFT them
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s sk fEaaneh Bay
n NTeMeFrek Our First Organised
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