Year: 1873

WASHINGTON, June l9.-Captain
Tyson says in his testimony that
in a consultation of his Off
GERS with Captain Hall, on the twen-
teth of September, 1S7l, relative
20 gsing further north, it was decided
10 advance. Buddington opposed the
plan, saying he would be id if he
should move from there. He then
walked of, and Captain Hall had some
further conversation with BuddingtOn.
The ship then wentintO winter quarters,
although the channel then was open as
far as could be seen. During his sick
ness Captain Hall was deliriouS. After
getting somewhat better he still seemed
70 think some one was going TO injure
him. was very suspicious, and thought
that some one was going to
poison him. He accased Budding
ton and the doctor with trying
to iniure him. When he was partially
recovered, he was careful Of what he ate
and drank. The night Of his death he
retired, and Mr.. Chester, who was with
him, said he was feeling better and
would be around in few days, but dur
ing the night he grew worse and died.
Tyson obtained the information from
BuddingtOn, who came to his room and
told him that the captain was dying.
Captain Tyson went to the cabin to look
at him, but he was insensible and lay on
his face in his berth. Captain Tyson
could not see in his face which appeared
TO be buried in the pillow, and he was
breathing heavily, and so he died. He
never said a word before his death.
There had been some little difficulty be-
tween Captain Buddington and Captain


Hall 1t was before he started on his
journey that Captain Hall was about
supending BuddingtOn from duty.
The difficulty was his foul language
about the ship, and his taking anything
he could lay his hands on-the prOvis-
ions or liquors. Captain Tyson told
Captain Hall to give BuddiDgton a good
talking to and perhaps he would do bet
ter. On the strength nf that he passed
It over, and went on his sledge journey,


and returned and died. Captain Bud
dingtOn assumed command in his own
way. Spring came on, and nobody was
allowed to 20. He swOre he would be
id if anybody should do anything, but
he allowed an attempt on an expedition
with boats. They started Tor home
On the fifteenth of August. The
ship was leaking; they We're beset with
see just north Of Cape Frazer. The cause
of this was that Captain BuddingtOn
was intoxicated, and run his vessel off
into the middle of the sound. He was
drunk not on rum only, but on alcohol,
which he obtained from DR.. Bessels s
stores. The doctor caught him at it,
and they had quite a tussle together. The
POlaris drifted on until the night of the
fifteenth of October. They had great
NaaN Of Ii nj
IN case of an emergency. The engineer
came running up out OF his room and
reported a leak additional. Captain
BuddingtOn ordered everything thrown
overheard. This the crew proceeded to
do, but the alarm proved false, and Cap
tain Tyson, seeing the ship was making
40 more water, he went on to the ice to
try and save the provisions if possible,
and after a short time the ship broke
away ia the darkness and was lost sight
Of in a moment. Tyson says Budding
ton was the disOrganizer. From the
very commencement he associated him
self with the crew, and slandered his
commander, and in other ways spoke
slightingly Of him, one ground of COM
plant being that Captain Hall was not
a seaman. Tyson gave further testimO-
ny as to his drinking habits. No one
on board disputed Buddington's COM
msnds, and there was no violence Ofany
Kind on the ship. Frederick Meyers's
testimony was in accord with Tyson's
as to Captain Halls sickness and death.
BuddingtOn was drunk most always
while they were going southwark.
EsqulmauX Joe and his wife, Hannah,
having been examined, the former said:
The ship was ali right while Captain
Hall was alive. Captain Hall explain
ed 10 him that the coffee made him sick.


he said something about being poison
ed, but Joe could not tell exactly what
it was. Hannah testified that Captain
Hall told her the coffee was too sweet
for him, and made him vOmit. When
deliriOus he spoke of somebody having
poisoned him, bat not at other times.
He did not believe he had been poison
ed, and did not accuse anybody Of doing
so except when he was out of his head.