Year: 1873

PICKED UP BY The sIEAMeHlF IT


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Captain Bartlett, on the Goth Of April,
in latitude $50 So north, longitude 55f
west, or near Wolf Island, and about
forty miles from land, The Poiaris Is
now without boats, having lost two in
trying to get north IN, the sprfngoi
1872. = ~ I'D


A PRoVIDENTIAL MEETING.


The Tigress fell in with the party
In q dense fog, and proYidentially
struck the very foe on which they
were, otherwise they must have per-
ished. They all seem tolerably well.
Captain Tyson complained of sWelled
legs and feet, but nothing serious is
the matter with him. When they left
the POlaris all on board were in good
health. --l--


HOW THE POLARIs LEFT THEM.


In reference to the way in which
the Polaris got away from the party
which was rescued from or the ice
berg. Captain Tyson states that he felt
little anxiety at first, thinking she
would soon come to their relief. 'i
set my colors,n he said, "as she
steamed down along the shore, bui
the vessel was soon lost TO sight in the
bend of the land, and behind what
took 10 be Northumberland Island
The piece Of ice I was on commenced
drifting southwark as the wind hauled
TO the northeast, opening q little, bay
to the northeast Of Northumberlan
Island. ] saw the vessel in the har-
Dor there; her sails were furled, no
smoke was issuing from her smoke
stack that could see. i then attempt
ed to bring my boats across the foe in
an easterly direction,


HOPING TO. FIND WATER,


and reach the shore. I succeeded in
dragging one boat across, took the
water and attempted to reach the
shore some distance below the vessel.
We were then drifting very fast, and
the gale was blowing fFesh, with great
violence, from the northeast, and
showing very fast and drifting. I was
driven back on the ice again and COM
PEELED to haul my boat out. Night
closed on me and carried US to tine
southwest. In the morning we were
. oOO4I hAAAtI CdI VI ACEc
the ship went in harbor. A heavy
sea was running, which broke up my
foe piece, separating US from six bags
of bread and one boat. I saw q vessel
under steam and canvas rounding q
point to the northwest. Thinking
she would come to our relief I gave
myself no extra anxiety. but soon We
were doomed to disappointment, and
from that time until the Tigresl
rescued us, we never got glimpse ol
the Polaris." -ll7li l,7-i 81


SKETCH OF CAPTAIN HALL q


Captain Hall was an. old Arctic ex'
plOrer, but owed his distinction chief
IL to his search for the remains Of the
Sir John Franklin expedition. The
absorbing theory Of his life was the
existence OF an open Polar sea, which
be felt it was perfectly possible to
reach by crossing its iee.bOund mar,
gin on sledges. Captain Hall wrote
aud lectured q good deal on thesuh,
ject Of the North Pole, and, Ike al
men imbued with singleness Of pur-
pose, he made his way IN the long run
to the attention Of the public. 2 Final
Iy Congress voted an appropriation Of
$50, 900 to fit out an expedition for the
object of giving a practical test to the
theory Of Hall, and aiding the pro-
gress Of science and oiyilizations--
There was q great deal OF Interest felt
throughout the country in the enter
prise, and this became more evident
when Congress, which Just then hap
pened to be in 8 parsimonious Ineod,
appropriated liberal means for its
equipment. A government vessel
set apart to be fitted up specially with
a view 70 Arctic navigation. z This
was the POlaris, formerly the Peri
winkIe. She was exceedingly stanch
and well fitted, and Captain Hall gave
his days and nights to superintending
her equipment. ssl


Captain Hall was about I've feet
eight inches in height, with q com
pact, firmly knit frame, indicative of
great vigor and strength. and weighed
probably about one hundredand nine
ty pounds. He had 3 large head, with
a profusion of thick, brown hair and
heavy brown beard inciining TO curl
His forehead was broad and massive,
with a full development Of the tenn
poral and coronal regions. His eyes
were blue, and the whole expression
Of the eountenanee firm, but very
kind and pleasant. Cap
tain Hall hailed from Cincinnati,
where he was once engaged in the
newspaper business, publishing the
Occasional, and afterwards the Daily
Penny Press. In his earlier years he
was q blacksmith, working at the
forge, and his robust development,
beyond question, was In some meas
ure attributable to the exercise Of that
ardent occupation. He was ia nowise
a scientific or highly educated man,
but had q remarkably practical mind,
with a great deal OF force Of character.
He had never studied the science of
even, though he was,
through experience and aptitude, as
competent to navigate ship or con-
duct an overland exploring expedi-
ton rs any Of the daring band of dis
eOverers that had endeavOred to solve
The great Arctic problem. He sailed
nOrthward in 1850 in search of Sir
John Franklin, since which time his
name and fame have been the COM
mon property of the world. 80


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