The New York Herald Newspaper, September 19, 1873, Page 3

| é v THE POLARIS. Buddington and Party Safe and All Well. Picked Up After a Voyage of Nearly Two Months in Open Boats. ‘A SCOTCH WHALER RESCUES THEM. ‘Their Arrival at Dundee, Scotland. Special Despatch from Our Lon- don Office. @Meial Confirmation from Consul Molloy. | TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, The following special despatch to the Heraup has been received from our corre- ‘spondent at the British capital :— Lonvon, Sept. 18, 1873. The Dundee whaling steamer Arctic arrived ‘at Dundee this afternoon, having on board ‘Captain Buddington and the remainder of ithe Polaris’ crew. They were picked up on ‘the 20th of July last by the whaling ship ‘Ravenscraig, also from Dundee, twenty miles ‘to the south of Cape York, in boats constructed of the remnants of the bulwarks of the Polaris. TRANSFERRED TO A STEAMSHIP. In accordance with the directions of the ‘chief officer the Ravenscraig transferred the ‘erew to the Arctic, which brought them to Dundee. " BUDDINGTON’S CALCULATIONS OF RELIEF. * The manner in which the Buddington party have arrived at Dundee, Scotland, shows the porrectness of much that the Heratp has previously stated in reference to them. Cap- jain Buddington and his party wintered last year on the mainland, near Littleton Island, bn that part of the east coast of Smith’s Land between Cape Olsen and Foulke Fjord, Real- Sizing that the Polaris was not in a condition to carry them any further south, she was partly broken up, and the boats in which they ‘were found were made from the material thus pequired. The boats were made ready and stored with the bread and other provisions, and early in Junc Buddington gave the order %o proceed south. WAITING FOR THE WHALE SHIPS, Buddington was well acquainted with the movements of whale ships fishing on the coast of Labrador, and knew that it was cus- tomary for them to endeavor to reach Cape York, off the west coast of Greenland, early in June, whence they usually crossed over to the opposite coast, and commenced the catch on whaling grounds nearer the Labrador coast. By hastening direct to the rendezvousing ground to the south coast of Cape York he anticipated finding the whalers, by any of ‘whom he was sure to be taken on board. It ‘was a question however, whether he would arrive at Cape York in time to meet the “whalers. In case he did not, he would probably ‘have attempted to reach Upernavik. The fact of his meeting with the Ravenscraig near Cape York shows how well founded were his dopes. NAMES OP THE RESCUED MEK. Sidney O. Buddington, sailing and ice master. Hubbard C. Chester, chief mate. William Morton, second mate, Emil Schumann, chief engineer. A. A. Odell, assistant engineer. Dr. Emil Bessel, chief of the scientific corps. R. W. D. Bryan, astronomer ond chaplain. Nathan J. Coffin, carpenter. Hermans Siemons, seaman. Henry Hobby, seaman. Joseph B. Mauch, seaman. Noah Hayes, seaman. W. F. Campbell, fireman. John W. Booth, fireman. HEALTH OF THE PARTY. Buddington and the men with him are all well. Official Despatch from Consal Molloy. Wasurxeron, Sept. 18, 1873. The following telegram has been received &t the Navy Department. Sr. Jouns, N. F., Sept. 18, 1873. To raz SzcreTany or THE Navy, WasHINa- ton, D, C. Received telegram that the Polaris party is at Dundee, all weil. The Juniata left this port at one o'clock to-day. I have hired a fast steamer for forty- eight hours to catch her. Will go myself. MOLLOY, U. S. Consul. Dundee, where the Polaris crew has arrived, means undoubtedly Dundee, Scotland. Com- modore Reynolds, Acting Secretary of the Navy, says that Molloy would have specified if it had been otherwise. WHAT THY) TIGRESS MIGHT HAVE DONE, Had the United States government sent off ‘the Tigress immediately after the arrival of Cap- tain Tyson and the other survivors of the ice- floe ordeal, placing Dr. Hayes in command, as the Henatp suggested, without waiting for such an elaborate outfit, she sould most Jikalv have reached Cane York before the 20th NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1873.—TRIPLE SHEET. THE NORTH POLAR REGIONS. by the Whaler. %64 Miles trom North Pule,| Highest point reached Peter, NL rddingee Mer ac he _FISK & RUSSELL, NEW YORK. 80 Map Showing the Recent Explorations and Where Buddington’s Party Was Rescued CAPE UNION He, 2 cabs here He AL Sal {Th 3 sparc Wintered, ane -ont South qboatesunelere © Quarters ELVIULLE, we of July, and rescued the anfortunate men and brought them home. THE NEWS AT THE NAVY DE PARTMENT. Wasurnaton, Sept. 18, 1873. At four o'clock this afternoon, after busi- | ness had been finished for the day at the Navy Department, and just as the Aoting Secretary of the Navy was preparing to leave for home, a messenger from the telegraph | office interrupted the coaversation between ; Commodore Reynolds, Commodore Rogers and | Chief Clerk Hogg, regarding the reported sus- | Pension of the house of Jay Cooke, MeCullooh | &Co., of London, where the Navy Depart. | ment deposits its balance in favor of the j foreign naval stations. The contents of the envelope embraced the telegram from Consul Molloy. This telegram dissipated the finan. cial storm, anda calm such as Wall street seldom sees pervaded the briny atmosphere of the office of the Secretary of the Navy. “The Polaris party all safe!" exclaimed Commodore Reynolds; “now we shall get at all the particulars.” “Wonderful !’’ remarked Commodore Rogers. ‘They must have been picked up by a whaling vessel and taken across the Atlan- tic.”* The charts of the Department were un rolled, and the voyage track from the Arctica region to the Scottish coast carefully traced. When the officials were satisfied that all that was left of the Polaris expedition was on terra Jirma copies of the despatch were “at once sent to the President and the Secretary of the Navy. The hope is expressed that the survivors have been able to save everything valuable in the way of records. As the report of Com- mander Greer showed that nothis. of any value or importance had been left on Littleton Island it is the opinion of the naval officials that all the records were carefuliy packed in a small box and protected against water and weather. These, itis said, could be taken care of with little trouble, and would be watched with scrupulous care until the last moment. If an English whaler has picked up the survivors, and the whole party are rescued, there is not the slightest doubt but what the log and diaries are also in the possession of Budding- ton and his party. The Tigris was expected to report at St Johns not later than the 25th of September, and the effort to intercept the Juniata will end the duty of the Navy Department on this side of the Atlantic. At eleven o'clock to-night your corresponds ent called on Commodore Reynolds, who was in hopes that something definite would be received from Dundee, but had nothing to communicate, The Acting Secretary of State also had oo further advices up to that hour. It is thought that Buddington tele- graphed to Consul Molloy at St. Johns, al- though we have a Consul at Dundee, Scotland, whose duty it was to telegraph to the State Department the earliest particulars. To-mor- row a despatch will be sent to Consul Mc- Dougall, at Dundee, to report the exact cons dition of the Polaris survivors, and to draw on the State Department, through the London agency, for the amount necessary to pay ex- penses already incurred. The Navy Department will pursue the same course with respect to Buddington, Bessel, Morton, Chester and others, as was followed in the examination of the Tyson and Meyers party, and as they are still anderthe command of the navy until released by order of the Secretary, they will be ordered to report to Washington without delay. SERGEANT MEYERS’ STATEMENT. He Explains the So-called Matiny and the Cause of It—Dr, Bissels Not To Blame=mWhy the Expedition Was Not a Success. Wasurxctox, Sept. 18, 1873. In connection with the despatch of Consul Molloy, Sergeant Meyers says: — The news of the arrival of Buddington’s party at Dundee, Scotland, in my opinion, at once settles the question in reference to mu- tiny and murder previously charged upon the ice floe party. With what anxiety I have waited for the welcome news may be easily imagined, taking in consideration that those now heard from were my comrades on a perilous and wonder- ful voyage of two years; that some of them were my intimate friends, and that their fate was a8 near to my affections as that of near relations. But, besides, my own character and that of the eighteen others, making up the ico floe party, depended upon the safe return of the other party. We have a clear conscience; we know that we did our duty. We are satis- fied that Captain Hall died a natural death, and that if any blame can rest upon the expe- dition it is in ceference to the fear exhibited in the progress farther north while there was ample opportunity to do 80. The fault lies with the commanders, What has been heard about an almost mutiny, created by Dr. Bissels, { can only say that I was the innocent cause, and when aware of it, immediately endeavored to remedy it. Before wo arrived at Disco, Oaptain Hall enjoined me to drop all matter in reference to my po. sition as meteorologist, astronomer and gen- eral member of the scientific party, and to ' CONTINUED ON: SEVENTH PAGE