The New York Herald Newspaper, October 1, 1873, Page 5

“ ~ Tur mal amin Ine PULA. Detailed Accounts of the Rescue of Buddington’s Party. THE HAND OF PROVIDENCE. Statements of the Wanderings from New York to Dundee. CAPTAIN BUDDINGTON’S STORY. Thrilling Narrative of Two Years of Peril by an Old Salt. WHAT FOLLOWED THE DEATH OF HALL, Disagreements Under Circumstances Instrue- tions Would Not Cover. HURT AND SAVED BY THE ICE. The Separation from the Tyson Party. oo WINTERING IN THE DARKNESS Receiving Savages as Distin- guished Visitors. . GOOD OFFICES OF THE ESQUIMAUX. Fae Starting South in the Impro- vised Boats. SAVED BY THE RAVENSCRAIG Statement of Captain Allan, the Scotch Whaler. INTERVIEW WITH DR. BESSEL. ——-+ Reluctance to Speak of the Death of Captain Hall. APOPLEXY.” “HE DIED OF Graphic Picture of Life and Death in the Empire of the Ice. DUNDEE, Sept. 19, 1873. This afternoon the whaling vessel tain Adams, arrived from the Davis Strait Gsning, having on board the following members of the crew of the Polart ‘Captain Sidney 0. Buddington, — sailing and ice master; Dr. Emil Bessel; Hubbard ©. Chester, first mate; William Morton, second mate; Emil Schumann, chief engineer; A. A. Odell, second engineer; W. Campbell, fireman; Nathan J. Con, carpente: Henry Siemons, seaman; Henry Hobby, seaman, and Noan Hayes, seaman. All the men are well and none of tiem extrbit signs of emaciation or decrepitude, The first inan Captain Buddington met on arriving was a HEXALD reporter, who succeeded in obtaining irom him and others of the expedition statements concerning . the voyage of the Polaris, the separation ‘rom the Tyson party and the subsequent events. He also procured Captain Allen's statement tor me. They will be found in proper order below, Captain Buddington's Statement, Leaving Tessuisak on the afternoon of the 24th of August, 1871, we shaped a course tor Cape York, and, meeting very little ice, sighted it on the even- img o1 the next day, We ran along the coast and passed between Wofsteinholm and Saunders Islands. late on the 25th. Meeting some tce oi! Whaie Sound, we were compelled to go outside of Haok- luyt Island, After forcing our way though a loose pack of small extent, we met fewer obstructions. and were opposite Cape Alexander on the afte hoon of the 27th. We turned toward the west coast to avoid ice, and, when opposite Cairn Point, directed our course ior Cape Frazer, The water being comparatively free from ice, we crossed the Sound and reacned Cape Frazer early on the 28th. Here Captain Hall took a boat to sound a bay near by, and found it too shoal for good anchorage. We ran up the west coast, keeping some five or six miles from the land. In the evening A COPPER CYLINDER WAS THROWN OUT, containing a record of our proceedings to date. We could see both sides of Kennedy Channel distinctly. A littie after midnight discovered a small isiand on our right, A thick fog having setin and meeting some ice, we stopped steaming, at nine A, M. of the 29th, the fog clearing away about noon, good observations were obtained, which placed us to lati- Aude 81 20, Shortly alter noon we started. When * the fog lifted trom tne |and we thought we were ina bay, but soon discovered a strait to the northeast, some twenty miles wide. We worked up the strait during the morning of the 30th, through heavy floes and stemming a strong current. Towards evening a second copper cylinder was thrown over, contain- ing @ recora of our progress. We anchored to a Qoe for the night, being unable to proceed on ac- count of fog. Early on the dist we again started, We ran within two or three miles of the east coast, and Captain Hall AGAIN TRIED TO LAND, BUT FAILED. This bay, on account of the two rebuits, he named Repuise Bay. We worked all the morning, but made little progress, the ice being close and co: sisting of extensive floes moving rapidly duwn th straits. 1 told Captain Hall that it was impossib to proceed further with safety, and advised him to #0 a Short distance south to a bay that [ had noticed (afterwards known as Newman Bay), where be would find & good harbor, A consultation ot officers was called and their opinion asked. Cap- tain Hall decided to attempt to cross the straits and seek a harbor on the west side, and, if not suc- cessful, to return to the bay of which Ispoke. We worked our way With diMeuity through the ‘ce towards the west coast, but at six P. M. w obliged to tasten toa foe. The tat of September found og thickly beset with ice and drifting with it to the south, Preparations were made to secure our safety in case of asevere nip. On the dd Captain Hall announced that by dead reckoning we had REACHED THE LATITUDE OF 82 26 NoRTH. On the evening of the 4th, the ice opening, we cast off, and by midnight reached the east coasr, Captain Hall determined we next day to make this pitce our winter quarters, and the necessary preparations were at once commenced. On the Map Showing the Track of the Polaris on Her Last Voyage, the Point of Separation of the Crew, the Tracks NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOB THE air OAR AAA RADAR AD CAAA RARE DRAG ER 1, 1873—QUADRUPLE SHEET, ROADWAY TO THE POLE. entries of the Two Parties Afterward, the Respective Points of Rescue, Track of the Search Steamers and the Discoveries of the Expedition. 80 70 | |83h 464 Miles from North Pule, t 82 pag or. Hayes! A' 31 0} vl ELLESMERE LAND Tatbot Ifa 77 Braniq NORTH LINCOLN Highest point teached b; Peterme 3 rty Wintered, al ON qnjoateyyune 3 Nesquimaux Village Dr.Hayes Winter Quarters OTA 17 1873 ~ py) i ip (Oe 50 WOLD GLACIER i a iy v 4% ind went South é 9 ay ba g G ¢ SST est “ DINGTON'S eee RePrerieneD 28 ‘qe EVIL LE A¥ 64 ——, HUDSON STRAIT 57 SS) ps! Ye NOt. risk w nussert, New york. 80 (Gr,Kane’s Winter Quarters 1863-84-55 ERTOPPEN 0 ities Worth of St. John's, N. F. Tyson's party pickedeup by Tigress near 81) 75 " Aor, Glaciers ‘A and Ice Stream * | 79 here. | the ice c —e ol their 5 10th Captain Hall informed us that he named the harbor THANK GOD HARBOR, in remembrance of the dangers throngh whieh God in His mercy had safely led us, The bay he called Polaris Bay. A cape some four miles distant to the north he named Cape Lupton, alter Colone) Lupton, and the straits Robeson, after the honor- able Secretary of the Navy, George M. Robeson, He places the harbor in latitude 81 deg. 38 sec. north and longitude 61 deg. 44 min, west. On the 18th @ party was sent to the southeast to bunt musk ox and to ascertain if there wasa@ feasible route for a sledge journeys to the north. They re- turned on the 24th, having killed one musk ox, the only one seen, On the 10th Captain Hall STARTED ON A SLEDGE JOURNEY TO THE NORTH, taking with him Mr. Chester, the frst mate, and the two natives, Joe and Hans, He lefts written in- Structions with me. On the 16th the sun was seen from the vessel for the last time. On the afternoon of the 24th Captain Hall and party returned, hav- ing seen @ bay Which he called Newman’s Bay. The’ cape at its northern entrance he named Cape Bre- voort, after J. C, Brevoort, and that at its southern entrance Cape Sumner, He placed Cape Brevoort in latitude 82 north, A copy of his journal during this journey is with me. Not long after me retura, Captain Hall was TAKEN VERY ILL, Dr. Bessel said his disease was apoplexy. For about two weeks he remained Ill, at times being apparently almost well, and then becoming sud- denly and strangely worse. At twenty minutes past three on the morning of the 8th of November he expired, having been insensible nearly twenty- jour hours, On the 10th the body of Captain Hall Was interred, about half a mile to the south of the Observatory. ‘The character and ability of Captain Hall need from me no eulogium. POSTERITY WILL AWARD HIS NAME a place among the Arctic navigators, whose deeds, while living, it was his ambition to emulate. The change in the administration consequent upon the deatu oi the commander may now be considered, ‘the instructions given to Captain Hah by the Secretary of the Navy when referring to this pos- slole Calamity, were as .ollows:— You will give special written directions to the salting and ice wastes of the expedition, Mr. 3. O. Buddington, | and to the chiet of the Scienute Department, Dr. Bessel, that in case of your death or disability unyency which We sincerely trust may not arise, they shai consult as to the propriety and manner of carryin unto Tursher elect, the ioregoing instructigng whieh here urge must if possibie, be done. The results consultations and the reasons must be put i writing and kept as ot the records of the expedition. in any event, however, Mr. Buddington shail, in case of your deacn’ or disability, con.iaue as the sailing and ice jnas- ter, und contro} anil uirect the movements of the ydasel, jessels shail, in such cage, continue as chief ol fie departinent, direcung all sledge journeys cientifle Oprratous.’ In the poastble contingency of their non-agreement as to the coarse to be pursued, then Mr. Budaington shall sssume sole charge and com- mand, and return tv the United States with all possible despatch. No special written instructions were given to either Dr. Bessel or myseif by Captain Hall; hence the lirst two sentences of these instructions. do not apply to the case, The last sentence must be placed im the same category, as a new agree- ment ‘as to the course to be pursued” could only exist where tacre bad been a “consultation.” ‘rhe sentence commenc.ng “in any evenv” is the omy one that applies to tue case. From this it was evident that my duties in regard to the vessel re- mained the same, tie only change being that I was responsibie to the secretary Of the Navy instead of the commander of the expedition, Dr. Bessel’s duties were somewhat increased by his being en- trusted with the direction oi all sledge journeys, ‘The view taken above, which seemed so plain, Was not, however, received as tue true view, ‘and Iwas cousequentiy oltentimes PLACED IN A VERY DISAGREEABLE POSITION. Cn the lath Dr. Bessel drew up a paper which be asked Ine to sign, and, as it was a declaration Uiat our intentions were to carry out our relative justructions, latonce afixed my name, It con- cluves:—“it is our honest intention to honor our fiag and Co LOist it upon the most northern poimt o1 the earch.”? On the 20th " A GALE FROM THE NORTHEAST sprang up, wilica increased to such un extent that on the 21st the Vessei moved at nine A. M. On the 2ist We heard the Waves dash against tue side of the vessel, Another anchor was jet go and very little chain ran out, aithough we were broadside to the wind, On looking out the jee port we iound | that we were against the berg, wich was keepmg | be driven in us trom drituing out snto tne straits. We placed ice anchors on the berg, to which we secured the vessel by large hawsers, On the 25th ice seven inches thick had formed over the open water, A passage through It having been sawed, the vessel as moved eighty ievt ahead and fiity trom the berg. On tie sti a heavy gale from the southwest sei in which drove the iceim, pig ib up in im- mense hummocks. 4.¢ berg was driven against the vessel and A TONGUE OF IT STRUCK HER BOW and wrenched the sterp very badly. ‘The ice on the shore sid the vessel fortunately broke, whieh probably the yessel. We continued to ore with the berg until three when, the gale moderating, The bow of the vessel the tongue of the berg, and sne could sed by moving her astern, — T A.M. |. of rewaine Was out of the question, and [ was obliged JOW her to remaiu io that position, During aiter parvo. January frequent excursions iuade to Cape Lupton, and consideravie OrEN W WAS SEEN IN THE STRAITS, This Was envouraging, a8 mmdicating that some- thing might be done by boats towards reachiug a high latitude. Qa the lyth of January Mr, Scru- Maun, Chie! Engineer, handed i a report respect Ing the state of the engine, which was satisiactory. On the 28th of Fevruary THE SUN WAS SEEN after an absence of 134 days. On the 2ist I re- ceived @ communication irom Ur, Bessels, detailing ® pian of operations for the spring and sammmer Work. On the 29th L sent a reply to nim, wherein I approved of the Siedge journeys he proposed, and offered to render tim all the aid in my power in prepariug for them. |The boat journeys, however, proposed myseli, and declined to make known my plans respecting them, BOAT EXPEDITIONS, On the Isto! April the two small whale boats | were brought aongside the vessel to be fitted ou as the weather permitted, tor the voyage north, entrusted Messrs. Cuester and Tyson with crews of jour men each for tae proposed journey. On the 8th Dr, Bessel returued irom @ sledge journey to the south, having been gone since the 27th of March. The furthest point reached Was) about filty miles southwest of our position, where his farther progress was stoppea by open water. Cape Constitution, the pomt he set out to reach, Was in sight and some twenty miles distant. 1 sent with one of the natives, on the — day of May, a copper cylinder, to be thrown in the open water ol the straits. I have retained a copy Oi the paper it contains. On the 14th Mr. Meyer and Captain Tyson returned from a sledge journey towards the north, having been gomle five days. They reached latitude $2 dex, THE HIGHEST KVER ATTAINED ON LAND. A record was deposited by Mr, Meyers at my re- quest on the shore oi Newman Bay. During the month of May many hunting parties were sent out. Twenty-eight muss cattie were killed, along with Several seals, hares and birds, On the 20th one of the boats Was taken to Cape Lupton to be launched as soon as practicable, On the 24th the opher boat was siided to the Cape and on the next day the provisions jor them were taken along. On the wath, the ice im the hold having melted, it was jound that WATER RAN IN FROM THE LEAK in the bow, and the deck pumps were started. On the Sd | sent Mr. Tyson to report upon the cond tion of the ice north. is report Jed me to con- sider thar littie couid be done tn boats, | resol ved, however, f0d0 What Was possible with the boats until the vessel broke out, when | would make an On the ist oj June I gave Written instructions to Messrs. Chester and ‘Tyson and ordered them to be ready to start. The small aliey Way pump, Wulch Was ali we could work with the dimimished crew, Was iound to ve insull- cient to keep the vessel Iree, and 1 ordered steam | to be made in the smaii boiler to work the donkey pump. On the Sth the ice was cut away from the bow, and alarge crack Was seen on the starboard Side, some eight feet long. As’ it Was out of the waier at low tide, ellorts were made to stop te leak. At the next bigh tide, however, the vessel Was still found to leak, and then a crack was dis- | covered on the port side, a8 long, i uot longer, than that on the starboard side., This crack, Which Was velow the siX-(oot mark, Was under water even at low tide, and hence could not be stopped up so as to prevent the water irom coming mm. On the 12th, Mr. Chester having gone to Cape Lupton, and judging there was suiticient water in which to sturt, be and his crew leit the vessel. Dr. Bessel went with Mr. G. E. Tyson and Mr. Meyer accom- panied Mr, Chester, Mr. Tyson started from tho vessel] the same day Mr, Chester returned with the sad news that he had Lost H13 BOAT. it had been crushed by the ice early that morning, avout three miles from the cape, and everything was lost save a few personal effects and the box chronometer, Mr, Chester Was by no means dis- couraged by his misfortune, but immediately be- gan to prepare the Heygeman Canvas boat, in Which to make another attempt, Ou the 12th Mr. Chester and crew leit for Cape Lupton. On the 16th had a copper cylinder thrown into the open water, containing a copy of the report L have re- tained among the ship’s papers, A strong north- east gale sprung up on the 20th and made much open Water in the straits. The next day the water was within & mile Of the vessel, tion was made for the vessel being f1 ice and driven into the straits. A record was Res ed iM the observatory for the absent crews. he gale moderated, and on the 2ist the water was to the outer side of the us w which we were attached and within tuirty feet of the stem of the vessel. We COMMENCED SAWING TO PRES THE VESSEL early on the 24th, and on account of the heavy gale it Was not until the afternoon of the 26th that the vessel was once more adoat. | resolved to attemp! to follow up the boats with the veasel, using “* much as nossibie, We started in the evenimg