Title:
Ill-fated Arctic expedition a tale of murder and survival
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
Arctic steamer Polaris in 1871
Murder and tragedy at sea
Murder and tragedy at sea
Object ID:
Kim08-031b
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, CT
Pubication Date:
04/12/2001
Collection:
Carol W. Kimball
Summary:
On July 3, 1871 the 140 foot steamer Polaris left New London bound for the Artic on an expedition commanded by explorer Charles Francis Hall. Two Eskimos, Hannah and Joe Ebierbing, were aboard. The expedition would end with the mysterious death of Hall. His death was cheered by the alcohol drinking Capt. Sidney O. Budington (sometimes spelled Buddington) and chief scientist Dr. Emil Bessels. Bessels looked down on Hall who had no formal scientific training. After Hall's death the Polaris was caught in dangerous ice. The people were eventually rescued but the ship was lost. Hall's body was later autopsied and fatal quantities of arsenic were found. Several books spotlight this story. Chauncey Loomis' "Weird and Tragic Shores" and "Trial by Ice" by Richard Parry and "Fatal North" by Bruce Henderson.
People:
Hall, Charles Francis
Grant, U. S. (Pres.)
Budington, Sidney O. (Capt.)
Buddington, Sidney O. (Capt.)
Chester, Hubbard C.
Ebierbing, Hannah
Ebierbing, Joe
Bessels, Emil (Dr.)
Meyer, Frederick (Meterologist)
Franklin, John (Sir)
Tyson, George
Loomis, Chauncey
Parry, Richard
Heriderson, Bruce
Grant, U. S. (Pres.)
Budington, Sidney O. (Capt.)
Buddington, Sidney O. (Capt.)
Chester, Hubbard C.
Ebierbing, Hannah
Ebierbing, Joe
Bessels, Emil (Dr.)
Meyer, Frederick (Meterologist)
Franklin, John (Sir)
Tyson, George
Loomis, Chauncey
Parry, Richard
Heriderson, Bruce
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