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T H E F R A N K L I N E X P E D I T I O N 455
date at the top and bottom of the record proves this; but in
a l l other respects the tale- is told, i n as few words as possible,
of their wonderful success up to May, 1847. But alas! alas!
around the margin of the paper which Lieutenant Gore, in
1847, wrote the words of hope and promise, another hand
had subsequently written the following words:
" ' A p r i l 25th, 1848. H . M . ships Terror and Erebus were
deserted on 22nd A p r i l , five leagues north north- west of this,
having been ( ice) beset since 12th September, 1846. The
officers and crews, consisting of 105 souls, under the command
of Captain F . R . M . Crozier, landed here i n latitude
69° 37' north, longitude 98° 41' west. Sir John F r a n k l in
died on 11th June, 1847'. The total loss by deaths i n the
expedition has been to this date nine officers and fifteen men.
' F . R . M . CKOZIEB,
Captain and Senior Officer.
' JASIES FITZJAHES,
Captain H. M. ship " Erebus."
' A n d start ( on) to- morrow, 26th, for Back's F i s h River.'
" There is some additional marginal information relative
to the transfer of the document to its present position ( the
site of S i r James Ross's p i l l a r of 1830) from a spot four
miles to the northward, where'it had originally been deposited
by the ' late Commander Gore.' ( Gore also deposited a similar
record i n a small cairn i n Back's Bay, several miles to the
south. Both records were found by Lieutenant Hobson.)
This l i t t l e word ' l a t e ' shows that he, too, had passed away.
I n the short space of twelve months how mournful had become
the history of F r a n k l i n ' s expedition— how changed
from the cheerful ' a l l w e l l ' of Graham Gore! A sad tale
was never told i n fewer words. There is something deeply
touching i n their extreme simplicity, and they show i n the
strongest manner that both of the leaders of this retreating
party ( Captains Crozier and Fitzjames and Doctors Stanley
and Goodsir, who were well known for their talents and
acquirements) were actuated by the loftiest sense of duty,
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| OCR | T H E F R A N K L I N E X P E D I T I O N 455 date at the top and bottom of the record proves this; but in a l l other respects the tale- is told, i n as few words as possible, of their wonderful success up to May, 1847. But alas! alas! around the margin of the paper which Lieutenant Gore, in 1847, wrote the words of hope and promise, another hand had subsequently written the following words: " ' A p r i l 25th, 1848. H . M . ships Terror and Erebus were deserted on 22nd A p r i l , five leagues north north- west of this, having been ( ice) beset since 12th September, 1846. The officers and crews, consisting of 105 souls, under the command of Captain F . R . M . Crozier, landed here i n latitude 69° 37' north, longitude 98° 41' west. Sir John F r a n k l in died on 11th June, 1847'. The total loss by deaths i n the expedition has been to this date nine officers and fifteen men. ' F . R . M . CKOZIEB, Captain and Senior Officer. ' JASIES FITZJAHES, Captain H. M. ship " Erebus." ' A n d start ( on) to- morrow, 26th, for Back's F i s h River.' " There is some additional marginal information relative to the transfer of the document to its present position ( the site of S i r James Ross's p i l l a r of 1830) from a spot four miles to the northward, where'it had originally been deposited by the ' late Commander Gore.' ( Gore also deposited a similar record i n a small cairn i n Back's Bay, several miles to the south. Both records were found by Lieutenant Hobson.) This l i t t l e word ' l a t e ' shows that he, too, had passed away. I n the short space of twelve months how mournful had become the history of F r a n k l i n ' s expedition— how changed from the cheerful ' a l l w e l l ' of Graham Gore! A sad tale was never told i n fewer words. There is something deeply touching i n their extreme simplicity, and they show i n the strongest manner that both of the leaders of this retreating party ( Captains Crozier and Fitzjames and Doctors Stanley and Goodsir, who were well known for their talents and acquirements) were actuated by the loftiest sense of duty, |
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