Charles Francis Hall Mystery

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Roughly, 1 in 15,000 people are murdered in the United States each year. Computed over a seventy-five year life span, this then falls into a 1 in 200 chance of being murdered at some point in an American’s lifetime. Several murders are quite the mystery but could there be at least one to find out? Through the struggles of the great explorers that tried to reach the North Pole, there has been one specific man who stood out among all the other voyagers. Charles Francis Hall. Charles was an American Arctic explorer who spent his early life in Ohio, where he held such various jobs throughout his life such as those of blacksmith,journalist,stationer, and even an engraver before finding his interest in exploration (Hall 1). The mystery behind the …show more content…
Hall was in healthy conditions,although, in the end it had came to a halt and Charles Francis Hall ended up deceased. Hall had spent most of his life passionate about his adventures, always wanting to find new things and accomplish those that have not been before. However, in that time of period, Charles had become mysteriously ill. Just after midnight on November 8, 1871 Chester woke up Budington to announce that Hall was suddenly dying (Gale 1). Halls died on the morning of November 8, 1857 at 2:23 am (Charles Francis Hall 2). Therefore, the mourn followings of his death became a unknown tragedy causing the expedition to fall apart. Command of the expedition devolved on Budington, who reorganized to try for the Pole in June 1872. This was unsuccessful and Polaris turned south. On October 12, the ship was beset by ice in Smith Sound and was on the verge of being crushed. Nineteen of the crew and the Eskimo guides abandoned ship for the surrounding ice while 14 remained aboard. Polaris was run aground near Etah and crushed on October 24 (Hall Wikipedia …show more content…
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Arctic Researches, And Life Among The Esquimaux: Being A Narrative Of An Expedition In Search Of Sir John Franklin In The Years 1860, 1861 and 1862. (1865) (transcription project)
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