806        THE GRAVE OF CAPTAIN HALL.
on approaching they  found upon  it the following inscription:—
IN MEMORY
OF
CHARLES FRANCIS HALL,
LATE   COMMANDER
U. S. STEAMER POLARIS,
NORTH POLE EXPEDITION.
DIED NOV. 8TH, 1871.    AGED 50 YEARS.
" I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, though ha were dead, yet shall he lire."
On the other side was engraved :—
TO THE MEMORY
OF
C. F. HALL,
LATE   COMMANDER   OF
TJ. S. NORTH POLAR EXPEDITION.
DIED NOV. 8TH, 1871.
AGED 60 YEARS.
The letters were sunk in the wood, and everything appeared in a good state of preservation. A large crowbar was stuck in the grave about a foot from the headstone, and a small flat piece of upright stone was at the foot. A willow planted near the grave by his comrades was alive and flourishing.
On the 13th of May following, Captain Stephenson and a large party again crossed to th place where Captain Hall was buried, and hoisted the American flag over the grave. At its foot they erected a brass tablet, brought from England for the purpose, with the following inscription:—
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF CAPTAIN C. F. HALL
Of the XT. S. ship « Polakis,' Who sacrificed his life in the advancement of Science on Nov. 8, 1871.
This tablet has been erected by the British Polar Expedition of 1875, which, following in his footsteps, has profited by his experience.