Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1883-09-14
WRECK OF the PR0TEus.
Crushed by the Ice and Abandoned by
Her Crew in the Frigid Arctic
s -.. ..,. Regions.
The Shipwrecked Men Make a Long
and Weary Voyage in Small
Boats. =
Dreary Days and Nights Spent Amid
the Fields of Floating Ice in Pitt
less Storms.
The Men are at Last Rescued by the
Yantic and Landed Safely at
st.. Johns.

Yantic and Landed Safely at
st.. Johns.
80 The Old, Old story.
WARRINGTON, Sept 1.-THE signal officer has
received the following from Lieut.. darllnRton
commanding the Greeley relief expedition:
ST. JOINS, Sept. 1s.-It is my painful duty t.
report the total failure of the expedition. The
Proteus was crushed in the pack ice latitude
78 degrees, 50 minutes; longitude "a degrees. 20
minutes, and sunk on the afternoo n of the 2Srd
Of July. My party and the crew of the ship all
saved. I made my way across Smiths Sound
and along the eastern shore to Cape York, thence
across Melville bay to Upernavick, arriving
thereth 2 4th of August. The Yantic reached
Upernavick ON the I'd of September and left the
same day, bringing the entire party here today.
all we'll. (Signed) E. A. DARLINGTON.
& The following story of the wreck of the Arc
tic relief steamer Proteus and the journeyings
afterward of the crew is by special correspon-
dent of the New York Tribune: "While en-
deavoring to force her way through to clear
water the Prvteus was caught
BETWEEN TWO IMMENSE FLOEs.
These pressing on both sides3 quickly crushed in
her stout walls. Her hold filled with water and
it was soon evident that efforts would not avail
to prevent her sinking. Hatches were broken
opel and all hands went to work throwing
clothing provisions and other stores out OF the
doomed ship upon the ice. The greater part OF
the cargo fell into the water and was lost, but
enough was saved to insure comfort to the party
during the retreat southward and also to make
a not inconsiderable escape for the Greely
;party should it, as now seemed inevitable, be
forced to make its own way southwark. Lieu
tenant Colwell, U. s. N, also succeeded and
most fortunately in
SAVING THREE BOATS
from the wreck. As quickly as possible Lieu
tenant Colwell loaded one of the boats with
stores and with crew of four men and set out
for the shore. The trip was made with great
difficulty on account of ice, but by perseverance,
and unsparing exertions, he forced passage
through. Several successive triTs were thus
made, and large quantity of clothing and pro-
visions safely landed and placed in cache. The
last trip was made on the morning of July "a,
and as the ice had closed in rapidly sthe boat
and its load hadito be dragged across two miles
of ice before it could be launched in clear water.
Even then the floating masses Of Ice closed in
80 rapidly that the boats escaped being stove IN
only by the narrowest possible chance. The
goods placed in cache were rendered as secure
"A possible and the spot marked SO as to be read
ily discovered by the party from the boat. Hav-
ing thus done all in its power to carry out the
design of the expedition, the party on the after
noon of July as, set out to recross Smiths
sound, and after spending
AwEARY NIGHT AMID THE ICE
arrived safely on the morning of the 26th near
Life Boat cove. The crew of the Proteus had
gone on to Life Boat cove in their own boats in
advance of the smaller relief party and now on
the latters safe landing on the east shore of the
sound all started forward again for Pandrea
hsrbor, which they reached on the following
morning. The journey during the night was a
nost unpleasant one, q hard rain falling nearly
all the time. Thinking either the Yantic or the
svedish steamer Sophia might be at Cape York,
the nartv next directed its way thlther. The
co.st was huRged as closely as possible all the
vsv the boats being too heavily laden to venture
f.r from shore. Every night q landing was
made Rt
and further delay was caused by several days
If bad weather, during which it was impossible
tn make any progresa. The ice was troublesome.
August 9Th, as the party was passing Conical
Rock. the boats had to be hauled upon foe to
avoid total destruction. After waiting an hour
+ha ice opened sufficiently to allow the boats to
10 launched again, but it continued to block the
I nav 40 much that the boats had. the most of the
time. to be pushed and dragged along by the
h cravs who found q footing on the icealongside.
r.ne York was at last reached without serious
.oc;dent. but there was no sign there Of any YES
.al no August 10th the weary voyagsrs set out
.uain for the south, making Uppernavick their
next objective point. Lieutenant Colwell, with
one boat 55 - % a., s .f#S
.,ro.. Melville bay intending to keep on the
a;,.ct course until he could find the Yantic, but
T;ant Burlington with the other boat and crew
- The Proteus chose more circuitous route
,,, LANG the shore. heavy snow storm set in
=, ,,,onst 18th which was ridden out by the boats
8. .nchor to the ice. The storm was severe and
,,.nv Of the ioebergs foundered 80 the party
,,.a to change anchorage several times. Upper
!. I,.rv;ck was reached August oath and there the
v.,,tic picked up the shipwrecked men and
i,,cnoht them into St. Johns.
T,he sioux Falls Convention.
t a,onx FALLS, Dakota, Sept. l9.-The most
:,,portant report of today proceedings was that
8 IA bv the judiciary COMMITTEES, the most salient
e .tnres of which are the provisions controlling
oourts and terms Of judges Of the supreme court