Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-10
THE GREELY RELIEF EXPE.
DITION.
The Preparations at 81. johns
Equipment and Plans of tine
PrOtens and Yantic Parties.
Special Cor. N. Y. Trihuns.


ST. JOINS, N. b, June 26.-The
Lady Franklin Bay Relief Expedition,
consisting Of the steam whaler Proteus
and the United States steamer Yantic,
will leave St. Johns on the 18th, and
hopes to make Disco, with favorable
weather, about July 8. There it will
take Esquimau dogs Tor the sledges,
and will sail thence northward to
Smith Sound, probably reaching there
about tho first week in August. Then
the Proteu will push forward to Lady
Franklin lay, if the ice will permit
If the passage can be made
the Greedy Colony will be rescued
promptly; but if the ice barrier shuts
us out, party will 90 into winter
quarters at Life Boat Cove about Sep
TENDER IL, and the Proteus will re.
turn to st. Johns preceded by the
Yantic. Lieutenant Darlington, with
two or three men, leaving the rest of
the party at the winter station, will
push on by sledge northward along
the coast of Lady franklin
Bay to meet Lieutenant Greedy and
party, who are expected to retreat
southwark when they find that the
relief vessel is not to be looked for.
A vessel will be sent in the summer
of 1884 to bring the combined party
home.
The Yantic will now accompany
the Proteus as far as Disco, and, If
possible, will go to Cape Sabine. She
will not return to st. Johns before
September %, waiting at the mouth
OF Smith Sound in order to receive
the latest news of the party, and at
all events to bring back the mail which
will be lett at Disco.
The PrCteus is a steam sealer of
800 tons, 1873 feet long and % feet
wide. She is built expressly to en-
counter the ice; her bow is seven feet
thick, and she is sheathed from bow
to stern with ironwood, which by its
smoothness and elasticity is not as
liable to be torn by the Toe
as copper would be. Besides this
she has a layer of iron plating
on her bow, for it is the custom of the
sealers, when their passage is barred
by the ice, to steam against the pack
at full speed, backing and repeating
the blow until an open passage Is
made. The relief expedition consists
of Lieutenant Darlington, U. s. N,
in command; Lieutenant Colwell, u,
S. N; DR.. Harrison, U. S. A.; Serg.
cant Kenny, Corporal Ellwell, aud
Privates Lamar and Filters, Of the
Signal Service Privates Moritz and
Murphy, Of the Infantryi cook, and
two men hired at St. Johns, exelusivr
of the ships company, whirio ara
Captain Pike, who carried I,ientensnt
Greedy and party 20 Lady Franklin
Bay two years ago; two mates, three
engineers, steward, with sixteen FIRE.
men and seamen, making twenty-five
IN all. Ia ease of an acci.
dent the Proteus is provided with
three spare propellors and one rudder,
There are enough provisions on the
fantle for forty men for fifteen months
with an ample quantity of furs, seal
skin boots, etc 4, to defy the cold. The
frOteus will carry 200 tons Of coal in
her bunkers, an ample supply for her
voyage, and nine months provisions,
10 ease she might be frozen in, which
might happen if she went through
Smith Sound. There are number 81
scientific instruments on board,so that
observations can be takeA every day.
| Two whalebosts With sails and oars
complete and dog sledVes with har
ness, have boon brought from tho
| United States. The expedition will
take aboard six tons of refuse seal for
the purpose Of feeding the dogs. A
wooden house has been constructed in
St, Johns, which will be carried in
sections put up at the winter quar-
teFs,