The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-17
TO SEEK FOR GREELY.
pANENHoWER WANTS TO voLuNTEEF
The Survivor of the Jeanette is Willing
to Head Party of Search for the
Lost Arctic Explorers-Criticis-
ing GarIington's Actions.
WAS DARLINGTON AT FAULT?

WAS DARLINGTON AT FAULT?
WASHINGTON, Sept. Is
No additional reports have been received
either at the War Department or Navy De-
partment from officers of the returned Gree
ly relief expedition at St John
1t seems to be generally conceded
by those who have given the most attention
to the subject that the complete
and disastrous Efailurei of the relief expe
dition was mainly due to the omission OF
Lieutenant Darlington to land his stores and
house at Littleton Island, OF some other ice
berg north of Smiths Sound, before attempt
ing the hazardous navigation beyond. If he
had done this the destruction of the
Proteus would have been compare
lively tritling misfortune, and would
not necessarily have imperilled the lives
of either her crew or the party that were
sent north to rescue. Lieutenant Gar
lmgton and lhiS men could then,
after the destruction of their ship, have re-
turned to a secure base of supplies thus es-
tabliShed, and could have carried out the
remainder Of their plan for the relief of the
Lady Franklin Bay party, 3y means of a
sledge expedition up the coast of GT1nneii
Land. As it is now, there is no party at
the mouth of Smith Sound to cooperate
with Lieutenant Greely, and no consider
able supply of food there for him to retreat
upon.
Naval officers here still assert that it is
impossible to send another expedition for
the relief of the Greely party this year. Sec
retary Lincoln is very anxious that some
thing should be DONE He expresses him
self ready to adopt any measure which has
the slightest chance of success, trusting to
Congress to make the necessary appropTia-
ton to cover the expense Lieutenant Dan
enhower who was with the Inflated
Jeanette, called at the Navy De
partment Friday morning He told
Commodore Walker that he was per
fectly willing to go on an expedition to re-
lieye Greely, no matter what kind of an ex-
peditlOn it was or when it should start.
Captain George f. Tyson, Of the War De
partment watch, who was member Of the
POlaris expedition has also volunteered to
go in search of the Greedy party early next
spring in a schooner to be manned by a
crew of his own selection. Captain Caziarc,
Acting Chief Signal officer, says
Greely had supplies for his party
sufficient to last until next
spring. However, the great misfortune was
failure to provide supplies for him at Lit
tlet0n's Island. This was what made the
loss of the Proteus such disaster. Under
instructions upon which he was acting
Lieutenant Greeley would break camp, he
said, at Lady Franklin Bay about the latter
end OF September, and endeayor to make his
way to LittletOn's Island where he would
count on finding stores. At several station;
on the way down he would find supplies
and boats for use where open sheets of watel
were to be crossed. The trouble would be me
when he reached Littleton's Island. L
he found no supplies his situation would bt
critical indeed. He might be able to senC
back sleighing parties to pick up the prOyi
sions deposited along the route especially ;
two months, supply left by the Mares eXpe
ditiOn at Cape Hawke, and in this wa!
maintain his party until relief could be sen
| to them there.
| DUNDEE, Scotland, Sept. 10.
! The Captain of an Arctic whaling ship
which has just returned from a cruise il
| Davis Straits, reports that he made search
| ing inquiries of the natives along the coast
| but learned nothing relating to the Greel
| expedition.