The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-09-20
ANOTHER ARCTIC FAILURE

Arrival of the Steamship Yantfc from the
Arctic Regions at st. Johns, N. f., with
The Officers and Crew of the PrOteus,
which was Crushed in Ice Field and
Ost, with All the Supplies Tntend for
the Greeley Party-No Authentic News of
the Latter.
ST.. JOHNS, N f., Sept. ID.
The United States Greeley relief steam
ship Yantic has just anchored here, and
her tidings are Iamenfable. No word has
been received from Greeley or any of his
party.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Sept, 13.
The signal officer has received the follow
ing from Lieut.. Darlington, commanding
the Greeley relief expedition:
ST. JOHNS, N. f., Sept. 13.
1t is my painful duty to report the total
failure Of the expedition. The Proteus was
crushed in pack-latitude IS degrees 81
minutes, longitude "A degrees % minutes
and sunk on the afternoon of the 23d Of
July. My party and the crew of the ship
are all saved. ! made my way across
Smiths Sound and along the eastern shore
to Cape York, thence across Melleville Bay
to the Upernavik, arriving there August
"a. The Yantic reached the Upernavik
September >, and left the same day, bring
ing the entire party here to-day. All
well. E. A GARTINGToN.
ne HTSB OHlCef OF I6o FrnbeuS DflP1y
summarizes the trip of the ilI-fated Proteus
as follows: The Yantic and Proteus left St.
Johns at four p. M, June 20. The Proteus
arrived at God Haven Bay, Disco Island,
July 6. The Yantic arrived at the same
place July u. When the necessary prepa-
ratiOns were made the Proteus sailed for
Cory Island, arriving there on the 10Th. 1t
left on the 2lst, and two days afterward
was crushed, sinking at seven p. m, July
23 Twenty-nine days were spent in the
boats, several storms were encountered,
from which the boats took refuge under lee
of the icebergs, and Lieutenant Colwell and
six of the crew parted company with the
others at Cape York. They found the Yam
tic July 81. 1t reported Captain Pike and
the remainder of the crew moving south
ward. The Yantic reached Cory Island
August ,. The same night she proceeded to
Pandora harbOr, where records from Pike
and Darlington were found. She next pro-
ceeded south along the Greenland coast,
sending boats all around the islands in
search of the missing crew. A storm and
heavy pack Of ice, August 9, forced Yantic
to anchor to leeward of the Northumberland
Island. The next day she bore away for
UpernaVIk, arriving there August ~. Tn
the 9th she started for the Waigate
coal mines, and returned to Uper-
navik September ,. Captain Pike
and crew We're found and taken on board
the Yantic. 1t seems that at the first init
nation of the Proteus disaster, which was
found August at Littleton Island by the
Yantic, Lieutenant Darlington left arecord
the shipwreck and indicating the general
movement of Captain Pike and the ships
company. On the 4th search was instituted
along the Greenland coast from Cape Alex
ander to Cape Roberts, on every point
| likely to bring up with the retreating party.
| They searched until September ., when
/ Upernavik was reached, and the whole Pro-
/ teuS party was found in good health and
/ tOlerable spirits. They were exposed dur
! ing thirty-one days and nights in their
! boats. making some stoppages at interme-
/ diate harbOrs. The Proteus was crushed in
/ the foe of ice at three O'Clock in the even
! ing of the 23d of July and sank within five
! hours. Fortunately sufficient time was
! given to save clothing, provisions, compass
/ and other necessaries to meet what might
prove protracted voyage. On the 18th,
4 the boats being equipped, provisioned and
/ manned, start was made. The scene of
\ the disaster was eight miles north-nOrth
/ west of Cape Sabine, latitude 80 deg, 81
/ min. north. Over 600 miles of ice ana frigid
| sea were passed before Upernavik was
reached. The worst feature in the un-
| fortunate PrOteuS expedition is that no
provisions were landed or caches made,
/ and all stores intended for the Arctic
| COlony's relief went down in the steamer
! While at anchor in Danish Harbor,
/ August II, Governor ElbuIy came on board
| the Yantic and reported that the Danish
| steamer Sophia had arrived there from the
harbor thirty miles north of Cape York,
I and the captain stated that native EslIi-
mo told him that two natives with the
/ Greeley expedition arrived on sledges last
winter and reported the party all well
| except DR.. Parry, who had died. These
natives went back to Lady Franklin Bay.
| Another Eskimo arrived from the Greeley
camp and reported that all the officers had
| been murdered by the men. Neither of
| these reports is reliable, as the fOndness
of the Eskimo for lying and sensational
ism places them in the category of fiction.
/ Capt. Pinke says that as far north as Cape
Sabine there was no trace of Greeley or
| his party, and his failure to come south to
Bittleton Island to meet the relief steamer
this summer leaves grave apprehensions
as to their probable fate.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 13.
The following report from the comman
der of the United States steamer Yantic
with regard to the failure of the Greeley
relief expedition, was received tonight by
the Acting Secretary of the Navy:
ST. JOINS, Sept 13.
Hon. Wm. r. Chandler, Secretary Of the Nary
Washington, d. c.:
The United States steamer Yantic hai
arrived bringing Capt. Pike and crew o
the Proteus Lieut.. Darlington and tn,
Greeley relief party are all well. Th'
steamer PTOteus was crushed in the ice si1
miles north of Cape Sabine, July 20. tn,
| crew and relief party, after deposItlnf
| records at Littletou Island and Pandori
/ Harbor, retreated south in six boats e
Uppernavik, suffering much hardship II
| Melville Bay. The Yantic reached Little
ton Island August 8 without much diff
| Guilty, found the records, and Immediately
| proceeded south ward. Searched the coast
and islands thoroughly down to Saunders
Island. The ice pack then closed in, anS
they could neither get around nor through
and it was found necessary to retreat unde
the lee of Northumberland, Island.
August 8: A southwark gale having
loosened the pack, the steamer was able T.
get through, and continued the search. Tn
coast about Cape York was filed with ic
packed close. 1t could not get within TWEEN
ty miles of the land.
August 10: Having ice in all direction
but the southeast, it proceeded to Cap
Nayik and sent fifteen days rations T.
Tessuissak and a whale boat to Cap
Shackleton.
August %: Sailed for the coal mine
thence to God Haven.
August 81: Lieutenant Caldwell arrives
in the launch from UpeTnavik, havin
been thirty-nine days IN an open boat
They have separated under orders at Cap
York 1t sailed the same day for Upel
navik, and found the party had arrived.
September 2: Proceeded homeward an
encountered rough passage. Permissio
was asked TO coal here.
FRANK WLDEs.
WASHINGTON, d. G., Sept. IS.
Capt. Caziare, acting Chief Signal Officer
said tonight that a telegram had been ser
to Lieut.. Darlington this afternoon askin
I him to state what storess 4 any, had bee
deposited by him on Littleton's Islans
He was also requested to give the deparl
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