The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-15

wreck OF the fTOpus, Wnicu was NJ
to the Polar Seas, under command Of
Lieut.. Darlington, with supplies for the
Greeley exploring party, causes great dis
appointment here. The liyeliest fears are
felt for Lieut.. Greeley and his men. The
Prolrus and the Ysntie sailed from st.
Johns, n. f., on the Goth OF June, with
supplies Of food clothing, ETC., which
they We're to cache at different stations to
await the coming of
THE GREELEY PARTY,
The Protcus arrived at God Haven Bay.
Disco Island, on July 8, and the Yantic on
July IL. The Pro,eus arrived at Cory Island
on July 10 and sailed July %. Two days
later, while tryingt to force her way through
10 clear water, the Procus was caught be-
tween two immense ice foes, and her stout
walls were crushed in, All hands i'm
mediltely set to work throwing the cloth
Ing, provisions and other stores out OF
THE DOOMED SHIP
on to the zee. Most OF the cargo thus un.
loaded fell into the water and was lost, but
enough was saved to make the crew COM
Portable on their trip southwark, besides
making cache FOR the Greeley party,
which it seems will now be com
peled 10 make s own way southwark.
l. trHue. 90 D" navy,
nA'ED Inn GOATS
from the wreck and several trips were made
to the shore carrying clothing and provls-
ions which we're placed in cache. The
spot was marked so II could readily be
found by party from Fort Conger. The
floating ice closed in so rapidly around the
sinking ship that the last trip 10 the shore
wa, made with great difficulty, and the
boats narrowly escaped being crushed,
Having done their best to provide for the
Greeley explorers theEhip wrecked crew sci
out on the afternoon Of July %, for Pando-
IA Harbor where they arrived after
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE
OF thirty-SiX hours amid the 10. Thinking
they might tnd the Yantic or Swedish
steamer sophia at Cape York the m arincr
pushed on for that point. After terrible
trip OF fifteen days Cape York was reached,
but there was no sign OF any vessel there,
so the weary voyagers, on August Is, re-
sumed their southwark journey, Upper
Navick being the objective point. They ar
rived at Upper Nsvick on August "A, and
there the shipwrecked men were taken up
by the Yantic and brought to St. John ;, "
The great misfortune of this disastrous
expedition was the failure Of the Porteus
to land stores on Littleton's Island. where
the Greeley party will expect to find them.
II is said that Greeley's men have supplies
to last them until spring, and they may bt
able to
SEND BACK sLEDGEs FOR SUPPLIES
left along their route when they find that
the regular programme for their relief has
failed. No effort will be spared to provide
for their wants. There is some talk Of
sending sIedging party overland to meet
them.
NO CLUE FOUND,
LONDON, sept. 1.-THE whaling shil
! Adams, which has just returned from the
| Arctic sea, brings information that while
! on her cruise she made every effort to dis
| cover the whereabouts OF the Greeley party
Marchison and Whale and sounds. an,
Carey Islands were visited, and the Es1ui
mauX were closely questioned at ever
point in hope Of eliciting information OF tn
explorers, but no clue was found.