Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-10-25
DARLINGTON AND HIS CRITICS.
The YOuug Explorers Prompt aud
Satisfactory Reply to the Chief signal
RfFieer'a Questions.

Officers Questions.
WASHINGTON, October 2i.-The Secretary
of War received to-day through the Acting
Chief Signal Official, Lieutenant CARING
toms answer to questions asked him by
General Hazen, after the receipt Of Gar.
lington's official report Of the expedition t)
Smiths Sound. To the question, why did
you not eudesvOr to maize depot at Little
ton Island with what stores you could
Gather during the remaing time you might
have remained in that region?
Darlington rPplys that II anythl lS was
10 be done this sesgon for the relief OF
GTSely il was OF
The Greatest Importance
10 communicate with the Tantic at once.
He had every reason to believe the Yautic
Vnuid cross ii e by. II he had remained
a fortnight at Littleton Island fOC chance
of the Yantic's arrival his supplies would
have been reduced to dangerously sms'i
margin aud If she did no. arrive ne would
have had 70 commence retreat during It's
rapidly closing ssaSOn with lnalequate Pre-
visions. III he had remained Ia toat re-
zion until il was tCO late 10 rHacn the
Danish settlements il would have been
necessary TO draw on the supplies airs Iny
IeDosittd for Greedy and If he should ar
rive he would find
His Own supplies Diminished
| and in addition to his party another BODY
| of men no better off than his own party.
/ N he had concluded to take the risk OIL
| waiting AT Littleton Island for the Ganuc
| he would not have taken the supphel at
| Cape Sabine and on the west side OF Snltn
| Sound to form a depot at Littleton lslanG'
| for the rsssou that these stores were much
more available to Greedy where they are
| than they could be if on Littleton Island.
| In response to the question Why were
Isrge pOrtio1s of GrCely's stores abandoned
/ ON The ice foes?" Darlington shows his
/ men were heroic in
The Presence OF Great Danger
| and in saving stores from the ship and
I were completely exhausted, and the onIy
| stores abandoned tiOated away beyond tue
possibility of recovery and consisted OF ous
/ two barrels of canned goo's, some scattered
| clothing and a few old newspapers. Inc
neyt onestion is: "Why out OF six ooatS
! were none left for Greeley and his party
! GsrIinvton's reply is to the effect tnat ne
| had two boats and dingy, the latter ut ior
use only in perfectly smooth water lug
| three boats of the Protens were olu anu anu
almost useless and had neither spars, SslIs
| or rudders To secure even one oI tnese
Cror,biess crafts ne would have been
| Los;5ss Erselv has eight boats available on
Carey Island, In answer to the question
Wbv he started with forty days supply m
steady of leaving large portion toF GTeeay; ss9i
darlington says: The qusnatity OF tSor tOOG
taken by him was smaller than wa. was ever ever
| taEsn by any party retreating from tnss
Tssion and as il was their men suusrsG
! fr6m want OF food by the time they IesooSd
r-NayIA, so,tb ~ Cape York at all, it being a
fGS friendly Esquimsu1 country fairly fair sup, .p
Piled With the necessarics ot hts, ds,ion Is an
swered by darlington with TN sne v;cinitv SS Of
CaDs ISSs York. number l25 all told; that they they
are On onJ % have uuarterId his people
NTH the chance OF Greedy reaching Eth there u;
would but seriously eneH9ger Ts cne # f't tbsse az
ansvsrs sns "' are not satisfactory he desires a
- Of inuuiry,