New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-26
THE GREELT SEARcH EXPEDI1i0N
PREPARING FOR THE DErAETCRE-PLANs AND
HOPES OF ITS COMMANDER


HOPES OF ITS COMMANDER.
Lieutenant l.. \. Darlington. United States
Army 10 la, selected command the expedition
that soon 10 Tor the Arctic regions to relieve the
Greedy Scientific f. petition at Fort Congcr Discovery
lIatbor Is this city. staying at the Grand Hotel
lie finish the nttug out Of ms expedition with
supplies other ncocssatcs Tor the Arctic climate
TIC expedition viii consist OF Lieutenant Darlington.
fifteen others Tho surgeon Is yet to be selected.
Dr Hawks Of Washington who offered the position
having declined e. There will De ten soldiers two Sig
nal Service men who trained Observers ice pilot
and seacrs the party. The lce-piOt and seaers
Viii Join the expedition at ST. J0Ins " L. General
Ilnzen who Ia row at 81 Johns, has sent word to
Lieutenant Darlington that he has engaged the steamer
Proeus to take the expedition and supplies north from
st. Johns The Protcus Is OF the fleet OF sailing
steamers at 81. Johns She Is considered to DO an
ceont boat service I'm the Arctic excepting that her
boilers years old. The vessel was to have been
taken Dundee this summer to receive new boilers At
the request Of General azcn the Secretary OF the Navy
has promised to detail of the vessels OF tho North
Atlantic Squadron as "a convoy to the Protcus.
Lieutenant Darlington at his hotel yesterday
ne spoke of of he plans OF the expedition TO a
TRIBUNE reporter:
"Iho petition" said the Lieutenant twill consist OF
myself the only officer and communicated the e1ped-
ton; surgeon when have selected one ten soldiers
and two trained observers the Signal Service Corps,
VITO have been taking OF instruction ut the
Naval Observatory and In tho Coast survey.
At st Johns we Wi! take an experienced ice
pilot and sealcrs The soldiers were selected from
lilo volunteers the line IN the Department OF Dakota
They all know what climate IS, and they
are splendid set OF men phy7caly, ana l am inucn
pleased with them. they are all, with the execution OF
two, old sailors, well trained In tue manaeement OF
boats Two ~ them-Sergeiut Wall and Private ROgge
were with The relief eGpc iiton that went norm last
Dr. HOadley tho surgeon Of that expedition.
Another u,an-Murphy-was on the naval vessel
Polari- Search Expedition. Another OF the sailors has
seen long service on the Pacific coIs! ana In AhsRa o.
do you intend getting your supplies mere OF III ot
"The supplies for tho cxpedtlon have been purchased
by General Hawkins. and arc to be sent 10 this city
everything ready to sail IN the steam
supplies with sufficient for forty men or own anu
Esquilnati ,etlomcut on Disco Isaud viii tuke
the dogs which were left there last year by
the expedition that north in the Neptune Our
sci grs are being made in Washington, upon plans OF
CaIain Ciapp Who has been by Chief Engineer
several conferences Win Mr.. Melville. and
hc has given me "S ven need 1nG tGo
preparation and care OF food lie has ALTO gwen me the
when on the Jeanette Our sealskin clothing Is being
roc AT O. : 4n oar T srsng bag. IRE being made
OF snecpskln, with tue wool inside at Washington We
WIZ also TAX with Us Dunalo ioDe' 'u' caps u so'o'
when do you expect to leave St. Johnsp
has tho for the expedition and that
She Will Do ready Tor service as soon as We leach 81
Johns That being the we shaIl slurt from 81.
Johns after June - IA We can We VIII stay at
GOdh4vou iOr dogs few Otnor things and Will
probably leave there In the first week IN July We VIII
push our way north rapidly as we can, and mako
every effort 10 get GreeJs Camp al Discovery Har-
bor IN about latitude SO so north and longitude 600
west. Grery wiz not move from his camp uhtL nc Is
satisfied that have failed to reach him In case lie
should south he will hope 10 ge to cape 1oilnson
about 800 north, aud longitude TO- TO- west,
party there. On the way down he Will be
supply himself with provisions at the cache at
Care Ritter Bay before he supply himself from the
cache at Cape COllinsOn."
II you fail 10 work through Kennedy Channel before
the formation Of the sol hard Ice carry Ia September
what Will be your plan Of operatlOnsF
- When ind IL Impossible To reach our objective |
point Fort COngcr, Will return 10 Ltteton Island
where the Ponris sunk, and BuddnStOn's party
eucsnpcd through the winter OF lo721 whore there
IL good anchorage. We Will so INTO winter quarters
there As tho ice pack forms In Kennedy Cham
mel we will make base OF operations AT Ltteton
Island. We Will then push on by sedgos across smith
Sound TO Capo sabine. ana enueaFOr 10 |
push TO the nOrthward 10 assist |
Greey's party But do not go north with the impress
sion that many people have, that Sedse journey Is
pleasuraole realize that may meet many 0Dstruc
lions may orco " many miles out OF straight
line"