The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-10-25
SUNDAY TELEGRAMS.
Secretary Chandler Gives Orders for a
Full Report,
And Receives a Quick aud Decisive
Reply.
Some other Interesting General News.
CHANDLER AND wILprs.

W.pNaf5n, OCT. q Secretary Chand-
Ter mas written letter TO O0mmonuef
Wildss OF me steamship Ydntic, with res
meet To the failure OF the exct dl'iou Tor the
relief OF Greeley and party. in which, auei
COMMUNICATING Commander Wildes ana
his officers tor the 2eal
and the energy displayed, says:
the position in Which Greeley is left
arouses the reasonable inquiry: Did every
member of the relief expedition, whether
officer, seaman, soldier or civilian, DO bis
utmost TO accomplish the success and to
suCcour the rescue OF the unfortunate
explorers, for whom he went III search.
Your in,iruc ions under date OF June 9th
were TO proceed northward through DAVIS
straits, IN company with the Pro.
teus, il practicable, but not u
70 bevand Littleton Island. The 7 '''
passed Littleton Island July o., o.lt 'e-
crushed in the ice July 231. he Iantic
did not reach Littleton island until Au-
gust Sd. Between July 231 and August 81,
namely on July Goth and 2Sth, Lieu,enant
Darlington and the whole party of the Pro
teus had come to Littleton island and Pan
sera harbor, and not finding the Yantc
had to continue to the south in open boats
in search of her, Notwithstanding the orders
OF the war department we're given tor such
contingency TO land with their
stores at or near the cave in
Litteton Island aud to prepare Tor remain
ing Until next year. Had the YAntic how
ever, been at Littleton Island, July 2o'h,
instead of being twelve days behind the
Proteus. Lieutenant Garliugton's relief
party would have remained at that point
with ample supplies, keeping their tele-
scopes on Cape Sabine and land 10 the
northward and waiting for Lieutenant
Greeley, whose orders required him to en-
deavor to reach that Vic,pily
not later than September 1888,
and who would not then have found await
ing him. as is now the case, if he had sue.
cesstully obeyed his orders, neither house
or PROVISIONS but only records OF Inc CON-
p,ete failure OF the mission OF the Pfoteus
and Y antic II does not, therefore, In the
present aspect Of facts, seem to the de-
partment that the Yantic properly ul-
filed her duty as a tender to the Proteus
with which she had been ordered
keeping twelve days behind her and there
bv defsstin.; he object of the expedition
You will make such full explanation on
this point rs you are able. Your attention
is also called 10 another point. You he'd
been furnished with copies Of instructions
to Lieutenant Darlington, and you were
aware that he was ordered, in the
event of the failure OF The Proteus 10
reach Lady Franklin bay, to establish
a relief station at Littletor Island, and that
Lieutenant Greedy would endeavor to reach
that point in Sep ember. expecting there to
find relief party, house, 1000 and
provisions. You were at Littleton Island
August Sd, and learned that the Proteus
had been crushed and that Darlington and
his whole party bad gone south. leaving
meth ng for Greeley at Littleton Island
You could have readily landed there pro-
visions and supplies, but omitted to do so.
You will explain this omission
Inclosed you will also find
a copy of the memorandum marked in
closure. containing instructions for the
guidance OF the naval tender and Proteus,
and you will inform the department
whether during your voyage there fany
such instructions we're seen BY you or were
orally communicated to you.
Very respectfully.
Secretary of the Navy.
To this Commander Wildes replies that
the boilers OF the Yantic were in an unre,
liable condition when ordered
to fit out TOR Orr the n,.bs 1ort niebi
snd day 70 hasten the departure, but not
being finished on the sailing day, material
FOR Completing the work was put on board
and the repairs continued from time to
time until arrival at Godhayen. Knowing
that iror, thence northward the main de.
pendence would be engines, determined
10 get the boilers in a fair condition before |
leaving. This took six days. one Gay
was then taken TO get the coal from the |
tug Ptri, which had just arrived.
Then thick, stormy weather set in,
which DELAYED the departure two days. |
He arrived at Godhaven with but 10 tons |
on coal and more time was lost, so that II
was July 25.h before he could leave. SIX
days more we're lost by dense fog; and
on the 3lst he cleared from upper Navik
for sea. No time was lost and no unneces-
ssrT delay was made at any point. Had
ne sailed from God Haven at the same time !
as the Proteus, besides being unable to
keen 40 with her, he would have arrived al
LittIeton Island with his coal supply re-
duced TO seventy five tons and boilers in
leaky and precanous condition. Comman.
der Wildes describes the dangers connected
with the passage through Me- S,a
not DELAY one moment after be con-
sidered the ship prepared, but pusheo
shsAd, and only reached Pandora harbor
no and the boats had gone south SIX days
before. He considered 1t hts Just and para
mount duty on learning OF the loss oil the
Proteus to pick mp the boats which con-
fained thirty-seven men, and having done
that Il would be time 10 consider what
next. Having made long and IN
successful search for the boats, heavy |
nal of ice moved down behind
The Yantic preventing her return
and leaving no alternative
mt 10 proceed TO upper Navik. The latter
concludes as follows The memorandum
NAKED Enclosure" with no date or sig
nature, which presume are the supple.
meptsry instructions 20 often spoken Of
was never heard Of by me until our arrival
in 81. Johns nor seen until nov. 4 am
10 shoulder al the responsibility
which properly belongs 10 me. ana II TINS
remains doubt in the department
thst have not done my duty a.
mi officer Of the United States navy,
respectfully request that court inquiry
nav b. ordered on my conduct, as 90 not
visi, 70 re- 1 under the imputat.On that
ave h., 9lersiy and unnecessarily ieit LEX
enani Greeley and party to possibly perish
az. sir. your obe5ient servant.
FaAEK WILDrs,
Commander United kiates Navy.
PosIAL EEPOET.
W1sHInGIos, ct. line annual re-
bot Of rama Hnttdn, frsl r.Esiaut post
= .stsr-rensrsi. has been laid bsf1re Tie
- :, .r1TIsrai. IRE avsrsee amount
Il vorf De- larmei in e1ch division ONES
rcetisd hat Of any prerious yer, ane ~
,uretu-bas 20 fer &c appropriations T1lio
-eruIif er.fesro-ed 10 meet the necetsiiie1
II a. irc-tasne population, sud assist IN
~ -. rllr n con- fnsrriaf circ r., and keep
80 Ms toe construction and extension "
- rr~...rs rsfir1ads ard other meanf. Ibe
'or-lrti -aiion believed that in no pc
'e|fi-r year have % few complaints been I
rrIe oJ-rf-rirr the incompstfucy or dis
IoDesiy Of ne p1sf rnsste,s, % oe.lay q con-