The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21
ANOTHER ARerIC FAILURE.

ANOTHER ARCTIC FAILURE.
Arrival II the steanahip Ya.tse from TIE
| Arctic Regions IT 81. Johna, n. F., with
the OMcersf and Grow Of the Rroteus,
which was Crnshed IN an Ice Field and
| Lost, With All the Supplies Intended for
the Greeley Paxty-No Authsntic News Of
the Latter.
81. JoHxs, N. F., Sept. Is.
| The United States Greeley relief steam
ship Yantic has just anchored here, and
her tidings are lamentsble. No word has
been received from Greeley or any of his
party.
| WASHINGTON. d. c., Sept. ID.
The signal officer has received the follow.
ing from Lieut.. Darlington, commanding
the Greeley relief expedition:
81. JOHNS, n. r., Sept. 10.
It is my painful duty to report the total
failure Of the expedition. The Proteus was
crushed in pack-latitude 70 degrees So
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 9, and left the same day, bring
ing the entire party here to-day. All are
well. e. A. DARLINGTON.
The first officer Of the Proteus briefly
summarizes the trip of the Inflated 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 @. The Yantic arrived at the same
place July ~. When the necessary prepa.
rations were made the Proteus. sailed for
Cory Island, arriving there on the 10th. 1t
left on the 21st, and two days afterward
was crushed, sinking at seven p. M, July
%. 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 Cocy Island
| August 2. 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 ., forced Yantic
to anchor to leeward of the Northumberland
Island: n; Inc next DAY she pore away ray i9r
Upernayik, arriving there august =. on
tne ztn she staTteu Ior tne "aIgate
coal rhines, anu returned TO oper-
navlK september z. captain IKE
and crew were found and taken on board
the Yantic. 1t seems that at the first init
nation of the Proteus disaster, which was
touhu august at L'ttieton isianu ny tne
nantic, neutenant WARRINGTON leit arecord
.nert elat ne was coming south, uescripihg
the shlpwreck anu lndlSating the general
movement VI SaP.aIh IKE anu the shlPs
company. On the 4th search was instituted
along the ureeniand coast from cape Alex
anuer 10 cape ROBERTS, OH every point
likely 10 bring up WIN tne retreatngpa party.
lhey searched uht,i september =, wnen
opernavik was reached, and the whole FRO,
teus party was found In good health and
tolerable spirits. they were exposed dur
ing thirty-one DAYS ana niShts In their
1oats, making some StopPages at interme-
niate harDors. Inc froteus was crushed IN
ene noe Oh ice at IhTee O'Clock III tne even
ing OF the sd OF July and sank within five
hours. fortunately sufficient time was
gwen 20 save clotnihg, provisions, compass
and other necessarles TO meet what might
the boats being equipped, proyisioned and
tha a;satan s ne a;,,,t ,,;ios mo.,s Si
vest of Came Sabine iat;tnle 20 deg n
| min. north. Over GOO miles of ice ana frigid
| sea. were passed before Upernayik was
reached. The worst feature in the un.
fortunate Protcus expedition is that no
pr9Visi3hs We're !anuea or cacnes ,iaae,
rnI',,, soI;ef mt IT,, -, .,,n e o.
WILL Of anchor In nan;sh Harhor
Aupnst 70. Governor Eibury came on board
he Yantic and renorted that the Danish
steamer sophia had arrived there from the
aarhor thirty miles north of Game VorL
md the cantain stated that a native Eski,
mo told him that two natives with the
EraoIev eYned;tion arrived ON sledoes last
rinter and renorted fine Marty ali we'll
,ycent DR.. Parry, who had died. These
natives went hack to LADY Fronkiip Raw.
Another Estimo arrived from the Greeley
ANN and renorted that ali the officers had
,een murdered Inv the men. Neither of
! :hese renorts is reliable. as the fondness
II the Eskimo for living and sensational
SIN places them in the Category of fiction.
-apt. Pinke saws that as far north as Cane
| sabine there was no trace of Greeley or
his marty. and his failure to come snmtb To
| T,ittieton Island to meet the relief steamer
+! his summer leaves grave annrehensions
,s To their probable fate.
| w.sH,NoroS n G.. Sent II.
The fo,,ov;nr ,o,,o-.t fro,,, the corman.
Ter OF the United States steamer fantic,
with regard to the failure of the Greeley
| relief expedition, was received tonight by
;he Acting Secretary of the Navy:
sr Joux,s S.,n. II
Hon NJ, co,,,u.. $500, - thI vnr,,
W,,s,', m ' J n '''''''"' =" "' -''
1.S IG. ~ -.
Inc oniced States steamer fantlc mas
arrived, ulhglng Capt. fike ana crew OF
me froteuS: Lieut.: warrington ana , Ghe
greeley reiie1 party are all Wen: Inc
steamer froteus was crushed IN tine Ice SIX
mics north OF cape Sabine, July %. Inc
/ crew ana rellef party, after deposltlnS