West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-07-25

age.
TnE Greedy expedition set cut In mid
summer about two years since To man one
of the polar stations in the North. estab-
lished for scientific purposes lay the leading
governments OF the world.
The party left the ship Proteus at Lady
Franklin Bay and proceeded northw0rd.
Nothing was heard of Grcelv aud his fol.
lowers FOR some time, but nuoliy reports
were received at the war aud navy depart.
ments that the party were i'm distress
An expedition was Immediately sent FOR
their relief, which was compelled To return
without accomplishing their purpose, or
even being able to obtain any reliable in.
formation in regard to the fate aud where.
sbou,s of the missing party.
About May the relief expedition, con.
sisting OF tho Thetis, the Bear aud tho
Alert, sailed for their rescue, aud the lol.
lowing is the arst news received from
them;
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE Acting
Secretary of tue Navy has just received a
Telegram from st, Johns, n. r., stating
that the Grcely Relief Expedition has
men in all. The following Is the telegram
ST. JOBN's, y, T., July 10 \. M.--Ilou. W.
r. Chandler. Secretary of the Navy. Washing.
ton; Thctis, Bear aud Lock Garry HIriN cd
here today from West Grccnlnnd. Al woll.
Separated from the Alert ljD miles north
duII ing gnlo az up. m. June -. I'VE miles on
CHDc sabine In smiths Sound, aud the IhOtiH
aud Bear rescued alive Lieutenant a W.
UrCcly, Sergeant Brninard Sergeant Frcd-
cricks, Sergeant Long, Hospital steward
3oidcrhnek, Private Conncll, aud Sergeant
IN liny expedition. Sergeant Ellison had lost
both hands aud feet by frost bite. aud
died July a. ut God Haven, three days after
amputHtiun, which had become imperative.
Seventeen OF the twenty Ave persons CON.
posing tho expedition. perishcd 10y staiVa-
ton, at tho point where found. one was
drowned while scnling TO proCur" food.
Twelve bodies of the dead were secured, aud
are now ON hoard the 'rheus and Bear. ono
IN accordance with thc desire OF Inspector of
Mister Gulhland. Five bolice buried In tho
Ice Tort, near camp, were swept away az sea-
by winds and curI"nts before my mr.
rival md could not be RESCUED. 1ho names
oi tho dead recovered. with dates ~ douth.
are as follows; scrgt. Cross. January I. tSst:
Jewell. April -; Private Ellie. May ~; S"rgt
ItHlstOn May ~: Private Whistler. Muy -:
Sergt. Israel, May g Lieut.. KinRrbury. Juno
I; Private Henry. juno q; Private Schneider.
juno rs The names of the buried In the
ice fort, with the date OF their death,
whose bodies were not dscov-
cred, are Sergeant Rice, April
$, 1891; Corpora Safer, June .; Private Ben
der, June q; Acting Assisting Surgeon Puvcy.
June u; Sergeant Gardner. June IT,. One
drowned by breaking through ncwly-fOrmcd
ice while scaling. Icno Edwards, EsqulnHix.
April 4 Would earnestly suggest that Tho
bodies now ON board bc placed in mctHic
cases here for sHto nnd better tranSpOrtH' ION.
This appcnrs io me imperative" Grcciy abau.
doncd Fort tongcr Aug. g. lSsi, and rcnChod
Baird Inlet September 70 following with his
entire party.
Hc abandoned all his boats. and wa, ndrift
thirty days on an ice-hoc In Smiths sound.
His permanent camp was established O"tohcr
~, 1881 at the point where ho was found
During nine months the party lived upon the
Ecant allowance OF food brought from Fort
ConRcr. That catchcd NJ Payer HUrhpr and
Cape Isabella 10y Sir George Nadca In 1873 was
found. hut N proved TO bc much damaged hy
lapse Of time That cHtChcd los UcobCo ut
Cnpc Sabine i'm lSy, aud u small amount saycf
from the wreck Oi the PrOteus in ls'si aud
landed by LicutcnHuts Darlington and Cowcll
on the beach whore Grcrly's party was found
CampCd. was also discovered and used
Whcn thcir provisions w"r" consumed tho
pnry were forced 10 live upon boiled seal
skins, strips from their s"alskin clothing
liChrns and shrimpH preserved IN good
weather, when they were strong enough to
make cNCriiun. A. EAD ahrimps were tc
uuircd 10 mako a giil measure the labor wa
too cNhRustinR 10 depend upon them to SUE
tain life entirely. Tie channel between fupl
sabine and IittctOn island did not close an
account oi violent R0ics all winter; ~ thal
go rntiOns 80 the latter point could not %,
Reached.
Aliof Greeley records, and all Instruments
brought by him from Fort COugcr. are r"C1y.
ercd, and arc on board. From Harc 3g!inI "a
smiths SOUND had ~ constant struggle with
ice impa-sablc iOos aud solid burriors Of ic'
was overcome by wHtchfuncgs md patience
No opportunity 10 advance milo escaped mo
and f0r several hundred miles the ship wore
torc"d 10 ram lhcir way from load 80 lead
through ico t1rting iu thickness from three
20 siy feet, and when RATED much greater.
The Ihciis and HcT reached Cspo York
juno W, after pafqugc ~ - dHys in hCIYiIlf
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