St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-15

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| when have returned here from my experience,
hrst as private in the war, and then as an
omcer IN the regular service, have always
experienced the most kindly treatment from this
| my native city. On my late return to civilization
and my country the first part Of the coast to fill
my eye was NewburYport, its hills, its spires and
| its houses. In my passage through the streets
OF the city today words fail to express my feel
ing, nor can utter my thanks to you all. AS
telegraphed from st. Johns, had consulted my
/ own feelings should have preferred more quiet
| occasion, but since you would have 1t like this
| there Is nothing for me to do but once more to
| thank YOU
The band again played ''Home Again." and
Mayor johnson introduced Gov. Robinson, who
welcomed Greedy in behalf of Massachusetts.
| Ipe exercises closed at 40 by the band playing
| 'Hail to the Chief
| HENRY's CHICAGO RELATIVE.
| CHICAGO, Aug. 14.-William Helms, who
wrote Secretary Chandler, demanding an lnvestl-
CATION into the death of Private Charles B. Henry,
one OF the Greedy party. in an interview OF some
length, relates that his only relation to him is by
marriage, and that only distantly. The father
| and mother Of deceased live in Germany. He
has sister living at Lincoln, Neb., named Dora
| BUCK. Henry's proper name is Charles Henry
Buck, he having changed his name In joining the
| regular army. Henry is described as person
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| his meriting his death, MIR. Helms said: 'lf
| Henry did steal the provisions Greeley was JUS
| titled in ordering his DEATH In view of the
| circumstances Of the case, however, Mr.. Helms
said he felt justified in asking for an investlga-
| ton.
PROOF OF oANNIBALIsM.
| ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Aug. 14-The most heart
rending disclosures were made in this city this
morning regarding the remains Of Lieut.. Kisling-
burg, of the Attic expedition, who died amid the
Arctic SHOWS last June. 1t is established beyond
| all question that cannibaism resorted to by
| the starving men of the Greedy party, and shows
| the lives Of those saved were preserved only by
| eating the dead bodies eff their companions.
Lieut.. KislingDurgs relatives here were filled
| with horrible doubt as soon as they learned
| that disclosures had been made in New York re-
| gardng canniballsm among the members of the
expedition, and they determined to learn the
truth by exhuming the remains and having them
examined by competent physicians. The SER
vices OF L. A. Jeffrey, undertaken, were secured
and this morning, with the assistance of five men,
he accomplished the work of taking up the
casket from its resting place. The casket was
opened in the presence of Frank W.
Kislingbury and John P. Kislingbury,
brothers Of the deceased, DR.. Charles
Buckley. DR.. F. A. Vaudeville, superintendent
StellsOn, Assistant Superintendent Vaudeville
and two reporters of the Post Express. The
work of opening the heavy iron receptacle was
found comparatively easy, all there was to it
being to unscrew fifty-two iron bolts which held
down the lid. The noiseless ease with which the
latter was pried from its bed showed there was
an absence Of gas in the casket, and twas feared
there might be no body in the casket at all.
| Feeling his way into mass Of snowy cotton
waste which filed the coffin to the top Mr..
JeHreys soon exclaimed, ''He is there" A
strong odor Of alcohol, but no very pronounced
| odor OF decay emanated from the casket. DR..
Buckley, who had put on a pair of black leather
| gloves, uncovered the lower portion of the cot
mn tenant, and then it appeared il one of the
| legs, the right, one, was missing but when the
| waste was all removed it became apparent the
limb was tied under the left one. The casketwas
next placed ON the floor and the enshronded form
taken from it and placed upon the table. The
undertaken and physician now began to cut the
| stitches and unwind the white sheeting which
formed the first covering. The sheet was taken
away, the tar rope entwining the blanket cut
and the work Of taking off this last covering be-
gan. Slowly the blanket was removed. The
blackened, tieshless face showing the marks of
the arctic soil bore no semblance to the dead
man. The skin was dried to the skull.
The sightess sockets and half opened
| mouth gave the dead look Of
mute appealing agony. The remains were COM
pletely identifiedas those of Lieut.. Kingsbury.
The physicians made a thorough examination
and the remains were then placed back in the
caskct and again lowered to the grave. Return
ing to the city the physicians made affidavit in
which they say: 1.-The body in weight approx
mated. in our opinion, about fifty pounds. On
examination OF head no signs OF wounds or in
juries were visible. The skin mot broken.
The ears and nose was intact
The skin and muscles Of the
interior portion Of the face and neck were
intact. From the upper portion Of the sternum
and clavcle to the lower portion of the fifth rib
on the left side, the skin aud muscles had all
| been removed down to ribs the right side
The skin and muscles down to the lower border
of the last rib were gone. There were two open
ings between the fourth and fifth
| ntercestal spaces into the thoracic
cavity. The skin and muscles on the an
h terror portion Of the abdomen were intact to
the crest of the illium or pelvic bones. The
muscles and skin of the interior and posterior Of
| the thighs were extremely removed except the
skin on the anterior portion Of the knee joints.
The muscles and skin Of the left leg were re-
moved to within three inches of the ankle Joint.
| On the right legthe skin and muscles were re-
| moved to within five inches Of the ankle joint.
| Both feet were intact and the toes all present.
| There was no vestige Of integriment or
muscles on either arm, including
| the muscles OF the shoulder blades to the wrist
joints except on the right forearm, the inter
osseus membrane remaining. The flesh and
muscles of both hands intact. The exam
| ination of the posteror portion of the body
| showed that the skin and muscles Of the back,
| from the seventh cervical vertebr;e. had been
| dssected cut completely away down to the
bones. with the exception Of pieces of skin from
| two to three inches square on each side of the
upper portion of the sacrum. The
| pelvic bones were completely denuded.
| All the extremities were attached to
| the body by ligaments only. No fractures of the
| body were discovered. We found all the organs
| of the tharox and abdomen were present. There
! was evidence of recent Inflammation of the
stomach and bowels. The large intestines were
| distended with hardened Jumps of fecal matter
| i'll which there was hair, moss woody fibre. In
| our opinion the flesh removed was cut away with
some sharp instrument That remaining
| on the feet, hands and face showed no sign