The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-09
ponrsMorrn. MI. August 5.

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PORTSMOUTH y. H.. August s.
Thousands gathered to witness the
reception to the A;Ctic heroes Yesterday.
The streets were tled early with visiting
organic tions, military and civic. From
III. navy were the apprentice boys from
the training ship, at Portsmouth aud
jamestown. The Dewitt Chaton Com.
mandery and Ncwhuryport Cummandery
made tine appearances.
At IL :O5 II. IN. steam launch ran up
to Navy Landing, aud Greedy and three
OF his men stepped on the wharf They
we're received by the committee and
spectators with uncovered heads. GrccIy
walked feebly, supported by a naval
officer, and his brother, John A Greedy.
The party was driven to the grand stand.
Lieutenant Greedy expressed a desire
not to be separated from his men,
The procession started at IL 40, being
viewed by Greeiy and his men from the
grand stand. TIE crowd was immense,
no estimate being possible. Cheer alter
cheer arose as the men of the Thetis,
Bear and Alert passed by, and louder
cheers salutcd Commanders Schcy, Coiliu
and Emery. At noon salute from tue
Navy Yard added It's tribute.
The most beautiful and touching fea-
ture of the day occurred when Hewitt,
Clinton and the Newburyport commander.
les reached the stand. As they passed with.
uncovered heads, Lieutenant and Sir
Knight Greedy repeatedly waved his
hand and bowed with smiles of affection.
When they reached Il central position in,
front of the stand the communicates
couutermarched, halted and saiutcd.
Lieutenant Greely. Then one of the
bands played "See the Conquering Hero
Comes"
There was pause; then the other bano
PLAYED the soft music of CLONE, Sweet
Home" the effect being beautiful in the
extreme. The survivors looked their
thoughts as the food of reco.lec-
lions swept through their minds,
while the music played, and when II
ceased the emotion of the multi
tude of spectators found vent III
most enthusiastic cheers. Cheer after
cheer was called for and given
with " tigers ~ for Lieutenant
Greedy and his men. Then the band of
one of the Communicates played ''Auid,
Lang Syne," and the procession moved
on. AS soon as the TemplarS had passed,
| Lieutenant Greedy re-entered the car.
rage with his wife and was driven
to the Admiral's house. The other sur,
vivors followed soon after.
Music Hall was packed in the evening.
! The stage was filed with diguitaries..
! As each appeared the audience burst
| into applause, eX-Speaker Randall, Benz.
! +. Butler and Commander Schley
receiving the heartiest demonstrations.
| General Butler was greeted with three
| cheers.
| Conspicuous among those on the plat
| form, besides the above, were Congress
man Robinson, of Brooklyn, eX-Secretary
Robson, Governor Hale, Secretary
! Chandler, General Hazen, Admiral Luce,
| Hon. Frank Jones and Captain Mitchell,
| Of the ITnitri S'Htos steamer Ga'latin
Rev. W. A. Mckinley acted as Chair
man, and at 80 Rev. DR.. Alden offered
prayer, making touching mention of the
! dead and rendering deep thanksgiving for
! the preservation of those who were
rescued. Mayor Treat then delivered an
! address of welcome on behalf OF the city
! to the rescued, the rescuers and all
the visitors, saying the courage,
the fortltude and skill evinced
| by the officers and men of this expedition
| have furnished another illustration OF the
! truth that "peace hath her victories no
! less renowned than war" Rev. IL. E.
/ IIOvey followed with a welcome
! from the citizens, expressing their
| pride that two Portsmouth boys were
among the rescuers, and assuring
the survivors that however magnificent
! their future ovationS might be, none
| would be more truly from the heart than
their first by citizens of Portsmouth.
Secretary Chandler was then intro
| duced. He gave history of the Greedy
and the relief expeditions, saying: "Our
first duty Is to pay our tribute
! OF praise and OF mourning to
those devoted men who, having
completed their two years of fruitful
labor came southwark to Cabe Sa-
! blne, and after months of
| starvation, borne with heroic
fortitude aud patience, persisted as truly
on the field of duty as if they had met
their fate ut the lannon's mouth, The
people OF the United States look back on
their record with just, but mournfui
| pride, and whenever, throughout the
| world, the story OF their heroic eudeayors
| and sufferngs is told, the memory of
| these martyrs to duty will forever be cher
| ished and held in honor. With special
tenderness, we turn to Lieutenant Greedy
and his comrades, the only survivors
of an American Arctic exporting party
which reached out further toward the
| pole than any previous explorers. For
their labor and their endurance we honor
! them; for their Suffernes we give
| them our pity and sympathy; ana to
| comfort, cheer and encourage them, we
| promise them the OratituHn nf
their Government and their countrymcn.
] Ihe hnlnncn of his Snnnrh Mns