The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-11-06
The Greedy Expedifioi1.

The Greedy Expedifiof.
The report of Commodore Winfield Scott
Schley, Of the expedition under his COM
mand for the relief Of the Greedy party,
has been submitted to the secretary Of the
Navy. 1t cites the order 1fnder which the
expedition was organized, then enters upon
graphic narrative of the eventsof theyoy-
age. But the most interesting portion OF
| the report is that describing the discovery
and rescue of Greedy and his men. Com
modore Schley relates as follows the i'm
pressiye scene inside Greely's tent
THE DISCOVERY or LIEUT.. GREELY.
Lieut.. Greedy was found in his sleeping
| bag. his body inclined forward. and head
resting upon his left hand. The book. of
common prayer was open and held in his
right hand. He appeared to be reading
PRAYERS to Private Council. whose condi-
| tion was most desperate and critical lie
| was cold to the waist all sensation of hun
ger being gone he was speechleSs and al
most GREATNESS his eyes were fixed and
CLASSY. Indeed. his weakness was such
that it was with difficulty he swallowed
stimulants given him by Doctors Green
anu hines his JAWS iite ,uloppeu, HiS
near0 was pareiy pulsatlng' ana ms pody
temperature very low: ms lender scene
| of Il helpless. almost furnished officer con-
selling dying companion was in itself one
| that brought tears to the eyes of the
strongest and stoutest Of those who stood
about them on the merciful errand Of re-
| lief.
Sergeants Brainerd and Fredericks and
Hospital steward BrlederDack were ex-
tremely weak ana hardly able TO stand.
Ihey were no longer ape 10 venture away
from lhelf camp 10 seek lood: nor 70 pre-
pare thelI simple dlet OF polieq SeaisKlh,
llor W Gollsct ilchehs. liol W catcn siilllnpt
upon wliich IIley iia a 10 Gepeha 70 u great
extent TO SUSTAIN lie. Their faces, hands
that they could not be recognized This
iliulcated tlst me entife party had put
snort tease OF lie, prooably not more Than
1orty-elght hours at most. inns tact was
recognized Dy tnem all, ana had come TO
lnell IRON aos Wen experience during that
iolig anu aesolaIe winter III Watchlng tnelf
dylng companions, as one aIter announcer
passed AWAY from amongst tnem forever
srpGENrlE rr1soN
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foor sergeant Ellison was round ID ms
Sleeping Dag' Where ne mad IAN helpless
ana nopeless IOr months. With hands and
leet frozen OH. Strapped TO one OF the
s1umpS was Iound spoon. which some
| companion nad Strapped There 70 enable
MN 70 leed hlmseh. HIS physical condi-
tlon otherWlse appeara1 to be the best OF
any OF the SURVIVORS, and this may be at
tflputed TO the TACT That each OF his COM
panlonS had doled out to him from their
small allowance OF food something to help,
him on account OF his complete helpless
ness TO add anything to his own. by hunt
ing ABOUT the rocks Tor llchens OF catching
shrimp. lie suffered ITO waste of strength
by the eXertlon incident thereto. This
care OF Ellison was such as only brave and
| generous men suffering with each other
under most desperate circumstances could
think OF.
ur1p1 EssNrss or r,,r ,,,,>.rs,,
10. III - - ut y si}It SLIM
Sergeant Long was very much reduced,
though in somewhat better condition nan
some OF the others. His Office of hunter
for the starving party had made it neces-
sary to increase slightly his pittance OF
food to maintain his strength that he
might continue the battle for food and life
for the helpless In his case, however. the
effect Of this continued effort had told it's
story in his wasted form. Shorter and
shorter journeys were made in good
weather, while in thefrequent bad weather
in that region he could not go out at all
Ills stTengGh was so mucn impaired that
when ,he ]oylnl slgnal whistle was heard
ne had only enough lett 60 struggle out to
rocks oVeIlooKl1g the water 20 see, IT the
sighal heard naa proceeded from ships in
slght. MS llrSt WISH was q bitter dlsap-
poiuliieIit, as ne SAW noIhlng. a second
visie; llteel nllllpIes ,latSf' drought nm
Milhin my yalas OF the bear steam cut
Iel, anu ~ VIEW on Inc rellel Shlps coming
aloulu Sspe stolne. When Inc steam cut
.el idll mo , she peacli .Where. Long was
seen ny, l,e i4 ta'- oowl me covered elm
e snu ms's !ahen lhto tle cutler. tie IN.
formed Lieuo. CalWell tnat the location OF
tne camp WAS l!tsI over Inc ,,, ciln.
ial rl,e oase 81 81 aeLgealiI Elllson, medlcaI
oloeas "e e 5:f u iloiii Cne fst tnat ms
olislces u ne We're very Sinal. AS soon
40 neals,il u loou Was aSaiitple ana nlges
e eise liheIioss SHOULD re re- estaolished
nuliH ,', i y. souha Dlood circulation
Mouiu uegdli l.s ois.Ilpulaoh u new me TO
Slt ir.Juleu palss ana il1saihlnatlon would
naeu1aiiy ocouI. Ill Eiison strehgtn
slio'au Increase more Iaplaiy IMAM the IN
lalililatloh' aiiputaIloh ol the injured