The Portland daily press., 1884-02-14
THE GREELY RELIEF.
Report of the Proteus Court of In
quiry.
General Rasen's Conduct Censured-
Further Proceedings Before General
Court Martial Called For.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-The report Of the
Proteus court Of inquiry was transmitted by
the President to the Senate today. Findings
OF the court ere summarized in their "conclu.
sions'' as follows.
Inc court has already pronounced the opin-
ION that Lieut. Darlington, after the sinking oi
tne ffoteus, erred in not waiting longer at
Pandora harbor with the object of obtaining
from the Yaatic supplies with which to make
the depot for the winter station at Life Boat
Point or httleton Island, the objective point
OF retrest which Lieut. Greedy had been or
dsred to begin at, Lady franklin bay, not later
than Sept. 1, 1888. Lieut.. Garlington's error
In this respect is regarded as ons of the gravest
committed in the exercise of difficult ana un-
usual discretion, for which, in the opinion of
the court, he should not be held to further ac-
countability.
While awarding credit to Gen. Hazen for
best Intentions In devising measures for the
rescue Of Lieut.. Greedy, the court is OF the
opinion that in many particulars and III some
OF gravest moment ne failed in adequate
comprehension of the necessities Of the case,
aud OF measures and means essential to meet
them.
The following grave errors and omissions are
noted in his action:
First-1n not submitting in the fall of 1882
to the Secretary of War for action of Congress
sufficient plans, with corresponding estimates,
for the organization and equipment of COM
plete and efficient relief expedition, to be con-
veyed in two vessels fitted for ice navigation,
whereby chances of failure would have been
greatly diminished.
SecDnd-In obiecting strongly in the fall of
1882 to the proposed endeavor by the War De-
partment to obtain from the navy mon for the
relief party of 1883.
Third-In sendingHan independent command
upon most perilous and responsible, as well
as distinct expedition, with only one commits.
stoned officer.
Fourth-ln informing Lieut.. Darlington in
his instructions that Lieut.. Greely's supplies
would be exhausted in the fall Of 1888, where
ss means OF correct knowledge were within
ready reach in the signal Office to show that
Lieut.. Gceely's command was fully provisiOued
Tor more than three years from the summer OF
OF 1881 the natural effect Of this being to urge
Lieut.. Greely to undue impatience aud haste
to reach Lady Franklin bay with all the stores
Entrusted to his charge, and to obscure from his
mental vision, after ship and cargo had gone
down, the desrabilty of advancing as far as
possible northward by notice of the dsast sr in
order that Lieut.. Greedy, before coming down
too far to go back, might, being SO warned, re-
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