Huntsville gazette., 1884-07-26

"Five bodies were buried in the ice at
point near the camp, but were swept
away to the sea by winds and currents
before my arrival and could not be recov-
cred.
NAMES OF THE DEAD.
"The names of the dead recovered,
with the dates of death, are as follows
Sergeant Cross, January l, 1884.
Turnevik (Esquimaux) April 5.
Sergeant Linn, April s.
Lieutenant Lockwood, April 9.
Sergeant Jewell, April -.
Private Ellis, May 10.
Sergeant Ralston, May %.
Private Whistler, May "a.
Sergeant Israel, May 27
Lieutenant Kingsbury, June !.
Private Henry, June s.
Private Schneider, June IS.
The names of the dead buried in the
ice, with the date of death, where the
bodies were not recovered, are,
Sergeant Rice, April 8, 1884.
Corporal Salen, June 3.
Private Bender, June 6.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Pavy, June 6.
Sergeant Gardner, June u, drowned
by breaking through newly formed ice
while sealing.
Jeno Edwards (Esquimaux), April 4.
CARING FOR THE DEAD.
81 would urgently suggest that the
bodies now on board be placed in metal
lie cases here for safer and better trans
portation in sea way. This appears to
me imperative. Greely abandoned Fort
Conger August, 8, 1888, and reached
Baird Inlet on September 29th following
with the entire party.
HOW THEY LIVED.
"He abandoned all his boats and was
adrift thirty days on the ice foe in Smith
Sound. His permanent camp was estab-
lished October 2l, 1888, at the point
where he was found. During nine months
the party lived upon scant allowance of
food brought from Fort Conger. That
cached at Payer Harbor and Cape Isa-
bella by Sir George Mares in 1875, was
found but much damaged by the lapse of
time. That cached by Beebe at Cape
Sabine in 1882, and a small amount saved
from the wreck of the Proteus i'm 1888,
and landed by Lieutenants Darlington
and Cowell on the beach where Greely's
party was found camped were also
found.
LIVING ON SEAL SKIN.
"When these provisions were consumed
the party was forced to live upon boiled
sealskin strips from their sealskin cloth
ing. Lichens and shrimps were procured
in good weather when they were strong
enough to make the exertion, but as l, 300
shrimps were required to make gallon
measure, the labor was too eXhausting to
depend upon them to sustain life entirely.
The channel between Cape Sabine and
T iftiatnp leland lid mr. clnSa account
of violent gales all winter, so that 240 ra-
tions at the latter point could not be
reached.
A PERILOUS VOYAGE.
"All of Greeley's records and all the
instruments brought by him from Fort
Conger are recovered and are on board.
From Hare Island to Smiths Sound /
had constant furious struggle with ice.
Impossible foes and solid barHors of ice
were only overcome by watchfulness and
patience. No opportunity to advance
mile escaped me, and for several hundred
miles the ships were forced to ram their
way from lead to lead through ice vary
ing in thickness from three to six feet,
and when rifted much greater.
THE REsCUING PARTY.
'tThe Thetis and Bear reached Cape
York June 18th, after passage of twen-
ty-one days in Melville Bay, with two ad-
vance ships of the Dundee whaling fleet,
and continued to Cape Sabine. Return
ing seven days later they fell in with
seven others of the fleet, on Wostenholme
Island, and announced Greeley's res
cue to them, that they might not be de-
layed from their fishing grounds nor be
tempted into the dangers of Smiths
Sound in view of a reward Of S25, 900 Of
fered by Congress.
LIEUTENANT EMERY's CONDUCT.
"Returning across Melville Bay they
fell in with the Alert and Lock Garry, of
DEVILS Thumb, struggling through heavy
ice. Commander Coffin did admirably to
get along so far with the transport! SO
early in the season, before the opening
had occurred. Lieutenant Emery. with
the Bear, had supported me throughout
with great akilifulnass and unfaGain0