, 1884-07-29
THE GREEDY SEARCH.
Some Terrible Adventures of
the Relief Ships.
Hartmann, the Nihilist, Com
mits Suicide.
Fever Among Colorado Cattle
at Kansas City.
Particulars of Greely's T,p

NEW YORK, July 2S.-The following
details from the log of the steamship
Lochgarry, of the Greedy relief expedi-
ton, are furnished by Ensign W. X.
Chambers, who was in command of the
vessel during the cruise to the Polar
regions: On our first day out from ST.
Johns a heavy fog set in and We encount-
cred a large iceberg. In steering out of
the way, we lost sight of the Thetis and
could only resume our position by the
sound of her whistle. May Is, when we
were off Cape Farewell, we met the first
great quantity of ice and were obliged to
go ahead slowly. May 22 we sighted
Disco, but had much difficulty in finding
the harbor. The island was covered with
ice and snow and land marks were invisi-
BILE. We left Godhaven May %, 9 ?. m,
aad steamed through ice along the coast
to a point abont ten miles below Hare Is
land. Here we found ice so thick that we
were compelled to lay to. Lieutenant
Schley signalled for me to go back to God
haven and wait for II favorable opportun-
ity with the east wind to proceed to Uper-
yik. We left Godhaven for the second
time May 27, and encountered more ice
through which we pushed our way and
found the Thetis lying to at Hare Island,
having been unahe to blast a passage
through ice. Next morning the whalers,
Arctic and Wolf, joined us, and we started
ahead. Ice heavy, and We experienced
great difficulty in making progress, and
several times narrowly escaped collision
with the Wolf. We finally succeeded in
gaining ahead and the Wolf followed in
the opening we made. The Thetis was
now out of sight, and We set our course
for Oomenack Fford. Here we sighted
the Thetis ten miles ahead. We over
hauled the Thetis, May ~. Captain
Schley hailed US and said; Go to Uper-
nayick, calling at Proven. If you meet
the Bear coal her with dispatche. Dur
ing the fog which came on We got into a
false head, and, while running to open
water to try another, met the Thetis, and
proceeded together in the midst of blind
ing snow storm, which lasted all night, to
llpernavik. On our arrival there, May
%, we found the Bear had coaled here.
The vessels remained in the vicinity for
nearly a week, when the Thetis and Bear
proceeded northward. While we waited
for the Alert which arrived June IA, the
Governor of Upernavik told us there was
no hope of getting through Melville bay,
as the season was unusually close. We
left with the Alert June 81 and reached
Berry Island June 90. We went ahead,
pushing through the Ice all the way, and
June % reached Horses Head. Here
the Alert got nipped in the ice, and in
trying TO get her out we lost so much
time that the neck had become impens-
trable. We lay jammed in ice off Duck
Island until june %. We worked all
night of the 2sth. blasting and saving ice
and finally got away into open water. June
80 We were off Wilcox Head, where
we had more hard pushing to get to open
water beyond the Devils Thumb. While
busy here we sighted the Thetis and Bear
coming toward us, and knew from the sig
mailing that the Greedy explorers had been
traced and that the survivors, if any,
were on board. We returned to open
water. A thick fog set in, and it was
some time before ! could 90 on board the
Thetis and learn the news Of the rescue.
We then pushed south with all haste pos.
sible and arrived al Uperaavik
July .. Captain Sohiey there dispatched
the Alert aud Lnchgarry to God Haven,
while the 1hetis and Bear put into Upcr,
navib, the former To shift her broken
ruddcr and the latter to get coal. At
God Haven the lWter's machinery was
repaired, and We buried Theone, one of
the Esquimaux of Lieutenant Greeley's
party. We left God Haven with the
Alert in low. OF the coast of New Found
land we encountered a gale, and the steel
barrier parted three times. The Alert
was finally cast adrif, July 10, and ye
dropped anchor at St, Johas a, = u. III.
on July II,
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