Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-24

w ASHINGION, July line follow
ing telegram was received at the navy
department this morning.:
ST. JOINS. n. F, Q A. NJ. july II.
Hon. VIM. q. Chandler, secretary Of the navy
The Thetis aud Bear and Lock Garry arrived here
to-day from West Greeniand-all we'll. Separated
from the Alert one hundred and fifty miles north
during gale. Al .. M. June 22d, five mines
oil Cape Sabine in Smiths Sound, the Thetis and
Bear rescued alive 1t. w Greeley, Sergt. Brain
ard, Sergt tredeEicls, Sergt. Long, Hospital
Stewart Beiderbock, Private Cornell, aud Sergt.
Ellison, the only survivors Of the Lady Franklin
Bay expedition.
Sergeant Ellison had lost both haads and feet
by frost bite and died July 9th, at Good Haven,
three days after amputatiOn, which had become
imperative. Seventeen of the twenty-five per
sons composing the expedition, persisted by
starvation at the point where found. One was
drowned while sealing TO procure food. Twelve
bodies of the dead were recovered and are now
on board the IhetlS and Bear. An Eskimo was
buried at Disco IL accordance with the desire of
the inspector of Western Greenland. Five. as
follows Sergeant CrosseI, January 1st 1884;
W.deck Eskimo, April 5; Sergeant Linn,
April s; Lieut. Lockwood, April 8; Sergeant
Jewell, April -; Private Ellis, May 10; Sergeant
RoSton, May % Bodies burned in fort near
the camp were swept away to sea by the winds
and the current before my arrival and could not
be recovered, with date of death: Private Henry
'June .; Private Schneider: June 18. Names of
the dead buried in ice forthwith and date OF
death whose bodies were not recovered are as
follows: Sergeant Rice April g. 1884: CorperaI
Salem, June 3; Private Bender, June G; Assistant
Surgeon Peavy, June 6; Sergeant Gardner, June
II Drowned by breaking through the newly
formed ice when sealing: Genial Edwards
Eskimo, April "A. would urgently suggest that
bodies on board be placed in metallic cases
here for safer and better transportation in a sea
way. This appears to me best. Greeley abandon
ed Fort Conger August 9, 1888 and reached Bacid
Inlet September 10Th following with the entire
party we'll He abandoned all his boats and was
adrft thirty days on an ice foe in Smiths Sound
His permanent camp was established Octoeer 81.
1868, at point where he was found. During nine
months his party had TO live upon a scant allow
ace of food brought from Fort Conger that were
cached at POyer Harbor and Cape Isabella by Sir
George Mares in 1875 but found it much damaged
by the lapse OF time.
WASHINGTON, July 17.-News was
received here that Lieut.. Greeley and
several Of the party created much ex-
element in this city. A telegram from
Commander Schley was received
by rear-adn1iral Nichols acting secre-
tary of the Navy who imme diatedly
communicated its contents to Gen
Sheridan, acting secretary of war
They proceeded to the White House
and showed the kilograms to the
President who has taken a deep in
terest IN the expedition and expressed
great regret at the sad death Of
SO many Of the party. 4. telegram
was telegraphed to secretary
Chandler at West Point and to Secre-
tary Lincoln at New York, to the
families Of Lieut.. Greedy, Lieut.. Com
mander Schley, Lieut.. Emory, were
also informed Of the rescue.
Rear Admiral Nichols to-day tele-
graphed Commander SchIey at St.
Johns as follows: use your discre-
ton about the care and transportation
of the bodies. Report by wire when
ready to sail for New York. Depart
ment sends most hearty congratula-
tions to yourself and men"
GREELEY7s REPORT.
Gen. Hazen, chief signal officer, re-
ceived the following telegram:
ST JOHNS N. F., July 17.-For fhe first time in
three centuries England yields the honor for the
farthest north, Lieut. Lockwood and Sergeant
Brainard, May 18th, reaching Lockwood Island in
latitude 50 min, "A seconds, longitude a min,
sec. They saw from a 1900 feet elevation no
land to the north or northwest, but to the north
east Greenland yet extended till lost to view in
cape Robert Lincoln in latitude 50 min, 80 Sec,
longitude 80 min. Lieut. Lockwood was turned
back in 1888 by open water the north of the
Greenland shore, barely escaping drifts out of the
Polar ocean. DR.. PavY in 1882 following the
Markham route was adrift one day in the Polar
ocean, north of cape Joseph Henry and escaped
to the land abandoning nearly everything. In
1882 | made the spring and later summer trip
into the interior of Grinpell land discovering
hail some go by 10 mics in extent which was
fed by ice Cape of North Grinnen land drains
Ruggles river and Weyprecht Fier6 into Cony-
bears bay and Archer Fiord. From the summit
of Mount Arthur 5000 feet the contour of land
west of the Conger mountain convinced me that
Grinnell land tends directly south from Lieut..
Aldrich's farthest exploration in 1876. In 1888
Lockwood and Sergeant Brainerd succeeded in
crossing Grnnell land and 80 miles from Beautoux
bay at the head Of Archer's Fiord struck the
head Of a ford from the western sea,
temporarily named by Lockwood Greeley Fiord,
from the center of ford in lat. Som 30s, long.
ism sSs Lieut. Lockwood saw the northern shore
termination some twenty miles west, and south
ern shore extending some fifty miles, with Cape
Lockwood some seventy miles distant, an appar-
emily separate land from GrinneQ land. Have
named the new land Arthur land. Lieut.. Lock
wood followed going and returning on the Ice,
the cape averaging about $50 feet perpendicular
face follows that Grinnell land interior is ice,
capped with belt Of country some sixty miles
wide between the northern and southern ice
capeS, In March, 1884, Sergeant Long, while
hunting looked from the northern side of Mount
Carey to Hayes Sound, seeing on the northern
coast three capeS westward OF the farthest seen
by Mares in 1876. The sound extends some 20
miles further west than is shown by the English
Chart. but is possibly shut in by land which
shOwedu UP across West England. The two years
station duties, observations, ali explorations and
the retreat to Cape Sabine, were accomplished
without loss of life disease or serious accident,
or even severe frost bites. No scurvy was expert
enced at Conger, and but one death from it oc-
CURED last winter.
(Signed) GREELEY,
Commanding.
A second dispatch for Lieutenant
G7.an1oJv Is q - fOlTavvS.