The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-15
WELCOMING THE EXPLORERS.
Grand Celebration Mt Portsmouth I'm
Honor of GrceIy's Party.

hOnOr OF GrcciJ y Fdftys
The following is a vivid account of the i'm
posing celebration in honor of Lieutenant
Greedy and the survivors of his expedition,
under the auspices of the municipal govern
ment of Portsmouth, N. II.
Throngs of people from the surrounding
country came crowding into the city soon
after sunrise, and thousands were added by
trains and incoming steamers. AT $50 A. NJ
boats, barges and steam launches began to
discharge officers and seamen from the North
Atlantic squadron and Arctic fleet along the
crowded wharves. AS fast as they arrived
they were drawn up along the streets ada
cent to Market square. Civic organizations
and military companies arrived from various
points on early trains. All the public build
ings and many private ones were handsomely
and appropriately decorated, and Welcome
to our Arctic Heroes" was imprinted every
whertOn flying bunting
From an early hour in the morning crowds
blocked up the streets near where Greedy was
to land At 1920 A. NJ. Commander
Schlsy, Lieutenant Emory, and Com
mander Coffin disembarked from a barge.
Then came the other officers of the Greedy re-
lief expedition, the sailors of the Thetis, Bear
and Alert; wearing heavy stoga boots, with
trouers tucked in the tops, dark blue shirts,
and weather beaten. They were enthusi
iastically greeted as they landed and the
crowd pressed forward to shake their hands
A roar of welcome went up when Greedy
was discovered with his comrades coming to-
ward the landing in the admirals barge
Greedy was clothed in white, with slouched
hat, and wore spectacles As he and his com
panions alighted all crowded to welcome him
Greedy leaned upon the arm of Lieutenant
Powell and languidly lifted his hat His
every movement indicated weakness
His comrades received much at
tention, and were objects of curious scrutiny
All were placed in coaches and Immediately
driven to the Rockingham house, it having
been decided that they should not appear II
the procession. AT the hotels crowds gath.
cred to catch glimpse of them. Mrs Greedy
Joined her husband at the hotel.
At IL 20 the procession began to move
along the packed streets. Great applause
greeted the sailors of the relief squadron as
| they moved along, the crew of the Thetis
leading, with that of the Bear, and then fol
lowed the men of the Alert. Commander
| Schlev. Lieutenant Emory and Commander
Calm were received with thuuders of ap.
plause as they passed along in an open car.
rage. They smilingly acknowledged
the tribute by lifting their hats. The
other officers of the relief squadron also re.
ceived a hearty reception. After them, in an
open carriage, came secretary IM Chandler'
!
! ing-Admiral Luce, As the head of the pro,
ceSsion neared the Rockingham house, where
| Lieutenant Greedy and the survivors of the
party were waiting to review the procession,
the pressure of the crowd became SO great
| that the advance of the column was
| DELAYED several minutes. Lieutenant Greedy
| and his comrades were seated upon alcOny,
| and when the head of the procession appeared
cheer after cheer greeted him. AS the crews
of the Thets, Bear and Alert passed, Lieu.
tenant Greedy bowed very low, and seemed to
look his gratitude to the men who had so re-
Gently rescued him. The relief crews respect
fully raised their caps Lieutenant Greedy
was kept busy bowling his acknowledgment
as the long procession passed. Commanders
Schley and Coffin and Lieutenant Emory
raised their hats as they passed the hero.
After the procession had gone Lieutenant
Greedy and his party entered the hotel and
remained q short time. They were then
driven to the grand stand in Market square
! where they again reviewed the procession
and received the plaudits of the multitude
Among the prominent men on the stand
were Secretary Chandler, General Hazen,
! Governor Hale, Mayor Lothrop, of Dover,
the mayor of Newburyport, Mayor Put
nam, of Manchester, the Hon. Sam
uel j. Randall, Congressman Robinson OF
New York, officers Of the relief expedition
and North Atlantic squadron, and member:
of the city government of many New
| England Clues. Inc WIS us
missed at about 2P. NJ. Soon after 2 the in
vited guests went to the Rockingham House
where they were entertained at dinner by
the city of Portsmouth
AT the meeting in Music hall in the evening
the programme was as follows: Prayer 10y
the Revs w. A. Mckinley and j. A Gross
remarks by the Rev. w. a. McGinley adj
dress of welcome by the Rev. H. L. Hovey
speeches by the Hon. w. +. Chandler, the
Hon. S. j. Randall, Commander Schley, Lieu
tenant Emory and Others
The meeting was largely attended and was
characterized by unbounded enthusiasm.
Among those on the stage were the officers of
the North Atlantic squadron and Arctic relief
fleet. In the front seats in the orchestra sat
the crews of the Thetis, Bear and Alert
These sturdy sailors were enthusiastically re-
ceived by the audience when they entered, as
were their officers when they soon afterward
took seats Among others on the stage were
the Honorable w. +. Chandler, General Hazen,
Admiral Luce, Commodore Wells, General b.
+. Butler, the Honorable s. j. Randall, Con
gresham Robinson, of New York; Governor
Hale, of New Hampshire; Senator Hale, OF
Maine, and many others.