The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-05

How He Was Received by the Scientists. ant
What He Said to Them.

How He Was Received by the Scientists. and
What He Said to Them.
Montreal Letter in New York sun
Lieutenant Greedy is a good looking hero. He
is about medium height, rather slender straight
as an arrow, dark in complexion, with regular
features, ornamented with Well-trimmed dark
beard AMI mustache He has a soldierly bear
ing and IS both modest and graceful IN deport-
ment. In short, he IS hero of the IvanlIoe
order, who captures the hearts of the ladies'
without IN any degree losing the admiration of
the men
General Sir James LEROY presided at the
meeting Of the geographical section, and the pro
ceedings were opened with paper by Lieuten
ant Ray, describing the experiences of his two
years stay at Point Barrow. LieutenantI6ay Is
apparently an Older man than Greedy and does
not possess so much personal attractiveness, but
he was warmly received, and was generously
applauded when he declared that somebody
ought to go and live at the magnetic pole of the
earth, which does not coincide with the geo
graphical pole, and that he was ready to lead an
expedition there and to stay there for two
years.
In introducing Lieut Greedy Gen. LEROY
spoke in the most complimentary terms of the
work accomplished by the American explorer
and his men, and referring to Lieut. Greely's
bringing the heavy pendulum upon which so
many scientific problems depended back safely
through ice, and snow, and storm, and in the
face of starvation and death. declared that there
was feat parallel to this in the annals of sci
entlhc exploration. Gen. Lefroy admitted that
the Americans had beaten the British in the
march for the pole, and the admission was greet
ed with rounds of applause.
As Lieut. Greedy arose there was instantly
deafening roar of clappiDg hands and stamping
feet. he opened his mouth but the words that
came from it might as we'll have been uttered at
the foot Of Niagara. He stood there while the
applause rolled on with ever mcFea sing vol
ume of sound, reddening to the tips of his ears,
yet self possessed, manly, and handsome.
His neatly fitting suit of white flannel
stood out in bold contrast from the
somber garb of the crowd of distinguished men
who sat behind him on the platform. The dark
eyed girls of Montreal who lent brilliancy to the
audience looked at him with admiration in their
glance and elapped their hands until the exer-
else gave brighter rose-tint to their cheeks and
Redeemed their fingers to the tips. It was a
spontaneous and irTepressible outburst of en-
thusiastic feeling. The audience, with touch
of French vivacity in their nature, kindled with
the spirit of the scene, and made the walls ring
with their hand elappngy and when they showed
signs of tagging, the sturdy Britons, who them
selves have stomach for such enterprises as
Greely's, rolled the applause grandiy on.
Mrs. Greedy, an attractive looking woman,
who sat facing her husband, was greatly moved,
and tears of joy and pride swan in her eyes
When the handsome hero from the arctic
finally obtained hearing, he at once won the
audience by his clear, pleasant voice and his
enthusiastically American way of saying what
he had to say plainly and without circumlacu-
dress which gave any more information than he
has already furnished to the public, but it was
admirably arranged, succnct and effective. He
put the question whether tile furthest northern
point attained by his assistant, Lieut. Lockwood,
was nearer the pole than the most northeFly
point reached by the English Capt Markham,
at once beyond all doubt, by stating positively
that Lieut. Lockwood reached the parallel of
S3o "a north latitude being several miles nearer
the pole than the English went. To make the
he'd nccri tnd fboo H.
al observations by which the fact was determined,
and, moreover. showed that Cape Britannia was
some miles further south than the British maps
had placed it. Nearly hundred miles Of coast
line. he said, had been added to the maps beyond
the furthest point ever seen before
Behind the platform hung enoromus map
of the polar regions on which we marked in red
letters the highest points attained by the arctic
explorers and the audience saw that the name
of Greedy stood on the map perceptibly closer
to the pole than that of Markham There were
also smaller maps of the newly diseoveredre-
gions, and Lieutenant Ray, with a long POLE
pointed out the places referred to by Lieutenant
Greedy. The audience did not get over their out
burst of enthusiasm, and at the least provocation
while Lieutenant Greedy was speaking they're
newed the applause When Lieutenant Greedy
sat down he received the place Of honor in the
center of the platform.
A striking contrast Of opinion was developed
between Lieut.. Ray and Lieut. Greedy upon the
problem of the existence of an open polar sea.
Lieut.. Ray, basing his conclusions on his expe-
rience at Point Barrow expressed his decided
belief that there is no such sea. Lieut. Greedy,
on the other hand, looking at the results he OBJ
tanned from his explorations reached the con
clusion that there Is such a sea. Several of the
members of the Royal Geographical Society. who
spoke after Lieut. Greedy was through, conceded
in his opinion that there is an open polar sea.
Some of them are quite enthusiastic over Lieut.
Greelys confirmation OF their views. Capt
Bedford PIN, of the Royal Navy, who rescued
IN L. G.
in 1853, and who himself came near dying of
starvation in the arctic regions, spoke in warm
praise of the American ieutenant's work, and
declared, amid applause, that it should be
pushed on until man had reached the pole,
Capt PIN, who is an exceedingly hale, hearty,
stout and enthusiastic old gentleman, who
wears a gold embroidered naval cap, and
whose long white side whiskers stand out boldly
from his big, jolly red checks and fap-like out
fiers as the captain sails along the street at a
man-of-wars gait. declared upon his honor that
there is no jealousy in the British navy because
the American flag has been carried further north
than the banner of England He warmly con-
graduated Lieutenant Greedy on the number of
miles by which his expedition had outstripped
the British. He told the story of the quarter
master of an English ship at the time of the
GriLneA expedition, who, pointing to some of
Uncle Sans sailors, exclaimed to one of his own
men: Look at those Americans, how they are
rushing into the ice.
Yes" said the British tar .they knows
nothing and they fears nothing tLaughterI
but now" added Captain PIN, I'VE shall
have to say of the Americans that they know
everything and fear nothing [Great applause.
Captain PIN afterward privately expressed his
opinion that the United States aud Great Brit.
ain would make team that could link the
world As to the talk about cannibalism in the
Greedy party, he declared that it was all bloody
ntnsense.
why, d--n me-" said he to a reporter, I'D
eat you If was starving