Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-19
THE GREELY SURVIVORS.
TERRIBLE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE
OF THE EXPLORERS.
Story of the Rescue RetoId-Names
of the Party = No More
Arctic Insanity

ESPECIAL BY TELEG APH TO THE REcoRD-uNoN.
WASHINGTON. July 1Sth.-Rear Admira
Nichols, Acting Secretary of the Navy, anG
General Hazen, Chief Signal officer, had Z
conference to-day, at which it was con
cluded to suggest to Commander Schley
that he bring the survivors Of the Greedy
party from st. Johns to Portland, Ne.
where they can remain until better pre-
pared to stand the change Of climate. Their
families can join them at Portland, If Sc
desired.
THE ExPEDITI0NARY FORCE.
The following is list of the officers as
originally detailed to compose the expedi-
tionary force to Lady Franklin Bay:
First Lieutenant a. w Greedy, Fifth Cavalry,
acting signal officer and assistant, commanding.
Second Lieutenant Frederick +. Kisingbury.
Eleventh Infantry, acting signal officer.
Second Lieutenant Jas B. Lockwood, Twenty
third Infantry, acting signal officer
Sergeant Edward Israel, Signal Corps, United
States Army.
Sergeant Winfield s Jewell, Signal Corps,
United States Army.
Sergeant George W. Rice, Signal Corps, United
States Army.
Sergeant David c. Ralston, Signal Corps,
United States Army.
Sergeant Hampden s. Gardiner Signal Corps,
United States Army.
Sergeant William II. Cross, general service
United States Army.
Sergeant David L. Brainard Company L, Sec
ond Cavalry.
Sergeant David Linn, Company C, Second
Cavalry.
Corporal Daniel C. Starr, Company F, Second
Cavalry.
Corporal Nicholas SAILOR, Company H, Second
Cavalry.
Corporal Joseph Ellison, Company E, Tenth
Infantry.
Private Charles B. Henry, Company E, Fifth
Cavalry
Private Maurice Cornell, Company B. Third
Cavalry.
Private Jacob Bender, Company F, Ninth In
fantry.
Private Francis Long, Company F, Ninth In
fantry.
Private William Whistler, Company F. Ninth
Infantry.
Private Henry Bierderbick, Company G, Sew
enteenth Infantry.
Private julius Fredericks, Company I, Second
Cavalry.
Private James Ryan, Company H, Second
Cavalry.
Private William A Ellis, Company C, Second
Cavalry.
NO MORE ARCTIC INSANITY"
President Arthur, in conversation with
some friends, said he was very much graft
he'd at the finding of Lieutenant Greedy and
the remnant of his party He added
This is the last of the Arctic expeditions.
as far as | can prevent them None of
them have ever paid for the extreme suffer-
ing and loss OF valuable lives they have
occasioned, and | think it is about time
that some other nation try them for awhile"
President Arthur in previous conversa-
TONS has characterized the whole business
as a species of Arctic insanity"
THE SIGNAL SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS.
The following are the instructions issued
10 Lieutenant Greedy by the Signal Service
Office previous to his departure in 1881:
The permanent station will be established AT
the most suitable point north of the eighty-first
parallel and contiguous to the coal seam dis |
covered near Lady Franklin bay by the English |
expedition of 1870.
After leaving st. Johns, n F, except TO OBJ |
tam Esqulmau hunters, dogs, clothing, etc. at |
DISCO or upernavik, only such stops will be |
made as the condition Of the ice necesstates, or
as are essential in order to determine the exact
location and condition of the stores cached on |
The east coast of Grinnell Land by the English |
expedition OF 1870 During any enforced DELAYS |
on that coast it would be well to supplement- the
English depots by such small caches from the |
steamer stores of provisions as would be vain
able to a party retreating southwark by boats
from Robson channel At each point where an
OLD depot Is examined or new one established
three brief notices win be left of the visit-one
10 be deposited on the cairn built or found |
standing, one to be placed on the north side of
II, ana one 70 be buried twenty feet north mag
netfcl of The cairn Notices djscoveraI in cair,,
will be brought away rerlaciuo theY, bo,,o-+ar
by copies
The steamer should on arrival at the perma-
nent station, discharge her cargo with the ut
Johns n F. after careful exins gf,n ~ 70 , b.
seam of coal Mt that point has hqar1 made h,, ~
party to determine whether am a1npIa snnIlH IL
easily procurable report I'm writing on This
subject viii be sent bv the returning vessel II,
case of doubt an annie SUNNY n1Ti.t l,a rafaipad
from the steamers stores
BY the returning steamer Will be sent q brief
report of proceedings and rs full a trarssrif nc
possible OF all meteorological and other obser
during the voyage
of the party should first be devoted IN tbe aTaIl
ton of the dweling-house and observatories
after which a sle,l,se Marty will he cent ocr5
ing to the proposal made by the Nav 6enayt-
ment, to the high land neaT Cane Iose6b Henry
The Slcdging parties viii generally .VorI- IN !
The interests OF exploration and discovery. The
work to be done by them should be marked bv
Nil possible care and fidelity The outlines of
coasts entered on charts win be such onIv rs {
have actually been seen by the party. ETery |
favorable opportunity viii be iunTroyad lx. me |
,ledging parties 10 determine accurately the | J
geographical positions of all their caIups and 10
obtain the bearing tuereffOm OF all distant cliffs
islands. etc.
Careful attention will he Given 70 III oolloo
ion OF specimens of the animal. mineral and :
vegetable kingdom. Such collections VIII be | '
made as complete as possible. win beGonsidered 5
;tates. ana are to be at lis dis1osa 'i'e 'ii''u
ogical magnetic. tidal. penduIIIm and ot6sT Oh
eIVatlons' as recommended by the Hamburg |