Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-04-17
ABOARD THE THETIS.
The Flagship of the Greedy EXpedi-
tion-gnteryieSys VITA the Captain
and Officers.
New York Mal -Express.


The steamship Thetis, which is to be
the flagship of the Greedy relief eXpe-
dition, lay at the Main street wharf of
the Brooklyn navy yard this morning
the center of attraction of officers,
marines and gentlemen interested in
the expedition. She is a saucy-look
ing craft, and to the INITIATED would
appear to be ill-fitted for Arctic serv-
ice. Her crew, however, who were all
Scotchmen and have sailed in her
since she left the ways, say she is the
"bonniest ship O them a " She is a
bark rugged steamers has length of
ISL feet, beam of 80 feet 9 inches,
and a depth of hold of 10 feet inch
She is registed gross 600 tons, and her
engines are capable of working up to
1875 horse power. She was built spec
tally for the Arctic service by George
Stevens of Dundee, the wealthy seal
and whale fisherman. She has made
two voyages in northern seas, and is
known as the lucky fisher Her
crew and captain on her last trip
made thousands of pounds. Her
owner pocketed 810, 900 for his share,
the captain 60, 900, and the percentage
of the crew was a good one. The
Thetis is made of live oak, hard pine,
and iron wood. Her bows are solid
timber feet thick, over which is a
heavy forefoot of iron.
When reporter boarded the vessel
this morning the crew were admiring
the American navy" as they faceti-
ously dubbed the old hospital hulk,
that rose above them on the right.
Stevedores were discharging the
Thetis' cargo of coal, and the govern
ment purveyor was transferring hei
stores. Lieutenant L. l.. Reamy was
sitting in the after cabin before alittle
English coal-stove. Eve have hao
an evehtful trip, said he. 1--WE sail
ed through solid ice nearly two fee
thick for seventy-fve miles, and | ad
init tn at to the mate and crew belong
all the honor of seeing the vessel safe
! lY over While | was muflled up tC
my ears in all the clothes | could ger
on, wearing as much as five coats il
one day, the crew ran around the
deck in their shirt-sleeves.
The boatswain and mate We're sub
sequently met by the reporter, anC
they said that they would never go tC
sea again under an American officer
They claim that the passage coulC
have been made in ten days less time
and that the weather was not unusu
ally severe. Mr.. Robinson, the boat
swain said the men did their tricks a
the wheel with ungloved hands, anC
often went about the deck in their bare
feet. They laugh at Lieutenant
Rsamys complaints, and say he never
came out of the cabin for four days.
The men were paid off to-day, eacl
man receiving el0. They expressed
much disappointment at receiving sc
small an amount, considering they
have got to pay their passage home tC
Scotland out of it. Seven of then
have volunteered to accompany the
expedition. Each one of the clever
has seen service in the high ATTITUDES
several of them having reached as fal
as 50 in the old ship Erin. Others o
the crew are DESTROYS of going but dc
not think S35 per month sutticien
pay. They want e10. The Theft
will be overhauled and refitted to cor
respond with the appointment of tn
Bear. She will be commanded o.
Captain Coffin.