Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-24
7 RELIEF PARTY.
inscription of the Rescue Of
| carving Wild Men
Their Arctic Home.
i, Made Strong Men Weep-The
E.riugs Of the Heroes of the
Greedy Party

!. II|fN(4IONt wv
'ander winfield Scott Schley,
edition under his command
\ ,Iefofthe Greedy party, has
fn,l,ted to the secretary Of the
cites the orders under which
,alop was organized. 1t then
{ IN a graphic narrative of the
\ \ The voyage, but the most in
nortion is that describing the |
b and rescue of Lieut.. Greedy |
mem. Commander Schley re-
allows, the impressive scene
LEND. Greely's tent;
..o,v was found on his sleepi ng |
Y i1clinsd forward aud his head |
~ his left hand. The book OF
praysr was open and held 10 his
I'D He appeared 70 oe H W1ins
\ idesserate and critical He was
q ,r.ist All sensation OF hunger
4 y sneerhless and almost breath
" VS. wera fixed and CLASSY. In
M ,cskne,s was srch that II was with
MAJ he swallowed the stlmulants
IN Il, ynned. his heart was barely pull
Iilhff body temperature was very
= ,nrder scene Gf the helpless, al
w ,sbsd officer, consoling Ills dying
= was Ia itself one that brought
IN, Ia eyes OF the strongest anu btouleSt
sno stood about him on the merci-
M " prainard and Fredericks and
n eteward Breederback were eN-
" ,esk aud hardly able 10 stand
'1 M longer able to venture away
ne camp u seek food, nor 10 prepare
NJ ,ie diet OF boiled sealskip, nor 10
ans. nor 10 catch shrimp, upon
J, mad to depend to great extent
~ He Their fnces, hands and limbs
IA 10 such au extent that they
IA recognized, This Indicated that
pariy had but q short lease OF lile,
I'M more than 4S hours AZ the most.
=. ,ras recognized by them all, and it
" 10 them from their experience
cd "A az long and deaOl4 ate winter In
AZ '. Their dying companions rs one
rr5ther passed away from amongst
I1uver -, L. A..
= dsrgoant. Ellison was found IN ms
~ a. mo. where he had been helpless
~ for months, with his hands and
n OIL. strapped TO one Of the
lns "a, Il Id found a So ON which some COM
a. n Ia strapped tuere TO enable him 10
~ sIIrIelf HIS physical condition other
1rlared 10 be the best OF any OF The
.rIi and this ay be ATM buted TO the
0s1h4t each Of his companions
A dfed out TO him from their
tEIibynnce OF food something TO help
eilr tccount OF his complete helpless
odd anything TO his own by hunting
ody "a rccis for lichens or catching
Hesufared no wa .te OF strength
q Ieftlon thereto. Tn 4 care OF Ellison
v 4 u as only brave and generous men,
n M with each other under the most
n. Nl circumstances could think -.
~ "a Long was very much reduced,
eItIn somewhat better condition than
,an DE others His office of hunter for
. - ng party had made II necessary to
e Iilgbtly his pittHnce of food 20 main
atT rtngth that he might con tinue the
4 4 lbi food ana life 10 the
~, In his case. howeS er,
'v.A I OF this continued , Mort rad told
D sta.|I on his wasted fOrm. shorter and
IN purneys were made ingood weathe 4,
-, lh frequent bad weather at tina re-
ftA' las unable to venture ont for food,
9Th was so much impaired that
ana joyful signal whistle was heard no
~, W enOu IN life left 20 sfagger ut TO the
" y. froOking thu. water to see IL the sig
l. hsd proceeded from ships in sight,
n Az visit was bitter disappointment as
- t0hng. a second visit, hiGeen min.
n, M Drought hin within fifty yards OF
luEA steam cutter aud in view of tho
.N a BPS coming around Cape Sabine,
"a, lhe cutter ran into the beach
ftrNant Long was seen, lie rolled
thaieee Jvered iii and was taken in
isIHt t1iisl. He inform d Lieut. ColweQ
dsrN location OF tho camp was Just over
"a. taseoiSergeant Ellison the medi-
A lrs were fearful from the first that
aihg IS Of lie were very small AS soon
y, htul Cd was available and his di.
~ ionerOnS should be fully Ic-estah.
Il ttalthful r0ur Of blood IN ciiculs-
le \, d begin us distribution OF new 70
~. Y flured parts ,ndinfl animation would
iuA ~ occur. II sergeant E.lison's
Ahond Increase NOR rapidly
= Inflammation, amputatiou OF tae
~ avs named would perhaps save mis-
\. eiA' day alter bis rescue, June %,
49, y reported that Sergeant Ellison was
ga wilh congestion of the brain. he
YES r. ~ 'fe,sed rapidly until he 10 his
' AZ Godhayen hls condition
critical that the surgeon
45uiallVn determined 70 amputate
Us lttl above the ankle a. the on y
- save bis life. The disease, how
Hal iinphed, ana amid the bleak scenes
- p u,Iounded him for three years IN
ths li, s55elncs ana Within tbs desc.
u'uue OF that region OF
Ken ag Ice and snow, surrou nded
last ~ wing comrades, he passed away.
,o ICY was physically the weak
min leRlally tho most vigorous OF the
"a. uau lain in his sleeping bag fol
Dus aneo1unt OF his gradually Ealing
ID ne was unable to stand alone
2 pIl most helpless except II
nsl slafe. All pangs had ceased. His
, 4 was wi d, his hair long and un
I nag aud hands covered with {
IL = III MI aud his body scantily GOV
af,l y ssoIn-ont clio hes Hts form wa
ENfH. Al IHaNa d.. la "A.
s inquiry was If thCy Weri
uIl- 81 ,tsh-hMtn, but whcn IN
l n ~ ~ We We're his own cOuu .rym en-
A Il ~ moment as II reilec Ing an.
!, = 3na, nne am giad 10 see y IL"
Nv 49, .s'on OF ms camp was IN keeping
al ~ INSIDE ihe tent, desperate ant
n me bleak barronness OF tho spot
-. uish the wild arctic blIl
nc not fly, the row o
Ie Il GA 49,, sse ildge one hundred feet AVA
an 4 " p HsySt uolng heads and feet of thos
~, ~ W, 80 nut silent witnes ses To tn
nti -. Weakness of the little ban
trad - The deserted winteTqu artsrs IL
i Ne veloWi with It's broken walls N
o. W. rom the melting snow above
~ n, solles OF two companion
40 = mi .ile ice, the scattered and worl
eigs a u Az. eleeplng bags Of the dead. tn
III | sssl. - ~ save a few cupluts NOR
I'D selskin raps. the wild and wild
No ee. snow overhanging the desc
n comp etsd the picture as star
Va | Ky Impressive. hope never agall
IT, ~. 10 look ON such wretch
ans sa tuch destituuiOn. Tn
I n M more startling and MOI
erriete than had ever tefor
! 49,, pe possible. Ia behu ding
4 y, MOMENT almost unmanned, the
,s .at The exp dition d gmonstrA e
M ~ itast one OF that party; stou q
m. ny, nlhe were full OF sorrow. Eye
fof ~ W,ept for years were fall or tear
"A e ~ M lily nl that precious honr IN N
y IS t|H e,.i tolc Little band OF sufferer
~ nolneut 50 hopeless ana heipie i
i ,l.3 uualnder Of the report is take
h.s description of The exhuma
az ". w bodies, getting chem Of
e snip aud Tho ntaasnrs