The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-30
THE STORY.
Ofieiai Report OF the Greeley Relief
fariy-The Mutiiated Hodtes.

Commander sehley of the Greeley rellei ex-
pedilion, has submitted his report to tho secre.
tary OF the navy, After giving in detail u
description of the progress of tho expedition
though heavy ice, no describes Lieutenant
Gleeloy's permanent camp US being locate
midway between Coekod Hat Island and Cape
Sabine, lie says il was situated about 70 feet
back nom the beach, on n slight elevation
above the water, and was protected by high
mountains TO the southwark, Commander
Schley then describes NJ length, an subslan.
tiGlly Us heretofore published, tho impressive
scene inside the tent ON his arrival, In con-
| oludinS this description tn, commander says;
II hope never again in my life to Look upon
such wretchedncss and such destitution,
The picture was moro startling and mora
deeply pathetic than had ever
dreamed oouli be possible In boholdlng
| il stood for moment almost unnamed, and
| then rcalis al that il tho expo lition had do
monot,Nted any ono thing more than another,
| il was that an hour had lis value to ut lcas /
| one OF INT purity. Stouter hearts thnn mine
| iclt fall oil sorrow. If they had not wcpt for
| years, their eyes were molstened with tears in
| the soemnity 81 that precious hour" Con.
| tmuing, Commander Schley SAWS, "'rhe snr.
vlvors were taken on board tho ship. The
surgeons and mysellacoompanied them, Lieut.,
Emory was left ON shors TO exhume the dead
and 10 bring everything belonging TO tho expe-
dition ioand in orabout Their mp. did not
return t the shore. The dead were buried on
ridge back of tho camp, distant from it about
| forty yards The remains OF privates Henry
and Schneider were found on the ice fort west
of the camp, distant fifty yards, In exhuming
| these bodies ono ut Il time was taken up,
| wrapped in blankets, Tickets or tugs Of canvas
wera sewed to them, marked IN the order OF
| eNhommg, |, g 3, etc. Lieut. Emory drew q
| plat of this burying- ground, with tho numbers
OF the grav, S marked. This plat was subse-
| quently submitted to Sergt. BNinerd, who had
superintendent the burIals. The names OF
the dead corresponding TO the numbers were
| marked under them, Their identity was com
| plete. The bodies were carefully wrapped mp
and slowed in one Ct the dories. The bodies
wee covered with ice and guarded until
| turks could be prepared to hold alcohol. BY
3 A. NJ, June %, ,ha bodies of all the dead,
us well as all records, Instruments clothing
and relics found in camp we've on DO nd tho
Thetis and the Bear. Both ships then steamed
back to Payer rbar Lieu cnant Greeley and
Sergeant Brainerd being much improved by
III Il. m, OF Jun %, iEicrlned me officially 1.-THE
former referring mo to his diary for vcri flea
| tion) TINT seventeen men Of the expedition
had persisted by starvation, and one had been
drowned while sealing. The bodies were re.
| covered, except that Of Jeans Edward, the
| EsquimauX, who was dro vned, and those of
Sergeant Rice, Corporal taylor, Private Ben
der, Scrg ant Gardncrand DR.. PAW. These
bodies having been burio in the ice fort, were
swept away. At II n. n. / sent Lieutenant
Emory with the Bear bac< 10 the VIC k camp
with Lieutenant Sebrce, Chief Engiueer Mel.
| vile and It humber Of mon from the Thetls to
make another search and TO include the
coast west OF the camp to Cup1 S bne,
This was W thout result Tho tanks having
been prepared by June % the bodies of the
dead were transferred to them. From each
bo'y the clothing was removed, 1t was then
wrapped in strips of cotton cloth. Cotton
sheeting was used to cover the whole. The
bodies were secured against movement in the
tanks. 1t was found that the bodies of Ksling.
bury, Jewell, Ral.ton, Whistler, Henry and
Ellis had been cut ant the fle,ly parts remov.
cd 10 II gr,n,er or less extent All 9th i
bodies were found intact. Some of the bodies
could be cognized by photographs. Others,
whose features had decayed, were identified by
other character sites. am satisfied that no mis-
take was made in this important matter
: which so impre> sed Us from the beginning.
He states that the total expense ofthe eypedi
ton will aggregate about 800 0O0 hut that 8
consi 'erablc portion of this sum was for tho
purchase of the shins, which were returned il
good condition. He highly commends Co n
nander Coffin and the other officials of thu
various ships, and says tho selection of til,
crews Of the three vessels was faultless. Their,
were no punishments on board the ships unit
the return TO civilization, and the few case:
then were caused entirely by rum.