The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-20
TIE GREELEY PARTY.
Details OF the Awful Suffering.


first to respond TO the welcome tone
of the steam whistle, says he and
Sergeant Bramerd were the first to
hear the sound and they helped
each other crawl out of the hut.
When Long got clear of the entar-
clement of the tent, which had been
swept the ground; he rose to his
feet with great difficulty, and sue
fceeded in clambering up to a rock
that gave the most extensive view
in that neighborhood. Bramerd
went back to the tent, but Long re-
manned looking out, searching in
every direction for some strange OBJ
ject. at length he saw the un-
wonted sight of large black object
about mile distant, which at first
looked like arock, but he kne Y there
was no rock in that line; presently
the approaching steam launch chan
ged its course and Long recognized
the approach of rescuers. He came
down from the rock, " ent towards
the camp, raising the flag pole and
flag, which had been blown do Wn
during the gale and held it for about
two minutes, until his strength
gave out, and it was blown once
more to the ground. He then ad-
vanced totteringly in the direction
| of the little steamer and in few
minutes the warn hand of Captain
Ash had graspej his in greeting.
Maurice Cornell, who is still exces
sively weak, stated in an interview
that for. some days after his
rescue he had no recollection
| of anything that transpired,
He did not hear the awakening
scream of the whistle. When
his comrades shook him up from
his PROSTATE position in camp, and
told him of the succor at hand, he
wildly exclaimed, "For Gods sake
let me die in peace" A teaspoonful
of brandy applied to his lips called
back the feeting life spark, for
Council could not have survived
more than few hours. He was by
far the weakest of the seven survi-
vors, and the strongest must have
succR mbed within forty-eight
hours. The story told by Connell
from his recollection of this stary-
ing experience is sim Fly heartrend-
ing. How they burned the hair off
their sealskin boots and coats, cat
them into strips, boiled them into
stew and ate vivaciously Of them,
till the stomach rebelled and nausea
and weakness ensued; in several
cases nature gave no call for II. Is
or even Is dRyp, and then bloody
he morrhage and weakness ensued,
prostrating the victims for several
days. The difficulty OF keeping heat
in the body was very great. The rule
Of the camp was to permit nobody
to sleep longer than two hours. He
was awakened roughly and called
upon to shake himself, beat his
hands and pound his feet and restore
circulation. This was found abso-
lutely necessary to prevent torpor
and possible death, the usual accom-
paniment of intense cold.
Commander Schley has received
instructions from the Secretary Of
Navy to remain at st. Johns until
there are twelve iron caskets con-
structed to receive the bodies OF the
deceased explorers. The survivors
are are all doing well, but are still
weak and suffering from nervous
prostration. Lieutensnt Greeley has
improved from 120 POUNDS weight
on the 22diof June to 1859 to-day ;
Sergeant Barnard aud others are
pulling up proportionately. The
weather here is delightful and all
that could be desired for the suffer
ers, the mercury ranging between
IS and rs degrees. Great sympathy
ia evinced by all classe alike for the
Survivors and dead, snd every token
OF respect is manifested for them.
The Thetis and Bear, as they ride
quietly at anchor in the HarDor at
| st. johns, wear a sombre and
mournful appearance with the flag
of the United States at half mast
The United States war ship Alert
arrived here at pm. Her deten-
ton was caused by fog and the
search for the other ships of the
squadron. All on board are well.
Sergeant julius r. Frederick res
lates mournfully the tragic story of
the sad death on the Recovered
ground of George Rice, artist of the
expedition. On April Rice and
Frederick volunteered to leave the
camp and proceed a distance OF
twenty-five miles for provisions that
might be cached uear Cache Isa>
bella. They had sled, rifle and
Ratchet and provisions for five days.
they Travelled three days, but failed
to find the cache. On the way to-
ward camp Rice became weak, and
finally gally gave up. He was at
tackled by bloody fiux that gradually
wore him down. He succumbed
and was inferred in an lee grave
by his companion. Frederick
camped out that night under
the fragment of a boat and next day
visited his companions grave to pay
the last tribute to his remains.
Frederick retained sufficient
strength to drag back the sled with
the Ratchet, rifle and cooking uten>
sils to camp; where he encountered
more woe in the form of the death
Of Lieutenant Lockwood and
another of the party. The cached
meat which Frederick and Rice
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